The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
UNCLE MING0 ON THE
1.-TWO WASHINGT0NS."
BY w. T. williams.

Dy W. l. N4AAAdAios
Dat was a fine ting for dat rich
Teller Carnigger to do" said the
waiter. ''I see he done glib six hundud
tousan' dollars to Booker Washin'ton
school,"
80 it was" said Uncle Mingo; "only
1 was VERY much surprise not to see
dat he stick cen a condition president
dat de school mus go by de name OBJ
de Carnigger Insichute. an dat Book
err got to go out an hustle up sixty
tousan' dollars a year to keep her a
goin'."
But" said the waiter, "ain't he
done gone lay it hebby on Booker Wen
he speak OBJ him an George as de two
Washin TONS"
'You ought to hear de kunnel on dat
subjec," said Uncle Mingo. "He say,
'Mingo. OATS de debbil, spose,' he say,
you was to read cen de paperSa piece
OBJ poetry like dis:
80 Teddy! you follers a strenerous
An STAINS for de rights OBJ de cullud
man: rse
Wild washin'ton's jined your name
A. Wen see
Not washinton. George-but Booker
T.,
"'wot would you tink? he say.
1T say 1 spec I'd laugh, cause I'd
low de Teller mean to be funny.
"Cose you would say de kunnel:
"cose you would, cause 1t is funny
mo- or less. Dere amt nobody he
say, 'wot tink mo- O. Booker dan wot
1 does. cause Use satisfy he is tryin'
to do good work. he is sho gittin' all
de help an de chance he want de
kunnel say. an we is now lookin' an
waitin' to see wot he is goin' to do.
Not so long ago. he say, a very
prominent wife republican politician
an office holder say to me talkin' on
dis same subiec', dat I know jis as
we'll as he do dat if you glib a niger
little eddication you makes him a
bigger rascal dan wot he was befo'.
tell him. say de kunnel, dat might be
true for dem wot was rascals already,
but DAT maybe 1t might make dem wot
wasn't rascals better dan dey was be-
TO. Anyhow say de kunnel, we hopes
for de bes'. We has been payin' out a
whole lot O. money tryin' to eddicate
de niggers,' he say, AN if some OBJ
desc big rich Yankees wants to come
cen an reliebe us OBJ a part oh de load,
let EN- come along, an de mo- de mer-
rier. 1 wish he say, it was ten time
as much. Butt, he say, dat amt de
pint. Dat two Washin ton business
he say, stick cen my ,craw.'
1--WE ALL de Kupnel say, 'hol's de
name o. Washin' ton cen reference an
| w'eneration. at was one o. de bes'
names cen de- country, chen befo'
| George come long wild his little hatchet
an make it glorious. Kin you tell me,
he say, how Booker come by de name
o. Washin'
"I dunno sah,' say, 'onless he pick
dat name for hisself after freedom
come. Cause befo' freedom dey was
generally name Tom, or Pompy or Jer-
ry or Scipio as de case might be, an
dat was ALL
"'Zac'ly,' say de Kunnel; ''Sted o.
takin' ordinary name like udder peo-
pie, he mus go an selec' de name o.
Washin'ton. Now we people OBJ de
Sout',' he say, don't consider dat dere
amt but one Washin'ton. Dere might
be a Booker, an he might git to be as
big as you please; 1 will be VERY, glad
to see him make a big success wild Mr..
Carnigger's six hundred tousan' dol
lars. But wen it come to talkin' bout
two Washin' tons, holy smoke! we begs
to be excused. Wy, mex ting he say,
Il spec Booker's family viii be put
tin de Washin'ton coat OBJ arms on deIr
writin' paper, big as life!'"
II wish dey would" said the waiter;
dat would be funny
"It would for a fac" said Uncle Min
go; wouldn't I laugh If could show
sumpin' like dat to de Kunnel!"