The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
UNCLE MING0
AS AN INCUBATOR

Uncle Mingo was in town the other
day after a six-weeks absence, and
when he went to the usual restaurant
for dinner he was joyfuliy welcomed
by his friend the waiter.
IVY, Uncle, l amt see you cen
long time Watts been de matter?"
Been sick" said Uncle Mingo. "an'
furdermo' l has had de mos 'markable
'sperience you ebber hear bout"
The waiter drew chair near the
stove for the old man and expressed
a wish to hear about the sickness and
the remarkable experience.
II hut my foot cen de woods one
day." said Uncle Mingo, IAN / couldn't
hardly hobble home. De foot swell
an swell, so de ole oman done oil she
kin, putin on one ting an anudder,
but II feel wuss an wuss.
"Feber come on mex day, an de ole
oman bile a whole lot o. roots an
verbs, witch sho did tas'e bad 'nough
to cure dead Niger, but 1t didn't do
me no good. Foot git wuss, an so did
de feber so de ole oman git Uneasy,
an gone for de doctor.
de doctor come an famine me an
ak questions; den de fus' ting he done
was to pitch all de roots an verbs out
de winder.
Mingo,' he say, you don't want
none o. dem slops. 1 fin your feber
come from a confiscated sprain oh de
ankle joint. I'll fix you up he say.
an den all you got to do is to lay
quiet for bout TO weeks. an den your
foot will be as we'll as eber.'
so he bandage de foot hard an tight,
glib me bottle o. medicine, an away
he gone.
Deere I was cen a fix Tie up for a
mont, an nothin' hardly cen de house
to eat 'cep' taters an cowpeas! De
ole oman she fret an she fume an
she walk 'roun'.
81 does tink Mingo.' she say, dat
you is de mos good for-nothin' on
lucky ole niger | ebber did see. TO
go of an broke your foot like dat!
Wot cen de worP is we goin' to do?'
Use mighty sorry, Chloe say
but wot kin ! dor
Dunno she say, but I'll study ober
it,
Mex mornin' she come cen de room
wild a little basket.
Here she say, I got sumpin' for
you to do
"All right 1 say, 'wot is it?'
Hatch out desc aigs,' she say. Use
jis done settin' de wife hen an de
speckle hen, an glib each one a dozen
an one aigs. You is mo- bigger dan
DEM, she say, so Use goin' to glib you
two dozen an two
dat2'
aoo sosts,., aSen ~, i sne say' ! oon
bat.a.. ~ you Mn uo, an uat
pe.ter uan iayin uoWn oere doin
soen,ii none tan All you got 10 40,
oIos H. 40 sno an nesp al oese
ea. Se M an WI, waIii, an DC VERY
- sAS,,s ~ ~ p pt1 hong
"uss S,si hepDei! say mas IL
a. - ~ s.o;N...- '1' .i.'io ~ say
70 ne teJooce 20 oie scum men!
o,.tt ~ &c t nuIies,iens' she say, you
S. ~ ~ NC 'aiinLu, uit ue way 10 open
loI Svu ~ 10 uae Autie plt. VOW sne
&c. ine ~ uese dlss so oey won
Nc % ap 10 sn sniasn.
AN oid she 40 II sno nougnF ex-
oia1Ineu .he astohlsheo waiter.
LONE ~ Z. sho you Dorm, SAID uncle
Mlhso. one count EN- Out careful, one
ny one. NOW, she say you see dere's
want 70 oheat you out none.
WeH' see 4 hau IL 10 DO, so
make UP my MN 10 DO my bes', an
NOT make no mo russ bout II. How
somebber, 1t was mighty inconwen-
lent an uncomfortable at fus' TO I
glt use 10 dc business, an todes after
noon fergit myself an broke a aig
via my arm. Chloe hear 1t.
Wots datT' she say, 'aig broke"
Yes, l say but l nebber gone to.
ANYHOW, L say, OATS one less
No 1t amt she say, I'll git an
udder one. wants to be fair she say.
An she git 1t.
AFTER DAT, was mo- carefuller, but
de second day l broke one again.
Chloe say it was too late to start a
new one, an she tell me mus do de
bes' l Kin wild dem | got.
"Dere wasn't no mo- accidents after
dat, an / git so | take quite intrus
cen de work had to perform. De ole
oman she talk VERY churful.