The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-25

b. ONE OF EN-. $50 a3 i
From the Ny. Sunday Mercury,]
Use reconstructed, OATS fack; misfor-
gets de name s5 ii Isie IF
guy de buro oberseer, but dat am all
de same; ,4.; - sssa
SEES he, "Yop want de francheese, Ell 2"
SEES I, Sab, If You please.
and I'd like glass oh whisky, boss, to
~ 'gestify de cheese" '4s o'-
SEES he, "Wat mought your age be, mani"
He spoked it froo his nose, al,96ao.
De way dat all de Yankees talk; dare,
born so, | suppose. ~. II. oa;j,ssq..g.
Next cctton-plantin', boss SEES, I'll !,
be-how old am you" nj
"1'm over dirty he replied "We1l,
Use not dirty-two." ~ = ',s.f =
Dey inderegerates me den, bout that ole
yaller gal e
/ Ibis wild down to Freedman's Rest,
black JtIno's dorter, Sal
Dey axed me, Hab your hands been jim
led accoraip tode law?" 10 - ''1
SEES Re- Field-hands don't keer for dat."
81 SEES .dey,4 Wetia fore pawnio l93H
De Baro chaplin den spoked up, his
e words was berry fine:
"Dat gal, my knllud Christian friend,
ia call your Conkerbine." ''is' 81 " =
"All right, ole boss" told him back
"Sal does seem mean and poor, q q
But Conkerbine's jam mp name; she'll
on like it. Sab, Use snre."log9 aiG9i.9h
Apoder recumstruckshinist, he ak me il
sI TFnew i9Ese8iE ia I@H#I jiigl2o3isi
De sollunl mater Of an oaf, and wot de
ait Lord would do ~ 5lT43gsfa .sloil
TO knllud folks dat isvored aislie--tc
s. which this chile raplieds b'A32 IN
He sposed it pended VERY much fol
b which party dey{lied isoS .eIdilIi
Alady with brownp ahtaloons.. dat keeps
de Buro school 91 80 G 'a
And teaches. all de ragged, nigs dar race
am bound to rule 80 y.a, ys4.,
Den axed me,hadnt wimmen been op
a pFsst and treated rough,K t. "a 50
And by the bairded monster, man, keT
under long enough? s
igfis s9g14eH &c 81 ,Ea1Gi3ti q
Itold herlyes, and den dshe smiled, and
lookin berry sweet, ,fdgisigd,I Be 90
DESCRIBED dat in de school she teached
I'D alters find seat.lIIT ri sd39g
Sonow,TI goes free times ea week and
SAILS as mad as fire, bIo1 bB8" ydi
She ses ] ken amellgumate and she'll &C
Mort and hire. 4... 60
One Buro teller, dfest Id black, The took
me by he hand, .a0saqf
Axed how my wifeand childun was and
A aewould Like some land.,eG9 STD Q,
j 4Why, bos,n sesI, sob eoarse'I would
4 hab yOh got some to self9olHa = oa'
1 @0hno," says he; ogib away" Say
4 OATS Jest as WE'LL '' sla - + ;gs
i Hesquared bisself to make speech
my iberrdthef,,n says He, 99l i3iai
We're gwihe to parcel out de 'soaf Ii
i lots 'twixt you and me. .,;ol j
Il And ifyoa golin for our side, we'll SCI
i iAyonsafe from haT1n;s8g yqal sfs.
4 ieu'ye only gnt,toovote for us to vot'
n sourselfa farm" ,hoTeis9t ii il9ms
,.h,.ag4ia h sR3Hg YafiE4iyfi nth
II a9nnksd him, and he den remarked da
Fl just as sure as fate, "a sal.4 sans.
III SOr dis same darkey -he d pick out a bu
IA Afltnlsstate.i Sa' II goFfGJ as
ii AasoOdeppddin'.r $50 dey say, de eatil
Il an deproof; 4. s|i 1o} bssiel3 Z
Il DVss chaps dat talk SO, berry smooye
I don't alters spoke de troof. /,
ii
NsWseober, Dress de Lord, Ise free, .dar
amt no doubt of dat, Ia ~ b
"a WIS chile cbberyting belongs dat
hvered wild his hat,
Ap0 IN land whar all am free, nigs ha
derightI know .-.-sr i.
a Aepepner shoes dey cannot git, widou
Dc same 10 20. I Z, '''.'
Ia ,eSc>S aos--'IS-t->~41>s- i'lif'tit
Horace Greeley closes one of hi
IVY i0Ek Ledger "reminiscences Of hi
4'sary With the following paragraph
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ert.;, ncaes take wings; the only earthl
sSss u's IS oblivion no man can forese
sSa my a = Gay may brings forth; and thos
ns ss s to-day wiIl.ofien, curse to7mq
b0,,,ss1 4 yet | cherish the hope that III
iop, ;a ! projected and established wi
ma siohg after shall have. moldere
a,r;s ssoslen dust, being guided by a la
dscss sl 49ul' q more ,unering sagacity
Ell msIi a .l En- right though not by a MOI
ssslslIering readiness et to embiace an II
h1i ,t la whatever personal cost an
kSas stone which covers my shes ma
sfns a aature eyes the still Ineligible il
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