The times., 1897-11-09
THE CHASTISING OF A BOSS.

roor OF Uncle Remus cabin when the little
boy, protected by an umbrella taller than
himself aud more than seven times as
broad, arrived al the door. The Old man
looked Up with q smile as the little boy
entered.
"Unc.e Remus,n said the young visitor
after the eNciamations or the old man over
his wet feet and general moist condition
aboat peItios?n
Who. me. Shuh! What ID Georgia
ngger got ter dc wild politics? You ain
gwAnc run fer Senator, is you, chte?'
NO, but papa and Uncle james have been
taking AL the morning about the Ohio
election. and mamma said she reckoned
shed so Off and visit Aunt Maria for II
week
dat Miss Sally fer fac. Politics like
'omun's tongue, ne ain I got sunday.
D'ain' room fer bofe un um i'll one house.
dat deS amt 7 Having delivered himself
of this orecular uterance, the old man
poked the lire. ''DisheT Ohio Politics, y
ne resumed, .smini me er de- scrap 'lwixt
Jedge Bar en- oil Brer Fox. Is / eyah
tell you 'bout3dats honey?''
zone time de cIeeturs wuz liyin' ter
gedder IN deir settlement down yaaler, en-
dey ;,uoil en- quoil DIES lax folks. or Jedge
Bar be dc beatin'es' one CT de While gang
He en- Brer Lion go III cahoots ter run de
town, en- dey git Tong mighty peaceatle,
'cuZ FreI Lion ain got 10 tOofies. DeY
iect Brer Lion President, en- all de cree
turs dey bleegea ter bring i'm vittles, cn
den Beer Bar, he whirl in en- eat 'em.
BreT Lien he wish he Leenter pick de bones
all de time Ell he like mighty well ef souHe
un un bring i'm some mush er some con
br,tde, er solne'hn what doI' need ter be
chawed, bat he ain say muffin; ne Skeered
Brer LiUn noughter dress de president.
but Brer Bar he git his own way enduring
dc whole time, Ell de crceturs dey he'd ter
hustle. mon, ter keep I'm in yittles Bier
Lion keep Sittih' sicker and sicker, bat
he know ne kahn fight all by hisselt, en- he
bleeged teJ suit Brer Bar. He do de
ro1n; brer >Ba, do de gnaUin', sou heah
me?
.'Bmeby d. oreeturs gin to git tired
er Rrer lar hlg appetite, Ell dcy gree ter
hol nudder lection en- see or dey Kin
'Ie,t some creetur what amt eat so much
en ain less so much, en- Kin turn in en-
hep raise some h'n teI eat. Brer Bar ain
,
fence rour. de whole town en- maxi. j law
dat whosuever go in er out wid craps er
money go by de big gate eli pay toll lie
ain' hoe; be ain plow lie ain pul up no
weeds; he ain shuck no ca wn; he les
walk aroun' en- boss en- say de cmp
unusual big, en- one day when he git good
chance he hit Brer Fox a crack on de
law, en- sent him spra win Brer Fox
pick h!soclf up en- ain say muffin den.
but when he git Off in de Zig woods by
htssef he Sutn'y did cuss scan'ious
''Brcr Coon he eoIne hing wild han in
IS pockets, IT whislin' o Susannah, en-
he say, What yo' sorrer, Brer Fox
"Brer Fox say, Brer Bar bat me over
de head
'Brer Coon sRy,T done had dat spe'unce
myself
''Des bout dat time long come Brer
Mink. He sag, 70 de Lavd's sake, Brer
Fox, what de matter
''Etei Fox say, Bter Bar bat me over
de head. en he ain got no kid glove on
'ls paw
Beer Mink say, 4 had s'posed wuz
de onlies' Daan what been used dat . va s. ?
Den yer come Brer Wolf. lie say,
What de ma tier, Brer Fox
'Brer Fu> say, Brer Bar knock me
down
'Brer Vol say, Huh! / been larnbasted
oy Brei Bar 10 now. He de oBtdoines
rascal l eber did see
Den Prer Bull, en- Brer Possuu, en- ol'
man BcaiermUn Ram, en- q whole lot
er yuther creeturs Come long, and n
dey al had some tale ter tell bout Brcg
/ Is ar. En- off in dc bushes YOU heah Brer
Lamb en- Brer Ok, en- Brer Hog. en- SIS
Goose en- de guther creetuTs what Breg
Bar Gone ct up. der relatives, en- tley
all he'd sonse'h'n nuther had ter say bout
OIL Brer Bar.
Den Brer Fox xf.s. get up en- make stump
1 sItreeh STi9 say Ter RreE Bar been
I o~ecsrItl -ss.ses srrt Jus, en- knvekin u dowr.
EN- sysTfin B@ side ,i.--rryz,-r- IN goblin
oursehiIlpgs, ef @-e ain got NJ gett.r sesl-,e
Ter Il t. hisfl De ,Lected TO boss us some
+Ne' Ne Esa<Sxeslgs colnraes Less
t~ps N1asI IN IN lick him =
s'Bfer wolf say..I r+rry saseeTed tt-f ijck
him all lone, ef s5g folks see FAR plaT.'
| En- dey he'd der lection mighty soon
| alter deF gat onten de woods. en- you 'cah
mel Dem creeturs turned in en mighty
nigh to dc sElir. off Brer Bar. He halter
| SIttI tf COUPE ti IipulIS III Oifl Ou4 NeS
what he doctors bin lrble ter be.
| reckon dev would teetotaliy skunt 81 fIreI
| ITar 'ceppin' TO eli five er de creetdrs
wuz off fum home when de lection took
| piece. I ain heered wedder Brer B'al
| win de lection finally er not"
! The ole man Knocked the ashes out Of
his pipe and gdzed thoughtrully into the
| fire, and ''Marse john" who had come
after the little boy. also looked into til.
fire as # he We're pondering some deep
| problem.
MI. Croker and His Health.
Edgar Saitus In Golfers Weekly
Mr. Croker says that he wentto England
for his health Had Mr.. Low made such a
| statement no one would have believ ed
him But Mr.. Croker is as incapable 1f
| telling a lie : he is of leading a cotfllGn.
| He is a plain, selfrespectng, God-fear
| ing man The climate here did not happen