The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-19
CALIFORNIA MAG.NIFICENCEs.

Uncle Mingo and the Entertainment
of President and Mrs. Mckinley.
Uncle Mingo laid down the newspaper
with which he had for some time been
laboriousIy engaged.
81 Sees" he remarked dat de Iadies OBJ
Cahforny done glib Mis- Mckinley bokay
ninety foot cen m-succum-roundence,
an witch had to be fix 'roun' telegraph
pole for a stem"
Gee! dat was a wopperg' exclaimed
the waiter
''Ebbliting out dere is a wopper," said
Uncle Mingo; IT wouldn't be sprise If
some o. de dies amt a wopper, too. wy,
l has been relibIy inform dat dey has
trees so big dat wen you wants to med
ger one. you gifts tired an has to stop
an res befo' you kin walk all de way
'roun'."
"Wot did Mis- Mckinley done wild de
bokay?" inquired the waiter.
well" said the old man, "de lady wot
make de presentation, she take de bokay
up an hol il out graceful tween de tumo
an middle finger of de right han; den
she make a bow an say Mis- Mckinney,
we hopes dat you will 'cept of dis small
mark of our mos respec' fulles' dlsteem."
Den Mis- Mckinley smile one o. dem
ubbable smile for witch she hab became
so justly renown, one o. dem smile wot
start at one corner o. de mout', an go
'roun' to de udder year, an she take de
bokay tween de tumb an middle finger
o. de lef' han an say, % Yankee! Yankee!
you couldn't possible hab gibeD me any
ting mo 'ceptabler! Dis is ezacly wot l
has been longin' an yearnin for for eber
so long! An l tink; she say, it'll make
SIGH a Hubby button-hole bokay for de
President. Ell Billy?' she say.
Den she stick de telegraph pole troo
de President button hole, an step back
to 'mire de fec. Den all de people laugh
an clap deir hans an holler 'Hooray for
Mis- Mckinley
Den de President he smile an bow
an say Well, genlemens of de jury an
Teller citizens, l see it's on me. / don't
mean de bokay, he says, ''cause hit
amt on me; Use on it; but does mean
de drinks he say. so less hab a bottle
O. beer all roun'.'
vivid dat de spress wagon dribe up wild
the President bottle; it was de size OBJ
one o. dem big biler out at de 'lectric
power house. Den de President laugh an
say:
"'Aha! aha! OATS jes' my size An
moreober, he say de mex time dat ole
fool doctor o. mine say 1 mus be con-
foun' to one bottle a day, OATS ezac'ly
de size bottle I shiil sholy selec' he say
Den ebbybody laugh and cheer some
mo-, an say 'Hooray for de President!
After dey had done drink UP all de
beer, de Mayor say wouldn't dey come
cen to dinner
80 dey gone TO de dinin' room, an set
down to de table, an golly! you ought
to see de plate dey set down befo' Mis-
Mckinley"
was it a big one?" asked the inter
ested waiter.
"Bigw exclaimed Uncle Mingo; well
I should smilel wy, II couldn't been a
inch 1ess'n six foot across; a beautiful
wife clancy plate wild blue scallop all
roun' de aige. Long side dey had place
a putty little rake wild a long SLIDER
handle. SO she kin reach tings on de I'D
der side o. de plate. wot she couldn't git
at wild de knife an fork.
Den dem Californy people show dere
wasn't muffin small nor stingy bout
dem. Dey put on Mis- Mckinley plate a
nne large bile ham, two or tree brile
chicken. an a roas' turkey an a hanch
O. venison, an bout half-bushel o. ia
ters an a peck o rice an whole lot
OBJ udder tings to match.
wen dey git troo helpin' Mis- Nc
Kiniey, she smile again an say:
go mussy me; / amt been so very
well lately. an I know she say, I
couldn't eat all O. dat dinner to sabe my
Hfep"