The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-07
THE HEAT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Uncle Mingo Disapproves of Per-
sonaI Abuse in Politics.

Uncle mtnGO DfsapprONes Oh Tcf-
sonaI Abuse I'm Politics.
AS Uncle Mingo entered the restau-
rant for breakfast and hung his hat
OF the usual peg, the waiter laid aside
the paper he had been looking over.
"Geel Uncle" he exclaimed, de lee
ton pot is bilin' pretty fas bout now
Oats a fack," said Uncle Mingo;
de boys does seem to be habin whole
lot o. fun
"Dey sho did had a lively time las
night" said the waiter; 81 wisht l had
a been dere. see by de paper dey was
all hot an still a heatin'. / see one
feller call anudder caitiff. Ha! ha.
hal"
"wot's a caitiff?" asked Uncle Mingo.
"A caitiff? wy a caitiff is a-a-a-
is a caitiff." said the waiter.
Oats right" said Uncle Mingo, 'it
is chen so. A caitiff is a caitiff; an a
jackass is a jackass."
Il doesn't 'mire dat kin O. ting my
SELF" the old man continued, Il likes
to hab tings like we use to hab EN-
out to Postum Holler jis after de war. }"
How was dat?" asked the waiter
Well said Uncle Mingo. I'VE was
| goin' to hab a lection for school COM
mishner, an Scipio Jenkins an Hano-
BILE Evergreen was tryin' for de Re-
| publican nomernation. We had a big
meetin', and Cyrus Solong. he was de
chairman. Cyrus was one o. desc mig
gers wot like to hear hisself talk, an
use big wuds. Cyrus call de meetin'
to order. an den he preamble. De COM
mittee has decide. he say. to disincoun-
tenance edible manifestation OBJ pus-
scnal bus an wituperativeness. Sich
| tings, he say, was onseemly, an onbe-
| fittin' SIGH d high tone party like de
| Republican party OBJ 'Possum Holler.
An he win up by sayin', L now has de
honor 10 introduce de Honerble Scipio
Jenkins
so Scipio he hop up, an he branch
cut.
"'Feller citizens he say. L has lis
ten wild approval to de senserble talk
w1ch has fall from the lips OBJ de dis
tinguish chairman.
'Feller citizens he say, it's a
mighty lucky ting for dat 'lasses-col-
ored, squint-eye, knock-knee jackass
wot has de presumption to run agin
me for dis Office, dat SIGH a rule has
been adopt. For. Teller citizens he
say, de 'doption o. dat rule will per-
went me from tellin' you wot low an
contempterable character he is; from
exposin' to your indignant obserwa.
ton de fac dat he has neber had sense
huff to be janitor an sweep out de
school house. let lone be school COM
missioner. But, Teller citizens, he say,
de pop-eye william shill not escape, for
you all knows him as well as / does,
an knows dat he is de bigges' fool an
rascal cen ten miles o. Postum Hol-
ler.'a eA r sir
so Scipio talk on like dat tell he
git troo. an, den set down. Den up
jump Cyrus agin. an say:
Now, gentlemens. l has de pledg-
er to introduce de honerble Hanoble
Evergreen"
Den Hanoble he prance to de front.
'Feller citizens" he say, 81 doesn't
wonder you is all lookin' so tired aft
er listenin' so long to de fool talk an
lynn utterance OBJ dat old big mout',
kinky-head. bow-leg baboon wot has
spoke befo' me. It's sho a lucky ting
for him dat he rule of de honerble
committee win not low me to 'spose to
you dis low-life wretch cen all his
meanness an baseness. wy, Teller cit
liens he say, I could tell you how
he GIBBS his little boy nickel cen de
mornin' to go widout no breakfas,' an
den dinner time he make de po' hon.
cry little chap glib de nickel back to
git dinner! But my lips is sealed. I'D
derwise I could tell you tings bout
dat miserable cuss witch would make
you feel like stringin' him up on dat
oak limb yonder stead o. wotin' for
him for de elevated Office O. school
commissioner
well, Hanoble talk like dat for
bout hour, den he set down, an Cy-
rus he bob up agin.
'Gentlemens,' he say, you see how
much mo- dignified an 'propriate 1t is
TO hab a nice spectacle meetin' like
dis, std o. gittin' up an 'busin' one
anudderi'"