The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-03-31
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1880.
IKE AND THE MULE.

Old Isaac Saunders has just been
arraigned before the court on a
charge Of embezzling mule from
the church. Ike had been assigned
to circuit work by the conference,
but had failed to adhere to his letter
of Acceptance. In fact, he refused to
preach after making way with the
mule, and the three churches that
alternately were to receive food from
him combined and had him arrested.
After the examination of several
witnesses a colored lawyer for the
defense arose and said:
"De parson has de law on his side,
hecase he ploys lawyer and de
church don't. Dat am a powerful
factor in his resemblance. An now
| ak de ledge OBJ dis court ter let de
prisoner go. don't make long
speeches, but l comes down to de
pint. Dis man amt guilty no more
nor was las year when da dited me
for stealth hog. Dis am convin-
Gin, and de Court can't step around
it,"
The Justice, also n colored man,
pondered long time and at length
said:
"De attorney have stated one fack.
De 'fense hab got all de law fur de
uder side haint 'ploped no lawyer.
An TIL state right heah dat some
powerful arguments will be needed
to vict dis preacher, unless he can't
show why he 'bezzled de MULE
One of the church members arose
and told how Ike had disappointed
the church people by not coming,
and how after coming he had start
led them by failing to account for
the church property.
Ike being called on for a statement
arose and said:
II tuck charge oh dat circuit in
good faith, but when da fetch me
out a mule ter ride my faith com
menre ter suffer wild de rheumatic.
Oar is too classes OF niggcrs, de mule
haters and de mule lubers. l'se al.
ways been q mule hater. Well, las
Sunday mornin' tuck my him book
my testamint an mounted de mule
paratory fer de holy work. Oh all
things in dis worl / think dat dc
mule is de unfittenist for gospel
work. You can run groun' hog
thrasher and think 'hnuL David and
Abraham, but yer can't run mule
in de same connection. / rid along
a piece an commence ter frame my
openin' prar. Lord / seq, we thank
thee fer thy goodness. De mule
stopped in de middle oh de road ant
looked aroun' at me quirinly.
kicked him an continued. LORD
de craps oh de pas year bab remin
ded US oh thy 'De mule bcgir
to lif' up his back Steady saz !
AN Lord, we is who, seq ]
but it was too late, for de mule hat
flung me. Den cussed aud dam
that mule till his har must hab lee,
all kivered wild sulphur. got OF
him agin. He went on putty wei
J for a while. Jes' as ] he'd bout go
my prar half finished, we cum to d.
; creek. He tucked his head dow
like he wanted ter drink, an jes as
was DRAWN long breaf, lie fun,
me into de creek. / los all my Zig
ion right dar, an when I walked u
ter de church, I want no more fittel
ter preach den de debil would a ben
; Course I sold de mule and got d
: money fore l got to de church, bu
} yer needn't az me what / done wi
hit, case lost If on de road, an
( reckon yer'le find it and my 'ligio
] somewhat down in de bottoms
Ike was honorably discharged
II II Little Rock Gazette.
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II No Loss OF CoNFIDENcE.-A d.
, troit grocer had a patent none
drawer attached to his counter til
other day, and it was no sooner