Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11
A DARKEY FINAHOIBR.
HE FRAUDS NO MAN." AND MAKES THE MON,
III /" 90 RouN' SOMEHOW"

III :" GO HOUN 5OMkHOW.
Adaptability to business in mot ex-
clusively confined to the Anglo-Saxo
race, as the Hsmetic pursuasion occAr
sionly exhibit marked force Of charac-
ter in that direction really worthy Of be-
ing noted; and the following incident,
says o Florida correspondent, proves
conclusively that . great deal Of busi-
ness tact Il sometimes to be found "
ing sroond loose even in this ssttle-
ment. @ s ~ Z .Gs ,yi;5
Some lew days since one OF our con-
tractors lad occasion to tear down an
old 49, ~1ll and rsEnose the material
elsewhere. He agreed with an old daf-
key to do the job for fifteen dollars, the
job to be paid for as soon rs completed.
The sub-contractor, filed with the i'm
portance of his position. at once en-
gagged the services of fifteen other ne
groes, agreeing to pay them at the rate
of one doller per day for their services.
But, as the work approached compile
tion, the idea suddenly entered Uncle
Jake's head that he was not making
any great profit out of the contract.
This would not begin to do so, cali
ing in the aid of white friend who
kept small grocery hard by, he sub
mitted his case, and was advised to set
tie with his hands pro rata the hsst he
could. 1t was sight not readily to be
forgotten. Seated upon nail keg,
Uncle Jake, after clearing his throat to
attract attention, began by the assertion
"I fraud no man. Now ! want all
you colored gentlemen to un'stan' dat I
loses on dis yer contrack. / don't see
my way to muffin tall. I wants ebery
man to hab suffin, cause OATS right;
but, see yere, dis yere money amt
gwine to hole out; clar it aint; on ]
don't waut no grum'lin nor fuss kicked
up wild me; you hear dat2 How much
I owes you, Lemuel p
Dollar'n 'arf. You knows dat woll
as I do. Didn't work day'n 'arf 2"
"Y-a-a-s. Well, you take a dollar
an say no more about 1t; de money
amt gwine to hole out, I tells you. I
wants ebery man to get shar, and
dat's all you gets any way. Say you
Dan, what I owes your"
"You owes me dollar, Uncle jake.
I done work day."
"Dats what I thought. Here is hafl
dollar and dime to get drink OF
whisky wid.'
But I wants my dollar"
"Course you does. frauds no man.
Dis here money has got to go round
somehow, you here meP Now I don't
want any more foolin' round here.
Jimp
"Here I is"
go, you's dar, is yer? How much
I owes yer, Jim ?"
"Dollar'n quarter"
Mighty tight times for money, Jim
--nebber seed such times afore. Here
take this sebbenty-five cents, and thank
the Lord tits no worse"
Look heah, Uncle Jake, don't yer
come none o dat on me, kas I amt
swine to put up wid 1t. =
CHOW don't you go maxim o fuss
heah, mind tole you. De money amt
gwine to hole out, done tole you all
dat. / fraud no man. Every man
spects to get little, an how You tink
dey'll get it, an you maxim fuss like
dis? done heerd enough. Joe"
" Now fore you begins to talk, ole
man don't you fool wild me; done my
work, an now I wants de spezerinc-
tums. Butterberdam ef takes any
nonsense. Hand ober dat money
dat's wot you's got ter do"
Chow much I ows you, Joer
"You ows me sebbenty-fve cents, an
wants it right away. An besides ]
done lost my hatchet, SO / don't make
muffin, any way"
"You done lost your hatchetY'
"Dat's wot tole you."
"Sorry bout dat" responded Uncle
Jake, "kase I allus 'dopted a rule,
when man lost any OF his tools, he's
got to be docked till dey're fotched
back. Here, take dis quarter, and trab-
ble."
"But de hatchet was mine, you ole
fool. You understand dat?"
"Don't know muffin about it; you no
business ter lose der hatchet. / fraud
no man; when you fotches dat hatchet
back den talks more wild you bout it;
But never lows any man to lose de
tools-dat amt business.
"See here, man you's fraud-you's
worse dan de Freedman's Bank. Hand
ober dat money!"
40, g'long chillin-I tole you dis
yer's loosin' job, any way. How you
specs makes anything by the opera
r. ,.,ouax, hos U0t far nyn rOlln6
somehow"
The reprobate certainly gave any
thing but satisfaction to his employees
all of whom went off highly indignant,
but unable to help themselves in any
way. 1t is barely possible that o simi-
lar mode of doing business might occas-
ionally be found elsewhere. and not
among the darkeys, either.
81 The Marshall (Ga.) Messenger
cries: ssFor the Lords sake, friend, do
not keep telling an editor how to run his