The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-01
Capt. Stick and Toney.

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Old Capt. Suck was a remarkably pre.
cise old gentleman. and a conscien'iously
Just man. He was 100, very me;hodical IL
his habits, one OF which vas to keep an &C.
ccuai 10 writing Of The conduc. Of his ser.
wants from day 10 day. IL wGsa sort oi
running account. aud he settled b. it every
: Saturday afternoon No one dreaded these
tebJomiual bsiaucines, more Than Tony,
tho boy of ell work, for the Captain vas
/ generally obliged to write receipt for a
considerable unoum across bis shoulders.
/ Oae settling afistnocn, the Cap,oin &C.
conpsnled by Tony, was seen oddliDg
down TO the old stable, With his lt,le &C.
count book in one hand, ard a small rope
10 Tho other. After they had reached lie
bar OF Justice and Toney had been prop.
erly strung Up, The Captain proceeded to
State bis account as lolloas:
Tony DR..
Sabbath. to not half backing my boo's,
&C., Eve stripes.
Tuesday, to staying -four hours a, mill
'cnger than necessary, ten stripes.
Wednesday. 10 no, locking the hall door
al right, FIVE siupes.
Friday, 10 icung The horse go without
water. five stripes.
Total. twenty five stripes.
Teoy Or.
Monday. by fitsrra,e day 5 work in he
gatden. ten siripce.
Bilence due. fifteen s, ipes.
The balance being thus struck, the Cap.
tain drew bis cor hde aud remarked
Nov Tcny, you black scamp, what say
you. ley VILLAIN, WI, shooldI, give you
fifteen leshes across your back, as hard as
| ear draw
Sop Old s.assa, said Tony; DAT. de
work 10 do garden, slf,-dat ough. 10 'eke
90 some"
'Ycu black dog said the Captain, 'hsv
q, given you the proper credi, Of ten
stripes, for that. Come. cane
Please old msssa.' SAID Tony, rolling
his e,e' abou, in agony or fright dai's
You fotge!-da''s dc scoutin' oh de loor
--old uissus say tebber been scour Is
coed before
Soho, you ,aucy rascal, quo,h Captain
Sick; you're bringing more oii.ets, are
youl We'll now, there here the Cap
tam made an entry upon his book you
have ctedu Of FIVE stripes, aud the bal.
ance must be PAID
! Cor mighty msssa, don't hit yet
dare sumpen lse--oh Lord please don't,
yes sir-gol urn no~-ke'ch,n' dc white
boy and ieichin' utn TO ole missus, what
,toS rock q, do young duck
That's fact, said the Captain tho
outrageous young vueabond--shats fact,
aud III givs you credit Of ten stripes for
til Wish you had brought h,m to me
DOW veil settle the balance.
Bress de Lord, ole mass. said Tony,
that's GN.' Tony grnned exlravsgan,ly.
The Captain adjusted tortolse.shell
spec,ecles. with great esac,ness, held the
book close to his eyes, and ascertalned that
the fac, was as stated by Tony. lie was
net little irrita,rd:
You swear of the account, you internal
rascsl-you swear Of the account do you!
AN do credit is fair, old tnassa' answer.
ed Tony.
Yes bu, '-said tho disappointed Cap.
tain-bu,--s,,ll the Captain was sorely
puzzled how to give Tony fen hicks an,
ho,o--' but AN idea popped into his heat
- mhere's my costs-you incorrigible
abominable scoundrell You want 10 swim
} die me do you. on, Of my costs, you black
decei,lul rascal 7 And added Captain
, Stick, chuckling as we'll at his own iugenu
ily as the perfect business Of the sentence
enter Judgment against you for costs
7 ten stripes and forthwith administers,
J the stripes and satisfied the Judgment.
n Xxi Niger said Tony Xxi niger
8 wha. dis judgment for coss, ole massa tai
g bout. Done GIT of bout not blackin' d
boo,-ga off 'bou, s.ayiu' long time Q
!. the mil--and ebry ting else--bu, dis jude
II men, for coss GIN me de debbi--Bres
& God, uigger mus keep out OBJ do ole stable
J, or III tell you what, da, judgment for CO..
II make back feel mighty warm, for true
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