O Temporal O Mores!
(Communicated).
"Hello, Uncle Rastus!"
"Hello,Marse Henry, am dat you?
I so glad fur see yunna; how junna
bin an' ware yunna lib now? Hit
seam jis like miricle fur me to meet
wid my ole mossa. Is you stain' in
Kingstree? Tell me all 'bout your
wandrines sense I see yunna las'."
"Well,Uncle Rastus, I moved here
several years ago to see how I would
like the people, with a view of going
into business if all things looked favorable.
That is why I am here.
Now, may I 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 unexpected,
and it fills my heart with joy
to know that you are still alive and
looking so well. You are not looking
out for a situation, too?"
"Wall, yas, sah, Marse Henry, I's
lookin' out fur suppen to do, too.
"You see, I's gittin' mighty ole an'
feeble,too, an' I can't do nutten eny j
mo', 'ceptin' I sot down fur do 'um, I
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an i s j^'iun sum iu uc j iuu>. *
bin fixin' ambrellas fur de las' two
years, but I fine so menny ob dese
furriners in de same biznis dat dare
ain't much in 'um no mo'. So I put
my t'inker to wuck to sta't suppen
' dat nobody else hab ebber foller befo'."
"And how did you make out, UnDid
vou discover anv?
thin? new to make a living at?"
"Yas, Marse Henry, I bin trabble
frum one town to ennudda to fine
auppen new fur me to foller, an' a
bran' new idy strike me w'en I see
so menny ob dese do-nutten trash
a-settin' down fus' on one box, den
- -on anudda, den w'en da git tiered
restin' da go to anudda sto' an' set
on de counter an' nail kag an' dare
start a-smokin' saggyrets.an' hit bin
; 4 rite here dat my idy was bawn."
"What was that idea, Uncle Rastus?"
"Wall,you see.Marse Henry, I hab
foller de tailer trade fur dese menny
yeere an' I no how fur mek cloze an'
pitch cloze w'en dey git hole in 'um,
an' fix 'um up like da be new ag'in,
an' bein' as I see so menny ob dese
fine gemmens a-settin' 'roun' all day
a-doin' nutten, t'inks I, so much settin'
down bleegter wear out de seat
ob de britches, an' if da hab holes
innum.I kin git plenty of wuck to do
a-patchin' britches. Now.to fine out
w'ich boy hab hole in he britches'
aeat wus de trubbel.fur mos' ob dem
hab cotes on da backs, an' I cuddent
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wee aare Dntcnes sc?u ou j. nccp uu
follerin' 'um up, an' as da nebba lef
dare cote home, bimeby a new idy
strike me."
"What was that idea, Uncle Rastua?"
"Well,hit bin dis, as follers: Sense
- da slvrjs keep dare britches' seat
kivered up wid dare cote tail, w'en
da git up offen de box atter da bin
a-settin' down long time, 1 run dare
to see de place, an' see ef de place
be wet frum swett, an' ef hit wuz,
den I no dat feller hab hole in he
britches, an' I go turrum an ax 'um
*bout um, an' dat nite he pull he
britches off an' I fix 'um an' tu'n
' O J.lUn novf mflmnin'
UUi IMKb 1U1C UOIIUC UCAl luunuiu ,
* ' dat feller cum out fur fresh sta't
fur settin' down ag'in. So now,
Mane Henry, 1 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 I think you are a competent
judge. Would you mind giving me
your candid opinion?"
"Wall, Marse Henry, you no 1 is a
nigger,an' you no hit don't tek much
agervation to git lincht an' hab a
peck ob bullit holes sen' tru one's
hide by dese bums, an' I betta be
keerful how I tawk 'bout de boysob
dese times."
"What do you call bums, Uncle
Rastus? You know there are two
kinds of bums; one is spelt bomb and
the other is spelt bum. The first is
an iron shell filled with explosives
and is something that flies to pieces,
and the other is a guzzler or idle
vagabond."
"Marse Henry,den 1 sa dase bofe;
fur de fust explodes truder britches,
do de fuse ma bu'n a long time, but
hit sho' to tare a big hole in der
britches in two or t'ree munts an'
leave a wet spot,an' den de udda bum
is, as you say, a goslin waggybon
bum; so da is bofe, bomb an* bum.
'cordin' to my 'sperience, fur bofe
fits 'um,an',Marse Henry, dese boys
am a berry feeble-minded set an' da
all is members ob de Kingstree sanitaryum,
as nobody kin git to be a
member ob dat order 'ceptin' da hab
berry strong marks of bein' feeble
minded. An xscusion all de above
dare be wus den dat behine 'um. Da
tell me roun town dat dem britches
nebba cost 'um nutten.an' dem holes
cum free, fur needa hab bin pade
fur in de sto's, ware da bum; no
wunder, Marse Henry, da kin bomb,
bum roun', an' udda marchants
spoatin' um."
"Uncle Rastus, don't you think
the young folk of today ought to be
allowed to enjoy themselves by having
parties, dances, strawrides and
o on?"
"Now,n-ow, N-O-W, Marse Henry,
may I ax yunna a questshun?"
"Certainly, Uncle Rastus."
"Am yunna one of dese bums?"
"No, certainly not. You would
not for a moment think that I had
euner me ume or disposition w
spend this short span of life, my
young and best days,in idleness as a
bum, wearing out the seat of my
trousers on boxes, nail kegs and
and store counters?" ,
''No,sah,Marse Hepry.I jis wanster
git t'ings strate an' no ware yunna
stan'. I node w'at yunna useter was,
but don't know how yunna is now,
fur.Marse Henry .yunna bin raise up
fo' de waw.w'en we hab no bums in
doze days sich like de kentry bin
bilin' ober wid in dese times, fur
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mos eury nuuse yuima tum w uck
daze yunna fine frum one to t'ree
bums raze up in 'urn,an' all de bums
ain't 'mung de boys, needa, but I
betta not say nutten' bout de 'gals,
fur I see t'ousands of 'um runnin'
"bout,but I reckon da jis busy huntin'
jobs an' not fin'in' none. Sum
peeple sa da run 'bout to be sean'by
d^ britches bums (but I hardly t'ink
dat is so) an' de britches bums sottin'
down makin' holes in da britches
seat lookin' fur de she bums to pass
by an' den mek remarks."
"Well,Uncle Rastus, will you give
me your opinion about these straw
rides? You are such a sensible darkey,I
like to hear you talk, for your
ideas run exactly with mine, so far."
"Marse Henry, yunna ain't tryin'
to lay trap fumme,is you,an' see dis '
po' ole nigga wid a rope roun' he
neck an a half bushel bullit holes
punch tru him, wid bofe ea's slash
off an' bofe ise gouge out? Say,
Marse Henry?"
"WKo m IWI# RuhiR vnn have
nothing: to fear along that line; nobody
will hurt you for an expression
of an opinion, honestly given, for
this is a free government made up
of free white people and free negroes,
and it is a country of free
speech ,so you have no reason to fear
being hurt by anybody for putting
your thoughts into words. Remember,
you have the whole United
States to protect you. Now, tell me
your honest opinion about these
niorht straw rides."
(Uncle Rastus, being as cautious
as he is honest, rises from his seat
and peers around every object behind
which might be hidden some
eavesdropper who might be there to
overhear and make note of this criticism,
and being satisfied that he
and Marse Henry were safe from
any and all dangers of being overheard,
proceeded to discharge his ;
honest opinion of these night straw
rides in a low and subdued tone of
voice as follows):
"Now, Marse Henry, I gwineter
sw'ar yunna to nebba gib dis po
nigga 'way an' memba dem bullit
holes (Rastus swears him). Marse
Henry, I's heep oler den yunna an'
derfore hab heerd mo' in mi time
den yunna hab. I no yunna heerd
'bout de bottum rale gittin' on top,
ain't you?"
"Wall, in sum respecks dat hab
sartinly cum true 'bout de bottum
rale a-gittin' on top.sho'. Niggaa
sho' to foller an' imatate w'ite bukra
w'en da t'inks dar am no trubbel
ahed fur dem. Niggas am like crow,
da look long time 'fore da go in watamillium
patch an' da studdy long
time 'fore da foller any fashun, I
mean w'ite fokes' fashuns, an' wVn '
niggus buy cloze an' w'ite sh'ppus
da pa de cash fur dese t'ings, an' da
does it in kurius ways runtimes, fur
da hab banks to draw on; da hab de' i
chicken-roost bank.de hog-pen bank,
de 'tato bank, de cotton patch bank
an' various udda banks, an' w'en da
mek draw da nebba am turn down.
So true dese warious banks is da
able to pay cash fur w'at da b'ys.
But 'tain't so wid de w'ite fokes.fur (
da (sum ob dem) git t'ings an' cloze
an' britches on a creddick an' nebba
pay fur dem. Ain't de bottum rale
on top, den?"
(Concluded next week).
CADE5 CHRONICLES.
Rain Helps Crops?-Aged Negro
Wantonly Slain?Necrologlcal.
Cades, July 29:?Crops are looking
fine since the rains. Some tobacco
farmers have in their last curings
and 'most all expect to put in the
last round next week.
Some of our folk attended the annual
picnic at Olanta last Saturday.
Mrs J P Epps and daughter are i
spending the week at the Isle of
Palms and Mt Pleasant for pleasure |
and a visit to relatives combined. f
Mrs Furman Williamson, of the I
U/\Uu/vm riAAfiaw Qofot? onrl I
IICUIUU OCLHUIJ, UICU uav U1 uujr MIIU
was buried Sunday near her residence.
We extend sympathy. Mr
Williamson lived near here until a
few years ago.
Mr James Haselden was called to
Lake City Sunday on account of the
death of his mother.
Saturday night, July 19,a party or
parties made an attack on the dwelling
of John Nelson, colored, at this
place. Several shots were fired,one
taking effect in the body of Bill
Moore,an aged negro who was stopping
in out of a storm that was rag
ing at the time,and from the effects
of the wound the negro died Thurs- <
day following. Magistrate McEl- |
veen held an inquest Thursday af- {
ternoon, with Mr V G Arnette as ]
foreman. An autopsy was made and \
one witness examined and the in- ^
quisition was adjourned until today, \
when the jury will come together at 1
the Cades Mercantile Co's store to 1
complete the examination and ren- \
der the verdict. Meantime, two \
young men, sons of Mr H L Poston, \
are in jail. *
It is hoped that the farmers' in- \
stitute to be held at Mr J J M Gra- \
ham's place August 11 will be large- \
ly attended by the farmers of this !
and other communities. Come up, !
Mr Editor, pro tern. 1
Mr N F Knight and family were .
called to the deathbed of Miss Net- (
ties, Mrs Knight's sister, last Thurs*
day. The burial took place at Bethel,
in Florence county. B.
The Best ledlclee li the Werld.
"My little girl had dysentery very
Ko/l T fkmierht oho urniiM Hip fhltm.
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Remedy cured her, and I can
truthfully say that I think it is the
best medicine in the world," writes
Mrs William Orvis, Clare, Mich. For
sale by all dealers. adv
Arrival ol Passenger Trains at
Kingstree.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has promulgated the following schedule,
which became effective Sunday,
October 15, 1911:
North Bound.
No 80 - - - 7:43 a m
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vrm loam ?mall n anm in rpnnir??d
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year,you surely ought never to take the
chance of the troubles of this poor fam
ily.
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R. N. Speigner. Manager.
FIRE
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