The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-10
BY w. T. Williams.

Uncle" said the waiter, how does
you make out de rights OBJ dis Mon
rovta doctrine de papers is all talkin'
'bout?'
Il don't feel VERY sho,' said Uncle
Mingo, but 1 tink it got sumpin' to do
wild de idee OBJ sendin' all de good-for-
nothin', lazy, nocount niggers to Lii
IBERIA"
Maybe So" said the waiter. but
had notion it had reference to wot
kin O. doctrine was preach by de min
lister we SEN ober dere.''
"Debbil take de minister" said I'm
Gle Mingo; from wot l see bout his
carryin' on, he jis as we'll stop preach
in altogedder onles he kin practise mo-
better. 1t seem dat not only he amt
sufficiently enough circumspicious cen
regard to de sisters OBJ de Congrega-
ton, but likewise he has been con-
ductin' hisself wild de bredren OBJ de
same cen a manner quite on reprehen-
sible. Him an de secretary don't seem
to gee very well: one minute dey is
takin' a drink togedder. an de mex
minute dey is clawin wool.
"One mornin' he SEN word to de sec
'Cose.' say de secretary, L gone, spos-
in we would jis hab a nice quiet socia-
BILE drink an pass de time O day. So
] open de do he say, an ! gone cen
de room an wot you spec l see?' he
say. I see him a settin' on one side de
table, an on de udder side he say,
was a Teller wot l knowed had it cen
for me good an hard. Me an him. he
say, had met befo'. an on seberal
'casions we had exchange a few cuttin'
remarks wild a razor, and likewise one
or two strikin' observations wild a
pair OBJ brass knucks. AN furderno',
he say, 'wot you tink dey had on de
table betwix EN-? Two cock pistols he
say, OATS wot dey had. l was all
tune up an ready he say, for two
cock tails. but not for two cock pis-
tolls, he say. so, cose,' he say, I
lowed dat wasn't no proper place for
me, an l immegity perceeded to with
draw from de 'partment, an l done So,
he say, wild all due preciperation.
knock ober one table an two chairs
he say; 1 butt de do open wild my
head he say, an de Lord only knows
how l come down dem steps, wedder
head-foremos, foot-foremos', or all to-
gedder Anyhow he say, 1 git out Il"
How would you like to go to LII
IBERIA, uncle?" asked the waiter.
DE mex ting" said Uncle Mingo
severely, you'll be akin me how I'd
like to go to hell No. sab; you won't
fin no decent respectable niggers want
to 60 Dey will knows wot's goin' to
become of dem triln' one wot goes
were dey don't hab no good zample
OBJ de wife folks to foller an copy
after. Dem wot goes jis' take long
'nough fool notions bout DER rights
an DER equality to make dem wuss
dan dey was befo'."
Take de case OBJ dat boy wot SEN
ober a long complaint bout how de
minister had violently an fo'cibly
'bused his rights by gibin' him a
has got to be investigated an 'quired
eento by de Newnited States Senate.
De Senate will ak de question:
Zen wot manner an how did dis
allege spankin' take place an occur?'
He spank me wild de sole OBJ a
slipper, pom de seat OBJ my under
standin.'
"'Wot had you done to merit an de-
serve de said allege spankin'?'
Z" I amt done nothin'; Use messen-
ger boy
Den say de Senate, we has to fin
de minister quietly for not spankin
you but once, wen he probably ought
to done IT two or tree times
.'Wery likely, den, de case will be
pcdlcQ 10 ue fTeSluSnJs an aIIer de
President done review de testimonials
hell pass his Judgment.
Use onwillin',' he say, to shet de
do oh hope to any ambitious cullud
boy wot is DESTROYS oh emmerlatin' de
virtues an appurtainin' to de molu-
ments witch dewolve upon de wife boys
OBJ similar persuasion. Derefo', he
say, 1 fin de minister guilty for spank
in dis petitioner wild de sole OBJ slip
per. stead OBJ layin' it on good an
hebby wild a stout hickory switch"
II see," said the waiter, "dey got to
SEN a new minister cen place OBJ de one
dere now; don't you t'ink Booker
would be good man for de place."
20, yes said Uncle Mingo; but
Booker got mo- sense dan to go. He
got a much mo- softer job Were he is
VERY true" said the waiter; but
Booker would be a big man ober dere:
he would take dinner wild de President
edible Sunday after church"
Don't you worry bout Booker" said
Uncle Mingo: Booker would rudder
take dinner once a mont wild Teddy
dan to take it wild de President O. Lii
IBERIA edible week"
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