The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-28
UNCLE MING0 STARTS A BOOM.

come mex fall?" asked the waiter.
81 don't hardly tink So answered
Uncle Mingo Dem fellers amt got
no pull; we done see dat already. De
way to do it proper. is for de cullud
people to git up a big to-do. an ak
de President down."
mo chance for nothin' like dat"
said the waiter, with a respondent
shake of the head.
How you know?" replied Uncle
Mingo Don't glib up de ship; or cen
udder words. like de lawyer fellers
say cen Latin, dies non,' witch bein'
interpreted means. l'nebber say die!'
Il don't see wy de scheme won't
work. All we got to do is to scribe
so much ticket for fus'- class, num-
ber-one banquet; I'll scribe myself
chen if 1 got to sell a ole COW to
pay. Den we kin ak a whole lot o.
prominent cullud gentlemens from all
ober de country to meet de President;
cose, fus' OBJ all, Booker
Oats a fine idee, Uncle exclaimed
the waiter enthusiastically; mo wife
mems 'cep' de President"
Oats all" said Uncle Mingo; "only
cen order to 'stinguish tween de gem
tlemens oh de banquet am de walters,
we ought to hab wife walters"
Good! Good" cried the waiter in
an ecstacy; "cose we uns' hab wife
waiters!'
An likewise" pursued Uncle Mingo
vivid little roun' jackets like dat you
got on now"
The waiter fairly shrieked with de-
light. Uncle" he gasued, "you's great!
I'll git pou a dress coat"
mo need for dat" said Uncle Min
go little stiff1y. Il done got a fine
one OBJ my own good as new, wot de
Kunnel glib we bout twenty-five years
ago.
Den wen de banquet is ready. We'll
set de President cen de seat OBJ honor,
wild Booker on de right han an de
President OBJ de Tunderbolt College On
de lef'."
AN you close up to de front, I'm
cle," said the waiter.
"Nummine bout me- said Uncle
Mingo. I'm set long someweres
mongst de common folks.
"Wen de speakin' time come, cose
Booker he'll git up to interjuce de
President. An he'll say dat Teddy,
dough a wife man, is one OBJ de great
es mems cen de country, also one OBJ
de bes'. For, he say, man kin be a
good man, chen if he is wife. (Cries
OBJ dat so, an plause) Den he'll per-
coed to tell us bout wot a great ting
eddication is. an how important it is
for de young cullud people to be larn
how to do sumpin' sides hewin'
water an DRAWN wood; an how II
it wasn't for eddication he wouldn't
holm down SIGH a nice sof' job up
dere cen Tuckaloosa. AN now, he
say, wild desc few remarks, l has de
oh, f,,f fo do =
OBJ de Newited States
Great 'plause, cheerin', an stomp
in on de flo, vile de ban plays YAM
kee Doodle an Dixie at de same
time; Teddy smile an bow, an den
bow an smile.
Teller citizens, he say, 4 tank de
distinguish gentleman NNot's jis' set
down for de VERY fiatterin' way cen
witch he has spoke concernin' myself.
L envies him., ne says, zen de great
work he is 'complishin', an likewise,
he say, my hon'able frien' on my lef.
IN fact he say, I kin mos go so fur
as to say l would rudder be wright
dan be president Great laughter an
'plause.l 'Gentlemens,' he say, I feel
VERY much at home here amongst
you, cause you know 1 is half Geor-
gian, Cplause) an ! has a great adj
miration an regard for de cullud race.
(Great 'plause). An yet gentlemens, >
he say, you should be jus to de wife
man, an not seek to depribe him OBJ
any oh his lawful rights. De wife
man. he say, has got as much right
to work for his libin' as you
has, an likewise to enjoy cen
peace de fruits OBJ his toll an labor.
Stead OBJ wich,' he say, I understands
wild distress dat it sometimes de Gus
nFpr9niza a
turnal expedition cen de night time
to visit de poultry hotels OBJ de wife
people an remobe derefrom potion
oh de contents afo' said Great
laughter an cries OBJ we won't do SO
no mo-, Teddy.O
Very good. Now as you know
he say, de wife people tried to get de
collector oh de pote away from you,
an maybe dey succeeded-nit. l don't
min sayin,' he say, dat sence you
cullud people has all de publican
votes here, dat you is title not only
to de collector, but also to de pos'mas-
ter. CPlause an cries OATS de tick
et.O An furdemo'.' he say, you should
hab had de os'master if you had only
put up a competent man. You know
he say. dc pos master got to be a man
OBJ eddication. udderwise he will al
ways be sendin' letters de wrong ways.
If he is oneddicated,' he say, AN he
see ID. c." on a letter he won't know
wedder dey STAINS for Dorrity County
or Daby Crockett. Great laughter;
cries oh 'dats so!O
Now you know he say, 1t is
witally necessary for de good OBJ de
country dat l mus be de publican
candidate for President mex time, an
if 1 gifts it, an you proposes a suitable
man, you kin git a pos master black
as de ace oh spades.
great 'plause; cries 'hooray for Ted
dyiD
"'Anudder ting. he say. 'Cose I
dent spec to be de only name on de
ticket, an l wants to make de con-
gestion right here dat you makes a
deman' for a Southern man to run
wild me as de off horse, (cries OBJ good
gcodD Now de fus' President OBJ de
country was Washinton' wy
shouldn't de fus' cullud vice president
also be a Washinton? Great cheerin,
clappin' OBJ hams; stampin' oh footsl
In udder words, my frien's, he say,
wy don't you nominate for vice presi-
dent, my distinguish frien'. de hon.
able Booker Washinton, OBJ Tucka-
loosa, Allerbamag (Wir cheerin'.
shoutin an screamin: cries OBJ hoo
ray for Teddy an Booker!O
''Gesmaneddy, Uncle cried the en-
raptured waiter, as the old man paus-
cd, "dats de ticket, sho 'nough!
wonder nobody nebber fought oh IL
befo' Let's pitch cen an whoop her
up from the word go! Teddy an Book
er or busN"
Go ahead an whoop her up" said
Uncle Mingo: AN cen de meantime
you go an ten night school regular
Den wen Teddy an Booker is 'lected,