Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-05-31

II nope you Ill young SenIermenS IS
well, said Uncle Remus, as he entered
the editorial rooms of the Constitution
the other day. 81 mighty poly myself,
but dat amt hender me from hopin'
yuther folks is keepin' way from de
doctor shops. Many en- many is de po'
creeter wat done bin ter de doctor shops
one time too much. Yit look at me. l
bin dar mighty nigh much ez anybody,
en- Miss Sally say deys lots er hard work
in me yit, 'Vidin' anybody kin git it
outer me. In my young days use ter
year talk dat de highest road ter de
shop, but spite des dat keeps on tax
ing der trnck, an I amt see dat it do
me no harm. Eff any you young gen
termens gifts ter feeling low down in de
sperets, en- sorter quare in de nabOrhOods
er de gizzard, YOU DIES rack 'roun' to
Mars Dock Alexander en- git some er
dem ar quiernine en- blue mast pills, en-
eff dey don't set you up, you kin des lay
de blame onter me. When ole Miss was
alive, de doctor d come 'roun' bout dis
time er year, en- all de niggers, little en-
big, 'ud halter cum up en- git a dost er
jollup en- callymel; but deze days you
gotter hunt de doctor up en- git piece
er paper en- beat 'roun' town twel you
kin fine some un fer ter mixup de truck.
Uncle Remus paused, and then broke
out into a loud laugh.
''Wat de name er goodness is l doin'?
I des crope up yer fer ter ak you all
young gentermens sumpin, en- yer l is
runnin' on like q cat-bird In peach
orchard. 1 dunner how you all Is, but
] amt got no time fer ter be projikin."
Gracious heaven!'' exclaimed one of
the young men, ''dO you hear thatP He
says he hasn't got fine! Won't some
body lead him out and ask him to call
again and say one word-One little word
when he has got timeP'
'.En needer is got. time fer ter be
runnin' on longer you all, Uncle
Remus retorted, Indignantly. ''YOu all
kin take yo' shears and split dem ar
newspapers wide open, but ole Remus
can't take no shears en- cut truck outer
ter folks gyardin, kaze eff I did dey'd
slap the law on me. En- eff l amt got
time fer ter stan yer en- talk, co'se
amt got no time fer ter be gwine ter
law. Dat gyardin out dar at Yves Een'
calling me right now, en- l amt got
minnit ter spar'-dat amt"
Suppose you go down in the fire.
escape" some one suggested, but Uncle
Remus ignored the hint.
''Man down dar on de street ak how
gwine vote dis time, en- DIES runned up
yer fer ter ak you all gentermens eff
deyer a gwinter be Ter lection in de
Nunited States er Georgy."
''Why, of course there is"
'ENOW, amt dat too muchw ex-
claimed Uncle Remus, with unmistak-
able bitterness. ''Man go up en- vote,
en- he amt got no time ter change his
cloze TO he gOtter rack up en- vote
ag'n."
''Why, haven't you heard about Boyn-
ton, Bacon and the restP"
81 year Miss Sally readin' out names
en- dates en- 'sputin' longer Mars John,
but 1 tuck de idee dey wuz one er deze
yer cake-walks gwine on up dar.'
up whereP"
up dar whar de sleepin' kyars comes
fun; some'rs up dar.'
HE seems to be thoroughly familiar
with the geography of our common
country" remarked one of the young
men.
Uncle Remus grinned broadly.
~ lay dey don't fool me on de cake
walk, kaze dey wuz niger man in
one I'm um; but wat poster me is deze
yer 'lectiOns followin' after one er n er
des lax drove err sheep. Ewe'y time
dey comes, ole Remus gifts in trouble
wuss en- wuss.
Why, SOP"
'.Des kaze. Mars John en- Miss Sally
gifts ter 'sputin' bout w ich de bes' man
en- den dey comes after me. Hits
'RemUs, how you gwine ter vote?' en-
No you amt en- Yes you is ontwel
] DIES natally gifts wo' out. Hits pull
en- haul, pull EN- haul, day in en- day
out, en- amt got no peace er min
twel lection day done gone. Miss Sally
say vote dish yer way, Mars John say
vote dat ar way, en- wen dat de case,
wat ole nigger like me gwine dopn
''Well, how do you vote, after allP''
''Dat lat 1 want to know; dat DIES
zackly wat I'm after. Mars John, he
low he de boss, yit l notices dat wen
Miss Sally say amt gwine to git no
gravy on my grits dey amt no gravy
dar, en- de man W at kin eat grits bidout
gravy is got mo- strenk in mis- stummuck
dan wat l is. From dis out twell after
de lection done good en- gone you kin
DIES put it down dat de rheumatic done
struck me in de j'ints, en- hit'll be dat
servigous dat can't move skacely. En-
eVe'y time they say vote I'm gwine tC
grunt en- groan like one er deze vel
Yves Pint ingines. But, shoe! l ain't
got time fer ter be runnin on yer vic
you all. albania (GG>J Constitution
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