Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-08
UNCLE REMUs AND THE COMET

You all folks may be havin' mighty
good time" said Uncle Remus, rubbing the
back of his head against the door facing,
"but let you know dis amt no wedder
for no picnics. I'm talkin' now I'm a
fingin de essent er de truf at you
why, what has come over you ~ said
the society editor, pausing in the middle of
an announcement relating to Miss Smith.
kins, of Smithkinsville.
"Well, l des tell you wat" said Uncle
Remus, 81 bin mighty mizerabul, en- ain t
no better now. Looks like ter me hit gits
wuss. Eff ! stays at home, l feels lone.
come en- eff loaf 'roun' town, years bad
news. Ter.night say ter myself, 1 did,
Remus, you old rapscallion you, you bet.
ter go down dar whar Brer John Henry
preachin', dat wat you better do. You
better 60 down dar en- year m sco' de sin.
ners.'
ovid dat tux my foot in my ham en-
/ put out, en- wen git dar, de house us
full, en- dey wuz all sittin' dar des as
cam en- des as cole blooded ez mudcats in
de mont er Jinnerwary. Wen | walk in
dey all cas- der eyes on me, en- dey keep on
a lookiu' at me, twel bimeby l say ter my.
self, L did, Bless yo' soul, childun, I'll DIES
bout show you who is, en- whar come
fun, en- | des rerd my head back en- Lit
on ter dad ole-time chune:
go Come along, true believer, come along,
And walk in de he'v'nly way
rastle wid Jacob all night, all night,
rastle wild Jacob all dayr
You amt year me sing, is you, boss !
Well, bless yo' soul, l shuck dem nippers
up, en- de fus news you know l had um
swayln' backards en- forards same like !
had um on string. l des natally hetted
UNI up. Den l sorter ease down, and Brer
John Henry, he riz en- begin fer to preach.
lay back, l did, fer to Joy mysef, en- !
amt mon dozs off 'fo' he begin fer ia
fetch on de comic"
asked.
"On de comic-dis yer stair vat shows
up 10 day wild er back hair down. / done
got nay 'spishuns er dat comic, and Brer
John Henry amt no sooner totem on 'er,
dan l picks up my hat, did, en- makes feI
home. Brer John Henry done sent me
wud dat he gwine fetch me up at confunce,
kaze, vi'late de 'ciplin, but done got toe
ole en- settle fer to squat down en- wear
deze year preacher mems take der texes on
de comic. Is yer seen 'er yet, boss ?"
"No, not yet"
"She's sight mon She look lax she
/ done drap loose fun some'rs en- lef streak
( er fer behine 'er ez big ez er omlybus en-
long ez freight train; en-, honey, SHE'S
des cally hootin."
1t is more than possible" sad the DO.
htical editor, " that if we don't bother the
comet, the comet won't bother u.s."
Dey mout be mo- dan one proberbuI, u
Uncle Remus replied, "bupt, chile. don't
/ you fret; amt gwine nign dat comic
Dat amt. De flrder Oh she is de
mo better l feels. Ell no comic dC.0. come
huntin' after me, amt gwine huntin
after no comic-now you kin des mark da,
/ down wild de pint er yo' scissors"
wat posters me- continued Uncle
D Remus in troubled tone, sis de way Miss
Sally gwine on. Bless gracious l can't
git in sight er de house bidout Miss Sally
come bollerin' Remus oh Remus
Man done fine n'er comic. Yer de count
right in de paper. EFF amt forgit some,
deyer mon LEVIN un um right now in dc
Nunited States, en- deyer all a maxim fe,
Atlanta, Georgy. l AK Mars J ohm bout it,
en- he boot at me, but Miss Sally she say Ell
don't b'leeve wat she say l kin des gil
up TO day and look todes sunrise, en- bless
gracious dar was de comic right at me.
De way l puts it down is dat Miss Sally
got mo- sense dan me en- Mars John bofe
put tergedder"
"Hit look like" said Uncle Remus,
after little pause, "hit look like dey
can't be no mo- 'leckshuns roun' in deze
naborhoods 'cepin' dey's a comic hung up
de elements. l dunner wat kinder sign
dat is, but dar she is. Miss Sally, she
talk politics at me eve'y time she gimme a
plate er vittles, but mos fear'd fer ter 90
up dar en- slip in my ballots Eve'y time l
year talk er 'leckshun, den 1 year talk er
comics. Las year, year 70 las, en- now
dish year. Up dey comes an dar dey
hangs. Some you kin see, en- some you
can't, but you can year tell er all I'm UNI.
Dey comes up en- dey looks at us en- den
dey goes sailin' off. Whar dey comes
FUN en- whar dey goes ter be bless eff /
know but wat do dey come fer eve'y
time dey's 'leckshun up? Dat wat /
wanter know. Sho ez youer settin dar,
hits mighty quare dat cullud man can't
go en- cas- his ballots bidout dey's comic
settin' up watchin' m. / amt
skeered," continued Uncle Remus, NOV.
ing toward the door, "but Pm ewine 70
keep one eye on Miss Sally an ter one
on de comic, AN wen Miss Sally starts in
fer ter pack up den I'm gwine ter 90 wild
'er. kase wen dey done fool all de yuther
folks, de dey amt gwineter come wen dey
fool Miss Sally. III. C. Harris in Atlanta
Constitution.