The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-24
Collecting q GoIored Debt.

| Montgomery AdVertlser.I
An amusing episode in the unwritten
history Of Montgomery occurred few
days ago. A negro man, named Mel.
vim -, who had but one hand
(having lost the other in some foray,
perhaps). was anxious to, possess him.
self OF the old clothes left by a defunct
darkey of about his general build, but
un fortunately he bad no funds with
which to recompense the disconsolate
widowstherefor But wit is sometimes
worth more than gold, and the hero OF
our story resolved to work his wits in
payment for the clothes. Accordingly
be approached the widow as though
he meant to purchase with filthy
lucre, and offered her $40 for the
lot. "He didn't want 'em himself"
go he said, "but a man down the street
axed him to price EN-" The sum that
he offered being deemed satisfactory, he
went off to see the man, and a short
time afterwards returned with an
answer that "tbe price was all right.
The widow, however, was absent when
he returned, but her grown daughter
was in, and the "answer" was confided
to her. Now" said the sable sharper,
"if you amt got no injections, I'll jes
take de goods down to de man and get
de money for dem and fetch ii to you
The "unsuspecting female" told him
that she hadn't any o them things, and
he mout take de goods, subjex to dem
conditions" The reader need hardly
be told that the MONEY was not de-
livered according to promise, and there.
by hangs the tale. .,
One or the other of the deceived
women applied for and obtained q
warrant Of arrest for the one-handed
hero and had it comfortably lodged in
the hands of an officer o. the law
But the gay deceiver, who was fully up
to snuff, steered clear OF all legal func-
tionares. The officers could never
6nd him but day before Yesterday the
daughter of tie widow met by chance"
the very identical she had longed 80
much to see. She endeavored in vain
TO get the ten dollars, after which she
looked about for some one who could
or would assist her in bringing the
offender to justice. But it was in
the very outskirts of the city
and there was no help near. She,
therefore, resolved to follow him up, and
trust TO luck for solution OF the diff
Guilty. Seeing her determination be
made for the open country, but she fol-
lowed him even there. A mile out OF
town he met a sort Of African-Fictoria-
Woodruff, one Jane McBryde by name,
and related the whole history Of the
case to her. Follow him up" said the
strong minded Jane, land trust to me
I'll fotch him to his milk" And she
was as good as her word. She saddled
an old mule, took her husbands double
barreled shot gun, and pursued the
fugitive Two miles from the city she
overloaded him.
"Whars yer gwine dsr? Whar's yer
gwine dar, yer tieving nigger2" she de-
manded.
"None O your business, was the curt
rejoinder.
faint, amt it2 We gwine see bout
dat right now"
go way, oman, and let me lone"
said the knight OF the single sleeve.
a. can't see it Yous runnin' off,
like houn' dog, to keep from payn'
what you owes; now, il yer don't turn
right roun' an git back to town, I'll
empty bofe desc bar'ls clean inter yer;
dye hear! Git. | say"
And git he did The aroused
Amazon marched him over every foot
of the road he had just traveled-kept
at every step, sharp lookout on his
maneuvres, nor relaxed her vigilance
until he was safely lodged in the judicial
grasp OF Justice Nettles. After this
Jane" will have but little difficulty in
securing the post OF collector Of small
bills, she has such taking way.