The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-01-11
UNCLE BOR,S SOIL.

ONOAC DOD DUUI.
Unco Bob was in serious dilemma. Confront
ed for the hrst time IN lis life with psychology cal
problem.
Uncle Bob" the boy had said. winding I'D a
discussion the two had held regarding the delights
Of Paradise and a future life. when Won die and
20 to heaven, will you have white soul or black
SOU!
Is gwine;' the old man almost gaspcd, @ter
he or white soul, aw er black soul when I dies Is
dat de queeshun you done AK, leetle Moss! (this
name for the child. | fo'gibs you. leetle Moss:
but you oughtah had bettah sense dan ter ak hit
in de fus' place. Why. of co'se ] gwine be er white
soul. Is YOU ODER head oh air black pusson in de
uaiz wohl sides de debil!"
But, Uncle Bob -doubtfully-sif YOU are CO.
ing to be white. how shall l ever know YOU up
there! Cause, Uncle Bob" -caiolingly-'you arc
such beautiful black, and | am so used to YOU
with your lovely white woo-hair and all. that I
don't see how / can ever tell you from other COM
mon white people if you are going to change all
that
But Uncle Bob had misunderstood the compar-
sOn. and considered that the boy had reference 70
the social grade he would eventually occupy above:
Consequently the glamor of the compliment on his
beautiful color faded away in fresh burst of m
dignation.
What you meanin' by common people, leetle
NOss!' he grunted, irritably. Does you spec
fob eT moment dat / gwine be po white trash UP
darl"
Then what viii you be- Uncle Bob!1 oueried
the little fellow, feeling himself now very much
beTIdered by all these complications Are Won 90
ing 10 be white gentleman! = and the bare idea
brought him very near the verge of tears. so loath
did be feel TO part forever from the Uncle Bob Of
bis lifelong association, even if supplanted by the
celestial creation of Uncle Bob's ambitious antic-
pations.
The old man was fairly staggered by this last
question
q 'clar ter gracious he said. covering his dis
comfture with an air Of superiority and reticept
toreknowledge. hit aim no use my tellin' YOU what
gWlne be when | gifts up dar. chile; leetle igna-
vent boys ain spec ter hab de knowledge oh ole
haldS lex mine. and dey des got ter wait twell dey
gifts shet oh dey baby teef 70 dey puzzlin' dey haids
on pnt8 what's we'll on'erstood by de faii froo
rev laton and wrastln an pra'r. Des mex yo
MN easy. Ain de Bible say eff you has faif' lex
unto er grain of mushmelon seed dough dat do
SCUM kner cu'yous '-ruminatively). you gwinc
be able ter ree-move mountings. But 'clar' ter
gracious. hit gttin' clos't ter suppah t.me eet-
Moss. Bettah hu'hy home now honey so Sistab
Lucy ain gwine be pestered won'rin' what on lie
yeaTth done come of you. Nav, INC Bob ain;
mad Oh cose mott You ain spec to know what
ne gwne be tuhn into in de uppah Ian, but dom
oe noways oneasy.' encouragingly, as he dismissed
me little fellow with his usual kindly pat and hug
inc Bob gwlne be fix up some way, so dat you
"ii' hloW MN up oar, eDen e1 ne had ter pc
d culud white soul twell he git use ter de change
Vood-by Gawd bless you twel de naix time"
nat night in his devotions, Uncle Bob prayed
N much fervor and unrest of spirit The state OF
ms mind viii best be revealed by his petitions.
, Aarse Jesus he prayed, in the child-like
,al'9 OF being very nearly approached and compre
Iended by the Power he addressed. Il now gwine
ring up subjec' ter 'scuss wild you dat bin ak me
suay by de chile ] lub He says, 'Unc' Bob Che
mo, cry when he AK ht), den is you gwine be er
y y n'e gem man up in heaven" Dat quecshun
yes pntaIy bin ha'tin' me all day.
DE ldeo Of me bein' white gem mans soul up
= 7 neabon neber is for one moment entail my min.
!. Dopes Won will beliebe dat. an 'scuse me onpo-
'eless of de sugges' shun. But den | buhn all my
.loges down benin me by tellin' de chile dat I
!" SWnc be no white trash up dar, an dat I asso
Mge .holy ter hsb white soul! No won'er de
= che des or speclatin' ober dat problem, what
! N Bob Swlnc tuhninto in de naiX wohl, and
'e gone home in quandehy. So dat lebes me
'F Yer lace wild vehy seyous state oh fairs dat
sg.lln tanele up in. Ter begin wild he chile say
7 ",H GWlne know me up dar wild white soul!
3 o W. I.aWd, dat SCUM monsous ter ole INC
oo De idee oh not bein' l<nowed by the chile dat
t nuss ON de time he er leetle teenty weenty in
Z ~ an dat des de pride of my ole age lex Miss
Lucy and Marse Tom.
o, des yeahBin', Marse Jesus" weeping unre-
59@edy ter hab er face es we'll as er robe wash
H. y by de blood of de Lam so dat / could scribe
I'Fd IN spotless poety of soul; but. oh bless
d. W. ausso yeahnin' fob de time ter come when
tel SIg' gem meetn wild all the family ban gwine
I-noP 'aet an dey all gwine say Why of heah ain
BIo DOB. des zacly lex ole times, deah ole INC
vi LaWd. Lawd," in an ecstasy of emotion |
Ster1S, ef meetin' dat gwine be- Oh bless Nah |
fo;r. 'ooE down pom po' inc Bob. an fix up de
Gaf IN ms soul so dat he res sekueh in de fail
s"no be well wild him in de happy Ian, an /