Daily Republican., 1880-10-08
AsrLKsT rARlxHR.
The Man who BEaeSed frsm Leg.
iaIAaiNA Ennasmena.

fsIssive EnAssmens.
Old Dabbs and Jim Carter, two col
ored men, having grswn tired OF farm
ing, came to this city and opened
kind Of grocery. store. DAbbs was
shrewd bow.leggsd man, with broad
feet, and with nose shaped like tn.
half Of q pear. Carter was young ani
inexperienced. After the stock had
been purchased Dabbs remarked:
"Carter, I'se do olest. In dis case
hits naissary far yer tor be der jim
gisr podnsr."
=. :. IAN right" said Carter, ~ don't
keer what my nsme 10, bat ! wants
half de money what comes In ober de
counter"
"Dat's q fack, Carter. Yer'll make
o sharp business men. Oars lot oh
niggers got dar eyes on this sto', but
we'll fool 'em. Carter, does yer owe
any debts in dis worl' 7"
''Lemms see yes, | owes man fur
. saddle blanket"
"How long have you owed him I"
"'Bout Ave years."
"How much wuz 1t vurfi"
"Bout two dollars"
"Lemme count de intrust. Two is
two, adden onto the Eve, duplex frac-
tion comm in twixt de two an de Ave !;
oompoun' cathartic fractions comm in
'twix. de duplex fractions. Mines a
nine, wid ten as Q pspGsr. Ten goes
way and 'leben STAINS up. Mr.. Carter,
you owes dat men 'lsben hundred dol.
lars and . quarter"
"How's dat 7"
"Why, cording ter intrust. De in.
trust is awful heaby. Hit fairly makes
, man swear. Hit breaks up de white
man, and robs the niger Of his labor
Dat man could come and break up onr
,to'. He could sell as out. heard a
plantation niggsr talking bout us yes.
;erday. Now Of yer wuz de silent
which means de olest, de man
,ouldn't do nufiu. Dis Is q fault ob
IL law. De legislature is q awful
'sscal lot Of fsllers. Well, now, yer
nus bs my silent partner. Does yer
leah 7"
'.l'ss lissenin'."
''Dsn de man can't tech yer. Use
,ot head as long as water million.
Wall, now, lemms read yer this paper"
Then Dabbs read the following "Dis
lsAh Is ter certify dat Dabbs an Car
er is podner. Dabbs is the action pod |
Ter an Carter Is silsn' podner. Dis
D also to certify dat as soon as Dabbs i
uits bsin' de action podner, do whole
TO. b'longs ter Cartor, an when Carter
uits bein' dc allsn' podner, without
nudder 'greement, den de sto' all
Iongs ter Dabbs,"
"Dis were wrot up BY eollud Law.
mr." said Dabbs. " Sign de paper >"
he two men signed the paper and
allied in witnesses. Next morning
'abbs came down 10 the store early,
nd when Carter arrived all Of the Wit
esses we're sitting in the storer0om.
''Good mornin, Dabbs," said Carter.
'abbs didn't say anything and Carter
Dntiuned: "Why de deuce doesn't
er speak ter mei" Il
"Do sto's all mine" said Dabbs,
rising and turning to the witnesses. /
"How's dat :" asked Carter. Il
"CaSe yer's no longer = silent pod. {
or. Yer's talkin'. When q man
.lks he's not silent. Yer'll please q
ab my sto', Carter, an go of down
dc country. Rf yer'd stuck ter DE- i
reement everything would been all j
ght. Hits plain to be seed day yer t
ont.
Carter appealed to the witnesses, but
IS informed that he had broken
Ience, and Of course was no longer a
.rt owner OF the store. The disconso-
to man left. He Is now q candidate t
: the legislature, and swears that II 4
ested he will work for the repeal OF |
9 odious law.-Little Rock Gazette. b