The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-02-17
THE STANDARD.
Thursday. - February II, 1881.
ssFhese Nice sharp Qaaillets Of the Law.,,
rFrom ..BRIcKs WITH our STRAW, the asg noveFbr
the aIthor ef VI .4sFboLs Errand.y FoRDs, HOWARD
HUBERT. PE6tishsrs, Nen York.l
BERRY's STORY.

down inter Hanson county; but WIZ jes dat bad |
h red dat d1 n % n de g. day time # a M
SmSus lent me wid de mule, an started on farder
S$s ss i5 ny sE RsS Hgs 81 s
as long z he'd dst id
1soas M s neRsE went was aoMn
East All de mex spring went ter crappin' on sheers
N NO
yeah dan. yer Know da WOULDN'T i be nary.
agtn % rs when de year wuz ober So sally she lowed
dc hen, wid de few days help might spar outen
ter de ae DC ae
got long mighty peart Ike tn some time after
G sck aia an wnn out
PCS sgay DC Store y sass We fnoEd
s aas Il a pe ss1 a ses hE s
Se Ro~ss is te ee en % gaea fer am m
sS%ss o y,
'ss ss ssds hSGnsfaa Sas
ay bonf 'ss ws si.'a % owed
sasn %sni", ,aE rs ss,fss dawn nisF
H9cpsr csri an ar he ] rsz might so r,owsd
,.Dsp ies larfsd right ON, an I Oats de fus'
Rds his %S "wG asld Yah! yahi Jss like: Ai9Td;
efa oae tSr ont 4s r DE- rse it
he'd him yer know. But. law sakes. he, didn't hev
don "f Daf most so done sen ne when de
dey made i II rt nss SORT 0a OBJ w lsi pe
sed dat at ef renfer fink emmy O de crap ao' It
wesT ced Il sn is sf M MT@%Egy d. be sed sen ns
Oar amt use now. Berry Lawson. Yer's jns got
dafea a sen sn s M g qn an Fit G eS her
one one year nor moren txenty-dat's 'eordin' ter de
.ar1.f ,Dsn begun ter be skeeredlike, an sez SEE
G ter see s he y an eer hsTr MISS
Mollie fer usin' cuss-wordsl, III take keer o de
orGsra waS damn smart sd9t tkIn
But ae to o fs me M ter pay y5 cash ss II De
ant Ae; war made rjes sech niggers
-. :. ..Marge Hooper, sez I, lis dat delawa'
ter squar Tce ef he don't fs say % so III qutSdafs it
ter an Msrss
Rsa e0ss an
him in de law, when wuz boun' ter git whipped. De
Hope $ % am he hnder s an s
what We did finally. He gin me twenty dollars an
5Ss S, SSss E ssaSs
dar. kase ennybody could bring de matter up agin
an git me put in de penitentiry fer it. after all dat
on ssy Sels bad, an. did
ssss sss FaSS rs e.
daS,s sfce is aaoases I State tne We
s;'s
hev owed asr M M neG
pcked yer a so de sotng H
jest one little bag OBJ lint a-comin' ter Berry. TUX
rogn hysr am dar a-tryin ter git de biggest price
1T happened dat done forgot all bout it's comm
on late, an jest little after suldown struck
wd Den
VS. got e9'nS
& faa n s aE ns ssg om eon
hat isn, a de ~ axt raised myself bit he ed hoW 4
sed es how emmy body es sold er offered fer sale
ter es sae an e s o,s gp ss
Den. pen axed de man dat bought de cottng ter glib il
money nather So des es i toted aoa @e ter jail IL
So oe IN hs r e e dat ar
non a 30 s an sell e Of lest ea M quick lick ez she
when she tried ter do it, de boss man stopped her
sf e s@ 1sF
She sc no at ter a F eq on
s'pose 'twoaid hey done emmy good ef she he'd tole
ter sF
& ss @a Ser ae er q De Pqf
ter be whar dey'd totin 'roun' a bali an
9 setss s,9 asy tried
e edge ecfuTed me- er
% e sen he AZ G I'd &c got tie t. Pats
WIZ dat kind ez ter me ter speak in meetin',
ord Rsis dst dsf s
dat put man de chain es kase he sold his
T SR eong nt after ez z Then ey let
en sell whisky am terbacker am calico an so' co'e
sse 1nE
Dem eags III re ter f1 dr as in
me an t,e ter stop but wuz dat mad dat when
grabhed me By de scruf de Neck am sof M
edge PASSED yer Know M be se dat hen he iii
me one year fer de stean an year fer sassin' d.
fey TUX back ter jail, bnt, Lor bress ye. de,
@a % 'jss bid as ah gsis s d45M s
a n a g Htaa osr TaE as min
gF s; 9p ,lI gi6 ds
%sS.s Ssr I II. isRg
back ter sally de- chfl!eD- couldn't do
:, enny good ef | did, her couldn't fer dem ter corn
is kindsr gin ont out an, went a-soshin' roun not
kep a-sendin' letters to sally lyer an dar but bres
yer s9n ne5ber b G heard he nmi on @ e,n atterw9rd,
but dc harder w',k porer got til anaiiy je
Ter erlS say up R wia De rse Hesdeh
Pm glad you have moi hadapy political trouble,
80 Ptic:'l trouble 2, said Berry, "wal, AIarse Hes
do enytI1g mi wuk larf. an little whistlir
an an @ 9y % f shange ms but be
Berry ebSer @ III huFt 81 5er done orsapf
vote d eese: To%sSl he'd TisSt Sas fsE.
e fSa o SAY WINS gar See
@ ar wart warns % IN mo g OBJ vesn gin dat know
Tighf god white dey 0la plR5e Pse
Rsf 0p DsY pqts q kng% gSaTa
Wal our white men ranges de fling dat dey count
gibS
odd OBJ our tickets into box. But dar wa n
By hbg ssT Rs
ey @ opened de boH on @
Lord God! what a lot o votesr Den dey all loo
names So they ali turned in count De Votes Bs
shny an am de- odder es big Gs
When dey'd got Fem all counted they done some fig
a ty ssS yess dsy @ 1af iaea
dey shaeH an hue shaek sae@e ne
e s s ssr Sz bsnossd ss P In Fq ID
% de @ box ID m m got da pgR Rsa s
oR ss sap
papers, am burns ali de tickets.
e sfS At
s asf ess s5 fse Hssen II a
habbin' my vote counted Jest e. drops it inter d
wa Berry aG
what do yon say is the reason you have come ava
sJest ksse apoor man d at haiht got no larnin'
fight ner he can't climb. rse wukked hard an bee
e56er senes de Srender an h he'd ter Walk al
Berry sprnging to his feet and speaking excitedly
all are e not 6egoY So badly aGy Out k0
long Me GOD n6ar er e fa I'd hed far saEe d m &
know'd all bout de law, ef de law hedn't mad
Sn oable bpa only BIT er
come ont. don't pertend say what's. de matter
but suthin' is wrong or else sunthn Aes been wronl
no which / car can't dn Understand d % it Inc nohew don
but only es ter wait an wait ez we did in Slave time
fer de good tine to come waz jes dat tuckered OF
see ef-I couldn't grow up wild de kentry, yer know
known to the writer in giving his reason for jonin
sas City, in February last.
A DENTISTS sign: drawing, music
and dancinp