Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-09-08
"PossuM AND wATeRMlLLEN."
The Mixture That Caused jim Jenkins
Untimely Death.

The Mixture That Caused jim Jenkins
Untlmely Death.
"Brudder johnson, hez'nt seen jim
Jenkins bout hyar fur sum time"
"An' yo' amt gwine to see him bout
hyar fur sum time longer yit, Uncle
Rastus." E,
"Yo' doan't tell me- Nuthin' wrong,
hopes. Brudder Johnson"
mo, sab. Jjms JUS dead, dat's all,
sah."
Jump. is sartinly sorry to heah dat.
What wuz de cashum of Jim's removal,
Brudder Johnson?'
"Well, de doctur glib it out ez con-
fushun uf de stummicl, sah."
"Confushun uf dc stummick, eh,
Well, dat beats me, Brudder johnson,
What wuz de 'casion uf dis confushunp"
"'Possum an watermilin, sah"
whats dat yo' say, Brudder John.
son? Postum nm watermilinq"
Oats what de doctor cided, Uncle
Rastus. II seems like he wuz uf de
'pinian dat 'possum an watermilin,
tuken tugedder wuz tn much fur Jim's
stummiclS sah."
"Uf course, dey wus, Brudder John
son. Oar amt no mistake bout dat
'clushun, sah An II due seem like
folks nowadays is a-gittin SO dat dey
rushes right in dc face uf Providence,
Postum an watermilnp
"Yo' isn't a-runnin down possum an
watermilin, is yo Uncle Rastus?"
LUX hyar Brudder Johnson, is l
cullud ur is white?"
"Cullud, Sah."
"Well, den, did 20 ebber heah tell uf
any cullnd puoSon a.runnin' down pos.
sum an watermilin9"
''No, sab. Nebber, sah."
AN yo' amt likely tn, sab, ez long
ez cullud folks doan't lose dere self-re-
spec, sab"
II doan't kno' dat | understands yo'
den, Uncle Rastus."
Den I'll try tn splain, Brudder John
son. Oar amt no doubt in de wurl but
dat 'possum an watermilin was made
'clusively for de cullud folks, is dar2'
mo, sab; no, sab. Dat dar amt"
"Uf course ! 'cognizes de fac dat de
white folks cats bofe uf EN-, but dat is
JUS annudder 'cashun uf dere tramp
lin on de purrogatives uf de cullud
race. But, to pursume de subjec, dar's
time fur dis an dar's time fur dat;
an OATS JUS whar Jim Jenkins los his
'membrance."
Flows dat, Uncle Rastus?"
"Why, sab, pursumin' to tempt de
wrath of de Lawd de way he did. When
de good Lawd glib de cullud peoples
'possum an watermllin he nebber
'magin'd dat dey'd be eatin' tugedder.
No, sab, he nebber tended dat dey
shud be-" --.-
''Why, Uncle Rastus?"
''Brudder johnson, tell me dis: Is yo
los all yo' reasonin'?" st
''No, sab, dat isn't"
well, den, yo' talks mighty like it
Brudder johnson. When de Lawd
made de 'possum an sot it aside fur dc
cullud man, an when He made d,
waterinilin an sot dat aside fur de cul
lud man, He specially fit de cullut
mans stummick fur dem blessins u
His But'He fit 'em so dat one wuz II
be eaten dis time uf de var an de I'D
der W w tn be eaten dat time uf d,
var An so 1t is, Brudder johnson
dat when de cullud man furgits t,
Joy desc blessins uf de Lawd ON
at time and in dere parlickler season
den it is dat he rushes, ez l say, intu d,
berry face uf Providence, an call
down on him de righteous wrath u
Gawd.
''Yo is a-talkin' now, Uncle Rastus
Eyes, sab; dat / is. An, glory be t,
Gawd, sab, lis got de good book for m,
foundashun. Understan' me Bruddel
johnson, L duzn't say You find des,
berry words dar, but l duz say dis-da
de Lawd said unto de cullud man: III
de time of 'possum eat 'possm, an in d
time uf watermilin eat watermilin, an
fear de Lawd dy Gawd.' So, sab, whcl
de cullud man furgits dat, an rushe
de blessins uf de Lawd out of dere sea
son, den yo' kin LUX fur confushun of d
stummick cherry time, Brudder John
son. Washington Star.