Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-22
A COlOred Man Who Gave Advice About
the War in Maine.

"A OO4OT6u MAN WHO UhV0 AuVAC6 ADOut
the War in Maine.
When old Jerry, the skiffman, met.
Gabe, the lawyer, an animated CONVEX
sation ensued.
Il say, Jedge," said Jerry, ida tells
me dat dave got wah up in MainePP
" Vas, yer see, Jerry, de politiciOr-
ers hab turned demselves loose giner-
ally"
STell me bout hit, Jedge. Yer
knows stays down heah on de ribber
all de time, an hain't got no time ter
stan 'roun' de street an cypher 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 pInts. But / neber toats my
business on de street. 1t amt 'fes-
sional."
"plI 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 cobbler's
shop, and the dirt-hoor 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 cart-loads 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 a pine box, which
served as a desk, lay tattered volume
of g Benton's Thirty Years in the Amer
ican Senate" .....
Have a cheer" said the Judge,
waving his hand toward nail-keg.
"Jes' wait till | get my speckticles,
an We'll go ter business. Wonder
whar dat fool white boy put dem specks.
Use got q white boy studyin' de law
under me, an has sight OBJ trouble
wild 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' ..r.
go, no, de politicians hab mislead
yer. 1t is a regular Brooks-Baxter
scrimmage. Duz yer want my advice
as ter how de thing cum upP"
"Yas."
"Well, now, we's cumin' down to
bizness, amt weP'' az
"Yas." ''h ''-3 +..'.8 t' 'A} 'ba[5
eyer see, up dar in Maine, a.man
named Garcelon run for Guberner,
W6ll-wait till l suit dis book" and
the Judge took down 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, Jedge.,
Cum ober hit slow, fur now yer's talk
in law, shuah." m
"Der was a powerful substratum
pressure"
"Dat's law eff eber 1 heard hit,''
mused Jerry.
"An' dis heah pressure created a
powerful alination from de ranks oh de
standard-bearers oh de archives oh de
anthropom orphose heterocumbus-"
Fore de Lord" exclaimed Jerry
{" technicalities; an de people marched
ter de frunt an clim up de reclivities
OBJ de sanctuary"
"Jedge, dat's mighty fine, but can
yer gin de ole man some Latin like de
boys what / used ter take ter school
talked about"
Course kin. Amt it my businessP
Does yer want my advice bout de
LatinP"
7" Yes"
"Lex mink leb tempes jo con lebuxo
buckto."
"I'se 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''
Course / 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
a 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
lollars.'
"Here's yer money" said Jerry,
and he counted out five dollars in
lickels. He stood outside near the
lOor some time, and remarked to boy
rs he moved off: Dis is de biggest
institute OBJ larnin' / ever seed, an I'll
)e praeticin' law an Latin afore a
month. ."-LGttle Rock Gazette.
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