The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-15
UNCLE MINGO ON BRYAN.

81 tell you, Uncle" remarked the
waiter, dis Teller Bryan is a mighty
hard impropersition for de Democrat
party to git rid on. He minis me OBJ
dat ole chap you read bout cen de
Bible wot git on top a feller's back
an den won't git off no mo-"
Very good; very good" said
Uncle Mingo, "only dat narratib is cen
Shakespeare, an not de Bible. He is
little dat way, an OATS a fac. He
say de party mus all git cen har-
mony, an den he won't git. He say
he don't gib-a-dam wot kim O. plat
form dey has, so long as it's hiss; he's
quite willin to spote whoebber dey
dominates, so long as it's him. He
don't care wot color dey paints de ole
barn SOS dey paints it red. He is
mighty nice man all right, only he is
gettin a little hebby to tote"
"Wot is you. anyhow, Uncle?" asked
the waiter
who? Me?" said Uncle Mingo. 81
don't know wot 1 is. Cose I use to
be as good a Republican as de mex
Teller, but de Kunnel cose he's DEM
ocrat, an it's very hard for me TO
go gin de Kunnel. Wen l was lay
up long time, de Kunnel an ole Miss
SEN de ole oman ebbleting she need.
Wen l git to worryin' bout how l
was goin to pay de doctor bill, de
doctor he tell me dat all right-de Kun
mel done pay it up. So 1 don't know
wot 1 is. Cose 1 know yous Republic
kin"
80, yes" said the waiter; Il is
L. 4.
Cose l amt got muffin to spec from
de udder fellers.'
An 1 lows" said Uncle Mingo.
wen Teddy an Booker gifts elected,
you cackerlates to be smaster?"
well" said the waiter, evasively
''at leas 1 kin apply for de persition."
80, yes" said Uncle Mingo, you
kin apply, and exply; but you needn't
to imply dat dey is goin' to supply you
don't care muffin bout we
ALL Dis much knows. an
dat is. de Kunnel is my bes' frien'.'
''Wot you spec de Democrats is 60
in to do wild Bryan?" asked the wait
er, returning to the original subject.
'Dog-gone if L know" answered
| Uncle Mirgo. "Dere seems to be a
whole lot OBJ fellers say dey mus hab
| Bryan or bus. Eryan say you can't
WIN NldONl illC Oh lily II1eIlS an Gu
blebody knows dey can't win wild him,
cause, blame him, he won't ,foler He
say, Use wild you, boys, if you foller
me; udderwise, no. Now" asked In
| Gle Mingo, earnestly "wot kin YOU do
wild a Teller like dat? After de party
done gone an foller him up Salt Crick
two time, he up an say you mus do
| 1t agin, or much to my regrets, here's
| Were we parts
He put me cen mine OBJ ole Miss
| Caraway little dog Fido, by wich l
| don't mean no disrespec to Mr.. Brv-
! an; and de Democrat party minis me
OBJ Miss Caraway niger Teller Jim, by
| witch | don't mean no offense to de
| Democrat party, nor Jim, nor nobody.
Jim he was a big strappin Teller,
bout six foot two an Fido was a
little bit ob a no4count flee. hardly no
mo bigger dan a rabbit. wild a mean,
spiteful disposition. If dere was any
| body on his subluminous sphere dat
Jim did hate good an hard. it was
| dat same little Fido. He use to say he
wish some sinful an weekit man
would come long an pisen de NANCY
little debbil. He use to say dat if any
! body would tie a birthstone 'roun'
| Fidos neck an drap him cen de pom,
| he'd pay for de grin's stone. Fido neb-
Der say nuttin', but 1 lows he had
bout similar pinion OBJ lin.
Zone afternoon Miss Caraway call
| Jim. \
| " Teens, she say.
" Yes man, say Jim.
'Jeemes, po' little Fido has been
shet up cen de house all day, an I
know de little darlin' would like a lit
tie fresh air, So Jeemes, go an take
him out for a nice long walk
Yes man. say Jim, solemn IS q
OWL; but Fido won't foller me, man.
Well, Jeemes,' she say, den cen cat
| case, you mus foller Fido.'"