The Russellville Democrat., 1881-08-18
OLD JERRY.
The Scheme Which He is Now Perpstratins
 on the Public,

on the Public,
 Little Rock Democrat.
 sJerry," said the secretary of state yesterday, meeting the old man on the street and stoppIng "Id like for you to come up and help me now the grass in the statehouse yard.
 The old man raised his head and turn ed it to one side like a woodpecker when he strikes his characteristic atti- tude of listening, and exclaimed
 "Sah P"
 "I'd like for you to come up and help mow the grass in the statehouse yard"
 "Yourselfis de clerk ob de State, l believes"
 "Yes, am the secretary"
 An yer's got de impudence to ax me, who dis minute aughter be de gub'ner and yer ruler, sah, to come up an help now de grass in de statehouse yard. l doan' know what de alleged human fam fly is comin' ter"
 "You needn't be offended, old man. I thought you wanted job"
 "Well, ef dat doan' beat any exclama- ton what hab eber heard. Thought oat wanted job. Why, blast yer skin, sah, I'se got more jobs den l knows what ter do wid. Tse putin up jobs, sah. all de time. pse on de committee what is zamminin' de books ob de treasurer ob Argentry. glts my six dollars day. no matter whether l works or not. l goes to de office ob morning an sets wid de committee, chaws borrowed ter packer, spits on de flo fur awhile an den goes bout my business. DIs is de vestigatiop. Oh, Ise got lot ob irons in de plltical fire. l writes fur de Ar-
 
 two ob de bes' newspapers in 1e lam. De Bagpipe is in favor ob killin' de Publican party, and de Turtle is in labor ob killin' de Dimocrat party, but makes de same article do fur bofe papers. Yer see, was one ob de leadin' men ob de Argentry legislatur', an is boun' ter keep up a 'sturbance. I'm dat man what is 'ferred ter in de new 'dition as de son. ob-a.gun wid pawpaw bark necktie, UT settin' straddle ob blackgum truck wheels. Doan' ax me ter cut none ob yer grass. All flesh is grass, an ef yer doan mine, I'll cut yer flesh stead ob de grass"
 But, old man." said the secretary, "why do you play the double game of writing for both papersf'
 "My game is de single game, sah. De papers Is double, but I'se single. De papers is workin' fur opposite purposes, but I'se workin' fur one aim. Dat aim is myself, sah. Pse repudiationist from de word snort. So long as 1 ken work dem papers fur de repudlation move- ment, what do l kere whether da inJures de Dlmocrat or Publican party2 De reason dat I'se 'pudiationist IS becase when yer tel niggar not ter pay a debv ser hits him natral. Da doan wanter pay no debts no how, an when @ prominent man gays doan yer pay 'em, 1t makes chempion ob de prominent man, an dosn make de niggers no more dishones', case when a man is so dis hones' dat he fuses ter pay a debt yer can't make him no more dishones' eben ef yer advise him ter take watermelon wat doan belong ter him, an he carries out de 'structions. Oh yes, Ise maxim big thing ob dis committee and de 'pudiation business. goes of and stay s a week, sometimes, but my pay goes on. Let me tell yer something confidential. Pse workin' fur big place. l wanster go to de Newnited States senate. Pse shut one eye on Mir. Garland's place. He's smarter man den is, but den de state ken efford ter put up wid me-"
 Then you won't come and cut the grass?"
 "Go to grass yersef, sah. Haven't 1 dun tole yer," and adding that he must go to the committee room and wIite an aiticle for the Bagpipe and Turtle the old pan bumped his shoulders and ''sauntered." A.a