The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-09
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tumble down out'n dat cheer" said
Uncle Nose, addressing himss II to q Eve.
yeSrold boy lolling in the chair Of the
bootblack stand-''les get right down
outu dat stan. You ain's got no business
up dar no how, and hyAr'ss cash custo.
mer, l spsCks," said the old fellow, cock.
ing a somewhat doubtful eye upon the re-
porter.
That's q fine boy, uncle; Is he yonrs2"
said the reporter, as the timber limbed
young monkey swung himself out oVer
the side Of the boolblACk "stan," and
dropped 10 the flaOr.
II speck so, leastwise dats wat de ole
woman say. You Album Llnkum,m. I'D.
dressing himself to the hoy, "whAt fur
yo' set dar on de lo' rollin' up yo' eyes
d tWay? Get up on yo' stool dar In dc
co'neL dis mint, an have yo' set. Take
dem fingers outn 20, mout an gutter
pullin' dem 'dick'lus faces, Yas," turn.
ing to the reporter, ''dRss my boy, an he
10 = ChiP o de ole block. Spec l was list
such anodder little imp when | was nil
fsiSi.n
"Efe'l have a much better chance in life
than ever you hsd, Uncle Moae. No Ella
very now. He Can 20 to school aud have
as gaOd ashow rs the white boy"
"DatS 80" cried Uncle Nose earnestly,
"an' you bet | keeps him down to his
wnk Ut the dedication business O'nighls
when | am at home. He's got q chance
wot | never had, Sn' l speCks I'll make
anita ouPn him yit. Yo', Album, don't
] IOle yO' stop pullin' dem ar sort o. faces?
PI'ty ok you'd be in II yo' face stay dat
"Osn he read Uncle Mose?"
"Can he reAd2 Ysl "a! data good. Can
dat boy Iead2 Ybly SI What be been eoin'
70 skule fur deGe Tree years? He reads 10
his ole ladder and mudder every night oh
dsr life. Doesn't yer, Abum2"
ayes, daddy.n
~ tell yo', sab, dat boy'sa great comfo't
to mi an dc ole woman long O. his readin'
10 US - nights. Hits company Tor us too,
Lord bEess yo', sab, we hels fur hours an
houFs q ltsIenin TO dat boy while he read,
He never. gifts tired O. hearnin' o. him
read. Hits great comfo't and y blesAin'
TO have one In de fsmily wat kin read"
I'd ,es he read the Bible to you, Uncle
uut6 e.. .|. Dab. . ..
mo, hits not de Bible; leastwise he
hasn't done read hit to US yit. lie reads
us de wat yo'.call.umW
THE FIRST readerP"
"No; not d. Fds' Reader. Hits sumfu
like de Fus' h .ader, sill hits not zackly
de Fus' Reader, but after oil l speCks she's
putty much de- same"
W, 1t must be- the Second Reader; Is
that II? Ia 1t the Second RsadefP"
well, sab, II soun' q little dat or way
hiLs BOmetiu like de Seoum Reader, still
hits not perzACtly de Seoum Reader"
Va 1t o primer, uncle2"
"Dat do SCUM somefu' like 1t, sab.
We're q gittln' neah it-we're o sittin'
neah II, BahI Spec we'll fotGh her dc
next clatter. CANT be fur of now. III
mus be next .doah TO de-what was de
name Of dat Las one what ye call of,
sah2" IT
"phmer."
"Dat's dc Teller. Hit'mus' be mex doah
to her. Anyhow hlL's right long dsr in
De same row an not a half a block away at
de very iurdest. Blame my ole buttons
wat now Is dis yer wat he reads to me an
his old nanny every blessed night ?
(strikinR his c'enched fst uHon hIs fore.
mead lat knock dis ole fool head of,
| git 10 mad cos l can't llnd Of dat wat do
boy.read 80 fine all de time. Wat 10 dis,
Album Linkum, wat 70 reads to 20 ole
parents ebery nightP"
"The AlfAbst, daddy"
"Data her Yshl yahl Iknow'd we'd
iocht her poorly soon. We was jist a Hrazin
Of her when We struck de primer. OATS
hit, de slfstbsckl / hain't GOT him onto
de Bible and dem odder ones yit, but I
HpeCks we'll tackle 'em 10 long, when we
glts ready. But we aln't got no hankerin'
lor dem yet. De Rlferbeck's so fine, and
confOttin, an noovlng like, dat we dom
like 10 part with her. Bless 20, sab, we's
got 80 used to her dat we des nAtiy goes
asleep over her every night,-mammy and
me-" .luNt.p