The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-30
UNCLE MING0 INDICATED.
Hot Meeting at the Restaurant and
''POssum Hollow Club" Organized.

DS w. L. w IllldlIS.
An excited crowd collected Saturday
! night at the restaurant where Uncle
Mingo usually takes his meals when
in the city. There had been no call
issued, nor a special request OF any
kind, and yet the room was filled.
Evidently something of unusual In
| terest had transpired.
The portly proprietor raped on
table with a case-knife.
"Gentlemens," he said, when order
had been restored I'VE has all as
sembled here tonight quite promiscu-
Gus, an widout no premediation afo'-
said. But sence we is all here, we
| might as well transac' some business;
an accordin' to de Marks O. Queens
bury rules, de fus' cen order is de
lection oh a chairman OBJ de meetn.'"
Mr. Primus Solong arose.
IT dominates for chairman de wordy
proprietor OBJ de establishment" he
| said solemnlY.
The nomination was seconded, and
unanimously carried, with applause
Il preciates de honor" said the
chairman; IAN de mex ting is de
lection OBJ a secretary"
| Somebody nominated Uncle Mingos
| friend, the waiter. and he was also
| unanimously elected.
Then the pondorous chairman arose
| to state the business of the meeting.
"Gentlemens," he said, de sentiment
| witch has bring us all togedder an witch
| agitates edible one oh us wild de same
commotion, is Dat insuItfn' abuse has
been heap upon de wife an wholly
head of one who we is all proud to
know an delights to cali a frien'. 1t
is wild Indignation, gentlemens' daJ
we has dis day seen cen de public
print de Sage OBJ Postum Holler allude
TO an describe as a old fool. (groans
and hisses). Yes, gentlemens tree or
TO times cen bout dat much space OBJ
newspaper. (renewed groans.) Now,
gentlemens, I see our honored frien Is
wild us dis ebenin'. an befo' proceedin'
no furder, l would AK him to 'lucidate
his sentiments on de subjec,.'
Loud applause followed, and Uncle
Mingo stood up. His appearance was
greeted with a tumult, and it was
| several minutes before the applause
| and cheers quieted sufficiently to al
low the old man to make himself
heard.
Mr.. Chairman an gentlemen" ne
said, ct has to offer you my humble
bestowin' upon me on dis 'casion. Gap
| plause.)
| DE good book say, gentlemens, dat
| de fool tink he is a wise man. but &c
| wise man know he is a fool. Now,
| gentlemens. 1 knows I amt nothin'
but ole fool, so you kin decide witch
| category l belongs to. great laughter
and applause.)
Nov, gentlemens, wouldn't darsen't
to call my wife brudder no fool, cause
de good book, witch my old Misses teach
me to hoP cen reSpec' an Weneration
ebber sence l been a little fellow so
high, an witch l should suttinly spec
my wife brudder to do de same, say
whose calleth his brudder a fool shill
be cen danger of hell fire. daughter
| and applause)
Zen de little conversation l had de
udder day an witch seem to cause all
de confugion, l didn't name no names;
l say, Mr.. Judge, an Mr.. Preacher
Now, gentlemens, dere is tree or TO
judges here, an all O. dem good MEMS
wot | steems very high. AS to de
| preachers dere is a whole lot mol
| don't know how much, but l steems
dem all, an de mo- de merrier (raugh-
| teri. An neider 1 nebber make no
| 'sertion, l say 'spose' or else if Now
| If my wife brudder say dere amt a
| single one OBJ all his congregation wot
| ebber been eenside a barroom or any
SIGH place like dat all his life, l would
| b'lieve edible word, an l hopes it's so.
| daughter and cries of "Amen.'O
'As to believin' cen punishin' de
| guilty, wy, gentlemens, / has raise a
| large family OBJ chillun an if l does
! say it myself dey has all grow up
| good, aldough is boun' to say some is
good for nothin. Great hilarity.) Now,
my backyard use to be all litter up wild
do fro re oh NH
an udder instruments OBJ correction.
| (Renewed laughter) Howsomebber, /
amt nebber see yet how you is goiI'
| to make d bad man good very fas' by
sendin' him to de changing or to de
! pentention. l is somewot incline to
| low dat Wot my wife brudder call de
andironment OBJ de inwidious cen dem
particlar suburbs oh correction amt
| sufficient enough selec' to result cen
de desired reformation. (Applause.)
Now, gentlemens, vile 1t GIBBS me
great pledger to reco'nize dis manfes-
tation OBJ good will todes your humble
sarvant, l is please to be able to say
| to you dat dere don't pear to be no
call for none OBJ us to go an fly off de
handle. 1 amt loss no sleep nor no
| appetite ober de matter. Gaughter)
Furdermo my wife brudder has took
| de trouble an gone to de pains to SEN
| roun to tell me dat he amt nebber
| rad no 'tentlOn 10 cas- no SIGN fenecI1On
OBJ fool pom de ole man. Maybe, he
| say, Mingo is fool all right; but he
| amt got no call to say so. Cose dat
| make ebbleting all right, cause if is
a ole fool-taint nobody lookout but
my own"
Loud and vociferous applause follow
ed the close of Uncle Mingo's speech.
| After several other addresses, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted with
enthusiasm:
Resolve, Dat we hoIs cen high re-
spec an esteem our valued frien,' de
Sage OBJ Possum Holler.
Resolve Dat we views wild dis
pledger any an all effort or udder at
temp to cas- no reflection OBJ foolish
ness upon de wisdom OBJ his under i
k.standin
Resolve. Dat we offers our congrat- |
erlation to our steemed frien' dat de |
said reflection OBJ a fool was all a mis-
understandin', an was nebber intend, |
an has been honably withdrawed"
After this business had been disposed |
of, the meeting organized itself into |
a permanent club. 20 be known as the |
"Possum Hollow Club" 10 work for |
law and order. and the general pros
perity.
AS II already possesses a large, unit |
ed and enthusiastic membership, II ~ /
likely that the club VIII be heard from |
again, and IL may become somewhat Of |
a factor IN local affairs.
PhllIfes Won the Game.