The Greenville times., 1891-06-06
REgENILLg TINES
AfURbAY. JUNE 1881


a.NzA N4NIHa"H
If0r the t'0ur.cr-J JonFaalI
When Untie hemuz made bis sp-
nsaEanez oue moFnlng recently for the
purpose 81 palling Hiss Szlly's ll0Eer
garden 10 rights after he heavy rains,
be brought William Henry, bis grand
SOB. win him.
=He seeh 3 no count Niger be ean'i
do much, said the cid ne bu he
lin sorIer scralnk Asoga wt
dish ere BE- ae
kir 4. "a 80
.aooEed
So .ag-- De went bac- ~
-s a. business said .he lady.
a1lan't tie dairy ll-A take him back
aITrs be hs1 ihe trouble with the deaf
nIe1
@Oh. yessum exclaimed Uncle
Remds. AOh, yessuml be tuck i'm
back; but dat amt no good. He got
town nigger blood in i'm, dat boy is,
en- be amt never gwine res sati'ied
twel be git in the chain-gang. Hit
done proned in Inn"
aWhst was the matter, William
HenryF the lady asked.
AHoP up yer head, niger, en- talk
Ter Miss Sally, TO | bus you wide
open wild dis hoe-helyer exclaimed
Uncle Remus-
sWellum,n said William Henry, with
an embarrassed air, de man tuck me
back, but be say | can't drive de milk
wagin no mo-, cause let de muel git
away dat time, an den he sot me er
fsedln' an watehin' lie stock. e aJa
Of de horses an muels, dey~uE l y
nigh forty cows ter feed, an by lt 20
you do dat two III iag Wa tl
calls a-buttin' " aH ~ de
cows a-hupr'u sn scr hoF.e,
you'd ri nag clgs9ns ~ lie
way dcpe ~ Dey aH'i - town
Or Aar -Aityou Bin dC Ter You git
FRO ~ E0sk 6 Tor - On de fence an
listsE at dc traius a-whistlin'."
Miss Sally said Uncle Remus,
~what tell you bout dat town Niger
Talk up, BOY, en- tell dc trufe. Don't
be h1schin' no tales"
Il Amt hatchin' no tales, daddy
said William Henry. @rm tellin' Miss
Sally dc Lords trufe, cause | spcck
she know how lis when you git way
of dar In de country whar the whip.
perwills fly right in yo' face an holler
Yit dat ain't what make me come
back. don't keer nothin' tall 'boui
bein lonesome, specially when | ami
hungry, an dat man cert'ny gimme
plenty bread an meat
aWhat was the trouble, then I" the
lady inquired, with some curiosity.
AWhyn't you talk up, nigger, when
Miss Sally Ak your
AWellum,r said William Henry, "dey
wuz pastur' whar we turned in Dc
muels at night. an ne'r pastur' whal
We turned in de steers an dc dry cat.
tie. Dc cows, de wuz put up in dc
barn. One day des bout sundown
after done put all dc stock whar dey
b'longcd at, one er dc steers got over
dar Whar de muels wuz. Time
could git in dar, de muels got after dc
steer, an dey rund i'm roun' like dey
wuz gwinc ter eat i'm up ef dey kotcf
i'm. | got in dar, an tried 10 sho,
um of, but time dat steer SEQ me he
make right at me, an TO | kin dodge
i'm he run'd right spang over me.
shot my eyes an tried ter say some
Bible word, but befo' kin make my
min work dey had me down an muel'
an all had done run'd right over me
Do steer, he stumpled an fell after he
done run'd over me, an dc two muels
turned somerscts right 'pon top un i'm
"Wellum, | amt never seed nothin
like DAT, an II make me feel like wuz
areamin', but 'twant no dream, cause
dar dey lay, kiokin' au' groanin', an
dar wuz my jacket on dc steers horns
an one er de muels had my hat brim
on bis hine leg. Nom, 'twant nc
dream. DE man hear dc racket, an be
come runnin' an AK me what dc name
CT goodness is dc matter. But | aim
pay 10 'tcntion; des stood dar an
gouge de dirt outcn my eyes, an' outer
my years.
aYou know how mcals ism. Wher
you once git 'em hacked 1ey er hack
ed fer good; des give right up, en- rol
der eyes. Dat wuz dc way wild den
muels. Dey wuz plum hacked. Del
des lay dar an roll der eyes an grun
like sick folks. DE steer, he sorte
paw 'rouu' an try ter git up, but on
or dc mucls wnz layin' right cross
ways on i'm. Den dc man look a
me right hard an ak is | do oil dai
say yesser. Den he ak how come Sc
an / say dc muels an dc steer dul
run'd over me. lie AK me wuz hurt
ed anywhar, an | say want hurte'
nowhar much, but in de feelins', 'caus
hate ter be trompled on"
aWere the mules hurtr asked tn
lady.
sNo'm n exclaimed William IIenr,
in tone which implied his belief tha
not even a blast Of dynamite coul
hurt mule, "dey want nothin' tall d
matter wild 'em. De steer might 9
been buised up some, but dem niue
didn't had a scratch on 'em.
aWellum, de man might er bee
mad, but he look mo- like he WI
skeer'd. tol' i'm, say, daddy wal
me to come out here an laru how tc
be a farmer, but Of dis what you ca
farmin' don't want ter git in d
habits er bein' farmer An den
AZ 'em ter gimme 'Dough bread Il
walk home on
snow, you hear all dat, don't yo
Miss Sally n said Uncle Remus, d
William Henry paused. "Ef eve!
body wuz votin' fer I'm, he couldn
be gwine no straighter Ter de chaii
gang. Hes town nigger, an
bleeze ter 90 dar."