The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-31
A COIOred Man Who Gave Advice About
the War in Maine.

When old Jerry, the skiffman, met
Gabe, the lawyer, an animated CONVEX
sation ensued.
81 say, Jedge," said Jerry. "da tells
me dat dave got wah up in MaineP"
"Yas, yer see, Jerry, de politicioL-
ers hab turned themselves loose giner-
ally"
"Tell me bout hit, ledge. Yer
knows I stays down heah on de ribber
all de time, an hain't got no time ter
stan 'roun' de street an CIPHER de
bulikin boards"
"Well, Jerry, some time, if you will
come round to my Office and let me
suit my papers I'll gin yer some
bright plnts. But l neber toats my
business on de street. 1t amt 'fes-
sional.'
"Pll go round dar now,'' said Jer-
ry, and the two men of extreme color
repaired to the law Office. The room
had been formerly used for a cobbler's
shop, and the dirt-foor was inlaid with
scraps of sole leather, decorated here
and there by half-buried shoe-pegs. On
rude shelves around the wall were sew
eral carloads of books, old agricultu-
raj reports that had been taken from
the State House on general cleaning-up
day before the meeting of the Legisla-
ture. There were innumerable seed
catalogues. and on pine box, which
served as desk, lay tattered volume
of "Benton's Thirty Years in the Amer
lean Senate"
"Have a cheer" said the Judge,
waving his hand toward nail-keg.
"Jes' wait till l get my speckticles,
an we'll 90 ter business. Wonder
whar dat fool white boy put dem specks.
Use got a white boy studyin' de law
under me, an l has sight OBJ trouble
wid him. Here da is. Well, what is
it yer wanter know"
81 wants ter know dis fack," said
Jerry, rubbing his oar -calloused hands
together, Is dat secesh war up dar
in MaineP"
go, no, de politicians hab mislead
yer. 1t is regular Brooks-Baxter
scrimmage. DUE yer want my advice
as ter how de thing cum upP'
"Yas."
"Well, now, we's cumin' down to
bizness, amt weP"
"Yas."
eyer see, up dar in Maine, man
named Garcelon run for Guberner.
Well-wait till / suit dis book" and
the Judge took down a seed catalogue,
Garcelon, he wanted to be Guberner,"
continued the Judge, "but a power
full substratum pressure was foch again
him."
"Cum ober that word slow, ledge.
Cum ODER hit slow, fur now yer's talk
in law, shuah."
"Der was powerful substratum
pressure"
"Dat's law eff cher l heard HIT"
unused Jerry.
"An' dis heah pressure created a
powerful Animation from de ranks OBJ de
standard-bearers OBJ de archives OBJ de
anthropom orphose heterocumbus-"
Fore de Lord" exclaimed Jerry
technicalities; an de people marched
ter de frunt an elm up de reclivities
oh de sanctuary"
"Jedge, OATS mighty fine, but can
yer gin de ole man some Latin like de
boys what / used ter take ter school
talked about"
Course l kin. Amt it my business?
Does yer want my advice bout de
LatinP''
Eyes"
"Lex mink leb tempes 10 con lebuxo
buckto."
"Pse thousan' times obleeged ter
yer,' said Jerry, rising.
"Say, hole on, ole man." said the
Judge, "you amt paid me yit."
"Fore de Lord, does l owe you any
thin'P Is yer gwine to charge meP"
d" Course 1 is. Let's see. Advice
bout de wah in Maine, ten dollars.
Advice bout de Latin, ten dollars an
fifty cents. OATS dc bill, but as you is
hard-workin' black man I'll let yer
off fer five dollars. Eff hit was a white
man. fore de Lord I'd charge him fifty
dollars"
"Here's yer money!" said Jerry,
and he counted out five dollars in
nickels. He stood outside near the
door some time, and remarked to boy
as he moved off: "Dis is de biggest
institute OBJ larnin' ever seed, an Pll
be practicin' law an Latin afore a
month. "-Little Rock Gazette.