The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-12
SAW AND BUCK.

"Bress my soul, now you dol Use
mighty glad to see you'll"
II was old Uncle Andy, whom an Ar-
PEAL reporter stumbled across while max
ing for suburban fire. The old darkey,
too, was ambling along in that direction,
with his constant daylight companion
thrown across his shoulder.
"Really, you do wear a cheerful looking
smile to-day. Had good luck in the
woodpile?"
"Jes' sorter, but dc biges' luck wild dc
man what own II. II wuz out heah on
Vance street dat sped wagon un.
loadin' early yistiday mawnin. II wuz
big load too, an SEE ! to myself SEE ], I'll
jes' git my grabb in on dat ioah anybody
else gifts 'roun'. l waited ontil de las
limb was flung often de wagn, den |
walks up ter de man what comes out ter
settle wild de driver, an seq, seq ], Purity
long chunks oh wood he's brung yer.
eyes, seq dc man, an you
NAV saw il up fer de stove,
ef yer likes Oar was no noah room fer
argument, an gifts right down to bzness.
In less m two hours had IL all piled up in
good shane fer dc stove, an de man looked
on 'proyin'ly. Den he SEE, 'ole man,
come in an git yer dinnah.' Did 'cept
de invcrtashun2 Bress yer soul, chile, |
moved in dat direcshun widout no cere-
mony. DE cook got n move on herself
mighty quick, an SIGH a dinnah ~ | did
have. As ! sot dar an eat an eat,
ihunk Of Liza an chuckled at de advant-
age had of her. While she WIZ eaten
cornbread an bakin, wuz libn' on dc
fat oh dc Ian. All long | didn' iurpit
my ole plantashun manners, an do man
TUX sich likin' ter me dat he glib me q
lot oh clothin dat he didn' hab no noah
use fer, besides PAWN me a hat dollah
fer dc job. Now dats what | calls u man
what am man."
'oo.ooh Gollyl amt dat fire fer
your Look at dat roof tumblin' inl And
dar comes dc blaze outen all dem wndcrs
up darl What's dat man dom right un.
der dat wall2 Come way rum dar. man,
ycrll GIT yer head smashed Doan' yer
zee dat walls bout ter tumblc2" In the
excitement OF the moment Uncle Andy
had thrown down his sawbuck and made
dash for the fireman who was pressing
close 10 the burning building, but the re-
porter caught and held him, explaining
that he would he ordered by his superior
officers Ia get away before the danger was
near. lie came back reluctantly, contcm-
plated the scene In silence for moment,
then said, IN iar.away tone, "Well, dat
man nm u good one. bar amt money
nun IN dis town 10 git me up under dai
wall just then u section Of the wall did
tumble, when Uncle Andy gave start
and exclaimed: "Dar noNl | tolc yer
De mans done killed. Well, did | eyel
see de likes III ho amt safe, an
tighten dc fire jcs began uhar de
wall fell, IA II no,hin' had hap.
peni llcah dat man what's bossin' do
job, tell EN- 10 git in clnslh lIumph I
lac mout hollah I'LL Gabriel blow his tfum-
pet ci wuz one OF dem frcmcn, an |
wouldn' budget LIES too sweet for any
sich tomioolcry. lie would bounce mc7
No, he wouldn'. I'd bounce myself
Now. dc blaze seems ter he about put out,
an de elements all ober. but dc rcck-
lcssncss oh dem men do beat mel"
eve like TO hab q big split-up in dc
lodge las night What, yer dhln hcah
bout IN What, lodgc2 Ycrs jokin' dc
ole mani Why, didu' yer know | wuz do
chcrman ob de Sons aud Daughters ob
Jerusalcml lAwd bross me, Use swung
de gAvcl la dat body Ter ak ycahs. an
ncyah had no trouble ontl las night
Yer nc, Ole Sis'sh jinkIns hsb been one
oh dc shinin' lights crm0ng us ever sence
de lodge WIZ sprung, an las time liar
wuz a 'lecshun she come mighty nigh
bcaiin' de ole man. It's been dc bano OF
her life 20 set IN dat cher, an when she
come 10 nigh an den fail, Il les set her
crazy. seed Il but didn' pcrien' 10 mo-
lice, an 10 kinder heal de soreness call
upon her TO lead in prayer She didn' say
noihin, but got down ON her knees,
all lie lodge doin' likewise. Sistah
Jenkins started ont by thankin lie l.awd
ia, she wuI alive, and den say, oh,
. Lawd, humbly bcss dat yer viii smito
Andy Jackson, de old hippcrcril, what
humburs dts lodge wid yer cuss, and par.
alyHo him from head ter ioou 'Foah she
finish dc sentence wuE on top Of de stan
de cold peisperashun slandin' out on my
fore cad, an skccrcd nearly ter death lei
fear dat te prayer Of dat fool woman mou
be answered A soon ~ | sirnghtcn
myself up an out 'roun' ter see Fl | WI
ali right. | called pom my brcdcrcn and
sisters 90 cjcc' sisiah jenkins from 4,
room. Some oi dem made dc break, hu,
dat jenkins woman call her friends Il
stan BY her, an II looked monty like liar
wuz gNine ter be lie devil ter pay. ! see
dat dcsiieraiion wuE critical, an demanded
cool. oalkerlatin' an decisive action. ~
raped de turbulent men an women 10
order an announced dat ! would pint a
committee 10 inNes,ergate an file a report
at dc mex rncetin' Now, whats | want
ter know IL, what should dat committee
dor Ought Il tct fire dat wicked woman
outer de order, OF ought u ter do de gal.
liant thing, keep her in an fire me out
TN mighty skccicd dcy'll hustle me out. "
"rsc mighty glad dis smallpox hab dis
APPEARED from dis city. II dar's any NOR
tcl dat disease do lub 10 gobhlc up, Il am q
lat and tough niggah. About dc las cas-,
broke out hcah wuE on de same block me
an Liza lib ON, an didn' sleep fur tive
nights. wuH ~ skccfcd ia wake up a,
mex mornin' an lin mysci er Liza xiv
cred wid de- nasty little signs Den ",
boic hustled up to de public doctor ter l.,
vaccinai"d. an lac lCf our arms ~ soah ia
u wuz week 'inah We could do anythinl
wild dat arm. When went ter him 4
fn' out de cause NJ lie soahncss, he laugl
an scL OATS n good sign, ole man. II
virus hab TUX hol'' didn' know nothin
bout do virus, but didn' argiiy Wild him
knowe1 somcihin' had tux. De onl
disease ! IN skccrcd Of now IL de- kolcr
morbis, from eatin' too much watcrmilI
yum, now dat ] can git dem dirt cheap"
"ncso white boys won't DO: dcy M
too smart fer dis day an gcncrashun.
wuz passin' n house de oddef day. when
small aud inherent loy sittin' on "A fence