The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-26
P]Unk0tt' SlAefter
<Ixy HERE is Uncle Remus:'
M Is the question oftenest asked
by the young readers OF The

'Teu him to come again just as ms
uscd 70 come" is what they request OF
me hy letter and by word Of mouth
ct is easy FOR me to tell these young
fol- $ that Uncle Remus is principally at
his home in that portion OF Atlanta
kno gn as West End but this wo1ld
nor satisfy them, for what they want
is t, know that he is again appearing
n Il y columns OF The Constitution, JUST
&C ), used to appear. and this. think
comm les with the many requests for me
20 70 him to come again just as he
used o come" for the mention implies
that myself would be as glad TO gree,
him q, ain as any of the children.
II w,uld not do for me to affect
"a ,nilia..;tv with Uncle Remus, but [
was ia niIiar with big Bill Cunningham,
who kD w him so we'll and loved him ana
reioiccd at all his happy achiev ements
m 7 II Ink it not out of taste to tel! Of
some things [ learned from BIZ to pleaau
tbasa vo,ng people who ask about Uncle
Re,nus so often Of late. And the season
invitas nv telling as Bin told me, Tor
the most OF it was about the gathering
Of chestnuts, hickory nuts, clrcuses, par
Ties and such things as fit The season
that is now upon us.
According to Bill, Uncle Remus "a5
never hurt with beauty--thIs might nave
been envy in Bill for 1t IS a wei KNOW"
fact that Billy Cunningham was am
hitiooe tn be the prettiest boy Of all
his class and this ambition clunS 10 hlHA
t5rcnqh life But Billy avowed that Tn
~ inns was freckled-faced, rcd-headod
~ alv,vs romped IN boyhood with ono
traetnhoe leg rolled above the knee an0
,ba oth.r about half way between tne
foof ana luoe and in this blight could
o,,t,no n deer. especially if be was rH'-
,f,e, IN overtak, the procession when tile
ban5 began 10 play. Billy said that ~,
himself was a feet runner but Uncle
parr,n. with q quarter sweating In as
cliocncd fist. headed for the circus only
hit the high places-he bounced like
rnbbe,. al when the band began 10 piaS,
ana NOT 4 boy in middle Georgia eoulR
mold hiri q light IS i runner at such i
time
When 1t come to gathering ehestnuta
and hic gerry nuts IL those DAYS, hi-ls
ayows hat Uncle Remus would CHINO
the tree and walk out GA limbs 10 frau
down tre burrs in such fearless "aJ a4
would hive made him the champion OK
..ine4ney if telephone and telegraph
noies nal been then as they are now. tao
with is that Uncle Remus, according -
gJlly. was @ success as boy at woaj-
a,,cr he undertook. just as he has Deeg
spce VIC nav
p0is"''s. ,.,. ,s = l,r,r, H.,
,a,o.nted Riiv Cunningham to nave been,
.hirl1 sometimes gave him pleasure 81
nov th;t Uncle Renus had an impedi-
.tsnt il ais speech which put him a.
disadyan age in striving to talk or sing
,...,,4v 10 sing Biuy being spiend!d
talzer M'd slnsIl' eJ0'0o,' ~
JNgannizc tncle heiHdS upon 'H 50 '..-'''
ana me- used to tell a story about q time
~, = ,ai.tv--'ta country gincrround when
NJ ti,o9oot he mad Unaie Reinu5 and il
~ ~ -. 49, A. r2ilf- fcls
ula npI tuIh pH' l''',
The story expect IT was dp"Ul 'he ht'N
party ghat Uncle kenus aad ever az
reodsd. ana he booked to I3il TO see him
,,.,l PIN. seeing that mis- friend
:. ~ "a ~, .,.cr,,a.~ and took
Aep' HNii9''' 49, -. H., a,.s
no part II w 4'"S e.
told MN 70 SGT ana "aft sumo ~N''
.'I7ow?" asked Uncle Remu5.
gjllv pointed out q girl ana cold him
y 80 ~ .'-N ~ a@ooraing t. instruo
ne NJ - -. ,,f,ai 4oy.o
IONS, ohc'c heHl"s 4i'90'
th9 snort coat mat ne Wore ""lheu 'Fe4
20 the cir. and said.
'P5Iy Cumming nam says fol YOU 10 Walk
e,r,,n3 ,rtth me in inc rcxt play"
a, - f.,,,..aad the rf.l s.3s one Of
the best aE1 most Hsio'e !'u"s 'a''i'7
or Hancock county ana SfaciousiN az.
cepced the proposition witn9ut hint o.
the uW<War& manner. But some youn5
FOLKS near-ooy i eXpect-not beng SO
polite as the lady, laughed and nad tGl
over IT, ANYHOW, Uncle Kemus Was s0ol.
having such pleasant time and received
so much attention from The ladies' that
think Billy was sorry tnat ne started
h4m though he neither talsed nor sang
.>!ong asIlh the rest.
yet AKA upon this occasion ! think be
laughed up his sleeve at the boys ana
especially ~ Ll!IE, VINO Aad become
Jealous and VINO had resolved that he
would MAKE Uncle kemus lose his pres
t4gc by having aim TO sing s0ns. Hunt
ing out rather o flip gIrl on lne party,
I3tf ana ner cousplred 10 hound INC!
sjD- or talk one either Of when he could
hardly accomplish 20 the surprise OF
BUly. aud TO every one presenl Is -
that Uncle Rcmus made no hesitanCy
when asked to sing, bat began az once.
III ra-ra-rains and it ha-ha- nails and II
cO-c0-cold, stormy weather,
Along cO-co-c comes the far-tar-tarnlar
drinking all the ci-ci cider.
oats for 10 re-re-reaf and who VIII pc the
bi-bi-binder,
lost nv tru-tru-true love, but right hers
6-6-tind her"
on ending. one Of the sp eetest girls Of
old Hancock took his arm ana together
they walked into the supp r which hao
been announced Uncle SINUS with