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

folks. en- git Mr.. Ram cup er hot coffee
Dey make mighty big teF-io bout Mr.. Ben
germnn Ram, Mise Meadows and de gals did, bun
| twax you en- me en- de bedpos', honey, dey'd er
nao der roiic wh'er de ole chap 'uz clsr er not,
KAYE de gals done make Engagements wild Brer
kaboft Ter ter tat fern. en- in dem DAYS RreI
haooN was patter, mon. He mes sho'ly wux :
| GvENING.)
HOW Mr.. ROOSTER LOST HIS DINNER
| The afternoon wore on and the rain continued
| to fall In some mysterious way. as it seemed
to the little boy, the gloom of twilight fastened
Itself upon the dusky clouds, and the great
! trees without, and the dismal perspective be-
| yond, gradually became one with the darkness.
Uncle Remus had thoughtfully placed a tin pan
under leak in the roof. and the d,ip-o,ip-d,ip
of the water, as it fell in the resonant vessel.
| made not unmusical accompaniment to the
storm.
| The old man fumbled around under his bed
and presently dragged forth large bag filed
with lightwood knots, which, with an instructive
economy in this particular direction. he had
stored away for an emergency. A bright but
Pickering flame was the result of this timely
! discovery, and the effect it produced was quite
| in keeping with all the surrounding. The rain,
and wind and darkness held sway without.
while within, the unsteady lghtweod blaze
seemed to rhyme with the d,ip-d,ip- drip in the
pan. Sometimes the shadow Of Uncle Remus.
| as he leaned over the hearth, would tower and
fill the cabin, and again, it would fade and dis
appear among the swayng and swinging cob
webs that curtained the rafters.
wen bedtime come, honey" said Uncle Re-
mus. in a soothing tone, 'Tll des snatch down
| yo' pa buggy umbreP fun up dar i'm de cornder.
en- I'll taken take you und' nv arm en- set YOU
down on Miss Sally hath des ez dry en- ez won
ez rat'nes' inside fodder-stack."
At this juncture, Tidy, the house girl rushed
| in out of the rain and darkness with q water
proof cloak and an umbrella. and announced her
mission to the little boy without taking time to
| catch her breath.
Miss Sally say you gotter come right long. ("
| she exclaimed. "kaze she skeered lightnin'
gwlne strike 'roun' in yer 'mongs' deze high
| trees sOmer's.'
| Uncle Remus rose from his stopping posture
in front of the hearth and assumed a threaten
ing attitude.
well, is anybody year de beat er dat" was
his Indignant exclamation. Look yer, gal,
| don't you come foelin' longer me-now, don't
you do It, kaze eff you does, I'll taken hit you
a clip w'at'll put you ter bed TO- bedtime
comes. OATS wat!'
"Lawdy! vat done gone en- done ter INK
Remus. now" asked Tidy, with great affec-
tation Of innocent ignorance.
=" I'm gwineter put on my coat en- take dat
ar umbreil, en- m gwine right straight up ter
de big house en- ak Miss Sally eff she sont dat
kinder wud down yer, ven she know dat chile
sttln yere longer me. I'm gwineter AK her. I"
continued Uncle Remus, zen eff she amt sont
dat Wud, den I'm gwineter fetch myse'f back
Now. you des watch my motions
well, year Miss Sally say she 'feard light
MN gwineter strike some'rs on de place." said
Tidy. in tone which manifested her willing
ness to compromise all differences. zen den 1
aXt 'er kin come down YER en- den she saw
better bring deze yer cloak en- pairsol.''
Now you dun brung um," responded Uncle
Remus, you DIES better put UNI in dat cheer
over dar, en- take yo'sef Off. Thunner mighty
ap ter hit close ter whar deze yer ssiek-head
niggers is''
But the little boy finally prevailed upon the
old man to allow 'Tidy to remain, and after
While he put matters on peace footing by in
quiring if ROSTERS crOwed at night when it was
raining
dat dey duz." responded Uncle Remus.
WET er dry, dey flops der wings en- wakes up
all de neighbors. Law, bless my soul!" he ex-
claimed, suddenly vat make done gone en-
fergit bout MI. Rooster!"
what about hm?" inquired the little boy
One time, way back yunder," said Uncle
Remus, knocking the ashes off his hands and
knees, ''dey wuZ two plantations right 'longside
er wunner ner. en- On bofe er deze plantations
wuz whole passed. er fowls. Dey wuz mighty
sociable in dem days, en- it tun out dat de fowls
on one plantation gun a party, witch tley sont
out der invites ter de fowls on de ter planta-
ton.
Gwen de day come Mr. Rooster he blow his
hawn. he did, en- 'sembe UNI all tergedder. en-
after dey semble dey got in line. Mr.. Rooster,
he tuck de head, en- after i'm come ole lady Hen
en- Miss Pullet en- den dar wuz Mr. Peafowl, en-
Mr.. Turkey Gobb,er, en- Miss Guinny Hen en-
Miss Puddle Duck en- all de balance un um
Dey start off sorter raggedy, but 'twa'nt long
TO dey all kotch de step, en- den dey march
down by de spring, up thoo de hOss-lot en-
cross by de Clubhouse en- twa'n't long TO dey
git ter whar de froic wuZ.
Dey ance. en- dey play, en- dey sing
Mo 'speshualy did dey play en- sing dat ar song
witch it run on like dis:
"'Come under, come under.
My honey. my love, my own true love:
My heart bin a-weepin
Way down in Galilee."
"Dey wuz gwine ON dis away, havin' der
'musements, wen. bimeby, ole Mr. PeafOWl he
got on de comb er de barn en- blow de dinner
hawn. Dey all wash der face en- hans in de
back-pO Oh, en- den dey went in ter dinner. Wen
dey git in dar, dey don't see nothin' on de table
but great big pile er co'n-bfead De pones
was pile up on lPnes, en- on de top wuz great
big ash-cake. Mr.. Rooster, he look at dis en- he
tu'n up his nose, en- bimeby, after vile, out he
strut. Ole Miss Guinny Hen, she watchin' Mr.
Rooster motions, en- wen she see dis, she
taken squall cut she did:
"'Pot-rack! p0t-rack! Mr.. Rooster gone back
Pot-rack! pot-rack! Mr.. Rooster gone back"
Wild dat dev all make great ter-do. Miss
Hen en- Miss Pullet, dey cackle en- suuall. Mr..
Gobbier, he gObble, en- Miss Puddle Duck, she
shake ef tail en- say Quicfdty- quack. But Mr..
Rooster, he ruffe up his cape, en- march on out
Dis sorter put damper on de yuthers. but
TO Mr.. Rooster git outer sight en- year'n' dey
went ter wuk on de pile W at Wuz 'pariently CO n
bread, Ell, 10 en- beholes, un'need dem pOne er
bread wuz a whole passed. er meat en- greens, en-
bake taters, en- bile turnips. Brer Rooster. he
year de ladies maxim great 'miration. en- he
stop en- look thoo de crack, en- dar he see all de
doin's en- fixin's. He feel mighty bad, Mr.
Rooster did, wen he see all dis, en- de yuther
fowls dey boiler en- axt i'm fer ter come back, en-
his craw, likewise, it upn' AK i'm, but he mighty
biggity en- stuck up, en- he strut OFF. CROWN ez
he go; but de 'speunce er dat time done las him
en- all er his family down ter dis day. En- you
neenter take my wud fort, ne'r, kaze eff you'll
des keep yo' eye open en- watch, you'll kitch
glimpse er old Mr.. Rooster folks scratchln' whar
deyspecks ter fine der rations en- morn dat,
dey'll scratch wild der rations in PLAIN sight
Sence dat time, dey amt none er de Mr.. Roost-
ers bin fool by dat wat dey see On top. Dey
amt res twel dey see wat und' dar DEVIL
scratch spite er all creation"
OATS de Lords truth" said Tildy, with unc-
ton. s. l done seed um wild my own eyes. Dat
is"
This was Tildy's method of renewing peaceful
relations with Uncle Remus but the old man
was disposed to resist the attempt.
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