Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-25
They Out-yo:ed Him.

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"You make this affidavit against the
SNOWFALL family, do youP' asked the
Justice, of Sam Johnsing. holding up
the document
"Yes. sab, I docs. Dey puts on n
heap o. style and puss. but dey am de
ordinariest family in de whole city OBJ
Austin. Oar amt ten dollars in the
whole family. l know, b cause | has
been dar."
"Ycu must not use such language, y
demonstrated the Justice, "but please
state your ease"
"Weil, sab. was engaged to be
married in de spring-time TO dat ar
piece Of calico on de mourner's bench;
and ON de day be.oah New Year
made up my mind to tap my future fod.
der-in-law for ten dollar bill What
am dc use OF future fodder-in-law ef
you can't tax him fur temp
"Did he give you the ten dollars?"
asked the Justice.
Sam Johnslng then went on TO ststo
that when he asked his future fathcr-in
law, old man SNOWFALL, for n ten. the
latter snorted like a COW pony when he
hears brass band for the first me.
but finally cooled down and said rs soon
as he cashed of little check he would
hand over the Y.
81 said AL right and went or :" said
Sam. ''but seems dat after was gone
old man SNOWFALL asked his darter. Matii-
dy. to let him hab de funds. but ncbber
tole her il was for me. Sh, said she
couldn't find her portmania. and asked
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bench dar. wild his head tied mp, fur %
ten dollars. He said he would get il a
soon rs de bank opened. as he didn'
hab no small change; and he hunted
me up and down ON Austin avenue and
asked me ter loan him ten dollars. and
l said would next day, but l nebbc
meant to do no such foolishness, No
how. You see. Jedge. none of 'em tole
de udder dat hit was me what fu,t
started de business"
"Well. what has all this to do with
the ASSAULT asked the Justice.
Next day, New Yeah's Day. ]
called at de Snow all mansion on Aus.
tin avenue. Dey was all dar. | axed tn,
old man il he had de ten dollars h..
promised me. He said sart My. and
went ober TO Matildy and aNel her for
de money she had promised him. AMI
she said sartinly. too. AMI goes ober Ia
Bob fer de money he had prom scd.
Bob said 'ob course and 1 hope NAV
be struck dead in my tracks ef dat oil
niggah didn't come up ter me and saw:
'Brudder-in-law what's gwine ter be.
has yer got de ten dollars yer promised
me?'
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II jess ris up. and putting my stove
pipe on de side Of my heal. 1 said: Il
tenders my resignation as future SON
in-law. de same ter 60 inter effect from
right now. II yer suspects dat San
Johnsing am sch sucker rs ter play
matrimony in family dat hain't got
ten dollars on New Yeah's Day. you
am whistling ter the wrong pap.
dat's ALL and made for de door"
"What next?"
"What next, Come here. Jedge. and
run your hand ober my wool and frcl
dat bump like an egg plant. OATS a
New Yeah's gift from Matildy. Doe.
you sec this gouged eyer Dat what
got from de ole man ter remember h ~
by; and Use got enudder New Yeah
| gin on my pusson whar Bob took out a
mouf-fulf wild his teef OATS why
walks wild cane. tried mighty hard
10 return de compliments OBJ de season.
but when de ole woman poured biln
water down my back. drew out rs an
independent candidate. Dey out-vo:ed
me. Jedge"
In consideration of II being the holi'
day season. and about the justices time
for dinner. the cases were dismissed. 90
Galveston ket0s.
--Jeremy Taylor said that the lr'
Christmas car was the Nc of IL,
angels on the birth Of the SAVIOR.
Santa Claus 10 twice blessed; e