Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-04-30

p. Briscoe. iedge OF the Seventh
Judicial distrxtof Maryland, whose
home is in PUnce Frederick, Cal.
vert county; Dr Philip Briscoe, ol
Calvert COUNT James T. and
William C. Bri.eoe. both Of Hagers.
town. Ten grandchildren also sur
vive. THURSDAY ) Baitimore lSAm.
(Wnften ~ he Beoeoa.)
The Mule, the Rabbit and the
Old sxeasan.
Some time ago / started to walk
to one of our neighboring stores.
When about half way on nay journey
] overlook or rather came very close
to two of our old time colored men.
One of them is known about here as
Uncle Bill. He was some thirty
yards or so behind the other who is
equally as well known in these parts
as Uncle Guy. Uncle Bill, / could
see, was making desperate efforts TO
catch up with Uncle Guy, the wealth
er-wise. Uncle Bill is an old man,
| should say about seventy-fve, or
he might be looking back on his sew
enty-sixth year Of trouble. He
should be about six feet in height,
bnt during his old age be has had
several bone-felons in his backbone
which have put q double reef in his
anatomy. The old man carried in
his right fin on this occasion an old
crooked stick about 6 feet long as a
support having left his good ole 90
man at home. He was plodding
along his best throwing the mud
over in the adjacent fields trying to
catch Uncle Guy, but l noticed he
had some trouble in making his left
foot keep up with his industrious
right. Every now and then the old
man would look back at his left foot
and could hear him say to IL: why
in the debble doan't you all come
along?' This wonderful left of his
was turned half way around and
gave me the impression that it want
ed to go back home. also noticed
that when this truant left OF his
touched the ground which would be
about every six. eesci ~ ss9 Ia.
preston it made in. (ssnud looked
as IL some one had dropped a dry
goods box outof their cartor wagon.
Finally, the old fellow saw that he
was handicapped too greatly with
that part of his makeup that would
bear TO the West while he was bound
to the Northward. So be hailed the
tleet-footed Uncle Guy with:
"Whar YOU all gwine, nigger 2"
and then stopped right still and
looked out in q field as IL he saw q
watermelon.
UncleGuy stopped, taking his own
time about turning around, saying
AZ the same time, who dat, what
doant know a gemmen from q mig
ger?"
You knows who | is. III you
doant, you is gwine to know me
when l patch dis here club do&n on
your curly baid,'' says Uncle Bill.
What you all got to do wild whar
! gwine 7" said Uncle Guy.
BY this time Uncle Bill has reach
ed his friend and they are shaking
hands.
Uncle Guy said, whar is yon gwine
Bill?'
His old friend Bill looked at him,
and said, locker har Guy, is you
seen anything OF Mister George Ben
ME Dent dis morning
Uncle Guy replied by saying, be
had not, but said, de Lord be wid
US Uncle Bill What you all look
ing fer Mr.. Dent fer?'
DE Debbul doune gone wrong at
my house, said Uncle Bill, ! is
gwine tell you sumum; doune you
60 walking about all night loosing
your rest telling everything you see.
Uncle Guy assured him he would
go to bed early and have very little
to say to his neighbors.
Uncle Bill then said, Guy you
knows my ole oeman.'
Uncle Guy looked at him saying,
what you talking about niger?
knowed her fore you was loud to
look in the door.
Uncle Bill then told him, he want
ed to see il Mr.. Dent could not put
the law on de ole oeman, as she was
start naked crazy.
Uncle Guy of course wanted to
know all about it.
Uncle Bill said, i oughten spose
de ole oeman, but is gwine ter tell
you the whole gods truf. Har some
time ago, some white folks dey talk
about starting factum down har,
for putting up tomatoes in desc tin
cans, and dey asked everybody
bout har ter plant tomatoes. You
know / got little piece land down
dar, and de ole oeman she loud she