The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-28
UNCLE MING0
On the WOman's Strike.
By VIM. t. Williams.

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go on a strike desc days." said the
waiter.
Oats fac" said Uncle Mingo. 'Is
you tinkin" about goin' out on one
yourself?"
The waiter laughed. Not much
aint," he said; "dere's too much hun
CRY niggers hangin roun' eager for de
job for me to do dat"
de mos serious business OBJ all"
said Uncle Mingo, lis dis talk bout all
de women folks strikin', witch 1 see
has been start up Mort Bout hun
bred O. dem has done hor a meetin'
| an start de ball rollin'. Dey has pass
rules cackerlated to hit de nail on de
head mo- straighter dan a oman US
ually kin wild a hammer.
"Dey deman' dat twelbe hours shill
| consichute q 'oman's days work at
home, an dat if he man come home
after eight O'Clock he shill cook his
own dinner. Dat de man shill hab no
mo- clubs to go to- an dat he shill do
de homework edible udder day, SIGH
as settin' de table, washin' de dishes
an dressin' de chillun.
"Cose de mems is on de high horse.
! Tings is gittin' to a pretty pass, dey
| say, if a Teller can't make a good-fOr-
nothin' lazy no-count trifiin' oman
work twenty-five hours out de twenty
| TO-, if he want to. But wen de wuss
come to de wuss, tings is goin' to be
| libely.
| DE missis will be entertain tree or
| TO callers cen de parlor.
| Dear me!' one will say, II nebber
know you lib mex do to biler fac
tory"
Dat amt no biler factory she
say: "dats Edward washin' up de
breakfas' tings.
"Jis den come a awful smash. 'Sakes
alive" say de caller, don't he broke
'em up distressin'?"
"'Perfec'ly dreadful say de lady;
| I was cen hopes he would larn by
| practice, but it look like befo he larn,
he won't hab nothin' lef' to practice
| on
ODE mems is so stupid an no
count say anudder lady 'Yistidday
Henry set de table for dinner, an ne
| put on a ole table-clot', all full OBJ
patches an darns, an eben den he put
it on wrong side up, so dat all de
| patchin showed plain as de nose on
your facet An who should l hab to
dinner but dat sharp eye Mis- Brown,
wot nebber fail to see an take note
OBJ edible little ting like dat l de-
| clare l was jis too mortified to lib
"'But tink bout mel say anudder
| lady; L was receibin' some fashion
able callers. an l tell Arthur to dress
de baby an bring him cen de parlor
so 1 could show him off, an to make
base. He bring cen de baby, an 1
stan him up cen my lap holdin' his
hams, wen all de close slip off, an
lef' de baby standin up like big
| roun' pink wigglin' wurrum!'
80 dey all tell DER troubles to one
anudder an 'scuss wot dey mus do
about it.
Il lows dey will soon git tired" said
the waiter.
"Dey sho will" said Uncle Mingo
"ff de mems will ac' like Teller 1 hear
about once ober cen Pasis, or Paree, as
dev calls it,"
"How did he do?" asked the waiter.
"Wen," said Uncle Mingo, ode wom-
ems had gone on strike, an decide dat
de mems mus DO all de house work
hereafter. You know dey amt got no
niggers ober dere, an all de serbants Is
wife.
DE fus' Monday mornin' after de
| strike de serbant stick her head cen de
do.
Ode washer-gaI is waitin',' she say.
"'Does you hear dat, John Peter"
| say u6 IIllSSSoJ NC NooAASA 75etA Ao WSAN
in
"De washergal?' he say; % yes, 1
know dat one.
Ode pretty little washer-gal,
What comes for close on Monday;
De sassy little washer-gal
Wot brings dem back on Sunday
"I amt ak you to sing me no song,
she say. 4 tell you de washer-gal is
waitin' for de close, an you mustn't
keep her so long, cause she's got udder
places to 60
IAN right say John Peter, 'jis' let
her take de close an go
'Wot!' she say, 'widout countin'?'
Certainly he say, L has edible con-
fidence cen de honesty OBJ dis wash
gal. an I wouldn't do nothin' to hurt
her feelin's by actin as If 1 suspicion
she was goin' to steal de close
You talk like you amt got no
sense she say Wy, ebblebody counts
de close, an you is de very fus' one
70 raise a row If one or two OBJ your
| collars is missin' wen de wash comes
'Countin' de close is quite onuse-
less he say, am besides, SIGH doin's
| might put dishones notions cen de
| gals head Were she amt had none be-
| fo'. l is shame to do SIGH tlngs' ne
"De serbant put her head cen de do
again.
so long she say.
Don't you hear dat, John Peter"
saw de missis; go long an count, an
don't make no mistake, nieder.'
John Peter jump up an upset de
chair. an march out grumblin bout
it all bein' a piece OBJ blame foolish
| ness. -, -
| head in de do.
"SDe washer-gal is waitin'.' she say.
"John Peter got up out his chair.
"'Tell her. he say, Use comm right
away
DE pretty little washer-gal,
Nyot comes for close on Monday;
De sassy little washer-gal,
Wot brings dem back on Sunday
.SI'se VERY glad. John Peter say
do misses. quite affable, dat you Is
gittin' so well broke eento de harness
already
20 we'll he say I tink it's all non
sense bout countin' de close; put II
WON'T do 10 keep SIGH nice little gal
,yaitin' wen she got udder places TO go
to- -,
"Wid dat he go out de do singin'-
"De pretty little waEher-gal,
vyot comes for close on Monday
9Nex' Monday Dc seTbant stick her
head cen De DO.
a.De v,aeher-RalZ she start to say.
",De washeF-gai IL waitln'3 say John
peter jumpin' uD an aiariin' for de
% =. .Iehp Peter say De missis; you
seems ~ take VERY kin'ly 20 eountln'
~ close. efufac',' she aaf, you seems
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