The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
COULDN'T
sentimental White Man Tries to Pick q
Quarrel with AN Old Negro.

Quarrel with An Old Negro.
"A Traveller who had read much of tho
negro. and who had. while listening to
negro melodies sung bv white men.
been impressed with the .~'darkey's''
iullness of sentiment. stood Watching
an Old negro VINO worked at a country
hotel.
How DO you do?" said the white
man. bowling with Il sort of tender and
sympathetic poli:eness.
How does l do?" replied the old
fellow.
Yes"
wall, 1 does bout de bes' I ken,
sah."
* mean how is your healthy"
"Sorter slow at de present. Ain't
been all right in mer health fur seb-
era days. Went de uder day whar er
frien' o mine killed hangs an [ stood
roun' de fire, roastin' haug melts on de
hot rocks ar eaiin' EN-, | did. till da
made me sick. 1t amt gwine do fur
er ole man ter ack like or box, sab;
am gwine ter do er tall. Wv. wen
1 WIZ er boy l ulster 90 ter er haug-
KILN an eat all day laung. lister
chaw. l did. till L couldn' hardly she.
mer mouf wen 1 opened it"
"A simple child of nature" unused
the Traveller. Ian instrument upon
which the skilled politician may play
the tune OF his INSCRIPTIONS improvisa-
ton Then addressing the old negro
the sympathetic traveller added: You
love poetry. do you not?"
80. vas. sab. vas; likes any thin.
dat's COOL ter eat"
You don't understand. Poetry is
not to eat. You can drink-"
"Sathin' ter drink: Hits me now.
Yer does. When it comes ter suthin'
ter drink. wy. my top-not SLAMS up
like er ROSTERS. Wars de bottle?
Show me de bottle eff yer wants ter see
me bite de naik Oft"
"Iou still misunderstood me. and in
truth. / DO not see how | am to en-
Tighten 700 Poctry-and l wish now
that | hadn't mentioned it's nothing
10 eat or drink"
'Suthin' 70 var. den. ch? Wall. I
like ter dress IL? ez much ez ANYBODY.
Jes mix !. red in er suit o cloze an
I'm Oar. l tell YER"
just keep quiet now until I cx-
plain myself. Poetry is the music
Of"
.'Musie! Now I Tot yer-got yer dis
time. Sho. MuSic-w'v. bless yer life.
chile. Use er fiddler frum de ole house.
Tse made all desc we're folks ROM ycrc
shake do hoofs al dances. l tell Yer.
Use got or ole fiddle dat'll take de gort
an Rheumatic outen er foot in two min
its"
Il am determined TO make YOU nm
derstand me. Poctry-and when Yex-
plain i: 1 know that You will acknowl-
edge its in!lu -nce-is a revival of a
feeling which You have felt before. a
feeling brought up by certain words.
whose tenderness. like the falling of
%teardrops. brings glimpses of your OWE
soal-"
Look yerc. Mister. Use er peaceable
nlansI is. an Use been here too launS
far err pusson ter come roun' talkin' ter
me dat way. You talk ter NE like Use
been stealin' suthin.' talks ter me like
dat jcdge done ober yander in de cont
house, an | wants Yer ter un'erstan'
dat Use er man dat tends ter mer own
bizness. / come out we're ter scou' dis
TO an not be slan'cred. sah."
J
"Who's er 'luded? Call me er 'luded
ergin an I'll hit Yer wild dis wet rag.
Go on outen we're. now. Ur I'll call de
boss. Come huatin' me up wen l
want dom nothin' ter you an calm
me er 'luded. You's er .luded y~erse'f.
sab; you's er blame son o err 'luded.
dat w'ut yer is. No. sab. no; doan
stop ter say ernuder word. OATS right.
move on. Huh. imperdest man l cher
seed. Come down we're tryin' ter raise
er row an l lay ne gets it"-Arkansau
Trareler.