The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-10
UNCLE BILL AND AUNT MANDY
AT THE SHOW 3
tBy Peter stanley)

gate. Hurrah, the show'll be done
over fore we git started. It's done
six o'clock, and | want to git on the
road fore SO many gifts he'd o. me;
never like TO be in the rear in any
thing | go at: it's bad policy"
Little past six o'clock in the morn
ing of the big show at Ocala Uncle
Bills two-mule wagon moved off from
the old homestead at Stixville, loaded
TO its capacity with boys and girls of
the neighborhood, who were chaper
oned by Uncle Bill and Aunt Mandy
"Git up there, BILL what's the mat
ter with you, now, Beck? None NV
that shyin and cuttin the fool this
mornIn' Sit down there Henry, YOU
and Johnnie youll be out on top uy
your heads fust thing you know
Watch EN-, Mandy, and don't let EN-
fall outen the wagon I've got tel
watch the mules and keep EN- in the
road We don't want ter come in
With any cripples and lanes"
"BTesh your hair outen your eyes
Mary, and look out there, Susan
don't loose your handkerchief Jhon
ME Won sit here side NV Little vii
liam so he can hold on to YOU
George, pull up your stockings; we
don't want ter go there looking like
set Nv niggers."
Mandy do let the children alone
People amt goin ter the show tel
look at one-another; they are goin
ter see the animuIes. Course they
could look at each other and see
some fine specimens Of the animal
kingdom, but what we're goin tel
see terday is educated. sensible ami
mails.
BY ten o'clock Uncle Bills wagon
load of happy human beings had
reached the suburbs of the city, and
as he thought best to leave the mules
outside the city, limits for fear they
might get a scent of the animals
and fright, lot was secured for
their safe-keeping. and the children
led by Uncle Bill and Aunt Mandy
walked into town
Hello. there, Uncle Bill Come to
the show did you?"
by the shadow NV Jackson, Dea
con Walkerstraight Yes, yes
Gathered all the children in the com
munity and come to the circus-Man
dy and |. But I'm surprised-er, O.
little sur-er-I didn't think you was
coming. Deacon"
Well, Uncle Bill, I really didn't
want to come you know, but the boys
they hadn't never seen any animals,
you know, and I just had to bring EN-
or have racket"
Yes, yes Bring the boys to the
circus. When I was boy I wouldn't
missed it fer the world I'm gittin'
old now, and-well, the old saying
Once a man and twice child Well
we'll see you again. Got ter git the
tickets"
o. Right in here, Ell? Alright
Now. Mister, see here l want tick.
cts fer all these and some whole
ones fer Mandy and me- If any Nv
these children requires whole ones
let EN- come; we don't want any con
fusion: come ter see the things
through. you know. and by the living
saints Off there is such a thing were
goin ter see her, boys"
Reserved seats, Uncle Billy?"
mo no, mister: I amt buyin any
seats till / git in there and see where
they're at. I bought reserve seats
once before | got in the show and
when got there like ter had ter fight
young galoot ter git EN- where
wanted 'em. Then another thing:
paid ffty-cents apiece fer 'em and
could have got 'em fer twenty-five
See I've been there, mister, if l am
frum StixviIle."
Come on. William; here's lot NV
other folks want to git there and buy
tickets And Wen be TOO late if you
don't mind"
"Ah, Mandy, you don't know these
people like l do They alus take
time ter wait on Uncle Bill. They
consider it an honor, madam, .er
have me trade with 'em. They know
they're gittin' honest money and
cash up and no grumblin See all
these stores here. Well, l kin &c
into any wv them and they will take
all the time necessary ter show me
their wares and then when have tel
go they express regrets in the most
! positive terms and tell me how vel
come am and how glad they are ter
always have me come in. Hold W
/ your head Mandy, and tell these folks
who you are, and I'll assure you that
they'll honor you fer the sake wv the
name. bein as they don't know you
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