Show UNCLE MOSE LOST NO TIME although old and crippled with rheumatism ho he could travel some when bear appeared some georgia boys were going coon hunting and stopped at the cabin of another colored boy come long sambo wes gwine coon huntin ui all caiet ali ah has to stay wid mose bring him long nig gali uncle mose was very old and crippled with the rheumatism but lie lic was finally persuaded to hobble along and the party set off the dogs soon began barking furiously at no great distance and all hurried to the tree even uncle moso seemed to regain something of ills his youthful energy and hobbled along at a surprising rate the b boys threw sticks stick s and stones into the tree and suddenly a large an animal sprang down anion among the dogs with tierce fierce growls and sti snails nils the dogs scattered and ran the boys seared scared out of their wits yelled look out 0 dat bea and never stopped until completely out of breath to po old uncle mose dat beas got him said one a good ole man but dar aint no use gwine back said another one dat berts beas eat him all up by dis time sald said a third so they proceeded sadly to cabin but what wis their astonishment when the door opened and uncle mose himself stood before them some of themore thelmore superstitious believing it to be his ghost were inclined to run but old uncle mose quickly reassured them by asking this question you been all dis dig time po fo de lans ians sake uncle mosel mose how you all git heah bean uncle mose drew himself up ill with a somewhat scornful haughty demeanor and replied huhl dats easy ibur ali ah kern item N wid id de dogs am I 1 country gentleman |