Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
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5 Uncle Mngo Hears Jones s

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to do dan to be- skylarkin roun
wild you on.Godlcss frllcrS.'
Been goin TO hear sam Jones"
Oats it; been gOin edible day,
an wot's mo-, Use been risin' mid
de moancrS edible time.
"YOu know | low Sam is tryin
to do a good work; he's tryin to
lif' fellers out de gutter, an, dat :
fricn'ly ac'. | knows dat by
spc 'uncc, cause Use been cen de
gutter myself To be sho' :" added
the old man rather ruefully. de
frien' cen disguise is liable to haul
You up befo' de recorder cote mex
mornin' dough"
DO he use all dat kin o wilcnt
talk like de paper say asked the
waiter.
well, yes answered Uncle
Mingo; putty much-putty much.
Wen him an George fus' come,
dcy didn't; for de fus' two tree
days de sarmons was all smood
talk, good as | cher ycard.
Once or twice George look like
he goin' to forgi' hisself. He start
to say Il minister wot didn { do SO
an so warn t fifteen To preach to-
but Sam phil him by the right han
coat tail Look out, George, he
say; dat remark YOU is bout to
make ain quite compos mcntis.
After Il little W lie George start de
same way agin. Sam pull him by
de lrf' han coat tail and say,
'Ilol' on, George, de- words You is
bout to give sprcSsion to amt
exactly cumscc.fo. After nudder
W lie George start to call somebody
else out der name, an Sam pull
him by all two coat tail. Min
your eye, George, he say, dat style
o talk is li'blc to be pcrpouncc a
little dominiX verbisrum.'
"llowSomcbcr, after two ttree
days dey confer togcdder up cen de
room at de hotel.
" Gee, Sam, say George, dat
was h oh a big crowd tonight.
" Big crowd 'nough, say Sam,
but dam pc pay. Look to me
like de people is disappointed; dey
amt gettin de kind o preachin
dey spcctcd to git.
" Well dat's your own fault,
say George. You always gone an
pull me down soon as | start on
any hot stuff.
" Dat so, say Sam, but it seem
to me now dat desc Savannah peo-
pie has been libbin' widin half n
mile oh he'll so long dat dcy lubs
de smell oh birthstone. From now
on lc' pitch cen an glib 'em hole
lot o hell; | guess we kin do it,
ch, George
Well, if We cant, say George,
i dunno who kin.
$50 from dat time on dey's sho'
been dom it. | ncbber see two
fellers mo- famillarer wild hell an
de debbil dan Sam an George,
specially Sam. use to tink old
Bruddcr Ebeneezer, out to Possum
Hollcr, knowed sumpin' bout dem
two subicc' but Lor'! he ain t cen
wild Sam.
From what Sam say | low he
spec to go to hell some o desc
days; he's allus sayin wot kin o
business he's goin' to gage cen
wen he goes derc.
zone ting he say he goin to dc
!, is to start soap factory, only
don see wot dcy want wild soar
where dcy ain I no water. But Sam
+ say he want to use up..de Savannah
( aldermen wen dey come down,
I one at time or two tree in q
bunch. He say he want some TO
. dc lye an some TO de- grease.
y. specs dat's dc reason wy dey mos
y genraIly picks out some o desc IA
fcllers fo' aldermen, 50 dcy kin 81
: bote at onct.
I But it's 'ticular intcrcStin' I,
d see de corral fcclins of lection an,
steam wich perwails twiXt sam an
de barkecpcr. Sam tell II goo,
= story bout bull neck Teller cen
wife apcrn,
"Sam say II conStabl gone t.
res de harkecpcr. Use sorry
sab. he say, but has orders t
take yo' To jail. Sam say he hi
M to some debbilmpnt, prapS sci