The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-27
UNCLE "FYS" CHRISTMAS GIFT,
BY MARY BEALE BRAISARD.


I1tttd. sunday Press.
"Chrisnas comm, Christmas comm,
In de air it sounds hummin',
got Chrismus in my bones,
Niger fur de turkey homes,
Wish was down at can p-meetin',
Whar de righteous foxes is greetin',
Marster tell me hoe de taters,
White foxes got such cujus matters.
Nebber mind de sun is high
Mornin' comm by-an'-by.
In white shirt, en- lay-down collar,
Lazy niger jump en- boiler.
Crack his fingers, hoopin', dancin',
WALLER gals all come out prancin',
Mistiss give 'em plenty new
Dresses red and dresses blue
Turn 20 toes OUT, walk in line,
Satan see you all de time,
Settin watchin' for de sinner
Eat six hundred for one dinner.
Glory, hallelujah high,
Jesus comm by-en-by.
Chrlsmus comm, in lie mornin
Onct year dat day be dawnn'.
Sinner come en- git yo' whippen',
Kant yo' wait till day is ODER?
When yo' ken lay down in clober,
Kick yo' heels, en- walk in pride,
Eat en- drink, en- swell yo side
what funny song, Uncle Fly; who
taught it to you ~
go long, Miss Katy. nobody amt
taught hit ter me. bin siugin' my songs
dat my Heabenly Marster put in my
mouf, OATS all got Chrismus in my
bones es we'll es 20 yong foxes got Chris
mus in 20 bones; SO thar now"
Uncle Fly stopped to pick up the bum
ches of lockwood and cedar branches
with which he was piling small wheel.
barrow.
Uncle Fly, are you very old ~
Miss Katy, kpowed yo pa, en- 20
ma, EN- 20 grandpa, en- 20 grandma befo
you was horned. Yistiddy, wen 20 coined
we're to spen Chrismus in 20 mas ole
home, en- seed Joe lift you out ov de
carryall, SEE ter myself, dat chile is de
spittin immidge of Miss Belle en- Mars
Harry. knowed 20 didn't look much
like Miss Belle fur nothin', en- dat befo
long you would be comm akin me
dis and dat, Ell maxim vibrations outer
INK Fly. Dem little brown eyes ov
yourn don't shine up so for nuthin. Now
| what you say? Is l berry ole? Well,
lemme see. Is es ole es 20 grandpa
Carey up at de house; but by! chile, why
amt 20 wild 20 little cousins tixiu de
Chrismus tree? What 20 dom ont here
in de cole ~
L saw you from tine window and
wanted to talk to you, so came out.
There are 50 many to arrange the tree,
and you looked lonesome out here, Uncle
Fly"
BLESS yo' sweet fiddle soul. Pears
like to me de years dun rolled back, ell
Miss Belle is here agin, jes eight years
oie-de samelitte wheedliu' voice, en- de
same brown cunnin' eyes, en- de same
little tender heart. | seed yo edgin'
long de box row castin' sheep eyes at
INK Fly, 'tendin yo' was pickin' yallsr
leabes Off de box, en- all de time peepin
at Uuk' Fy's ole white head en- black
face
"Oh, Uncle Fy, you amt so black at
all, and
i%sNebber min, Miss Klty, you don't
N9ses9o 'pologies for me. know I'se
bNck. So come long O. me | m gwinter
tote desc bushes in de house for de Chris
mus doin's en- arter dat I'm gwine ter
my cabin. Liddle Freddy give me pa.
per oox ter hide fer him tell he wanter
put it on de tree. l dunno perzackly
what hit Is, but | spscks hits goodise.
Freddy put it under my bed las week.
Wooliey, he keeps chawin' under de
bed; buf dunno, dunno. l dun prom
Use not to look, en- amt gwinter"
please, Uncle Fly, let me go with you
to your house?'
What fer, Miss Katy?'
Il just want to 60 that's ALL
''Well, den you walk up en- down de
paff, Ell | be back in two shakes ov q
dead Sleeps tail"
Wondering what two shakes of dead
sleeps tail meant, Katie Carter walked
slowly up and down the graveled path
until Uncle La Fayettes wrinl,led and
smiling face was seen coming out of the
back door.
us your cabin far away" queried Ka-
tie, slipping her red mittened hand into
the hard and horny palm of the old
negro.
No, bunny; see whar dat smoke come
curtin ODER de pine trees? OATS my
chimbley. IT'S SO hid up like by de trees
: dat you don't see hit till you hit agin hit
right PUNK. See, now run down de hill,
so-here's de doc, en- here's Woolley in de
winder waitn."
"What funny old goat. Is he yours,
Uncle Fy?"
''Dis Winter TUX him in; he's ole an
gettin blind Walk in, Miss Katy. Take
dis arm cheer in de corner. De ole hick
lnr I'll hlaza