The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-13

road OF railway train. and that in
less degree the sime inmate polite
hess Is shown even by the poor south
ern whites. | have often been dazed
at the natural courtesy both of speech
and manner of some uukempt native
OF the South when, al the North. We
would set down ~ IL common tramp.
Southern chivalry his its deep-rooted
AMI detestable faults. some of which
viii TIE touched upon before this letter
closes. But among its best qualities
must be cited graces Of common social
intercourse, extending down through
iessum- But vou know'd dat mig
ger man wat ole Miss fun Mars Bill
Little endurin er de war, kaze he
could tan hides Ell make shoes Well.
dat We v niger man amt bin on our
place MON week, 10 he fine little
bunch er sumpin lawn on de do step
He pick 'er up. he did, eno open 'er en-
dew want nuthir' IN dar but some hair
an some frog-;oes. an some dry roots.
He taken fling it down. he did, Ell go
long bout his business, en- dat night
he 'uz tuck viii IL misery IN lie side er
de head, ell his jaw got draw'd down,
en- look lax die he would spite err all
dey kin say or do. Hit went on dis
way I'll bime-by ole AfEiikin Jack. he
tuck come up futn lie Alchemy place.
Ell time he lay eyes on de niger, Brer
Jack low he 'uz cunjud. ell den hit
come out dat de niger done gone en-
foun' sumpin Oh de do step. Brer
Jack AK i'm wharbouts is it, Tn lie
niger low he dunno, en- den Brer
Jack he boun faint so mighty fur, en-
10 en- beholes ! he tuck'n pull de cum
germents fun und' de nigger bed-tick.
Dat he did, kaze / seed i'm wild my
own eyes. Eu den Brer Jack tuck'n
bury il out whar de dogs make der
bed, en- he rub de Niger head wild a
rabbit foot; en- 'rwant two hours 70
dat Niger WIZ wadin' roun in de tan
vats ten'in ter he business. Dey amt
no heartfelt bout dis, Miss Sally, kaze
/ seed it wild my own eyes"
Il wish YOU please, ma'am. open
II" continued Uncle Remus. zen read
what de intents mout ne, kaze / ought
be out yam right now putin dem salt
seed in de grOun."
Miss Sally" opened the envelope
and drew forth hi.hly color5d car
toon of a negro examining huge pie
in his mouth. She read:
He eats he sleeps. he steals ON the sly,
Nigger. biz Niger, with rnouthful oi pie
Uncle Remus took the caricature
and examined it critically. Contrary
to expectations, he did not make any
demonstration of anger. He fr0wned
heavily for moment and then sighed.
lis dis yer wat folks calls vol
vumtine, Mss Sally" he asked
pleasantly.
"Of course il is
"Well. den, I'm done / can't stay
roun here. NV times done ND I'm
hleedz ter On. | know dey aint no mig
ger man wat nd dast ter sen me dis.
Ell if IFS nigger oman, den j amt
got no time ter tarry in de state err
Georgy. You all bin treatin' me very
well. you an Mars John. but wen dev
comes at me dis way. / bleedz ter go.
why, what's the NATTER"
Nom. / amt excusin' Won all /
| amt excusin nobody un it. Hit des
happen so. Yet | got ter move. | is
dat. Fus news you know word'lI go
round ter my ole oman dat / bin kyar-
ing on wild some vuther oman. She
look lax she mighty feebly, my ole |
oman do, but dey amt no mo- actier !
,reetur dan she is when she git 'er
Affikin up. En- den bime-bv ver1l
come Brer John Henry, EN- he'll gim-
ne or euvite ter draw out err de church.
Oh, noon! Man wat gifts volyum-
ines. dat man amt ter have no peace
,r min less'n he git out err de country. /
done got de spence un it, NOM
1t is unnecessary to remark that the |
I'D man is still digging around in !
Miss Sally's garden and quarreling
with the other negrOes.-Atlanta
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