Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-27
For the Spectator.
Squirming in the League.

and get back to business. Indeed, my temper
allure was not down the second night after the
polls were closed. | sat that night at my front
window for the benefit of the air, and was for
long time engaged in watching the passing
and repassing of persons A little after 10
on my pavement, and the following converse
ton ensued:
IVY, halo Sjoe, you looks played out
Watts de matter init you-any pody sick =
Mr.. SWeitZ, hukkum you think anybody
sick?''
'Vy, Sjoe, you go NIT SO much hurry
II gwine bout white folks bisness seems
like dey mighty particular to day, Mr.. Sweitz;
for dat reason s more quicker to night.
''Fot fer work you got so late as 10 o'clock
to do? All! Sjoe, you know dat same ole
coon .onc moonlight night, you use to dell me
pout ?"
''Ha ha Mr.. Sweitz, SO I does, | amt for
got.
sVel if you amt forgot dat ole coon'-stop
and dell me de news. lot you dink pout de
Lection
"Lor bless you, MIR. Sweitz, what I got do
wild de Lection faint gwine do me no good.
don't bothers wild it. -
Try up, Sjoe, we're is dem schmall Green
pack ten dollar vot you pet for Wells to pc
elect? Your man Wells is proke, you knowed
it?'
Il amt know nothing, Mr. Sweitz
Stay mint Soe, an dell me vone word,
vat fer man you vote.
Hi L amt got no vote, an becase if [ had,
you mought know which was de man I was
gwine vote.
'Jjoe, [ want to hear you gay de name vrom
de man fer vich you vote?''
Il vote-pshaw well, sposin | vote, Mr..
Sweitz. Why should MT it be flung, in course
for de hes man? Oar you knows it now, and
de hes man | spose is always voted for-aint he
Mr.. Sweitz?'
''Vot fer name is de bes man got?''
What he name? Well, now, to be sure,
what makes me done forgot.
Take your time Sjoe, and spell it.
''Lor, MIR. Sweltz, eau t spell in de dark. :"
"Berhaps, Sjoe, you vote fer nopody?"
Il bIeeve you, Mr. Sweitz. Twas SO much
of choose atween EN-, got foolish, and spose
de case may be as you say and | didn't vote at
all.
Come now, Sjoe, you use to dell me pout
de Squire mule, ven you puts him to de cart,
he pack de ears, he kick we're much, and boiler
as eberything, but he no would vent to de cart,
and de cart vas hab to go to de mule. 4"
"Wcll, MIR. Sweltz, if somebody vote for de
hes man den faint no 'casion for tellin' it an
maxim udder folks sorry case dey choose wrong"
''Sjoe, amt you ridin de vence poth sides
boiler vid Walker an votin vid Wells? p
mir. Sweltz, you see you's an outcountry
man and don't understand langridge an Gus
tones OF our people.
Il 'pleeve you hab nefer vote fore now
Jjoe"
II amt say I vote dis time yit.''
''Sjoe, perhaps you dldn t vote to vote all de
voting yourself, like de dog you use to dell me
bout-in de manger-dat wouldn't let de horse
eat some hay.
Il members dat dog, he longed to old Mars
ter
"Sjoe, how you like de Carpet Bag 2"
eli Amt got nothin do wild him ~
''Since how long time dat been? Berhaps
you don't be quainted vid de Scalevadge %
de name amt femier."
''Sjoe, amt you drying to sponge on de hon
est colored man-you know de mink you use to
dell me pout suckin de eggs vot de hen lay,
and den you use to dell me bout de vox, he
run straight de verst heat, den he vent slant
ways an he slope pack in de same hole he start
vrom. Berhaps, Sjoe, de hole might be stop
NIT de vox outside.
"Mr. SweltZ, yous an outcountryu an
''Stop, Sioe, see you don't remember most
anything. Berhaps 1t want you dat vas ridin
de slab-slde horse, vid de pig zord in de April
Wool turnout
MIR. Sweitz dat mought be cousin to me
don't understand
Fer veil, Sjoe, perhaps [ don't onderstan,
but didn't you dell me last monts, at mine
house, never mind you vas peter as | soon,
and in July you would eat vried schcken an
boun-cake In your own house,
Mr.. SWeitz -
'Dont be hurry. Sioe, don't you know you
zaid, at de ZANE dime and place, how you
voldnt brewer to trink Lager like Dutchman,
fer vlsky vas peter as anything in de whole
world. Now vot you gay to dat Jjoe?''
You doesn't onderstan de angridge';-
Fer veil vone dime more Bray, out vot
country is you come? How long dime since
you know dc language dat you speak it so veil?
And vot fer custom you learn what make you
SIGH vine schentleman Sjoe de verst dime I
zee you you vas goot poy, you vas working in
vone blaze fer long dime. Den you hat not
loze all de pralns you vas porn vid den you
Vas not llvln ebery-vere nit ebery-pody fer vone
monte and making 70 much quaintaince vid
beepleS dat you didn't know wouldn't pc worth
de known; den you didn't vent vone dozen
nights de week to zee League and swear your
hand gainst honest volks. Now Sioe, dats de
reason w you ; SIGH vine Know Nothing
You stop working fer your Twin and you Wait
always Tor de Debil to help you
MIR. Sweitz, let me spain de CASE
''SJOe, you use to dell me pout anodder dog
vich vas we're goot fer barkin up de wrong tree.
Don't you remember?"
Il sartlnly does, Mr. Sweitz, Is done beat
dat dog for it sevral times
Vel, Sjoe, listen TO me as fren. You
hay de coon-you play de mink-you blay de |
vox and you blay de dog 'sevral dimes-aII |
vlch is doc much blenty fer vone man to bIay.
Now dell you, de zooaer you zell out de stock |
and preak up de show de PETER [ don't want I
you. Sjoe to dell me some more vot fer man |
you votes
Mr.. Sweitz, [ likes Mr. Walker
Den, Sjoe, Wy you votes fer Wens?''
/ say likes Mr.. Walker, but [ didn't say
| votes for Mr. Wells,'
Well, Sjoe, will gay it fer you-you never
will gay it fer yourself. You wont let go-no
how, not fer 9under and lightnin-you use to |
dell me pout de darrapin, dat animal vich ven
he catch holt always wait dill he hear dat we're |
lolt noize vich is in de glowds. "
Mr.. Sweitz'
Stop, Sjoe, you done vote now fer Wells"
Dir. Sweitz, you doesn't understan -
And you sorry now you vote for Tells.
Mr. SweitZ, you doesn' t.
Now, Sjoe, spose you vas to go to work and \
Try to pc schentleman -
"a conference.-the. Sweitz ?'
~ ah! schentleman, vich amt of any bar /
lclar Color an den Sloe, you needn't bay me de /
len teller dat Wells would pc kuvenor,' 4
There was further brief interview, which /
vas conducted in an undertone. The town belH /
struck ! l o'clock and the parties separated. i I
ollowed suit and retired.
JOHN LIVELY.
CONSERVATISM Colorod Men