The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
UNCLE MINGO ON THE WAR
BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN
BY w. T. WILLIAMS.

'Nothin' now but war--war," remark
ed the proprietor of the restaurant; II
jls' wonder wen people will git tired O.
hghtin' one anudder.''
Specially" said the waiter, even
dey has been habin' so much talk bout
de peace Congress. an arbitratin', an
all dat"
Yes" said Uncle Mingo, IAN jis
after Mr.. Cari1igger done bull dem a
nice fine new public liberty for de Con-
gress to meet cen. tell you dis peace
Congress talk is all right if dey don't
want to fight: but wen dey wants to
fight, dey amt goin' to bodder bout
no arbitratin' nor nothin'."
'Wot." asked the proprietor, as Rus
STA an Japan quoilin' bout, anyhow"
Il dunno zac'ly myself" admitted
Uncle Mingo; "but lookin' ober de map,
1t pears dat Russia has been CROWN
an CROWN, an vile it keep CROWN,
It keep d pushin' Japan furder an fur
der. Now, by lookin' at de map, you
KIN see how deY has finally got Japan
push OF de main Ian altogedder on a
iot OBJ tiny little bits OBJ islan's out dere
cen de ocean. So cose Japan say, you
mas push us dis fur, but you can't push
no furder. cause dere amt no w'eres
else we kin go to. So cose dey fights. :"
gedders from dat" observed the
proprietor, dat you fabors Japan cen
ue present struggle"
Don't you gedder nothins." said I'm
Gle Mingo, cause for all 1 know, Rus
Sla saa.t q riOhf 70 mis- -
state dat cen de current emergency
proposes to 'dop' de cou'se of a impair
tlal an dignified naturalization. You
an goin' to git me in no trouble.
one d desc days l might be sellin'
lot o chickens to tall gentleman
Wid a long beard an a fur coat for de
RUSSIAN army. Wen he git ready to
pay - ak wot name, an 1 tell him:
uen he say, 'Wot! is you dat ole fool
Wot sympathize wild Japan We amt
puyln' no chickens from you!'"
Right you isl said the waiter;
you is got to be VERY careful how
you ac', an wot you say"
~, You has for a fac" said Uncle
Mlngo; cause you kin glib offense
wen you leas' expec'; an wen you
uoes, you makes it wuss by tryin' to
spain / fin 1 got to be remarkable
partic lar wot say.
ne udder day / git cen a 'spute
via pig-headed ole niger out to
ossum Holler. an he talk so foolish
udt | up an say to him, / say
You got de sense oh a jackass!"
Wen, he taken umbrage at de re-
marx, an we git cen a big argufyin'
WA seberal frien's; an dey finally de-
VIde dat my observation was RAIDER
700 much cen de Pickwick sense, an
vat de code require me to detrac' de.
same.
All right I say; "I detsacs an
pologizes an admits was cen error.
80, l say, I takes 1t back. You amt
eVL de sense OBJ a jackass."
= Would you beliebe it?. de blame
iool teller git madden dan ebber; you
van satisfy some people.
Howsomebber, dere is one ting bout
qe war. We is accustom to regard
'ussia as a great big Teller. an ia
pan as little chap. So, part from
4ny OBJ de merits OBJ de question, you
SvmDat'y."
. Very true" said the proprietor;
out you can't tell how fight. is go
10 come out from de size oh de
snters. DE big Teller don't always
&c little feller."
wien remin's me-" said Urcle Min
Cd scrimmage wOt taNe place
lt 70 Postum Holler little vii back.
AZ de turpentine cOmmissnry bar
Nsy got n big room for de Niger haE's.
one ebenln' wen a good many was
''''lh down, cen come a big blustcrin'