The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-05
SAW AND BUCK.

wood had undergone radical change
under the vigorous operation OF his muscle
and saw. 81 toll you, chile, ef it hadn'
been fur de long sperience Use had wild
dis clmet We has in dis part of de worl', /
never would finish dat wood pile. De
ole men, who hab lived an armed der
bread by de sweat oh der brow, hab de
pull on YOU young iellers. llcah lsc been
workin' right long fur two hours, an de
only trouble feels over II am goncnoss IN
my stomick. ri you'd n tried 1t dar
would been n funeral, an, bless yer soul,
honey, you'n a knowed nuthn' bout II.
Ole misiess kin yer give der ole niggah a
piece o. bread an meat?'
The lady Of the house had suddenly APP
peared at the kitchen door, wearing u
nervous anxious look mingled with an
angry irown, placed there 10y the contin-
nous noise peculiar 10 the saws working
Uncle Andy had moved slowly and mum
bly, toward the lady, his ancient weather
beaten hat in his hand, and was within
two feet OF her when she suddenly turned,
slammed the door and was heard heavily
reascendng 20 her room on the second
floor For moment Uncle Andy stood
Supplied, then turned TO the reporter and
exclaimed, in tones characteristic Of the
old time negro
"De Lawd protec' mel ddn' mean
no oilcnse 10 dc lady, an now she's done
put hersci in terrible state o min. II
do beat my time. Wonder ci she act dat
way to'ard her husband2 III she do, fer
sech slight provcrcation, den he has hard
row in dis life. Pm alccrd If sot down
ter rest she mout pour biln' water on me,
40 I'll move on. -
ooh, no. she'd not do anythingso heart.
less, treasured the reporter, upon which
Uncle Andy sat down, moppod the pcnpi-
ration from his brow and dropped into his
moralZing vein oi conversation.
81 see In de papers nearly every day
whar some niggah wuZ arrested iur ilog
gin his wife Dis always makes my blood
bile with indignashun. llcah me an
Liza hab lived togcddcr fur forty ycahs,
an ives jcs' as lovn' ~ We wuz de- day
we tux one anuddcr fur better or fur wuss
We hab an undcTstandin' betwixt ny dat
] am ter ten ter all dc ontsidc bizncss,
keep up de expenses Oh lie concern. an
Liza she has charge ob interior. when |
come home. den ] bow ter dc laws she hab
cot up. On. outside matters I'm de boss.
In dis way we keep up amicashun."
"who am dis 'Swayhack' or Jaybird'
Wilson you all am kccpin' bcio de pub
lie NO much ahoutpoltics2 Don ycrknow
dats what lac am workin' iur2 lie thinks
cause his name am in dc papers every day
dat he am bigger dan de president oh dis
Taxin' Dccstrict Desc niggnhs hah got
no mo sense dan 10 think dat ole Sway
back and Ed Shaw am great leaders. when
II am true dat neither ob EN- hab mo- dan
enuh sense Ia take care of hiSscn an Kit
In outer dc min. Give dem pulled up
niggnhs de- col shoulder, aud doy'll soon
become as obscuah M de commoncs' lcycc
ham"
"An' politics am over nj las. How
CAD all dc peoples 'ccptin' dem what
make dc money outcn IL mus bel | les
got plum sick hcarin' Of fcllcrs wild little
sense talkin' about what dis man wuz
titled a., what de other nm would do II
llcctcd an all dat sort o stuff hey come
up to me one day aud commence der win
hay work. | lisscn crwhilc an let 'cm
gns I'll dcy wuL gct,in' purity warm In der
praise oi de candidate, when | ny EN-
WAITS emmy oi dem men ever did fur YOU,
er me, ~ de nglnhs, ~ de puhlcY hut
he's ncyah had de chance dcy sail. 'Eihc
had rrhad his way, We niggahs wouldn' bc
toilin erway nov fur 10 cents cr day fur
de white men who make lots cr money
We would all hab our farms an stock an
implements Of agriCulCher, an bc Twin
among ourselves an be happy How
yer knows all dat7' ! AK him. "Cazc lac
tole me ~. tole me all crbout dem forty
akcn an mule, an how der Denny.
Gratis kicked an wouldn heah Ia der
scheme Ia give us niggihs or
chance. | couldn' pay lie propah spec icr
him fur laurhin', an hc gifts mad an AK
me what lie devil laughin' bout. Den
say to him, III yer had dem forty akcn
an 81 mule, would yer leave dis place,
work like homes man and make lie mos
al yer opportunity 4 don wanlct leave,
and Fl did de white folks couldn' spar
m from de cotton patch Den shct yer
moui bout II, an don't he iryin' ter raise
de devil 'mong lie nigVahs fer dc benefit Of
dem who wouldn 40 nothn' fur us
"wonicn Fl III Shaw, Iaybird Wilson
an dem iclcr knows der has ben lee.
ton roun' hcah laicly7 Wonders II dcy
heard dem Dcmycfat ballots drup2 Won.
dep ci deg don icclli somebody's sittin'
on dcm7 Hut guess Il Would iakc NORM
ballots 10 stop dc mouycs of SIGH men.
Devil bob up agin Ia octohah aud No
ycmbah. irs' NJ II dcy wuE chose oi dc
laNd 10 lead lie niggahs uutcn lie wildah.
nsss, an sume oi de- fools will fall inter line
ics ~ " dcy wuE bhn', an dcy will he
him II dcy folders dem, ease dar'u bc
trouble and somebudy'll git hurt.
I'm inclined ter de- belief LAT u desc
niggalis donn' pay der rcspvcs 10 Wainh
morc Of cncf. dar will not BE- many Of en-
lcf ter tell lie tale hrio' many NOAH yralis.
Smallpox hn.ni der footsteps ics' ~ SON
70 der conditions iayuh dc propagation of
dai malcr,lN. Dat ptur ter he sumc Of.
hncfty hvtwix dr two. Smallpox hin
smell ~ cUou luah miles. an den II make
bee line iuf him don know how tcf
'spnn, unless u am 'cnsc de- MICAH am a
stranger ten watah. Mighty lew white
pussons hab de discarc till II spread it-,.li
out over de whole City. II strike me dat
whcncbef Il come snpnkin' round, ppun
Gin upon n nigpuh head an a nigFah lar,
II am about time ter pull all dc surccplibl,
pusons of tcfdcyscis.
Il wuz talkin' ter cicrraicd nit,nl
oman de oddcf DAY. Purity foon III,
spring dat ole suhicc. Glib dc niggahs de-,
rights wat yer call yer rights. chilcy' i
axed her. 'Soshal, pcflatical an otherwise.
shc say, de night IN goNhcr We wants an
onghicf go. Lctus go down wid dc whites
nj de thcalcr, an uddcr places Oh amusr
mcnt We don kccr nuthin' bout
mingin' wid dem soshall,. but We doe,
ask fur de pnycrlgc. II devil gib ouI
people two territories fur our own prop
erty, den we'll git out an nebbcr boldci
dem agin'. lis'Cn 90 dis 'Ooiran, Nid hcI
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