Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23

A Rainy Day with UncIe Renas M. Beajamiu
Ram and His Wondexfsl f1ddle.

ccI1UHef"e Montnfy.
"I'speck you done year tell er ole man Benjer-
mum RAM" said Uncle Remus, with great
ahectati5h Of indifference. after pause.
:" Old man who7" asked the little bow.
Ole man Benjermun Ram. 'speck you done
year tell er him too long go ter talk bout
Why. no, haven't, Uncle Remus," ex-
Claimed the little boy, protesting and laughing.
He must have been mighty funny old man. -
OATS ez may be- responded Uncle Remus.
sententiously. Fun deze days wouldn't er
counted fer fun in dem days; en- manys de time
wat see folks laughin, !" continued the old man
with such whitening sarcasm that the little bow
Immediately became serious-':Aaany's de time
wat see unn laughin' en- hughin'. wen I Law
dey amt kin tell wat deyer 1aughin at deyse.f.
En- faint der laughin wat posters me. nudder. ~
relenting lttle-''hi dish yerey lsstin suickle
en- giggle. giggle en- snickle." n
Having thus mapped out, in dim and uncer
tain way what older people than the little boy
might have been excused for accepting as a sort
of moral basis. Uncle Remus proceeded:
"Dish yer Mr.. Benjermun Ram; witch he done
come up inter my min, wuz wunner deze yer ole
timers Dey tells me dat he 'uz fiddler fun
away back yander-wunner dem ar kinder i'd
dlers wat can't git de chune down fine less fiev
pats der foot. He stay all by his own-aIone SET
way out in de middle un a big new-groun'. en-
he's sech q handy man fer ter have at frolic dat
de yuther creeturs like i'm mighty well. en- wen
dey tuck notion fer ter shake der foot witch
de notion tuck'n' struck um eve'y once IN vile.
nuthin' nd do but dey mus sem for ole man Ben
jermun Ram en- his fiddle; en- dey do saw" con-
tinued Uncle Remus, closing his eyes, in a sort of
ecstasy, ''dat wen he squar' hisse'f back in a
cheer, en- git in a weavin' way, he kin des snatch
dem Ole-time chunes fun who Law de rail En-
den wen de frole wuz done, dey'd all fling in
dem yuther creeturs would, en- fill I'D a bag er
peas fer ole Mr.. Beniermun Ram fer ter kyar
home wild i'm.
lone time. des bout Christmas Miss Mead
Ows en- de gals, dey up'n' say dat dey sorter Gin
blowout, en- dey got wud ter ole man Benier-
mum Ram witch dey speected i'm fer ter be on
han. Wen de time done come fer Mr. Renter
mum Ram fer to start, de win blow cole en- de
cloud gun ter spread out cross. de elements-but
no matter fer dat; ole man Benjermun Ran tuck
down his walkin' cane he did, en- tie I'D his tid-
die in bag, en- sot out fer Miss Meadows He
thunk he know de way but hit beck on gttin
Golfer Ell Golfer, en- mo- cloudy. twel bimeby. fus'
news you know, ole Mr.. Benjermun Ram done
lose de way. Eff he'd er KEEP on down de
big road fun de start, it mouter er ben tliffunt
but he tuck a nigh-cut, en- he amt git
fur TO he done los shO' 'nuf. He 60 dis away,
en- he go dat away. en- he go de yuther way
q
would er set right fiat down whar dey wuz en-
study out de way, but ole man Benjerlnun Ram
amt got wrinkle OH his hawn fer nothin', kase
ne done got de name er ole Billy Hardhead long
TO dat Den a'gin, some folks would er step
right still in der tracks holler en- baWl fer ter
see If dey can't rouse up some er de neighbours
put ole Mr. Benjermun Ram, he des stick his owl
IN de win, he did, en- he march right on DIES
'zactly like he know he amt gwine de wrong
way: He keep on, but 'twa'n't long TO he gun
come up in his min how Miss Meadows en- de
gals en- all de c0mp'ny be 'bleeged fer ter do de
bes' dey kin widOut any fiddlin'; en- hit kinder
make his marrer git cole wen he study bout
how he gotter sleep out dar in de woods by his
self
Yit, all de same; he keep on twel de dark
gun ter drap down, en- den he keep ON still. en-
bime-by he come ter little rise whar dey WIZ a
ciay-gall Wen he git dar he stop en- look
r0un', he did, en- way off down in de boiler, dar
mes ne see s light shinn en- wen he see dis, ole
man Benjermun Ram TUX his foot in his ham. en-
make his way todes it des like it de ve'y place
vat Ire ben huntin'. 'Twa'n't long TO he come
ter de house whar de light is, en-. bless you soul,
he don't make no bones er knockin'. Den some
body holer out:
''Who dat?
I'm Mr.. Benjermun RAM en- done lose de
way. en- come fer ter AK eff you can't take me in
fer de night, sezee.
. In common" continued Uncle Remus. sole
ME- Benjermun Ram wuz a mighty roueh-en-
spoken somebody. but you better b'leeye he talk
monst us perte dis time.
- Den some I'm on ter side er de do ak Mr.
BeHermun Ram fer ter walk right in, en- wild
DAT he open dc do en- walk in en- make a bow
like hddlin' folks does wen dey goes in comp'ny;
out he amt no sooner make his bow en- look
Eoun twel he gun ter shake en- SILVER like he
done been STRICKEN wild de swamp-ager 'kaze.
setfin right dar fo de fer wus ole Brer W off wild
his tooiies shown up all wife shiny like dey
wuz bran new. Ell old Mr.. BenjerInun Ram
amt bin sOoie en- stiff boun' YOU he'd er broke
en- run, bat mos TO he had time fer ter study
bout glttln' way. ole Brer Wolf done bin jump
up en- shet de do en- fassen 'er wild great big
chain. Old Mr.. Benjermun Ram, he know he in
fert, en- lie tuck'n' put OH a BOZ face ez he kin,
but he DIES nat ally hone fer ter be los i'm de
woods some mo-. Den he make 'n'er low bow,
en- he hope Brer Wolf en- all his folks is we'll en-
den he say, sezee, dat he DIES drap in fer ter
won hisse'f en- 'quire Nv de way ter Miss Mead
ows', en- eff Brer Wolf be 50 good ez ter set i'm
IN de road agin. he be off putty soon en- be much
'blige in de bargains.
SO Toby sho', Mr.. RAM seq Brer Wolf. sezee.
w'iles he lick his chops en- grin; des put yo'
walkin' cane in de cOrnder over dar en- set yo'
bag down on de flo, en- make yO'se'f at home
sezee. We amt got much, sezee but wat we
IS got Is yone w'iles you stays, en- bOun' Wen
take good keer un you,' sezee; en- wild dat Brer
WOl1 laugh en- show his tOoies SO bad dat ole
man Benjurmun Ram come mighty nigh havin'
'n'er ager
Den Brer Wolf tuck'n' flung 'n'er lighter'd
knot on de fer, en- den he slip inter de back
room, en-, presently, wiles ole Mrs Benjermun
Ram wuz settin dar shakn in his shoes, he year
Brer Welt whispun' ter his ole oman:
4" Ole oman! old oman Fling way yo smoke
meat fer supper Fling way yo'
smoke meat-fresh meat fer stpper'
''Den ole Miss Wolf, she talk out loud, so Mr.
Benjermun Ram kin year:
'IOoby shO' I'll fix i'm some supper We er
way OFF yer in de woods, so fur fun comp'ny dat
goodness knows I'm mighty glad fer ter see Mr.
RAM.
Den Mr.. Benjermun Ram year ole Miss Wolf
whettin' 'er knife on a rock-shirrah! shirrah
evey time he year de knife say shir-
ran he know he dat much higher de dinner-pot
He know he can't git way, en- w'iles he settin'
dar studyin', hit come cross his min dat he DIES
mout es well play one mo- chuae On his fiddle
10 de wuss come ter de wuss Wild dat he ontie
de bag en- take out de fiddle en- gun ter chune
,er up.piink, plank. plunk, pink! PUNK,
Uncle Remus initiation of the tuning of a
m ~ was marvellous enough to produce start
ing effect upon much less enthusiastic listener
than the little boy. 1t was given in perfect
good faith, but the serious expression ON the
oid mans countenance was SO irresistbly comic
tnat the child laughed until the tears ran down
MS Iace. Cncfe ReniUS very nrot<,rlv acrnuted