The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-12
From Eiborty,

meet In town, now listen to them.
Hello Uncle Cebel
Hello, but how you come on
Uncle Zeke. Say Uncle Zeke, did
you hear about de big time dey
had at 'Lanta tother day.
Uncle Zeke--Yes, but what of
it.
Uncle Cebe-Why tother day
old big Ike Solomon (dey jes calls
him dat cos he think his sef SO big
and smart, you see) and Mr.. Pub
lie Opinion was talkin bout Cob
enor Evans and Senator Tillman's
big spech's dey make in 'Lanta
dat day. Mr.. Public Opinion was
proud of dey speeches and say dey
down'd old fatty president Glove
land) gittin up a crowd and speak
en- too. He say it was great hon
or to de State. Now you know
how old big Sam Solomon hates
Tillman and all do reform host
ANYHOW and it makes him pow'ful
mad and he rared and charged
pow'ful and look'd like he want to
fite Public Opinion. But old Pub
lie Opinion got so many most
frens he node old Sam cuden do
nothin but rare and he jus let him
rare only he tel old Sam what a
fule he wus and lot him go.
Uncle Zeke-Say Uncle Cebe
You see dat pictur in do Jornal las
week and de tok bout "Dcer Jon
and big r." wat you tink of dat.
Uncle Cebe-Hai ha! WASH It
dat pow'tul funny anyhow. I de-
clare, it was SO funy. I dreamed
bout it and hers de preface of de
dream. You SEQ old Sam Solomon
figed in dis biznes. Now old Sam
thinks his self pow'ful sharp and
jus three times smarter'n any body
and maglnes ebyting jus shor gwin
to ruin Of HIM and his sort can't
hol all de Offices and draw do pay
mos specially, but old Public Opin-
ion looked inter matters and turn
old Solomon down and he can't
git overt. SO much for dat now
here do dream: Over at Pickens
l see in my dream noth'r pict'r JUS
like de one in do Junal ceptin it
had it's he'd rared back and big
mouth wide op'n, his tai hist hy
and pawn de groun and al cov'd
wild mud.
Uncle Zeke-Hold on. Please
splain dc mud on him Uncle Cebe.
Uncle Cebe-Well you Sc he was
foolin wild dat big "T. considable
and walkin OH do Pine Poll Rail-
road and ono de poles broke and
he fol in do gulry. Now their bod
les look SO near like they must be
close kin, but the dif'rence is, tho
muddy, by he'd and tal'd one, has
moro brass than brains and is
'nown of all men for miles 'round
by more ncis than seems, while
you mus SO tother to no him or
where he is. The hy hed'd wun is
not zacly sound as he has Il spell Of
congo fits occasiorly, It's sed he
had a pow'fui ono Nov. 9th '92
and lasted sev'l days. Unclo Zcke,
say, tel de man of do wondful an
imals, l want to SO 'em.
Unc lie Cebe, zactly, l understand.
Now You member de won in de
Jurnal Cheap prettiest lookln Of de
two) was called (by Dear Julius)
Deer Jon. Now the hy he'd and
big mouth won I spok of da calls
HIM julius. (Easy to git mudy
in) Boggs specially when bothered
by "T.' Dis end de dream. Hal
ha now can't you G.
Now Julius, Dear Julius, we are
ready to proceed to examine our
Constitutional Bridge that was
fuming SO about some time since.
Now if you are sure your namo il
julius and that your eyes arc not
IN eclipse, go you can see pine
poll and know it when you see it.
Let us proceed at once to examine
the structure and if we find there
has been any Pine Polls used in
the business lots just simply blow
the whole thing to atoms, unless
we can get mortgage on it. The
fair thing is the proper thing and
when set of mon are employed
and paid to do a good job they
shouldnot be allowed to work in
Pine Polls. "That's honest in
jun" G.
December 10th 1896.
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