The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-27
UNCLE MINGO ON
DIFFICULTIES OF JUSTICE.
BY w. t. Williams.

'"Twix' de gamblers an de cote an
de preachers" remarked the waiter,
1T begin to look like we is goin' to hab
good ole summer time
Oats right" said Uncle Mingo; AN
cen accordin' to de old sayin'. an as de
sun is shinin', it look like it mought
be gttin' bout time to cut a crop o.
gamblers"
The proprietor of the restaurant, a
big. portly and extremely respectable
looking darkey, came up toward the
table where Uncle Mingo was sitting.
Tell me one ting, sah," he said sis
it your pinion dat de judge would put
stop to de gamblin' business if he
had de power?"
"Cose he would" said Uncle Mingo;
'udderwise we wouldn't a had him for
judge. We is little particular bout
who we has for judge roun' dis baili
wick. Only some OBJ us likes to bestow
little wallyble advice on him once
cen vile. Which," added Uncle Mingo,
after a short pause, he 'steems very
high"
Il agrees wild you sab. cen toto" said
the proprietor, and he waddled away.
DE preachers is quite free wild DER
advice" commented the waiter
We'll, OATS deir business" said I'm
Gle Mingo. After dey done gone an
uproot all de seeds OBJ righteousness
out OBJ DER own people. an chune dem
all up to play on golden harp, den
dey is specially call on to pint out to
dem cen outside darkness wot dey mus
do to be sabed."
"One O. desc days Mr.. Preacher an
Mr.. Judge is goin to mix up togedder
for a exchange oh communion.
" Good mornin Mr.. Judge
Good lnOInin', Mr.. Preacher
81 has always had, Mr.. Judge, a
very high appreciation OBJ de able
manner cen witch you dispenses chen
handed jestice to de just an to de I'M
just Only sab, l don't see wy you
don't put a stop to all dis gamblin'
goin' on ...-..
90 Beg your pardon. sab, say Mr..
Judge, but would you min tellin' me
wot my july is cen de premises.
e Your july. sah,' say Mr.. Preacher
is to stop ebil-doin' an onrighteous-
ness from cavortin roun' cen high
places -'+faTt -7-.
" Not at all, sab, say Mr.. Judge.
not tall. My july he say, is to
punish de sinners after dey done sin,
an not befo'. OATS your look out he
say, punchin him cen de ribs.
Oats all VERY fine say Mr..
Preacher turnin' red cen de face, but
de trouble is you don't punish dem
severe 'nough; you feiTers is too easy
Dear me- say Mr.. Judge, too
easy is we? wy once cen a vile, he
say, one OBJ us will SEN up a man a
whole year for stealin' one banana!
May ak, sah,' he say wat you con-
slider is your july, sence you knows
wot mine is so well?'
My july. sah' say Mr.. Preacher,
is to fight de good fight 'gainst sin
an Satan, an to obertrow de strong
holes OBJ iniquity.
so 1 fought, sah,' say Mr.. Judge.
An now sah,' he say. does you prove
oh drinkin' cen barrooms?
No sab, deed 1 doesn't; it's dread
full
How bout goin' cen gambling
places and udder SIGH similar resorts?'
Wuss an wuss sah,' say Mr..
Preacher. wuss an wuss. None but de
weeket an de ebilminded would do
SIGH tings.
Very true, sah, say Mr.. Judge
your idee is correc'. But spose l tell
you dat l has reliable information dat
seberal OBJ your selec' flock has been
seen to hant SIGH dens OBJ sin an in
fanny once a vile quite frequent?
Looks to me sah' he say. like you
might be gittin' on mo- hustle bout
SOul own july WIN NC SoAhC 10 " pre-
went ebil dom, stead OBJ layin' it all
up against me, witch all my july is to
punish dem after dey done do
wrong
Mr.. Judge is bout right" said The
waiter, IF de preachers would make
de people good, den dere wouldn't be
no punishin' to be did"
Oats so,' said Uncle Mingo; but
de rule don't work backwards. If you
stop de transgressin' you stops de pun
ishment, but if you Furnishes de weekt
you don't always make him good