The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Nights With Uncle Remus.
Ghost Story.

The next time the little boy visited
Uncle Remus, he persuaded 'Tildy to
go in with him. Daddy Jack was in his
usual place doing and talking to him
self, while Uncle Remus oiled the car
! riage harness. After awhile Aunt Tenn
by anne in
The conversation turned on ghosts and
after some general discussion of the
subject Tidy broke the silence.
"W'en it come ter tales bout ha'nt's,"
said she ~ hear tell FER one dat'n des
natally make de kinks on yo' head on
quite deyse'f."
"W'a tale dat, chile?" asked Aunt
| Temby.
"Unk' Remus, mus I tell it,"
We'll, dem" said Tidy. rolling her
eyes back and displaying her white
teeth, zone time dey wuz a'Oman en-
a Man. Seem lax dey live close ter one
n'er en- de Man he shot his eyes on de
Oman, she DIES went long en- ten ter
bizness much tell she tuch'n
tuck sick en- die. Man, he
up'n tell de folks she dead, en- de folks
dey come en- 6x'er. Dey layer out, en-
dey light some candles, en- dey sot up
wider, des like folks does now; en- dey
put two great big roun' shiny dollars on
'er eyes fer ter hop err eye-leds down.
In describing the silver dollars, 'Tildy
joined the end of her thumbs ard fore
fingers together, and nude q figure as
large as a saucer.
"Dey Nuz lots bigger den dollars is
deze days" she continued, sen dey
1o0Eo roirhfxy ry1~{vy So1n, ILL., 1a. -
all de money de Oman got, en- de folks
dey put UNI on Ter eye-leds fer ter hop
um down. Den we'en de folks do dat
dey call up de man en- taken tell I'm dat
he mus dig a grave en- bury de Oman,
Ell dey all went of bout der bizness,
"Well. den, de Man, he tuck'n dig de
grave en- make ready fer ter bury de
Oman. He look at dat money on 'er
eye-leds, en- it shine mighty purity.
Den he tuck it of en- feel it. Hit feel
mighty good, but DIES bout time de Man
look at de Oman, en- he see 'er eyeleds
open. Look like she lookin' at i'm, en-
he taken put de money whar he git it
fun.
"Well, den, de Man, he taken git a
Vaughn en- haul de Oman out ter de
buryin'' gioun', en- wen he cit dar he FIX
everything, en- den he grab de de mon.
ey en- klvver up de grave right quick.
Den he 20 home, en- put de money in a
tin box ell rattle it 'roun'. Hit rattle loud
en- hit rattle nice, but de Man, he amt
feel SO good. Seem like he know de
Oman eye-lid stretch wide open lookin'
fer 'em. Ilt he rattle de money 'roun',
en- bit rattle loud en- hit rattle nice,
swell, den, de Man. he taken nut de
tin box wat de money in on de mantel-
shel-uf. De day go by, en- de night
come, en- wen night come, de win gun
ter rise up en- blow. Hit rise high, hit
blow strong. Hit blow on top er de
house, hit blow und' de house, hit blow
'roun' de house. Man, he feels quaro.
ste set by de fer en- lissen. VIM say
Buzz-zoo.o-o.o.o!" Man liksen. VIM
holler en- cry. Hit blow top er de house
bit blow und' de house hit blow sroun'
de house, hit blow in de house. Man git
clyste up in de chimbley,jam. VIM fin
de cracks en- blow in um. Biz, bizzy,
b~uZZ-Zoo-o-O O-o!"
"Well, den, Man, he lissen, lissen.
lissen, but bimeby he git tired er dis, en-
he low ter hisse'f dat he gwine ter bed.
He tuck'n fling a fresh lightd knot in
fer, en- den he jump in de bed, en- guile
hisse'f up en- put his head und' de xiv
yer. Win hunt fer de cracks-bizzy.
Man keep his head und' de kivver.
Light'd knot far up en- flicker. Man
amt dast ter move. Win blow en- wis.
sci Phew-fee-e-e-e! Light'd knot flicker
en- far Man he keep his head kivvud.
"Well den, Man lay dar, en- git skeer'-
der en- skeer'der. He amt dast ter
wink his eye, skacely, en- seem like he
gwine ter have swamp agur. W'iles he
layip' dar shakin', en- de vim blowi1f