Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-13
ABRAMS LOVE AND LUCK
How Colored Brother Tilted His
Girl aud Married n Widow.
Arkansas Gazette.


the fact he asked Cindy Smith to marry
him is sufficient to indicate that Cindy's
skin is colored, although in Arkansas a
few colored men nave so far forgotten
selt-respect ~ TO marry white women
Just before the time fixed for the we'd
ding, Abram received notice that lie
had drawn 5000 and Il gold watch in Il
lottery, and that only $50 were required
in getting the package from the ex-
press office Abram had never pur.
chased lottery ticket. but thinking
that rs the mistake had been made in
his favor, justice to himself demanded
that he should take advantage of the
freak of fortune, he went to Cindy and
wanted to borrow $50. The girl had only
fifty cents, sum left over from cotton
picking
Il can't ford ter marry Il oman what
hain't got more'n fifty cents on such Il
portant 'casion. A man wild my pros
pecks can't ford ter marry oman
wild SIGH lack of p'litical economy"
"Abram, said the girl, IF yer done
forgot yer VOWS, Is yer giving bach on
de oman oh yer chico r. and the girl
attempted to put her arms around the
mans leathery neck.
Git away; Is done wild yer You
would break any mans prosperity"
Abram went away, and the girl
brought suit for breach Of promise; but
in the meantime Abram married Il
widow who 10 accommodate him sold
a couple Of COWS for so Going to the
express office, he paid over the $50 and
received the package He went down
an alley and opened it. The package
contained a roll of brown fly paper and
Il till biscuit cutter. He went back and
wanted TO fight the cxpressman, but
was arrested and taken to the lookup
After working out his fine he went back
to his wife and told her that she had
been the cause of all his trouble, and
that he wouldn't live with her. About
this time he received information that
'Gindy had fallen heircss to couple of
mules and bale of cotton. He was
greatly exercised over this, and going
to the United States court and gaining
admission to the judges chambers. he
began spreading out his case.
This is no place to settle your pri-
waite affairs, said the Judges. THE
United States is not very much con
cerned in regard to such matters We
are just now entering upon campaign,
and
But dis is de court ob dc frecman's
furniture an wants a hearn'
"Of the what y
"De Freemans Bureau. eff yer
chooses ter call hit scch, dat is stickin'
ter de name piled fore rcconstruc-
ton.
If | understand your case, said the
Judge, amused. Won We're engaged to
the girl Cndy. You broke the engage
ment and after She had brought suit
for breach of promise, you married
another woman. Now. what do you
propose todo =
Il poses TO she dc gal for breach oh
| trust
You are Il married man.
But | 'poSesto sue my wife fur Il
'vorce. | wants de two suits fctcht in
dc same court. fore de same Judge.
When man makes 4 mistake he
oughter creek hit. !"
why didn't you marry the girl in
the first place.?
Case | hadn't made de mistake den.
lcs' sigh me u paper jedgc, Stain dat
is free man an dat by the consttu-
ton oh de state of Arkansaw, an Little
Rock, an de United States, an Mem
phis, dat Il junction is fatch ter bear on
Cindy Smith. an dat she is bounter be
my Aife suhjeck to all de former slider
ations, and at Il time pinted by de
planter in de ease.
Go down. said the Judge: am
busy
An We won't beah de prar OH de
plainter2'
Go down
An de planter is PEELED to STAN
twixt IA britch oh trust an 4 yorcc? q
IF you don't 90 down III call a
deputy marshal
Good day ledge; good day, sab.
An right hrah let me tell yer, i adim-
crat Niger hadn't stole my Int Ia
voted fur dc nominee Ill see q y mig
GER, IN Ct he'll give me dat hat Ill do
il anyhow De United States is 4 wolf,
an ! haint got no 'spect fur her.