The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-10-20
copyrighted. iso2, by the Author.l

sho' bout dat. Hits 'cordin' ter
how de drop falls"
"Pshaw ~ exclaimed the young
ster, "I've heard you say that before.
/ don't know what you mean when
you say it's according to how the
drop falls. +"
"Ah-yil" retorted Uncle Remus
tIiumphantly. "Den Pm punkin
ahead err yo' 'simmon, is II"
otis according to how the drop
falls" rejoined the little boy, laugh
ing.
"De way dat sayin' come bout, ;
said Uncle Remus, "may be funny,
but faint no tale. 1t des happen so.
One time dey wuz oman call ON a
neighbor oman des TO dinner time.
l dunner whedder de neighbor oman
like dis mighty well, but she 'uz
monstus perlite all de same.
"She low: Come right in en-
take off yo' things, en- make yo'se' f
at home. You'll halter scuzen my
hans kaze I'm maxim up dough.
Fling yo' bonnet en- de bed dar, en-
take seat en- be seated. +"
"Well, de tudder oman she sot
dar en- talk e1 watch de neighoor
oman mix up de dough for de
bread, en- dey run'd on des
like wimmen folks does. 1t seem
like de neighbor oman got a bad
col en- her eyes run water twel some
un it crope down ter de en- er her
nose en- hung dar. De tudder oman,
she watch whites dey er talkin'. De
neighbor oman, she work up de
dough, en- work it up, en- talk.
Sometimes she'd hol' her head fun
over de tray en- talk, en- den agin
she'd hoP it right spang over de
dough en- shake 'er head en- talk.
"Bimeby she low: Won't you
stay ter dinneri I'll have dis bread
done in two shakes of a sleeps tail.
"De tudder oman say: Il can't
tell you, nam; it's 'cordin' ter how
de drap falls
ode neighbor oman low: 'Dey
amt a cloud in de sky, so faint
gwine ter rain. You DIES ez well
stay
"De tudder oman say; Il done
tole you de trufe; hits 'cordin' ter
how de drap falls
$50 after dat when folks want
right certain en- sho' bout what dey
gwine do, dey'd up en- say 'twuz
'cording ter how de drap fall"
"Well, how did it fall. Uncle
Remus-in the bread tray or on the
table or on the foori" the little boy
inquired.
'Lawsy, honeyl I" responded the
old man, "ef l 'uz ter tell you I'd
halter dream it, en- dreamin' amt
gwine do you en- me no mo- good
dan it done de niger man what had
de 'possum.
81 never heard of that" said the
little boy.
"Oh, yes, you is" Uncle Remus
asserted with some emphasis.
"You been hearin' bout it off en-
sense you 'uz knee high ter a duck,
en- you amt much MON dat right
now. No, subj You DIES got de
idee in yo' min dat when set
down fer ter tell you sump'n hits
bleedze ter be tale, en- when yuther
folks tells it faint nothin' but talk.
| amt got no secret bout dish yer
niger man what had de 'possum,
but | tell you right now faint no
tale. Too many folks done been
fool wild it.
"Well, den, one time dey wuz a
niger man, en- dish yer niger man
had big fat 'possum en- half er
peck err sweet 'taters. He tuck de
possum en- de 'taters home en- he
lay UNI down-de 'possum on one
side de fire. place, en- de taters on
tudder side. Den he git some wood
en- chips en- make him a fer, en- he
fotch out de skillet. He put de
'possum in dar, he did, en- he put de
taters in de ashes close by fer ter
keep i'm company. Den he raked
out some hot embers en- sot de skill
let on UNI, en- he put on de skillet
led, en- piled some embers pom top
per dat
''He sot dar, he did, en- wait fer
le possum fer ter git done, en-
whites he wuz a waitin he struck up
4 song. Maybe you done hear it 70
now, but dat amt make no difunce
-er me, kaze when | git started dis
way, I'm like de bull yearlin gwine
Town de lane; dem wllut gifts in de |
way gwine ter git run'd over-dey |
NOS sholy is"
Uncle Remus leaned back in his
hair, closed his eyes and begun to
pat his foot. Then, after little
pause, sang the fragment Of song; |
Virginny cut, chaw terbaeker-
Niger dance ter merlAtter;
How de corn, diger later.
Plant terbaeker, It's no matter.
Mix de meal, fry de batter
Niger dance ter merlatter;
Warm de cake in er platter,
Cash come long, so much de better.
Fry de meat fat en- fatter-
Niger dance ter merlatter;
Warm de pone, sQush um fat,
Fry um in de coony fat.
Grub or later out de ash
Niger dance ter merlatter;
Possum meat dar in de platter
Shool he make de Niger fatterlD