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216 HIS SAYINGS.ingagement. I done bin fool wid dat mule befo', an'I tuck'n tole Jim dat he better not git tangle up wid'er ;but Jim, he up'n 'low dat he wuz a hoss-doctor,an' wid dat he ax me fer a chaw terbarker, en denhe got de bridle, en tuck'n kotch de mule en got onherWell," continued Uncle Eemus, looking uneasilyaround, "I speck you better go git yo' ticket. Deytells me dish yer train goes a callyhootin'."" Hole on dar, Uncle Eemus ; you ain't tell me'bout Jim," exclaimed the Jonesboro negro." I done tellyou all I knows, chile. Jim, he tuck'nlight on de mule, an' de mule she up'n hump 'erse'f, anden dey wuz a skuffle, an' w'en de dus' blow 'way, darlay de nigger on de groun' ,an' de mule she stoodeatin' at de troff wid wunner Jim's gallusses wrop'roun' her behime-leg. Den atterwuds, de ker'ner, hecome 'roun', an' he tuck'n gin it out dat Jim diedsorter accidental like. Hit's des like I tellyou: denigger wern't sick a minnit. So long ! Bimeby youwon't ketch yo' train.I got ter be knockin' long."n.UNCLE REMUS'S CHURCH EXPERIENCE.THE deacon of a colored church met Uncle Eemusrecently, and, after some uninteresting remarks aboutthe weather, asked :