The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-25
AN U|NHISTORIC PAGE.
A Five Hundred Dollar Prize
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An elderiy ncgro ma, IIpclc Enoel
ls a.a,a .Lo., \, .,an,,a M ,.i,L L.,.
" ny,
anu ''"'n p'B,"n'"R 'oR''1"''' "u' WIN
arms and body yet stout ahd strong,
stood back Of his little Lighthouse, not far
from n Virginia public road, ~ondcnyorinp
~ n,u h,s o,o on, ~ l,,,,y hl.cl,
nn.. IA 'na. a, a..
gum '"R. oi''" h"u "'''"' WV" wv
STOCK o' nre-wood hh1 dlhlihlahehl mn
ono log, Uncle Enoeh tried Ia split II,
and now ho was trying again While
Tins enpaped. there came 10 him hi, son
nt,L Thi. y.. ,on,h ro,Lor ,aro,
~a1rn,". aa ~ %, ~,
MI" HB"'o' =" 'o'o' '""" hs '"'"o', VI
nm active ana good-natufeu alsposltlon'
and hitherto supposed to be deyi0ed Of
disturbing ambitions.
.,Iook a.heah, daddy said he,
won't yuh lemme 90 10 Washin'ton
mex weckpn
Uncle Enoch stopped Juggling at hls
IKE. and turned round 10 look ut Dick.
what furP" said he.
"I'se gwinet 10 be n page In Congress. "
Whats datp" asked bis father, his
bright eyes opening very wide. What
yuh want TO do dat furPn
"A page Is one Of dem chaps NJ run
round aud waits on the Congressman,
when doy'rc doing deere work In Wash.
iu'ton. Dere's lots Of EN-, and some Of
EN- is culle'd. Dey hab TO be- might
pcart and cut around and fetch do Con
gressmen eberyting dey wants. And
doy don't have TO work for no fifty
cents n day. nudder. Dey gits sebon.
teen hundred dollars n YEAR
Whats dntP" exclaimed Uncle
Euoch. "Yuh means de whole kit and
Doodle nv EN- gifts dat"
"No, | don't said Dick. "Ebery
one gets Il for hisse'f.n =
'Yuh, shu'h oh datp"
Eyes, sab, replied Dick. al lrerd II
all from n man down nj the crossroads
when ! took ole Billy 20 be shod dls
ebcnin'. He was tellin' a lot o. folks
all about Il at de stoah. An won't yuh
femme 20 mex weekpn
The old man put his hand ON his axe.
handle and stood refectlycly.
Uncle Enoch had been born n slaye.
and had been nm honest and industrious
servant, whose only failing was that ho
was inclined TO think himself better n,
all times, and 10 dress himself better an
SUNDAYS, than his companions. and now
that he was as free AS ANYBODY. ha was
still honest and industrious, and AIN
went to church with the highest whlte
hat. the biggest shirt collar, and m,
longest coat Of anybody Ia the congrn
CATION. As he grew older. his onipio,
Of himself did not decrease, and he WA,
very fond Of exhorting his fellow.mcm
bers In church. and OF giving tbem nd
vice in private whenever he saw cans,
for Il, and this very often lnthe shane a
some old fable, which generally becnm,
strangely twisted as Il passed through IN,
old mans mental organism.
Look a-heah. Dick" said hc, as,
gwine ter tell yuh n story. It's one n,
ole Mahsr Georges stories, and ~,
hcerd him tell Il often TO the chillun
Dere was n mouse what lived In dc city
/ dunno 'zactly whar, but Ius' AS like n
not II was Washin'ton. an he went /,
nee q friend Of hisn who had a planta
ton. DE plantation mouse he wcr,
glad 10 see de udder one, an put hin
In dc chamber wild do new CARPET. an
glib him dc hes he had; but dc fin
gemmen he didn't pear 10 be satisf
wild muffin but light bread an cob.
pone for breakfus', an chicken an har
Tor dinner; and he saws. saws he.-
"'Yuh don git canvis.back duck
down heah, | reckinp'
"sNo, sahl' saws do plantation mons,
"'Nur tar'pins, stewed IN Madar
wineP'
"'No. sahi'
"'Nur eysters. fresh from A. h.,
cherry mawnin'; nur ioc-crcam. all d
colors OBJ dc rainbow; an little CANDY
balls, what 20 OF Don when Won mi
EN-; an a whole bottle oh champain /
each pussonP'
"'No, shr ses de plantation mons,
a-fannin' oh hisse'f wild he~ han'kerrhe,
"'well. now, ius' yuh look a.heah
ses do udder one. gwine on do noach ,
smoke his cigar. syuh come TO de 81,
an sec me, and when Won taste VIVA
dem dar tincs Il lILe vnb won', \. sos
: n fur 10 stay M morn an Al. ,aro w.
count farm. 50 fur from de railroad,
$50, soon A he sell he 'hacror A
plantation mouse he go 10 SEQ bis al,
irien'. lie glad TO see him. an soi hir
right down TO a pow'ful good dlnne,
wild all de canyis.back ducks an do tar'
pins an dc oysters an de champain. an
de udder tings dat he done tell bout.
"'Tf I'd a-knowed YOU was a.oomin'
ses de city nous I'D had a reg'ls
cump'ny dinner; but yuh'll have 10 .
long and jus take pot-luck wild us d
tine
"'Den you didn't git my leiterP' 50
de phantom mouse.
"'No. sab. Reckin yuhr man don
forgot TO put Il In de pos office
30 dey sot an eat til dey mos IN
TO bus, an do plantation mouse h
wonner what he would a-had II he frer