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wich received it with the gravity NV a
grand chancellor.
The good old Deekin swore to his ac-
count cl he he'd it made, witch cleerly es-
tabli>hed the fact that the Niger owed
him $1,000.
The niger presented another account
witch brot the Deekin in debt 10 him sun
thin like 5000.
Joe Bigler remarked that the Deekin
he'd he'd his Swarc, and that the niger
shood he put onto the stand TO sware TO
his statement.
protested. is 4 Niger, a inferior
bcin. To- come into the court, over wich
Justice is supposed, figgeratiyely, to be
hoverin, and hey his testimony taken
agin one NV the proud Cawcashcn race. -
"Square.' exclaimed the Deekim in
agony, lam |, a white man, to hey a mig
ger hrot into court to rob me? Fl my
bill amt big enoughsoffset hisn and bring
him in debt to me. kin easily amend it .
Don't let this gross iniustis be done ~
1t wuz a critikle and sollum moment.
On the decision NV Square fettus hung
the tate NV Kentucky. 1t wuz 4 scoop
rene moment. One minnit OF ndecislon,
one minnit tatrin, and the white race NV
kentucky lay groveln At the feet NV the
inferior Airikin, and we WIZ in Chancs
turcvcT.
Square PettuS was. Fortunately, eLal to
the emergency. Risin in his sect and
stiddying hisSeli at the desk in front NV
him. he scd that he knowd the eyes NV
Kentucky WIZ onto him, and that Ken
lucky shood never be disappointed.
Il know suthin NV this case sed the
Square, sippin sip NV Bascom's best,
witch he had sent over to him in quart
bottle. "alore it come inc court. i'm
mceitly anticipated ~ this plaintiff
wood demand to he sworn, and that on
this ioodishel arena the inferior African
and the sooperior Cawcashun wood meet
in 4 final conflict. prepared myself. |
went and gotta man witch Good read. and
he'd him 90 thro the statoOts NV the State
NV Kentucky, passed prior, (Which ez am
informed, means before the late onholy
CrooSadc. | found there 4 statOot witch
perhibts the takin NV the testimony NV =
nigger in 4 court NV iustis, which this is
II is troo that the Federal yusurpashen
made other laws, but 4 Kentuckian don't
recognize that. a Kentucky justis only
recognizes his own State, witch is sovren.
Rccognizin only Kentucky. splitting onto
an abolishn Congress, and ignorin every
thing else, it is the yoonanimus decision
NV this yerc court, that all Fedrel laws
recognisin the rites NV the cussed Airikin
is unconStitooshnel, and that therefore
his testimony can not be admitted.
stand by my State
But my wife never he'd silk dress,
no anythn' but n caliko one" howled
the niger.
alt don't make no difference wat VOC
say" replied the Justis. 1.-The Deekin.
witch is a Cawcashun, swares that yoOr
wife he'd four silk dresses NV him, and.
cz yoo cant he allowed to sware nj all,
there amt no testimony agin hiZzcn.
This is court nv law, and law is law, ez
you will find out. Git one white man to
Sware that you never got them dresses,
and will consider it"
Il demand to he put on the stand" scd
Joe Bigler.
The Court cant admit your testimony,
for You are prediudist witnis."
Josef LATED and lett the court, much to
the Squire's relief, witch contmnered:
Il may say, however, that there may
he no misunderstanding, that |, ez indi-
viGlc, and not ~ acour:, will shoot any
white cuSs that dareS to come into this
court and swarc Tor a Niger.
And that sturdy old Spartan cooked his
doublc-barrelcd shotgun, and sot down.
Il may cz well decide the case here
and now" scdthe Square, aitera moments
thought. Verdict for the plaintiff, and
the constable will immeitly 90 for the de-
lcndant and make him put up everything
he's got for the costs"
The bill of costs was immejitly made
out, and the constable rushed out to the
mizrGblc wrctch's house and took wat
furniture he he'd.
Now what did this ongratciul niggcr
do? Despite the fact that the Deekin
wantid him to keep rite along, and live
in ncecc and quiet and plant his little
farm, and work IT thro the season, and
reap the harvest, tina: niger got together
some little money from the sale NV a mule
witch we overlooked, it bein pastered ont
NV site Nv the house, and started for Kan
SaS. He utterly rcfoosed to stay among
his friends and projectors, preierrin TO re-
" upon the cold mercic5 & VcaikiiatIn,
selfish Northern community. rather than
trust them ez he he'd bin b 'ot up amidst.
The ongratelulnis NV this people is SUI
thing beyond nderstandn. They don't
know when they are well enui of, and
they never did know who their friends
WIZ. ! shall never attempt 10 do nothin
more Tor en-. They don't appreshate us.
over hundred nv EN- hev left already
leaving us without Labor, andmor wood
60, ct they could sell their accumulashens
which they hev robbed us NV
PETROLEUM V MASSEY,
Caucasian.