The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Uncle Claib's Views of the Situation
And the Remedy

FrOm the Fort Gibson EevelIls.
Tn gittin' ole an kin compare desc days wid dem
When fTse,iom vus stranger to me an many
Ole Inasss den WIS happy. an all his nier. 100,
Case dar wus plenty in de Ian far Us as vel as
De corn erib an de smoke house vus full oh bresd
An se'Ty one. eOf man an teas'. had all dey want
Ole UneIe Ned mex do to me- allsrs tax peiser at
l'Fiyin' nassA's oxeas, ease dsy wus strong an
In ram or shine; he did N keer, he'd drive toi
His slSse sas good le kep' hin, warm No doctors
De eaTrig hes e w,s es tine Is mos, any in de Ian
Yea naoai eFzaaaine dem up Norf an m ne better
De saiie hoss had ali de gates dc race hes he us
An y as tea,ion aey would git. aey sof fer years
De mules. Dc sheep. an hogs. cotton crap an cora
Hao neeer had dere equal seaee when dis chile w's
Big consrereushus TO de church, ole massa den
Far aF'er dss enough wus leF' on which for him to
In short. De veif den in the seuf, as de '.tistics
1yas greater much dan in de SOrt-,lat is, to. de
An 10 YOU think dat in dem times de nigsers was
1 was not so3aldo worked dey had dsre pleascr
Fer o,'en when de sun went down. de sawin' oe de
Would make sambe git on dc 10 de pigeon wing
Jalx dc io'ta brought mutton chops; Christmas.
Al e6ery nissef on de place wus shO' to git his
1t simply shows what can be done. not when mig
But when dey quit dere fooIin', an do de proper
work
|
But nov de time heah in de -sOuf hab changed 50
Kin see no aenelance tween desc days, and dose
| dat hAh gone by.
ar how.
De oxen are no longer tat, but alrogedder po;
he saddle horse an racer kin now De foun no whar,
| Like dose uster ten %, in times alore lie war.
De earrige boss an not heard oo, except IN places
lew,
Case nlassas got no oarrige, fer to hitch him to.
Nou ride yer steed into the town, an you'll be put
By, Mister, whar'n de quiltin be?'' see you've
Yodss skssred 10 take de SADDLE Oa-yaas, sar, it's
Fer some one would be sho to scaim, "ciolIy what
De hog now hab ne corn and peas, on which Ter
dem To feed,
50 sid ., raising hogs for pork, We raise em now
De aniebsllGm smoke house, an massa's crib oh
TIab tax iere Hight cut to de IVES. or to d, Nori
De Sic sm washin fun de hills, de low lan's all
erbdut,
Fer want ob proper ditchin, can't let de water
While one han, by the stisties OBJ my pattb State
Make now two bales OBJ cotton, aiore de war 'tNus
| eight.
Wild production on the minish, all ob US mus les,
Dat, poperlsti0n 'oreasin, de sheer OF % each IS
It 'q,,ires no riientieker. ior dis to eiier out,
| Case it am berry simple, an anybody mOut.
hat tl..fs N
To spend dere libes in singleness, instead of set
tim down;
Bat poverty am now deir lot-it am bofe his and
An secdin bells amt iinsliu now, like dey uster
De ngsera ar in such fix, dat Ofen nov when i'll,
No Doctor comes eroout en- ier dey can't pay de
In consequence of which. no one OBJ US kin ny
DAT want ob proper 'tention makes many ob 'em
Dis state Oh t'ings am terrible, and stad'in caps
Put on de head oh eb'ry one. de cause oh it to see
Fer omniolergy tells us, IN treatin Oh Nature S
Dat vents all haD reason, dat 'fects all hab a
| cause
Ny reasons for de difference atween desc days aud
Dat ended in the long ago at antebellums close,
1 now shall freely gio you vhatebor yoVrs may be
Wheder it's de same as mine, or wid mine diser-
owe il to de country, / owe it to de state,
I An / shell freely glib il aiOre il Is too late
| No matter what dc motiv wild de lnjun or de Turk
Dur amt &c proper motto 70 nuke de niger icork
| Fer he am now a foolIn boie afternoon an morn,
When he orter be woIkin' in de cotton an de
| corn.
De lear OBJ want heah ia de -souf don't operate er
When Natur gibs him plenty boz summer, Spring
| an Fail.
In winter its de coon trap, an de possum dog,
An ii he fails in boie ob desc es watch out Ter yer
When 1si Summer time oomess'rollin rouu es sho es
De 6rier patch an dshin line VIII take him FUN de
Farmin should he one thing, an foolin' quite an
But faTmin' is de same es foolin', wild de oolored
| brudder.
He am de chile OBJ simpleness. he sildom habs sor
| row,
Jes SO he's full OBJ grub to-day he kears not fer to
Sometimes b'Iiebs dat he's an ape, sometimes
orangertan
Fer do we Geah dat Ham was black, an Esau berry
De Bible speaks oh no man wild wool upon MS
wid him you make contrac' paper you put it on,
But fore de terms am piled wid, dat niger done
Yer bring yer civil action fer de damage dat is
An eb ~ time you're wusser of dan when it wus
begun;
Case all you gifts is Judgment gin de niger in de
suit,
Fer he neber habs de property which to execute
An sides de loss oh time you spen', den agin you
Oars yer lawyer who is sho to ak fer his percen-
tum ice.
So notch it the palm, in de biggest ob de dggers
Dat ebil actions amt no count wid wooly-headed
| nggers.
An now if sambo wants ter fight wild me Ter what
Ibe said
Erbout de race oh colored folks wild wool upon de
head,
Jes let him step across de ridge wild bowie-kuiie
an some
Dozen smif an Wessons an wait dar tel come