The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-14
Ds oRElr dLB'MARLE COCK rIonr.
An Old virginia Negro before Judge Hogan
tic Asks the Judge some singular Ques-
tions-The Old Man in strange Land
Tie Beg- TO be ~ent TO tho rcnitentiary-
Jade Hoaap's Philanthropy.

jade Hoaap's Philanthropy.
On Friday afternoon, rs Justice Hogan was
about TO leave bis court room w lhe TonlOs, the
aentemanly clerk called his attention TO u rUrlorn
md dilapldatod eolorod man. TIE poor old negro
wa nearly seventy years Of age and was quite lame
lie hsd an old slOuched hat wrapped about the
head OF biz cane, aud bis hair moustache and eye.
breHs we're ne white as the driven snow. nobbllng
TO the outer Failing he looked st the jade, vi lie
lis pssied hards were shaking on bis stick and his
ben, body was qulvcring with deercp''udc. It was
some time before he could speak. At length, in
choking accents, he said:
Judge. 1-i-rse an ole man r.e way down
ron Albmarle county, Nargnny whnr Tse
from De ole macs, an Sc boys an my .ou Pete,
an oil dc. little mics am scattered by DE- wall, an de
ole mans inia strange lam Judge-in STANCE Ian r.
Here the poor old negro dropped his bat from the
TOP ofh!s cane. and wiped tear rrom his eye with
t'ic back oi his strvelied hand. The Judge beeom.
ing Interested. told the old 10 20 on with his
story say ing that he had fricnd 10 Albcmaric
county. aud asked the trembling negro Ii he knew
any OF the Toyers. The old dlrkey Frightened up
and said.
"les. yes, indeed; de ole M,st To ivcr won de
rrNa' Alb'marlc cocA fgh nigh onto forty year ago
fou 'membcr dat GOES fight, Judsci"
The Judge laughed, and said that that was before
"N' ''uASs iht oih NkOnN'l ana lichcl w his
ielt hat WITH a great dea ol dncnty after which lie
ircv iohg BREATH and hoObcd closer To- the Judges
de-k
An dose roliiv.r chlct'ns hai 10 shuah blood,
Judge, au' al H. remn,n- Wps airar,l on EN-. Did
Sc cher see amy "i dem birds what dc ole Mas Tol
livcr hal, JUDGE
No, no; un,e,' replied the Judge "tbs, was
before my time
Yes, yes" pensivcly vhl,ed the oil d,rkcy
vat MAS long time aEcrc, for i luah--ta, great
Mh marie cockfg,t-l lat was iu dc ole Jackson and
tines Judge -
The Judge assurol the old mgn that he Ma ro,
Hnd asked him what lie could dc for him. The ven.
crabe negro tccqme sober. and ono, more dropped
i, hat on TIE fOor The tears a.lin started TO his
'y-- and In trembling voice he slii
'h'-. yes, jude le ace l-c au ole niger
poor ole Niger: m mn~s, an a" boys, AZ Pete
ihs NV sou-an' ull 4" little nigs am scattered by
DC wsh. M de ole insu'~ IN strange iGn And de
"l" mhH'- hungry an cole. An lu ole mans ircns
-ay oi him TO cum down 10 he Jude and De Jui.c
"ouIl CUB 'em commit to 4" island. W'isr lie ole
man ne couli sleep an cat uutl dem warm DAYS
""u'd come again. Am dis right tor you to do dis
Au; Judge, Jes tor de comuo AItOn of de Cll uau
For DC ole mans all alone In le wur', an lie ole
man- got nothing. an lie ole mau's hungry m cole
m dams no place Tor de ole man for 10 go.
Iho tears sprang to eyes Of the Kind hea led
Judge lie asked the decgepit old African Il he wanted
shy money. hut the negro shook his venerable htc
head and again IN broken accents begged to be sent
clerk, and directed him & nake out commitment.
assuring the "rctchcl old man tnt /" would ZEE
mat he was taken from IN. island to he alm.house
where he would he kept warm and well led until the
summer months.
AS the aged darkey was conducted to the Tomb.
ne again broke out with his rCcoueCtian- Of 4" a.
great Ab'marle cockh.ht, an de wa dem Ran
dolphs was cleaned out by te rul.iv.t chic.'ns" "