The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-24
TOO FAST,

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Smarter Than He Proved to BE.
81 doan' want yer ter come foolin'
roun' viii me, " said old Ike as young
Mulkittle entered the cabin.
| wy, Uncle Ike, Iain't done nothin'
to you"
Yer ain done nothin' tur me, an
OATS cr fack. Look heah. boy, ain
vessel got nuthin' ter dor 'cept' prowI
roun' de curmunity. Eff yer's got so
much life in dem laigs o. yourn whyn' t
yer go roun' an do good ter de suf1ern'
poperlatjOn? Hah, whynt yer do dat?
When wuz err bright chile like vessel
is-ur ruther like vessel oughter be
puthin done me more good den ter fine
some good old pusson an hep ter treat
him like he mounted ter suthin' on de
face o dis heah yeath. Neber kotch
me standin' roun' tryin' ter fret er
good old pusson, but ah, Lawd, de time
hez changed since dat er 'casion."
"How changed?"
''How changed?" repeated the old
man, with a contemptuous sniff. "Jes'
lissen at dat procermation. Boys, desc
days ain got de Judgment da ulster hab.
Does yer know whut wuz de top shelf
O. my 'joyment when wuz err bright
chile?"
mo, sir. Eating wasn't it ?''
The old man, who was sitting on
box, dropped coffee pot which he had
just taken up, glared at the boy and re,
piled:
Boy, yer gwineter rush right inter
| de Jaws structlon el yea keeps VI. crs
way. Fat! When, sab, hab said dat
l wanted ter eat? En- chile O. vessels
age doan' think O. nuthin' but stuflin'
his craw. Yer makes me ershamed O
vessel"
81 thought you liked something to
eat Uncle Ike"
1T doan meek no dffunce, sab,
whut yer thought, yer ain got no right
ter come roun' me wild yer sinnywa-
tons. Yer's heard O. de chillun O IL
rul, hain't yerP"
Yes, l have heard my pa read about
'em."
''Does yer know who da wuz?"
''NO, sir.
''No, an yer ain APP ter fine out
nuther, dat is, lessen l tells yer. IF it
want fur me yer wouldn't learn
nuthin'n
"Who was the children, Unkle Ike?'
"Who did yer pay ter gin yer infur-
nation las year? Think l ain got
nuthin' ter do but ter shub out kuowI-
edge ter yer? Think Use teachin' some
sort o er free school? Wall jest
aim, dat's all.
1T wouldn't take you long to tell
me-"
80, no, it wouldn' take de Lawd
laung ter burn up dis heah wicked ole
worl. No, sab; it wouldn' take laung
fur er trout ter git hung on qr pin hook
but he ain 50 keen ter do it. Use got
suthin' else ter do sides huntn' up
chiIlun an ginnin' EN- de knowledge
dat it tuck me years ter rake up.
Whut's dat yers got dar?"
The boy had begun to unroll hand
kerchief from around a couple of
biscuits. The old mans eyes sparkled.
He saw that the biscuits had been split
open and that they had been literally
spread with sugar and butter. TO the
old-time negro, nothing is so appealing
as the sugared biscuit.
"Bless my life eff dis chile ain got de
head o great big man. Now Ill bet
he wuz gwine ter gin dem biscuits ter
some ole sarvant O de Lawd. Honey,
, how's yer been 'joyin' vessel lately?"
Very we'll"
II thought so. Good pussous allus
Joys darselves. wy. nearly kills my
self laughin' ha'f de time"
Tell me about the children of
Israel?'
go, well, honey, dar ain much ter
, +o1 JoE 10 I 1-oi,,' = ,D,,,ab lorcor
Use had suthin' ter eat an de fack am
! ain been ter er feast ter day. Use
, been so crippled up in my j'ints dat
, ain been able ter saw no wood lately.
,, The boy gave him one of the bis
cults.
, "Thankee. Now Tn-ah, Lawd, dis
! heah is ez sweet ez honey. Yesse1
! knows how ter put up biscuit. 1t ain
ebery man whut knows how ter put
EN- up. Gin me er holt O de yuddel
one Thankee."
He stopped talking until he had fin
ished eating. Then he said
d Il allus haster sleep arter eatin'. "
"Ain't you goin' to tell me about the
q children of Israel?''
: ''Neber mine erbout dem chillun
9 Oar wuz seberal O 'em an none O 'en
= wuz with a blame. Da failed in bus
!. ness an made 'er 'signment
rs that aIl?"
q Eyes, b'lebes it am"
IF I'd knowed that 1 wouldente1
4 give you the biscuits"
;, Il reckons not. o. takes me ter 81
;, chen wild er boy, er haw, haw! 0, Fl
|, larn yer how ter come roun' heah e
\ bullyin' er ole man. Err, haw, haw"
" The boy took out piece of breat
=, and a slice of ham. He had come pre-
u pared. The old mans jaw dropped
: He looked at the boy and tried to smile
. 'Some pussons doan' know when j
- in earnest" he said, with an air o
: forced composure. Honey" the DO
/ had arisen and was about to leave tn
II honey, doan' be in er hurry.
I, "Yes, must 90. want to give thi
Il meat and bread to my dog"
. No persuasion would suffice. Tn,
l boy went out and the old man said t.
u himself:
"Some men ken act er smart fool
/ Use one o dem men. "-ArkanSat