The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
UNCLE SAWNEY's MELONA
Reaaous for Doubting the Elder who
Pray-d I'm tho Patch.

NATCHEz. Miss. july 25.-Old Uncle 6awnsy.
with his donkey cart filed with melons. stood :
at tho corner nearly every day. He leaned
upon his four-footed companion. and In loud
voice exto!led the merits Of his watermelohA
seeking to draw custom.
"Marster. Jos look at dem watermilyousi g
Dey am like de sugar cane In dey insidss. an
jes cs full err sunshins es dey kin be. sffsn Dc
oil" man neber speak ergin. Jes try one on
um. an sho TO goodnuss. yer cwine ter be err
stanin' in dis here place. waitn' for ernuthsP
termorry. TO- gifts here"
Raise them yourself. Uncle sawney7"
Planted dem. worked up an githsrd UNI my.
self. Amt nary pussen bin nigh my patch.
'ceptin' dem whar try ter steal um. sah."
Have You much trouble that way7"
"Marster. do thieves am es thick en- dc MIG
gers whar dem milyons wus raise. an ssnoe
dc time de fuss slim gun tor swivel. sho me,
an my ole oman. an US coon dog Spot, amt
skersely bin out dc patch Ill de Same time;
an fur oil dat. dey toted Off bout or dozen ar
moonlight night Hit WIS dis way" the To-
auacious melon vender rambled on. "Salis
an me tend do church meetin' one night.
an lef' Spot ter mine de patch. and deg
he'd err now elder 'vited ter preach.
caZe Pappy Jake done axed ter er wedin' dat
night. an arter de meetn' done broke MP.
Brer Nose no cum ter me an Sallie an ssS.
SEE he. 'Brer Sawney. doau SEQ what fur yer
can't took de new older ter home wild Yer. Gaze
amt no place pervide fur hiiis'ter sleep. an hs
mighty sho ter be horngry. too!'
AN Sallie. she speak up peurt an moultry.
an SEE. sez she. us take dc elder. or cosa.
Whar es he" Womins' tongues alus goes Dc
wrongly way So us he'd do new elder tor
home wild US. an Sallie wiring or chicken make
in no time. an make up or skiliit or bread. an
or not or cofly. an us he'd er supper fur him:
m den he sot down wild his corncob pipe an
talk 'ligion like or book till Salle mos shout.
she did. An don he riz up an he SEE. SEE. he.
saft like Hits my way ter 90 out ov nights
an pray out-do's. Brer Sawney. 70 goes ter
res. an hopes yer won't take no cepshins.'
AN l sez ter him. seein' Spot done creep
in. Elder. I be bleeged ter yer ter take notus
bouten my watermelon patch whilse yer out.
Hits ills tother side or my henhous ~
he AK mo efren dere be some flee ntlV6hs dere.
an tole him dey wus boss tilyons. an dc
| seeds cummed frum ole Virviny an wus gint
me. an spec ter make smart often UNI. efen
us could jis keep de thieves way. 60 no seq
Den sot back in my hide bottom roekis'
cheer. an, smoke my pIpe en- ,wlnt Ter sleep
BIN nsh saie ca me
eas In
say she spec no sich er Chrlschip de Lord
mOut or SOnC lur MIN Ter heAVln ike 'IlJAnS
while he prayin. Den I got up ter see, AM
| wint out de cabin. De moon hit were mos ter
! do full. an shinin' like day. an could'en fne
| do elder no whar. Den made tor my milyon
patch. case he done promus ter notus hit, an
| he wont dere.
lilo wont dere hissei. but his tracks wus
dero. an bout or dozen err my fines milyons
! wus gone. an de vines smart formed up. like
ras s an seen whar he done stole my corn
| suck ter tote UNI. an den 500 whar he done
got down an cut two, An wnt pa. back TOR DO
sent for. Sawney2' An SEE vas. the devil
eont fur him. an he done kerried right sms5t
man An, sallie wps dat nigh speeShluss. her
| Judis done riz dout waittn' fur riserection.
Us put DO matter, out in do mex, church
meetin pertickler. an he amt never bin roun
us parts sence. Eren he do lotoh his black
hide in my sight gin | gwlne ter make hit
right. dar, sah white an groom stripe; De zine
sweet meat Yer, ,sho ter like hit, boss, hit
eah. Git up dar jimmie! Gee! Haw! Us
| looking fur money now"
llo disappeared round the corner In search
| OF pastures new.