The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-05
PevversIty Of Partners.
BY WILTON

'Lnnks like You got u |, weriui sight
o stuff in dis yer sto.'
We'll. yes; We have a lirre stock OF
Q, ois-more than VI shall exc: sell, III
afraid"
The speakers were a merchant aud his
former sla, e. The after bad wa k,d TO
the back OF the store, ADD with The all
or one that feels himself a privileged
character, had taken a seat unbidden IL
the best chair by The Ii t.
The appearance of the store Justified
he commen In one corner, 10y the hre
,.iace, was all lslaLd oi bacon surrounded
b. a uiuiature ,ea Of brine; IN the other,
, group ~ syrup casks, one of which
rested orizontaliy on two bil'ets OF W 'od
aud s. ed its contents, dr,p by drop.
through a e. Ky faucet Int a thu can
Between The ii epiace and the ends OF the
two counters. that ran lenkthwI>e ut the
room. was a tangled maze of tlour-barrels,
sugar h ,eehoai>. aud cracker boxes
threaded by a narrow iootpath tiat leo
TO the door. Truly there was pow
erfu' sight o stuff IN the store.
For some time inc Toby sat >i'.n !
smoking a clay pipe. Presently the fire
made him drowsy. and he fell to n,dding.
This pastime might have continued III
definitely had not his pipe fallen IRON
his lip, to he hearth. The crash arous-
ed him, and he resumed the converse
ton:
Seem like to me | amt never teeu
see no better fire TO roas a later in dan
what dis yer fire is, eff de- had de later.
There are some inth.t burel-help
yourself"
~'.Thanky, sab
And Uncle Toby b .ried Il potato in the
ashes and put two ur thr.e Others in his
pockets for his vi e, Marthy Ann he
said.
You. ain { got no partner N yer, is
you. Marse Jimmy?'
Yes; Mr.. Humphrey owns a half in
| terest."
The negro grunted dlsapprOvingly.
"Mr. humpless mighty clever man.
He gin ne a quarter for holm lis
hOre onct. | ain a sayin' nothin' agin
him, an I'm hopes you an him'll git
doug harmonik'e tut { ever you year
tell O. me a .oiu' cahoot i ng If a yuther
Niger a III. YOU Z II maze a hen nest
putn ny ole b It.
De you ever have ana re-, Uncle
rob,?'
Vas sab, | had a partner one
crappln pardner-an' me an him couldn't
gree no ways we could fix it.
That was bad
Hit was bad, but 10 couldn't be hope,
bekase pardners is naicherly de meanes
folks in this newited worl'. But [ aiu't
a 'sputin' but what Mr.. Rurnpless IN g lty
clever man.'
II suppose you think Mr.. Humphrey
mnp ha on ovoonf,ap h, . In ,.,lo -
Two be sho'."
81 can't vouch for that; but what do
you and your partner disagree about
Nv ell, sab, ct you wants to know all
about dat. take a seat and set down in
dat cheer bekase dat later II have plenty
time to roas' fore | git done tellin' you
bout Sandy Brooks"
Wa that your partners Dame?'
Dem wa his entitlements, an he was
a blgglly uIreer, too. He used more big
words dan What deze yere Methods cir
Gus riders use. He think hissef some
punklns bekase he could read an write.
He low he knowed it all.
II declar to gracious, Marse Jimmie,
dem cheese smells so good | don't b'lieve
[ kin tell you about Sandy though. |
has a sllshe of EN- to toas' on de cen O.
dis stick.
"Thanky, sab. Dee, cheese IS good.
sho'; but cheese looks sorter lonesome
'cep'n' you has crackers to go long wild
EN-. Thanky, sab. | always knowed
YOU was de free-handest one O. old mos
ter's boys. Ak Marthy Ann eff |
lidn't toe her SO.
Well DAT Sandy niger he war sto
close, an he smoke seegyars ever time
he could pick up a ole stump on de
ground.
I'm dem days Mr.. Waggintire use to
keep a sto' in dis yer same town"
Yes, remember, Mcintyre and Wag
ner.
Yes. sab; denis um, only dey fell ont,
an Mr.. Waggintire he tuck an tuck the
whole sto' to hissef.
Well Mr.. Waggintire he had a piece
D Ian al he rent it to NE an Sandy for
the !o'th o what we could make on it.
Sandy had two big %stroprin' gals, named
Ritter and Suse, which he low dey was
es good aiel' hans es Mr.. Anybody. II.
put hissef an dem In, an | put in N.Y.
SET. | was to git de fo'th an Sandy was
t. have three fo'ths, bekase he wuk
three hans. MIR. W~agginlire vance for
us.
"'Twarn't long fore l seed Sandy was
gwine to git de advantage o me. Ever
day he sen to de SO after sum- n ner'er.
Marthy Ann low we better buy ever
thing We wants, or Sandy d git it ali.
Sandy keep his count in a little ole book;
but ever time | buy a dollar worth | make
a tolerable long mark on de chimbly wild
a fire coal. Ell it warn't dat much |
make a sorter short mark, 'cordin' to
de mount. l know my count was de
kereckes'.
mo sooner VT start to pitch the crap
de fuss begin. | want to plant de long
slipe by de branch i'll cotton, an Sand;
want to plant con dar | want to plant
de chaneyberry feel in con an taters au'
COOLERS, an Sandy swar by the pint o
his knife hit got TO be plant in cotton.
Me an him 'spute an 'spute about dat
tell Mr.. Waggintire had to come an
eide 'twix' US. Al he eide ies' like
Sandy want it, too. Deze yer pardners
dey can always git somebody to eide in
favnr O dere side.
Ever Sat dy Sandy seem like he jes'
'bleeged to take holiday"
Didn't you take holiday every Satur-
YES, sab; but don't you see, ever
time Sandy stop, three han stop when
| stop hit was les me one.
when we was layir' by de con de
sun was powerful hot. | was %plowin'.
an Sandy an his two gals was %follerin'
me wild de hoes. Ever few minutes
Sandy gwine to the branch after a drink
O water. Den his two gals dey stop an
listed at de psckerwood tappin' on de
lead tree tell g come back
After a while ! says, says /, IS INDY,
you must be got de tarryfy fever fom de
way you drinkin' de branch dry
He low, You amt got no l%arpin'.