The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-04
NEGRO PHILOSOPHY.
Unele Simon Explains why tho Uaiverso
10 Like . Now.IaId EGG.

Uncle Simon Explains why tho Universo
10 Like . Now.laid Egg.
A crowd Of negroes were gathered around
the eating tables In the city market at ITALIA
hassee Tho central figures were we'll
dressed slick-looking young school teacher Of
of color and an old man. very black, wearing
o battered stovspipe hat and faded green
frock-tail coat evidently plantation preacher
OF the old school,
Don't tell mol" exclaimed the old man.
Don't tell me dat dis WORT turns 'roun'. kase
knows dat 1t don't, an kin provo 1t. Las
well an drawed bucket or water an fetched
1t in do house an sot It on de, shelf. an dis
hadn't or dipped It out wild de Rourd dat water
Gf n Dc Fh at Would sr at
W oR, no" said the school teacher. why.
Uncle Simon. don't you know that you can take
bucket full Of water, BY the ball and swing it
arognd n circle and the water won't spill p
cling 50 fast dss i Faint spin; But sot ,y Sr
den cotSb 6olt er dc eends or de- boa d. an den
try ss1 snf 5 hay SnE de water Fwn'
own axis once in every twenty-four hours"
book FORE Dc Bible. an dat BOOK don say muffin
bOu. Dc wSrl, turin, ro9n.anh Why don't itS
S Veil cG Unc!e simea. You had received the
ADVANTAGES OF an education and had studied
"s "%Rae Is 'stronomyT
"Astronomy Is the science, that teaches of
I gone up on top or de corn crib or de hen
house an lay dar on my back an look up at dc
sndS At DC
wuz. At las one night It all come ter mo
ali an is awine ter tell dis crowd 'bou. Il. But
fore does dat wants ter say one ting ter dat
an thinks he knows 50 much moro dan dem
whose bar am white, Young man. go home an
S a kin
de gospll ter a perishin' worl."
The crowd cheered and the old man bit Of a
Now. my 6rederin' an sisterin'. wants yer
S dS
gg9R Is WtoO ter prove # Ter yer Sister G
charge OF the nearest eating table-"is yer got
o sgg. q fresh -Iaid hen egg, what amt done1"
She handed him one WHICH no held up go all
could see. and then proceeded:
See here. now: takes dis egg. an wild do
Send anu Hd &c tsn@ s nGe Dc
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VIA. asS calls por s. an Dc white am ciar an
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6till an dc shell goes 'ropn' an dat am de way
WId dc Worl' an dc puniverSe. De universe
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s%e g ds s II SOa s% sh
light or do sun, moon. an stars am de great
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light or dc sun an or shInln through de pores
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Dc ied9er6. Do 6hell BgI dc case what holds dem
taESddsE. an when dat great day eOme-Oh
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suBdsL A9' d. great RloTy light shall come
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