East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-08-30
ARTEMUs WARD.
Encounters the Octoroon.

moast purest feelins which actooate the
human hart, has been trampt onto. The
Amerykin flag has been OUTRAGED. I've
bin nussin a Adder in my boozum. The
fax in the case is these here
A fu weeks ago left Baldinsvill to 90
to n. Y. fur to git out my hamin yaller
handbills for the summer Kampane, q as
| was peeroozin a noospaper on the kars,
a middle aged man in speckterkulls KUN
and sot down beside onto me. He was
drest in black close & was opportunity
as fine man as ever was
"a fine da, Sur he did unto me strate-
wa say
'Middlin,' sez /, not wshun to kommit
myself, tho he peared to be as'fine man
as there was in the wurld; it's middlin
da, Square, | observed.
. How fairs the ship of State in your
section of the kedentry?' says he.
Sez I've don't have no ships in our
stait, the kanawl is our best holt
He paused a minnit and then said
'Are you aware, that the krisis is with us?'
No. sez l gettin up and lookin under
the seat, 'whare is she?'
Its hear it's everywhares,' sez he.
Sez I-'Whi how you talkl' and / gnt
up agin and looked awl around. Il must
sa, my friend, / continnered, as | re-
soomsed my sect, that L kant see nothin
of no krisis myself.
/ felt somewhat alarmed. and arose 81
in a stentowrian veice, Observed that if
eny lady or Gentlemen in that thare kar
had krisis consealed abowt their per-
sons, they had better prejuce it at onct,
or suffer the consequence. Several in
doovidools snickered rite out, while a
pooty little damsel rite behind me in
pine gownd made the observation. 'He he!'
'Sit down, my fren, said the man in
black cloze, you 'miscomprehend me. |
mean that the perlitical ellermun's air
orecast with black clouds, 4bodngs a
friteful storm
Well,' replied /, lin regard to perlitty-
kul elefunts, doant know as how but
what thay is as emmy other kind of Gle
funts. But | make bolde to say that is
all orncry nest, an unpleasant to have
around. They air powerful heavy eaters,
& take up right smart chans of room,
& besides they air as ugly and revenge
ful as Cusscaroarus Iniun, with thirteen
inches of corn whislcey in his stummuck.'
The man in black klose seemed to be
as fine a man as evur wos in the world.
He smilt, and said--"Praps / was rite
tho it was elIermun's insted NV ellerfunts
that he wos alludin to, and axcd me what
was my princerpuls.
i haint got emmy said mot prin-
scrpul. line in the show bisncss'
The man in black klose | will here OBJ
sarve, seemed to be as fine man as ever
they was in the world
But cez he, you hev fellins into you?
Yu cimpathise with the MISFORTUNE, the
loly and the hart cck, don't you
He bust into tears, and axed me if /
seed that yung lady in the sect out yen
der pintin to as slick a looking gal as ev-
er | seed.
Sez I--'2 be sure / see hers she
mulch sick?'
The man in black close was apparent
ly as fine man as ever was in the world
anawares.
Draw closter to me, said the man in
black close. Let me get my mouth fer
nenst yure ear. Hush--shese an Octo-
roonp
No. sez gittin up in an existed man
ner, 'yu don't sa SO! How long has she
been in that wav?'
From her airliest iefuncy,' said he.
wall, what on erth duz she du it fur?'
l inquired.
'She kant helpit,' said the man in black
klose. Its the brand of Kane
wall shede better stop drinkin Kane's
brandy / replide.
Il said the brand Of Kane was upon
her not brandy, my fren. Iure very OBJ
toose.
l was konsiderabel riled at this. Sez
L
My jentle sur. Ime nonresistaner
as a gineral thing, & doant want to get
up no rows with nobody, but | kin new
erthe less kave in cny mans he'd that calls
me obtoose,' with which remarks l
kommenst to pull off my cxtr garments.
Kun on sez I, 'Timel hears a Beniki
Boy for you ! and ! danced round like
popitt.'
He riz up in his seat and axed my par
it was a mistake-that | was
gud man, etsetty, etsetty, & sow 4th, &
we fixed it all up pleasant.
| must sa the man in black elcse seem
ed to be as fine man as ever lived in
the wurld.
He scd Octoroon were the Sth Of
negro. He likewise stated that the fe-
mail he was travellin with was formerlie
a slave in Mississpy, that shed purchist
her freedim, & now wantid TO purchiss the
freedim of he poor old muther, who (the
man in black close obsarved) was between
81 years of age, and had to do all the koolS-
in an washing for % hired men, which
was rapidly breaking down her konstitu-
tion.
He said he knowed the mint he gased
onto my klassc and bencverlent Ease that
Ide donate lbrully, and axed me to go
over and see hur, which accordingly did.
sot down besied her and said: 'Yurc
Sarvant, marin! How'd va on get slong:'
She bust in2 tears and sed--'Oh, sir,
Ime so rctchid. line poor nnfortunit
OctoroOn.'
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