Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-07-18

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as fine yer was in the Wurld
ennywha
Ora alos 3 ae,' sed the man in
black cl "a me get my mouth
ferenens ag eaa Hush--sbe's S DC.
tOroOn!! sez I, Citing up in
an arail ''En aa9t sszr Z. !"
How II 5ss
From
"Wall, zaz sbc 81 z
| inquir CAM help il, said
the man iiehl W close, its the brand
of KaisH wal, shede better stop
dtinkiI EAls brandy" ! rcplide. Il
sed the brand Isane was upon her,
not bra d yn. Yu air obtoose. !"
was Gems erbal riled at this. Sed
/, "My'gentl sur, Ime nOnresistanter
as giueral siing & don't want ogit
up no rows With nobody, but kin nev.
ertheless kave in emmy mans he'd that
calls me obtpose, with which remarks
l kommcaced fur to pull orf my extra
garmints. "some on" sez Thine
here's Benid Boy fur ye !" & danced
around like a poppit. He riz up in his
sect and axed my pardon--sed it was all
a mistake--tAat I was good man, et-
settary. & sow4th, b we fixed it all up
pleasant. I must say that the man in
black close seemed to be as fine man
as ever lived in the wurld He sed a
OctOroon was the Sth Of a negrow. He
likewise staad that the female he was
travellin with was formurly slave in
Mississippy that she purchist her free.
dom, & now wanted to purchiss the free
dom Of her nuther, who (the man ID
black close Obseryed) was between 81
years Of acc n bad 70 do all the cockin
4 Washin 2s hired men, which was
.-r-a. slsAkln Hn has oonstitOotiOn.
He sed be knoWd the minB re5
onto my classac and benevurlent fase
that Ide denote literally, & azed me to
90 over and see her, which | accordinly
did.
sot down beside her Il sed, "Yure
sarvent. marin how du yer git along" I"
She burst into teers and sed, "Oh, sur
line so retched-Tme poor unfortinit
Octoroou. 80 | larn. Yure rather
more Room than Octo, l take, " sed |,
for | never seed u purifier gal in the hull
cndoorin time of my life. She had on
a More Antic Bask and Poplin Nubier
with Berage trimmihs onto it, while
her ise & kerls was enuif to make a man
jump into mill pond without biddin
bis relashuns good BY. l pitied the
0ctoroon from the inmost recusses of
my hart, i la,.led out $50 ker slap. Il
told her to by her old muthor as soon
as posserbul. Sez she, kline sur, much
thanks. Sae then laid her he'd on my
shOwlder g. s,d l was "old rats" l was
astoDished t. heer this Observashun,
which | knowd was never used in re.
fined society, and | perlitely but ehfaty-
cally showed her he'd away.
Sez l, "Marm Ime trooly sirpriEed. "
Sez she, Git out-yure the incest old
man I've seen yit Give US anuther
5O!" Had a seleck assortment Of the
most tremepjus thunderbolts decended
down onto me, l coodn't been taken more
abaCk. | juwpt up, but she ceased my
coat tails, Il in a wild voice cried, "No,
lie never desert yu--let US fl together
to furrin shoor' Sez |, Net much
we wont" and | made powerful effort
to get away from her. This is plade
out" | sed, whereupon she jetkt me
back into the seat. Lego my coat
yu scaudalus female, I roared, when she
set up the most uuearthly yellin and
hOllerin yu ever heerd. The passinjers
4 the Eentlemunly konducter rusht to
the spot h l don't think | ever expert
unsed such a Iunpus in the whole cOrs'
Of nv natral dase. The man in blacl
close rusht up to me & sed, "How dar'
you insult my neece, yu 'horbedde(
yagabone.' Yu base exhibitor Of low
wax fsgers!. Yu wolf in sheep's close,
h SOW 4th.
l was koufoosed. was a loOnati
for the time bcin and offered $5 reYhr'
to emmy geutlcmun Of good moral haf
aotor who wood tell me what ny pam
was & what town | lived ipl TIL
koudAcEOr came 70 me and . Che in
sultedipssties wood settle fs 30, vhio'
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