Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-18
UNCLE D|CKY down SOUTH

when he appeared at the grocery, looking
rather Important, the afellers" were ready
for him.
sHello, Dicky. did y git anything T eat
when ', wuz down South, Inquired Bert,
as he brushed some cracker dust off the
counter.
ssYas, . replied he, between puffs, light
ing the old black stump-tailed tobacco ore-
matory. got P'tomick shad at Alexandry-
puff-puff, an corn-beef an cabige at Balte-
more puff-puf, four times ez much meat
ez | got at Joneses-in-the- gums, bus the
cavity wuz brung in Shawn mug an tas-
ted ez eff th' mug he'd piece up soap left
ia th' bottom afore til cavity wuz poured
out
sDidje go see Rusevelt?p queried Uncle
Sam with leer.
ssNaw. I wuz afeerd thet that ere Swede
woman, Missus Clawsen I'D be aroun' an
either Teddy ,ud think wuz some relash-
un t. her er else sh'd git mashed on 3. 2 FL :sl
Ter, but his pip. ssass out while the boys
finished their laugh.
ssWhat was the plettiest thing You saw
down South, Uncle Richard?' II was the
new manager Of Wanamakers who asked
that question, he whom the boys address as
"Chod.''
Uncle Dicky had his pipe re-lighted IN
time to reply:
s.Well, don't know which wuz th' pur-
tiest, ,th' trees ali out IN blawsum er th'rosy
faced brides / seed at Balselnore an Will
min'ton a-gitten on tn keers wi crowds o.
frien's a firm rice an fiiDgin' little pieces
o'cullered paper all oyer 'em an ther men,
eth fellers at Baltenore wuz a-kissin'
ali th' gals an wimmen in tn cumpn' y, but
tn feller at Wilmin ton he'd gray hair an
acted ez eli he wuz ulster bein' married an
th' bride looked about fifteen year younger
n him. I
Then the Supervising Principal OF Public
Instruction got in a word edgswise asking,
Mr.. Smith what are your Impressions Of
the Southern people in general but help
full look on Uncle Dicky's countenance cut
him short and the old fellow quickly in
quired,
s'Wotcbu mean b, impressions? tfer'
didn't nobody press me very hard in tb'
crowds roun' th' stations. /"
'sI mean this, Uncle Richard, what was,
the thing that interested you the most|
among the folks you met on your Southern
trip"
'Well, "replied Uncle Dicky, 4 WIZ in a
barber cheer in Alexandry, a-gittin' shayed
b. Greek an gittin me shoes blacked b. al
English boy an th' feller wot run th' shop
WIZ a-growlin' erbout Washin'ton bein''
'nigger heaven an President Rnseyelt a.
lettin Booker Washin't ton eat dinner VII
him at th' W'ite House.
"W'y, sez th' barber, they put Niger
clerks right in with wife wimmen clerks in
th' guv'ment offices but we won't let a nig-
ger clean our streets in Alexandry keep
the nigger in his place.
ssThen got t' thinkin' erbout me 'sper-
ience on me way down--on th' train out Of
Philadelphy ther wuz 300 pound winch a
setin ahead o. me an / cudn't see emmy
thing else afront O. me fer her bat she wuz
dressed nice, not bit niggery, VII laylock
clothes an hat like th' common coons, but
she he'd on nice black silk an everything
else t' match her complexion
"W'en.I got e Baltemore seed signs up
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other "COLEREDn SC thet each race he'd a
keer T. themselves, an | kinder like it, coz
all th' black folks don't bebaYe nice like
th' big winch wot set ahead O. me at Phlla-l
delphy.'
81 he'd ter laugh Z see th' way th' rum
th' trolleys in Alexandry early in h'mor-
MIN wen th' men wuz ergorn & work --th' 4
wife folks wuz in nice big keer ahead NV
little one where th' darkies rid an / tux
notice thet th' darkies' hats an th' roof Of
th' little keer wuz turned up iist alike"
ssNuther thing thet peared funny T. me-
wuz th' people talk. / uster think thet th q
| folks w'ot / seed up North firm TIL South
| an heerd 'em talk thet they talked jisbl
| like darkies but wien I wuz in Alexandry
an heerd ey'ry last one on 'em talkin' dar-
ky then got inter me ole ueddle thet th'
darkies jist talked like th' w'ite people uv
| th' South--of course they did fer did 'nb th'
coons larn T. talk awf th' wife folks in th'l
fust place?n
nW'en got on th' keers at AIexandry
ther wuz calf tied e a awning post an +
asts feller, is thet heffer calf er bulls
calf but he speaks up quick, without look
| in, an sez' dat dar heffa caff. didn'tl
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