The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-10-30
0ibe potrjot,
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or THE PARISH or SAINT LANDS
44l ~ AND TOWN COUNCIL.
g. II. POTTER, Publisher.
SAMUEL b.. Motley, Editor.
Obliged to be Right,

AS good a colored story as we have heard in
many a mouth comes from an Augusta CORES.
pondent in Georgia.
"Simon had long aspired to the easy and
dicniied Office of cart or OK driver. Often
had he looked with %envious eyeuppn the favored
JET, as seated upon the pole Of his cart, he
drovewhistliug along, the impersonation, ia
Simon's view, of the true otitm cum dtehhate.
Never doubling his qualifications for the post
what Office seeker does?), he longed. or, MS he
expressed it fairly echoed, for an opportunity
OF displaying his skill, confident that it was
such as could not fail to secure him a perma-
nent seat upon upon the cart, yiee JET, removed.
AT length, fortune seconded his wish JEFF was
luckily absent the corn must be sent TO mill ];
Simon must yoke Buck and Darb,.. and carry
l'' Now you gwin to see drivin,' said he to
the boss when having finished the prelimina-
RES, he took his seat upon the cart, cracked
ms whip over the cattle, and added spirit 10
ITS effect bya ~weli-nounted Gee up higher 2
Away rushed Buck and Darb in grand style
for about ten steps; then suddenly stopped,
with a jerk that well-nigh precipitated our
hero. from his long coveted seat. A second
80 along da Buck you Darb, what You bout
now 2 with numerous and scientific Jerks at
the line and artistic fearishes of the whip, re-
suited no better. "Why, 'pon de face of de
yeath, what's got into desc steers? Jes' look
at Barb now, a pullin agin' Buck, and a irwin
to twis' his tail ROM toder way DO b'ieye
in my soul dim steers knows ! amt jeff And
yander's de boss, too ii be hollerin' at me fore
long,
=" After seeing him worry with them a little
longer, the boss, who had seated himself on the
lehce a few yards Oft to enjoy the sport, did
'holier' at him, to tell him he had yokedtbe OK
en- on the sides to which they were not respect
Ively accustomed, and that he must disengage
Them md put Buck on the right side and
Darb on the left.
"Heh Y said Simon, wonder, why 7 didn't
see dat! ! thought somethin' must be the mat
ter LII Tx you now my boys-you see eff /
don't.
"Prctty soon he was off his seat, and had
them dlsepgaged from tile cart, hut without re-
moving the yoke! Gee up da, Buck IN
drive you rom 10 de tYther side, aud then
wen see what You gwiue TO do wild your tan.
trims when the boSs's Il !ookin' at me from ae
fence yunder! '
by this time he bad got them round, and;
OF course, after arranging them head foremost
"a pFopF'q .t.ofma, they came ont exactly in
Stqtu qHo. Law, "a massey !. said he. in a self
depree"tory tone, what was l tbinkin' about
drIFin yen rom de W1Gae aray, Pears like
amt got good sense dis mornig, somebow.
f1n parb, come out odav! | boun' | get Won
r'yht dis time! Spec you'll fool about wild
yah prejectiteatious tel de bossll be down here
Directly. Whoa, gee! GEE I sayF
lowing to some inexplicabIe fatality, his
success was no better this time than before.
lie drove round to the wight, crossed over,
aud came ont-second best, Well, now said
ne DIS Is a purity spot o. work, amt it? Dat
JETS done somethin' t, desc %steersp
THE oxen had, by this time, got turned
with their heads toward the cart, and wers
staining at the end of the pole. waiting the re.
suit of their drivers meditatons, Carefully
Feennnoitefing their respective positions. h.
seemed suddenly to be inspired vita a proiar.
which must succeed il spite of fate. The rea.