The Greenville times., 1875-10-16
IL FaavBs no NAN"
Hcv uncls Take Applied tas Pro Rata
Pgiaci9ls to Losing Gsat-ast

PTiaciels t, . Lssisg Gsassast.
From the Savannah Advertiser
Some few days since one ~ our
had .nccasiDn to tear
down an old wall, and remove the |
elsewhere. He agreed |
with an old darkey to slo the Job
for fifteen ,iollap; the joh to I've
paid far ~ soon a. completed. The
sub-contraetor filled with the I'M
purtanee OF hi- pcaitipn, at once
engaged the serv ici.9 ~ diteen 9TH
er negroes, agreeing 10 nay tlem
1T the tate 1T onr dollar pr .tsy l,r
their services. Hut as the work
approached c.:mpietion, the idea
suddenly entered uncle Jake's
head that he was not making ANY
great profit out IL the contract.
This would not begin to do; So
calling in the aid Ut white friend
who kept sm II grnresy hard by.
he submitted the case, and was adj
vised to settle with his hands pro
rata the best way he could. 1t Was
sight not readily 10 be forgotten.
Seated upon nail key, uncle Jake
after clearing his throat to attract
attention. began by the assertion,
FRAUDS No MAN!n
Now wants all you colored
gentlemen to understand dat lo-
ses on dis yer co,ltrak. don't see
my way to muffin 'tnll. wants
every man to have sumthin, kase
dars right; hut see here, dis yere
money aint gwine to hold out
'clar IL aint; and | don't want any
grumlin nor no fuss kicked up wisI
me; you hear dat? How much
does l owe you, Lemuelv
Dollar'n half. You knows dat
as well rs do. Didn't l work iol
day'n haif?'
'Y-a-s! Well. you take a dollar
and say no more about It; de mon
ey aint gwIne to huId out. | te!
you. l wants ebory man to get a
share, ana das's all you gifts any
way. Say, you Dan, wot | owes
you?n
"You owes me u dollar, Uncl.
Jake. done worked a day.n
"Dats what | Thought. Here /,
hail IA dollar aud dime to ge, YOU
u drink vi whi>key wid'
"But l wants my dollar"
"Cvurse YOU uovs, out frauds n,
maps dis yer money has rot to K,
round somehow, yuu hear me
Now don't want an, OF your FOOT
Ia round here. Jiln."
.'Here 1 is.n
"Oa, you're ,lar, is yef?'' How
much l owes YOU, Jim ~
"Do'iar n'quArter.n
mighty tight times for money
Jim nrboer SEQ such times afore
Here, take dis yer seDbenty nv,
cents und thank dc Lord its II,
wurs1.''
Look heah, Uncle Jake, dom
We cunle none o'dut ON me, kase
amt gwine TO put up wild IT,
'Nvw don't you g maxim u fus 81
hcah mind | tOle you. De none
ain't gwlme to hole out, l done toi
you all dat. I frauds no man. Ev
cry man spects to get u little, ali
how you tink dey'li get II an yo
maxim n fuss like dis? l don
heard enuff, joe u
Now tore you begins to talk, oil
man, doM't You fool wid me | dou
my work, an now | wants de spel
zrfinctums. Butter.bedam OF
takes any nonsense. Hand obe
tnat money. Da.'s wot you's go
ter do.
How much I owes yon, Joe?'
You owes me sebbcIity-tive cent
and wants it right away. An
besides 1 done lost my hatcliet, s
l don't make nuilln any way
'You done lost your hatcneL?'
,'Dars w0t | toIe you 7
sorry bout dat, responded Ur
Gle Jake, 'kasc allus adopted
rule. when a man any oh bis tool.
his got to be docked til dey',
Iotched back. Here take dis quaI
ter aud trabble.'
But dc hatchet was mine, 80
ole fool. You understand Jat?'
Don { know muffin about 1t, 70
no business Ter lose der hatche
| frauds no man when you iitri
es dat hatcbet back, den tslk
more wild you aoolt II. But ne,
her lows any man 10 lose de t,of
Dat ain / basiness.'
See here, man, yon's n frati'
you's worse dan de Freedman
bank. iian obcr hat money.
Oh, glong cliiiIun-I tole 80
dis yer's a Iosin' job any way. HU
YOU spect ! max anything by II
operation. De i1oney has got to &
-r0und somehow ebbry man gets
little, an no man CODES oil wido,
gettin' sumiin. DIS yer money
got to 90 around somehow
The old reptODate certainly gay
a.y thing but satisfaction to h
en- loy es, all 0I whom went Q
highly indignant yet unable
heip themselves IN any way. II
barely possible that Il similar mod
OF doing business might occasion
ally be found elsewhere and u,
among the darkeys either.
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