--- title: IX. in the Role of a Tartar — Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings · full text with trees description: IX. in the Role of a Tartar, «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: A CHARLESTON negro who was in Atlanta on the Fourth of July made a mistake. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/) / IX. in the Role of a Tartar # IX. in the Role of a Tartar IX. in the Role of a Tartar of «Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings» by Joel Chandler Harris: the whole text, 47 sentences and 512 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/1/) — A CHARLESTON negro who was in Atlanta on the Fourth of July made a mistake. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/2/) — He saw Uncle Remus edging his way through the crowd, and thought he knew him. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/3/) — "Howdy, Daddy Ben?" the stranger exclaimed. " - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/4/) — I tink I nubber see you no mo'. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/5/) — Wey you gwan? - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/6/) — He hot fer true, ain't he?" - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/7/) — "Daddy who?" asked Uncle Remus, straightening himself up with dignity. " - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/8/) — W'ich?" - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/9/) — "I know you in Char'son, an' den in Sewanny. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/10/) — I spec I dun grow away from 'membrance." - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/11/) — "You knowed me in Charlstun, and den in Savanny?" - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/12/) — "He been long time, ain't he, Daddy Ben?" - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/13/) — "Dat's w'at's a pesterin' un me. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/14/) — How much you reckon you know'd me?" - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/15/) — "He good while pas'; when I wer' pickaninny. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/16/) — He long time ago. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/17/) — Wey you gwan, Daddy Ben?" - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/18/) — "W'at does you season your recollection wid fer ter make it hol' on so?" inquired the old man. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/19/) — "I dunno. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/20/) — He stick hese'f. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/21/) — I see you comin' 'long 'n I say 'Dey Daddy Ben.' - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/22/) — I tink I see you no mo', an' I shaky you by de han'. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/23/) — Wey you gwan? - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/24/) — Dey no place yer wey we git wine?" - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/25/) — Uncle Remus stared at the strange darkey curiously for a moment, and then he seized him by the arm. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/26/) — "Come yer, son, whar dey ain't no folks an' lemme drap some Jawjy 'intment in dem years er yone. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/27/) — You er mighty fur ways fum home, an' you wanter be a lookin' out fer yo'se'f. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/28/) — Fus and fo'mus, you er thumpin' de wrong watermillion. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/29/) — You er w'isslin' up de wrong chube. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/30/) — I ain't tromped roun' de country much. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/31/) — I ain't bin to Charlstun an' needer is I tuck in Savanny; but you couldn't rig up no game on me dat I wouldn't tumble on to it de minit I laid my eyeballs on you. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/32/) — W'en hit come to dat I'm ole man Tumbler, fum Tumblersville--I is dat. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/33/) — Hit takes one er deze yer full-blooded w'ite men fur ter trap my jedgment. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/34/) — But w'en a nigger comes a jabberin' 'roun' like he got a mouf full er rice straw, he ain't got no mo' chance long side er me dan a sick sparrer wid a squinch-owl. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/35/) — You gutter travel wid a circus 'fo' you gits away wid me. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/36/) — You better go long an' git yo' kyarpet-sack and skip de town. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/37/) — You er de freshest nigger w'at I seen yit." - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/38/) — The Charleston negro passed on just as a police-man' came up. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/39/) — "Boss, you see dat smart Ellick?" - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/40/) — "Yes, what's the matter with him?" - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/41/) — "He's one er deze yer scurshun niggers from Charlstun. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/42/) — I seed you a-stannin' over agin de cornder yander, an' ef dat nigger'd a draw'd his monty kyards on me, I wuz a gwineter holler fer you. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/43/) — Would you er come, boss?" - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/44/) — "Why, certainly, Uncle Remus." - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/45/) — "Dat's w'at I 'low'd. - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/46/) — Little more'n he'd a bin aboard er de wrong waggin. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2306/55/47/) — Dat's w'at he'd a bin." - ← previous: [VIII. 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