Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
PLANTATION STORIES.
i RaiRy Day with Uncle Remus-Mr. E,lja:Hin
lam and His Wonderful Fiddle.

! Scrihner's Morth.s
speek You lore year tell er sic man Bcner-
nian itam said Uncle Remps. with a great
aHectation OF Indifference asser pause.
| Ola man who:' asked the little bog.
'ie man Benjerntn Dam. speck you done
year teh CT him too lohs go fer talk bout"
why no, haven't, Uncle Remus!" ex-
cisiihed the little boy. protesting and laughing.
ne ia asst nave been . mighty funny old man. ;"
Da' $ ez may be-" responded Uncle Remus
se'Hehtseasiy Fun dezc days wouldu't or
counted FER fun in dem days. en- mcny's de time
W at see folks !aurain', continued the old man
WIN such whitening sarcasm that the little boy
lmmediateiy became serious-'many's de time
wat see u'n hughin' en- laughin', Wen lay
tey amt kin teHw'at deyer laugl,in' at deyse'f
En- taint der laudliA' W at posters ne. nudder,"-
feientng little dish yerev 1astn snickle
en- gigsle. giggle en- snickle.'
having thus mapped out. in dim and uncer-
tam way what older people than the little boy
might nave been excused for accepting as a sort
OF moral basis. Uncle Remls proceeded:
D1sh yer Mr.. BenjermIn Ram, witch he done
COME up inter III! min, WIZ WINNER dcZe Yer ole
timers. Dey tells me dat he 'uz.a fiddler fun
away Dach ya:lder-wunner dem ar kinder fd-
aieGs L" al can gt de chune down fine less dey
pats def loot. He stay all by his own-aGne SET
way OUT IN dc middle un big new-groun', en-
IL SEGA a handy man fer ter have at frolic dat
Gle yuther cfce.urs like i'm mighty well, en- " zen
dey tuck a notion fer tccr shake der foot, witch
Gle notion tuckn struck um eve .alHa In " iie
nuthih uu do but dey mus SEN for ole man Bel
lleImun Ram en- Ms fiddle; en- dey do say" con-
Tinted Uncle Kenus, closing his eyes in sort of
ecstasy. dat wen he squar' hisse'f back in a
caecr en- git in awaayin' way he kin tins snatch
dem ole-time chimes fun Who lay dc rail En-
ueh Wen de frolc wuz done, dey'd all fling in.
dcin yuther creetaTs would. en- fill up bag er
peas Ter ole Mr.. lenjermun Ram fer ter kyar
home wild i'm
Lone time des ,bont Christmas Miss Mead
oWs en- de gals, dey up'n' say dat dey sorter gin
o'oW-out, en- dey got wud ter ole man Benjer-
mum lam wieh dey speccted lin fer ter be on
nan. " en- Gle time done come fer Nj 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 Benlcrmun Ran tuck
Gown ms Waikin' cane. he did. en- tie up his fd-
die in bag, en- sot out fer Miss Meadows He
th!ink he know de way. but hit beck on gittn'
col er en- Golfer, en- mo- cloudy. twe bimeby. fus'
news you know, ole Mr. Benjermun Ram done
lose de way. IF he'd er KEEP on down de
Dig road FUN de start, it mouter or ben diffunt,
put ne tuck Rigll-cut en- he Amt Git
1ur 10 he done los sllo' 'nuf. He go dis away,
en- ne go dat away, en- he go de yuther way
ylt all de same he wuZ done los. Some folks
study out dc way but ole man Benjerlnun Ram
amt got wrinkle On his hawn fer nothin', kase
ne done got de name er ole Billy Hardhead long
10 dat Den a'gin some folks would or stop
ri@nt still IN der tracks Ell boiler en- baw fer ter
see II dey can't rouse up some err de neighbOrs
but ole Mr. Benjermun lam, lie DIES stick his iowl
IN oe win, he did. en- he march right on ies
Zactly like he know he amt gwine de wrong
way: He keep ca. but twant long TO he gun
ter feel right lonesome, mo- speshuaiiy wen hit
come up in bis min how Miss Meadows en- de
gals en- ali lie cenp'ny be 'bleeged fer ter do de
bes' dey kin widOut any 1iddlin'; en- hit kinder
make his maIrer cit cole wen he study bout
now he gotter sleep out dar in dc woods by his
self
lit, ali de same, he keep on twel de dark
gun ter drap down. en- den he keep on STILL en-
blne-oy he come fer little rise war dey wllz a
ciay-gall. Wen he sit dar he stop en- look
roun, he did, en- way Off down in de holler. dar
lie see light siiinin. ell ZEN h, see dis ole
man Beljeinun Kan TUX his foot in his ham, en-
make his way totes it des like it de ye'y place
W at he ben hilntiL. 'Twant long 70 he come
ter de house whir de light is en- bless YOU soul.
he don't make 10 bones er knochin' Den some
body hOier out
Who dat?
I'm Mr.. Benrrmun Ram. en- done lose de
way. en- | come fer ter ak CT you can't take me in
fer de night seZee
In common continued Uncle Reynus. :.ole
Ar. BenJermun Ram wuz mighty rougn-en-
spoken somebody. but YOU better bleeye he talk
mOnstus perite dis time
Den some un Oh ter side er de do AK Mr.
Henlermun Ram fer ter walk right in, en- wild
uat he open de do EN- walk in. en- make a bow
hke hddiin' folks does Wen dey goes in compny;
put ne amt no sooner make his bow ell look
roun' tWei he gun ter shake en- sliyer like he
done been STRICKEN wild de suamp-acer. 'kaze.
settin right dar TO de fer wus ole Brer w off wild
his toohes shown up all wife en- shiny like dey
wuz bran new. Eff old Mr. BenjerInun Ram
amt bin so ole en- stiff bOun' you he'd er broke
en- run, but mos TO- he had time fer ter study
bout gittin' way Gle 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
fer't. en- he tuck'n put on a boz face ez he kim
but he DIES nat'ally hone fer ter be los in de
woods some mo-. Den he make 'n'er low bow
en- he hope Brer Wolf en- all his folks is well en-
den he say, sezee, dat he DIES drap in fer ter
won hlsscf EN- Quire Nv de way ter Miss Mead
oWs', en- eff Brer Wolf be SO good ez ter set i'm
IN de road aS'in. he be off putty soon en- be much
blgc In de bargains.
49, Tooby sho', Mr. RAM seq Brer Wolf. sezee.
Wiles 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- l boun' Wen
take good keer IN you seZee; en- wild dat Brer
Wolf laugh en- show his tootcs so bad dat ole
man Benjurmun Ram come mighty nigh havin'
ner ager.
''Den Brer Wolf tuckn' flung 'n'er lighter'd
knot on dc fer, en- den he slip inter de back
room, en-. presently, wes ole Mr. Beniernun
Ram WIZ settin' dar shakn in his shoes, he year
Brer Wolf whispun' ter his ole oman:
''Ole oman! old oman Fling way yo' smoke
meat-fresh meat fer supper! Fling way yo'
smoke meattresh meat fer support
''Den ole Miss Wolf, she talk out loud, so Mr.
Benjernun Ram kin year:
'TOeby sho' I'll fix i'm some supper. We er
'"::y of yer in de woods, SO fur fun ccmp'ny dat
goodness knows III mighty glad fer ter see Mr..
Benjermun RAM
''Den Mr.. Benjermun Ram year ole Miss Wolf
whettin' 'er knife on rock-shirrah! shirrah /!
shirrah!-en eve'y time he year de knife say shir-
rah he know he dat much higher de dinner-pot
He know he can't git way, en- w'iles he settin'
dar study1n', hit come cross his min dat he des
mout es we'll play one mo- chunc on his fiddle
TO de wuss come ter de wuss Wild dat he ontie
de bag en- take out de fiddle, en- gun ter chune
er up-plink, plank, PUNK, pink! PUNK,
plank, pink, plunk!"
Uncle Renus' imitation Of the tuning of q
nddie was marvellous enough to produce start
ing effect upon much less enthusiastic listener
IMAM the little boy 1t was given in perfect
good faith, but the serious expression on the
Ola mans cOuntenance was so irresistibly comic
That the child laughed until the tears ran down
0is face Uncle Remus very nronarlv accantad