The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-08

'I wonder who runnin' fer president on
de 'publikin ticket?' said Brother Dickey.
as he laid the morning paper down. with
his brass-rimmed spectacles. IL wonder
who de head man on dat ticket is?. /
done hearn tell dat Bier 'Kinley got de
nomination, but spite err dat, pears lax
Br'er Goosefelt is de leadin' boss in de
footrace. IIeah he is. en- dar he is: he
hop FUN place ter place lax flea piayin'
leapfrOg i'm fly time: en- FUN de way ne
cacllin' you'd t'inll he wuz de only goose
In de barnya'd dat had feathers ON I'm!
You see. he fit en- fout in de war wild de
Spaniels: dar wuz a boss kilt under nm
en- lucky II wuz fer I'm, kaze
hit wuz Texas boss, en- ef ne
hadn't got kilt he'd err tho'wed I'm head
over heels On broke his neck TO he could
draw his pension Dey say Brer kinney
amt been foelin' well sence Brer Goose
felt hit de grit lie got de rattlin' err do
brain en- de misery er de mind. He'd give
de kunnel 81 Il day ter quit en- res up;
but de kunuel done been wind up, en- ne
can't quit twell he run down. De KUN
mel. he runnin on de army, en Br'er
'Kinley runnn' on a shacklm plank road
dat won't III two. HTS disaway: Br er
'Knley he declar' war gin de Philistlnes.
en- Br'er Goosefelt, he whirl in en- say
his iawbone. He piroutin' NIL roun; but
he don't go nigh whar Br'er 'Kinley live,
kaze Br'er 'Kinley so mad kaZe he can't
cit i'm a word edgowise dat he'd invite
i'm ter dinner en- pizen i'm! lie sho
would. IF Brer Goosefelt don't watch
out. some or desc days Wen he am I
loolIin' Rr'er 'Kinley IL th'ow guanner
sack over his head en- toat i'm in. en- git
Br'er Hanna ter set on i'm, en- give Brer
'Kinley a chance ter projick roun some
On git erquainted wild de country. You
see eff he DON'T
''I see by de papers," said Brother DICK
oy. dat dey been a-tryin' ter lynch my
race in de north en- Yves crgin My. my.
What do dem yankees mean. anyhow
Dcy toP MS when dey sOt US free DAT ueE
gWine give us plenty er rope, en- plesS
God, rum de way dey been cutth uP
lately. hit look lax dey gwine Keep uey
Tromisei En- now, heah came "iii'e ''"''
rum Rosting preachin' ter de cullud man
dat hits mo- better ter be lynched in ne
north dan in de soulful But, fer de LaWd
sake. Whar's do diff unce? Ter save my
life / can't see none Lynchin Is lynchIh'
Wharevcr hit come. en- a dead Niger is
dead Niger FUN Billyille ter BosuhB! MY
advice ter my race is ter stay whar nome
is. en- eff dey gifts lynched after an icy
ut lcas' will be iynched by dey IT en- as
I
En- now" said Brother Dickey, I'VE Is
tor by lie preacher dat Satan wuz in de
/ harricane dat swooped down on Calves
| ton! Well, WE'LL ] knowed dis long time
he wus a sly OF coon ell all time re'uS
/ fer mischief. but l didn't think heL MuH
| So hot DAT he had ter cool off in hatrl-
! cane at lie expense er de people what WIZ
! lit by IT, My, MY Ef hit come true oar
Satan is a-runnin' err de elements stlddcI
kccpin' de bellows gWine in de hrc ue-
partment, what in de roun worl Is gWlhs
/ ter become or us? l don't think Satlh
/ had any ham in dat harricanei hit GeS
CCme kaZe hit wuz a-Comn', Ell went
/ l<aze hit Wuz a-gwtne- dat's what You
nights well say Sataps in a yearth-
Quake. en- dat Wen hit thUn1ers ne
a-rolliu' teupins, en- YOU bett"r cit outeh
| de way cr de balls. | don't bIeve in
! layiu' too much ON Satan. Ler ter his
! SET, he amt sich bad one after all. Dc
! people what hit by i'm is mos ingin'ruliy
| DC people what all time huntin' i'm up;
| den. when dey gifts scoiched, dey tuns in
/ dc fire alarm en- holler fer Chief Joyner
/ for tu'u be hose Ola On! Dey say Satan
/ is All time trlckiu' dem; but some er dem
| is So sly dcv don't leave no tracks Oats
| What I favor or giVin' Satan his dues
| but he amt GOT no mo- control cr lie
/ clements dan ! is er a r0un silver dollar
| On I.aWd knows l needs one right noW!'
| Tits n true sayin'." said Brother
! Dickey. "dat politics make strange bed
| fcllers / riCkollec' we'll dat I'm de days
wen ! WIZ 'publiSin on sinner 1 gone
ter bed one night wild a gentleman er