The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-20
UNCLE MING0 ON
POLITICAL PROSPECTS,
By w. r. williams.

BY w. Il. Williams.
1T won't be so VERY long now"
said Uncle Mingo, "befo' de polite
Rosefelt boa'd win be gittin pretty
nbely."
Il spec So" said the waiter, but 1
dunno wot you mean by Rosefelt
boa d."
VA de checker boa'd." said Uncle
Mingo, black an wife all mix up
togedder."
90 1 see," said the waiter. well,
l lows it'll be Teddy an Booker for de
Republicans. don't you tink SOP"
1T ought to be-" said Uncle Mingo.
"Dey did seem to be tryin' to whoop
her up little for Mark an Crum, but
up to de present writin' it all seems TO
pint to Teddy an Booker"
Den who'll de Democrats put up"
asked the waiter "does you tink it'll
be Bryan again."
Yes" answered Uncle Mingo; de
Democrats is VERY APP to nominate
Bryan again, l don tink
"All dis time Bryan been sayin he
don't want to run no mo-. L has had
honor 'nough,' he say, an 1 is now
ready to work along wild de boys. All
l ak, he say, is de triflin Tabor OBJ
bein' present to name de man, an
dictate de programme
But lately it seem he is changin
'roun,' an so by de time de party say
to him, Well, Mr.. Bryan, name your
man; who is it,? he'll be all ready to
say mel
DE Democrat party say, Mr.. Bryan,
what we wants now is harmony
Mr.. Bryan say, I don't care wot
kin O money you wants, so long it's
sixteen to one; but wot you wants. he
say is me-
DE Democrat party say, Lets all
work togedder.'
Mr.. Bryan say, Yes, an fus' ting
l know you'll be springin' somebody
else on me. 1 wouldn't be surprise If
you was to go an pick out somebody
like dat scamp Clivelan', wich is de
bigges' rascal cen de country. wy;
he say, ebblebody know OATS so. For
mo- dan forty years. he say you has
bin putin up lots o. good an able
mens-me, for instance-an dey amt
one been President 'cep dat same
Teller Clivelan.' Now, he say, dat
show wot kin o man he is. 1 has done
lead YOU he say, to glorious defeat
two times, an l STAINS ready an able
to do it again If you don't b'lieve me-
he say, try me-.
DE party say, Mr.. Bryan, wotebber
mought be your 'pinion on de subjec',
! wot we wants Is a man wot STAINS
some show to be 'lected, witch YOU
don't We has done put you up two
times an furdermo' worked for you
loyal. We regards you to be a great
man, an a man OBJ VERY great debil-
ity, an we don't consider it as any
ting interrogatory to you dat you hobs
de same 'pinion. So let dat pass, but
| 'nough is nough. Yves proud to hab
you wild us if you'll jump on de BAN
Vaughn an go long wild de boys
Mr.. Bryan say, Use willin' to get
on de ban'waggin an go wild you, if
| you will let me do de dribin'. I'll
stan on any platform you selec so
long as l has de maxim OBJ it; an I'll
whoop her up for any man you pick
out, so long as it's me- But he say,
befo' I grees to go long wild you,
has got to ak you were you intens to
carry me-
"An' when Mr. Bryn gets to talkin'
dat-a-way," continued Uncle Mingo,
II lows it's time for de Democrat
party to answer him like de ole niger
answer de turtle"
How was dat?" asked the waiter.
well" said Uncle Mingo. dat
storm two weeks ago had blow a tur-
Tie up OIl ue I1drSH, an ole nlBSer
pick him up an bring him to town.
HE had a string tie roun de neck o.
de turtle, an was draggin' him long de
| street lookin' for a restaurant where
! he could sell de turtle to make soup.
while dey was goin' long slow, dey
happen to pass by one o. dem wentril-
oquis' fellers wot kin trow DER voice
! ober yonder. He was leanin' gin a
pos, an wen he see de ole man an de
turtle passin', he lowed he'd hab some
! fun out de ole chap so he trow his
voice down an make it SCUM like de
turtle say:
'Whar-you gwine-to carry me?'
de ole man stop, and turn roun to
look at de turtle, wild his eyes pop
| pin out.
Eli eh!' he say, 'wot dat?'
DE turtle say again, jis like befo':
'Whar-you-gwin carry-me?'
de ole man knee begin to trimble
an his teet' chatter togedder.
'W-w--wot dat you AK me?' he
say: 'w-wot dat you say?
I" 'Whar-you gwine-to carry me?'
DE ole man let go de string.
Honey he say. I amt a gwine
to carry you a dam foot furder; 1 is
| gwine to drap YOU right verb T"