The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-06
HOW UNCLE MINGO
GOT EVEN WITH
THE BEAT
BY w. T. WILLIAMS.

ut always does do me good" said
Aleck fellers gifts pick up on DER own
game
1T is a very pleasin' occurrence"
said Uncle Mingo; "only it don't hap
pen quite sufficient enough often. AS
usual ting, de Teller gifts away. an
po' Reuben got to walk back home, or
else ride cen. de freight car.
"Once a vile, dough, de Teller is so
graspin. dat he will hol' on for de last
red cent. Std O. being willin' to lef'
a little bit for de udder chap. Did
I ebber tell you bout dat slick fat
niger wot lib free off me for two or
three weeks vile he was collectin' cen
all kin o money from dem coons
roun' Possum Holler?"
AN den wen he was goin' way
offerin' to shake for de seigars?" said
the waiter. 20 yes, you tot me bout
dat, but you nebber say who had to
pay for de seigars. Sose 1 lowed
you had to pay"
Dat story ended dere," said Uncle
Mingo, AN den start anudder story.
dat Teller had been drinkin an
smokin off me all de time, sides 'lip-
bin at my expense: den wen he was
goin', he cal for quarters wort OBJ
seegars. glib one to me, put de res cen
his pocket. an den offer to shake to
see who pay for dem.
Il want to git to de limit, so l say
all right, one dash out de box He
los.
Well! he say, putin a quarter on
de counter. dis don't seem to be my
lucky day
Il was so sho' I was goin' to lose,
dat l done got de quarter cen my han
ready to pay. He see de quarter.
Tell you wot I'll do, he say, I'll
jis go you one mo- dash for a quarter
All right l say, an l put de
quarter on de counter. He push up
long side O. my quarter de quarter
he had put down to pay for de seig,1rs.
o, no. l say, not dat quarter dat
b1ong to de house. Put up anodder
one
"'Dog-gone if you amt right bout
dat he say; little Oversight on my
He put up de quarter; we trow, an
win.
well I declare!' he say. I nebber
see SIGH luck! Now, I'll trow you for
half he say. putin one o my quar-
tiers on top de udder.
All right say. put up your half.
OATS fac'-dat's a fac he say;
I seems to be a little forgitful. Here
you is
We trow, an 1 win.
'Humph' he say. again? Now he
say III trow you for dat an he slam
big SLIDER dollar down on he coun-
ter.
= We trow, an 1 win once mo-.
DE Teller begin to perspire. He pull
out big red handkerchief an mop off
his bal forrud.
We'll, | do tink' he say; L amt
nebber see no SIGH run OBJ luck like dis
sence l born! 1 wouldn't "a blieve SIGH
ting oh you like dat Now, he say,
well shake for two dollars
No, l say, one at a time is
'nough.'
80 we git to shakin' a dollar a flip.
an KEEP winnin' mos all de time, on
tell had him for sixteen dollars Den
! begin to feel col cen my feet, cause
1 say to myself l git back some o. my
money from de deadbeat anyhow, an
/ tell him l guess we better go on
now, or udderwise de train might lef'
us.
DE. feller's eyes was poppin' out, he
was dat excited.
Tree mo- Shots! he say! 'fibe dollars
a shot! Datll put me bout eben,' he
say.
Very good I say, but dat is de
las. Put up your money
"Well, sab, l win all tree times. an
/ fought de sto keeper would dead o.
laughin'; i nebber see anybody enjoy
a ting mo- cen my life.
I'VE git cen de Vaughn to dribe to de
station, an de feler was cen a VERY
bad 'umor.
Glow a man kin be decide by an
pearance! he say. We may see a wen
cradle ole man lookin' as harmless an
as inherent as q dove, an yit he
mought be as wise as a serpent; yes
he say. as wise as two or tree ser
pentsv"
the waiter.
II say. git up an l glib de horse a
cut" said Uncle Mingo, cause l didn't
want to hab dat Teller git lef."
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