NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS 
“Pick ’er up, Brer Jack,” exclaimed Uncle Remus; “she’s 
yone.” 
’Tildy was angry as well as frightened. She would have fled, 
but Daddy Jack stood near the door. 
“Look yer, nigger man!” she exclaimed, “ef you come slobbun 
’roun’ me, I ’ll take one er deze yer dog-iiins en brain you wid it. 
I ain’t gwine ter have no web-foot nigger follerin’ atter me. Now 
you des come! — I ain’t feard er yo’ cunjun. Unk’ Remus, ef you 
got any intruss in dat ole Afflkin ape, you better make ’im lemme 
’lone. G’way fum yer now!” 
All this time Daddy Jack was slowly approaching ’Tildy, bow¬ 
ing and smiling, and looking quite dandified, as Uncle Remus 
afterward said. Just as the old African was about to lay hands 
upon ’Tildy, she made a rush for the door. The movement was 
so unexpected that Daddy Jack was upset. He fell upon Uncle 
Remus’s shoe-bench, and then rolled off on the floor, where he lay 
clutching at the air, and talking so rapidly that nobody could 
understand a word he said. Uncle Remus lifted him to his feet, 
with much dignity, and it soon became apparent that he was 
neither hurt nor angry. The little boy laughed immoderately, 
and he was still laughing when ’Tildy put her head in the door and 
exclaimed: — 
“Unk’ Remus, I ain’t kilt dat ole nigger, is I? ’Kaze ef I got 
ter go ter de gallus, I want to go dar fer sump’n’ n’er bigger’n 
dat.” 
Uncle Remus disdained to make any reply, but Daddy Jack 
chuckled and patted himself on the knee as he cried: — 
“ Come ’long, lilly gal! come ’long! I no mad. I fall down dey fer 
laff. Come ’long, lilly gal, come ’long.” 
’Tildy went on laughing loudly and talking to herself. After 
awhile Uncle Remus said: — 
“Honey, I ’speck Miss Sally lookin’ und’ de bed en axin’ w T har 
you is. You better leak out fum yer now, en by dis time ter- 
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