The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-31
o Teunporai 0 Mores!
(Commnnicated).

/ 80 glad fur see Yuma; how Yuma
bin an ware Yuma lib now? Hit
seam jis like miricle fur me to meet
wild my ole mossa. Is you stain in
Kingstree? Tell me all bout your
wandrines sense see Yuma las
well, Uncle Rastus. l moved here
several years ago to see how | would
like the people. with view of going
into business if all things looked ia
vorable. That is why l am here.
Now, may l ask why you are here,
and what you are doing or expect
to do? A sight of you after these
long years of separation is so unex-
pected, and it fills my heart with joy
to know that you are still alive and
looking so we'll. You are not looking
out for a situation. too?"
wall, yas, sab, Marse Henry, Is
lookin' out fur suppen to do, too.
You see, rs gittin' mighty ole an
feeble, too, an can't do nutten eny
mo-, 'ceptin' l sot down fur do 'um,
an rs gittin' stiff in de j'ints. |
bin fixin' umbrellas fur de las two
years, but l fine so menny ob desc
furriners in de same biznis dat dare
amt much in 'um no mo-. So | put
my tinker to wuck to stat suppen
dat nobody else hab ebber foller be-
fo'."
"And how did you make out, Un-
Gle Rastus? Did you discover any.
thing new to make a living att"
"Yas, Marse Henry. l bin trabble
frum one town to ennudda to fine
suppen new fur me to foller, an a
bran new idy strike me wen | see
50 menny OBJ desc do-nutten trash
a-settin' down fus' on one box, den
ON anudda, den wen da git TERED
restin' da go to anudda sto' an set
on de counter an nail kag an dare
start a-smokin' saggyrets,an' hit bin
rite here dat my idy was bawn."
What was that idea, Uncle Ras-
tus?"
WAL. you see. .Marse Henry, l hab
foller de taller trade fur desc menny
yeers an no how fur mex cloze an
patch cloze wen dey git hole in 'um,
an fix 'um up like da be new ag'in,
an bein' as l see 80 menny OBJ desc
fine gemmens a-settin' 'roun' all day
a-doin' nntten, thinks l, so much set
tin down bleegter wear out de seat
oh de britches, an if da hab holes
innum.I kin git plenty Of wuck to do
s-patchin' britches. Now.to fine out
witch boy hab hole in he britches'
seat wus de trubbel, fur mos oh dem
hab cotes on da backs. an cuddent
zee dare britches' seat. So keep on
follerin' 'um up, an as da nebba lef'
dare cote home. bimeby a new idy
strike me-"
What was that idea, Uncle Ras-
tus?"
"Well, hit bin dis, as follers: Sense
da sss,v..s- keep dare britches' seat
Evered up wild dare cote tail, wen
da git up often de box after da bin
a-settin' down long time, ! run dare
to see de place, an see eff de place
be wet frum SWEET, an eff hit wuz,
den no dat feller hab hole in he
britches, an 20 turrum an ak 'um
sbout um, an dat mite he pull ne
britches off an l fix 'um an tu'n
cum back fore dalite next mawnin',
an dat feller cum out fur fresh stat
fur settin' down ag'in. So now,
Marse Henry. ! patchin' britches."
Uncle Rastus, what do you think
of the boys and girls of today as
compared with those before the
war? You are now over 80 years
old and think you are a competent
Judge. Would you mind giving me
your candid opinion?"
wall, Marse Henry. you no / is a
niger, an you no hit don't tex much
agervation to git lincht an hab a
,,l, ob b,,ll;f bo1os sop' FRI, ones