Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Written fer The Kv.nins star
TisHBITE JEREMIAH,s DILEMMA.
A strange Conbin alton nj Ctrcumssssc.
That Broke In a MeddinE.


strange Combination of Cfrcumssssess
That Broke Up . Wedding.
Old Uncle silAs WINS hocing in the gssrden,
and rs louneed laEily in the hammock. view
ing the landscape DER I became consciou. Of q
"taeleau vivani" directly in front OF me. The
old man seemed to be having q series Of con-
WILSON'S. His contortions from the rear we're
ludicrous in the extreme. First he elevated
his shoulders until barely the crown of his
weaiher-beaten hat was visible: then his elbows
performed . 81. Nitus' dance until the hoe
dropped from hts reiaxed grasp. Az this point
he collapsed altogether and as he doubled mp
arousinC "Haw, haw, hswi ki-yi-yi," rang out
upon the air. gradually suhsiding into . sup
pressed chuckle as he resumed his work
Wondering what amused our faithful old
gardener. laboriously picked my way over the
plonshed ground and suddenly appeared at his
side.
Law, Miss Nellie. Nat you snoopin' down
heah 70 like a Ia Mt Md We wife dres. and
min slippers on? 1 clAr to gracious 20 done
gib me a turn"
Please tell me what you were laughing
about. Uncle Siy' said l. obliyious o. tho
draggled condition OF INV gown at must
have been vory funny"
Why. yo' see, Miss Nellie we Sc gwine hab
Meddin' In the family. come ChewsdAy week
NY son Ilsh am Gale lAting 70 90 enter DO
tonnage OF mshtrimony. IL be twin brndder
liJah don't circumna vigAte him. 10 de .u.pS-
Slous day rives. l war lariin kase po' oil Iisk
nab sich hare time. count Of LiiAh."
10 knows hsh, don yoy Tishbite Jere.
miah' Him an Lijah Moses is like - two
peas We chris ened one ldjah an de oder is
llshbite, kase dey mou't jes NJ well bin one
lnfsn Nary one oh de neighbors couldnt tell
wlch War 'Lljah an wich war Tshbite Wen
de preacher call. he say. Name dat one Jere-
miah anyhows. kase OBJ Lamb intention..
l nebber could jes' see why 70 Tish wsr den
squoalin like stuck pig, but mebbe il war
kase he war at de time IN de &C OBJ
squarin' on wild his leetle blac ifs fo' 20 lam
MS NANNY. Nanny she say, he did hsb
lamb intentions. an de preacher war right an
so she up an name de udcer twin Moses TO-
he secon name. TO kinder see-saw wia 'yers.
miah, meaning lamb
Dem two twinses allus did git mix On do
| whole endurin time. IF 1ijsh play hockey
de teacher done lick Tish de neN dsy: am az
1ish sass HIS NANNY, den 'Lijah he done ootch
de tannin' like not Nobody nebber could
| tell toder rom w'ich. twell one day fish done
chop de zen oh his greet toe cloan Of wid do
hatchit. Den we got de dead wood ON him
sho. an cherry time suspicious Tish We jes'
makes him draw his butte an den we knows"
Wei fish. he done failed into lub wii dat
yaller gal oh Sis'r Potts. She hsb a fine rlame
Miss Nellie. 'Cymlin' Pentateuoh Potts.
| DIS fotts var lay1n 10 name 10 dat Iicka~
| ninny. wen her young Marse Harry coined
long an he say, 'Cymlin' am de cognumen
| 10 dat chile she am SO yallsr-buff.' Sisr Potts.
she like the SCUM oh dat name powful. but she
am dat pous. she want a name cut N de Good
| Book Marse Harry. he say, Den tack on
nPentateuch" and 20 done got fbe books Oh do
Bible TO once T. So dey dun tack ID
on, but dey mostly calls her Cy,ulirf.
wal, 'Lijah, he am dat fun q
| debilment dat he purteu' he am n nayin' Ia
distractions to Cymlin'. likewise Oh fish; an do
| Cymlin' detected Iiiah far an saaar' sho
most hab de lirum tremuns. she war DAT min.
cumfuddled 70 10 tell L oder fom witch
zone day 'Lijah war shinnin' IN 20 her an
| she fought IL was fish an rshe saw mighty
peart-like, T.ijah. be say he washups ds
| groun' I walks on. same like YOU does Tsh.
An 'Ljah he 'spond 20 onoe't. Deed do he?
Wal, / 'spects dere's room 70 bofe on us 10
kneel in one ob yo' footprints, 'speshully wen
| yo' wars yo gums Dat make Cyrnlin' so msd
she done bus wild fish, an HIM as innercent =
de lamb he war named arter.
Him an Cymln " ar strang ed 70 some timer
den fish. be dat sn art he done nrove what A.
lawyer folk call err Ibino. bat T. wen WI" La
done suited Cymlins foot. Tish an Brudder
| Gyardner Cvsrr war iaxin' rbout a, o,,a,tar
wat Brudder Cysrr owed Tirh Brudder Cysrr
wouldn't nav il twell fish done drev his buse
70 to prove he war fish sho nun AM dat Ike
wise prove dat fish. he didn't suit Cymlins
| foot"
N fvo>
| the garden and \ couldn't bsln no,tc,nc ~
changed was his mien Nov eyory r.. -
| his lineaments. fgure and raimept e,nrc.se6
| detection, and even the dog NJ ms beels slnnk
| along as If he felt depression in the air
| As he reached the piszza he said al s,po.e
| yo' wants TO heah bout de widdin' Mis- NsIl,e,
| its done posepone'"
| ..Why. how was that" said 4 i,tsras,.a "A
once
oval. de guesses war all 'sembled unto A.
lawn. Yo know, de war gyine bab IL onto A
| Lawn kase Cymlin' war dali sot hon, ;,s hain,
de proper caper fo' de hot wedaer H.r Al.
nan he saw She Kin bsb il ,n,o 40 l.v, "a A.
| Leens ofrn de grass. he rarny ,o;nsh.h y
| traipsin' and trompin' ON the few t,f's oh go
| grass ON a. Mat So aev ~ mn sor,o - -.
| we're ,ransperi-nt hoxss wia s canI. An a. a.
aide ike wat doy had In de- narl,,,csl 'csss,an
| am dew sot nm one ON a nos .ids Oh go.
| clumn oh GOOD prass an II saw IN h,e l.,,.r:.
| Keen off-n the crass
| ..n.rwar a soaar' oh cv.rr., nm, q, A.
| 20, Az bride an. groom, % s,anS a. "a -.
we're may,cl lan.erns war - h.,,,,n' al s,'.,,-s
| ON de clothes lines
| ..W'en de weddin' marty war a, .or;r, a.
Sam Grifs;ns pick ie banio xh;Ia Hsn.rr IahnN
SING am Deuterin INV S,s.s dona nertor,n - a.
| 'cord'yan AM de mouf-orgsn resnec'f,1Iiy IA
eer'nv war gran
..Tish coined in lookin' MIGHTY b,gb an
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