The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08
UNCLE LpHElM's sORROW.
IL Came On When lie fouhu lie hao
Bloomer Girl I'm his own fainiiy-

| Uncle Ephram was at the white neat
| or rage. lie stood on the coihel Va bioi
| and Marietta streets, ana ~ VIC Soilie
| thing more than impauehee ,i'al .'usea
| him to toss his hoarv mead petuiantiy, ana
snort like pOrpCise IN cnoPPy 80
was not difficult 10 observe that mere was
| something OF more than usual iIlPol
weighing upon his nina, % -, 70, ,o
| clined TO disregard any que@ ..V ,' -
him by several white 1rienus WHO sdtuei
| ed about: buf his plaint was heavy. ana
| the spirit OF the old man soieiy e..,',o'i,s,
| Il amt gwipe DO it," he sald, Wasstnb
his bead from side 10 side; am : ~, 81,
do it, an dat amt ALL low on. AZ e.
| dem kernipshus noshuIs ~ - Dats
| head er hern TO 1 gifts dun VIII H'i' ''S
what" -, oslod
whats the trouble, EphramE asheo
| some one who had Just sttppeu Up 40,
Dat gal er mine; oats what IL am, ua'
same new-fangled, butt-heaoleu' ou'u"-
cious gal or mine, dat wa - s1'hra ~, p,
Nv lats the u3tter with hSl' Jpn aii'
Oats what 1 say, an udl Mnae
| wants TO lIow-v hat's dc matter via her,
an ef 70 kin sot yer head to IN Dat out
| | won't AK no mo" 100. y s,,ddo,
The old man stopped gave suu' In
snort, and locked indineteh'iS "0'0'' '"0
street.
II AK dis question" he said, "wnat am
de gals CT dis day comm TO- nase -, - a.,
know, an II takes heap 81 ,s,, -,
| de dicshunary 10 keep up VIA dese "oiii'"
folks H., so,,
II amt got much book sense, kase uey
| didn't hab none or desc here Niger COL
liges an SIGH lac I'm my Day out ioM
dis dat skule larnin' am g"lhe no iga
gals. kase it makes EN- "orseh CT niu'e
colt in de green pastur. 49,.
Oars dat cal er mine what Jedge
Andy TUX an sent TO de stockade' an den
she up an AK me if ain swlhe pay uaI
fin. No, sab, / amt sWlhe 10 ~ WIN
she take out some cr dem mohhey no
shuns what she got OUT 9Sr AZ a. 81 mo ai,s
and endurin' er de cXposiShun one si'3
out dar, she did. wild all dem blg-neau3u
ufggers what talk erbOut dis, an talh
orbout dat. twill dey don't know what
side dey 'sputin on. ! ak her Mnal Se
matter an why de name 81 pyiu .,'S
come prarcin' roun wild her he 1,,a i horse
lac she got one or desc mere i@~0 "0'"N
bits under her chin. an,
Den she switch round sam ez er cow
what got a wolf on her BACK, an sile s's ~,
" Pa, lsc or member er DE SaSsietg lci
de Elervashun or de Kulud Slneiashun'
Oats what she say. an low ele-
vate YOU wider lighood knot or you SING
sich stun As dat outcn dat Dig moul CT
yourn. An dat amt all; here she come er
trottin' an er switchin, an she say, she
do
PA. Use cwine ter ride or Wheel
"Whar dat gal eber knows enythinS
bout gittin' on one or desc tandrums. or
what-you-callem, l amt hearn tell but,
boss, dar she wuz. Nassir, SAN she WuZ
all done rugged up wOrsen er rope walker
on cirlSus day, an III be gOl darned ef
she didn't come out wild pants, lac de men
hab, 'ceptin dey WIZ big AZ der bottom
lac or balloon.
Il say: Name er Cord, Niger gal, what
dat?'
Den she cackle same ez er settin' hen:
" 'Lordy. pa she say. desc am bloom
ers what ladies wear ridin' down Peach
tree. All de folks what keep up wild de
times has boomers.
Oats all / wants. mon. I grab hor
ter de seat er dem pants an ! fotch dis
here hic'ry stick down lac er batterin'
ram.
Boomers sen T. 'bloomors-I7l make
you bloom lac or mornin' glory I'm de sun
shine 70 / gifts fru.
but II wuz jes lac keepin' de sow IN
de pen - 10 hOl dat gal when she gifts
dem pants.
1T wuz yistiddy when dey kotched her.
/ hearn de perlice jst now tell all bout
how come il. Dey say she KUN or skee-
daddlin' down Yallabamer ies lac de lee
trio car. Dey tells de Jedse how twuz
she wuZ or scCrchin'
Jedee.' sez ]. 7 amt aX YOU ter turn
dat gal loose. but what / AK is. jes turn
me loose in de same room wild her. an IF
don't mex her scorch den you kin pass
Dc iCdgmen' on me. 700.
Il amt enquire fer muffin mo- en- ter git
dis ifs side dat butt-hoad er hern. But
Jodge Andy he sortcr laf 10 hissef lac. an
he argyfv dat dat same gal or mine had
ter pay s. an costs or cit IN de zebra w8g-
gin an 20 ter de stOckade.
Den she Gin ter cry an she lux AT me
outen her eyes. and she says. she does
" Pa pleas pay me out dis time an 7
don't do lac dat no mo.
Mon. ii WIZ an ] could do 10 hor my
sof off or her. ] amt say muffin but 7
thinks powful lots No. sab. T amt
evine pay II. / amt rwine do it,
The Old man stopped snortod again and
hobblcd toward the Wostviow car. which
was apnrof ching.
Oats what 7 say bout desc here new
tangled women folks ne said. "dev's
worscn mulo colts I'm or green pastur."-
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