Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-13
REPREsENTATlvE NICaOLAs.
wig Hs Wanted 10 be q Member
OF the SudtS iarS pomEaitiee.
ArkAnaw Traveller.

Old l,lch0las, the Representative,
was very much grieved when he was
told that his name did not honor the
list Of committees, and be plainly ex.
hibited his grief and sore disappoint-
ment in open session. "Mr. Speech.
maker" he said, arising and taking of
his brown Jeans coat, II wanter know
eff Use a recognized member OBJ dis
semblage?"
"Of course" replied thel speaker,
you came with credentials and have
been sworn in. ("
wall, what I wants jes' at dis time
ter know, is why de deuce 'ain't |
'pinted to de judiciary committee. |
tole yer at fust dat ] wanted ter long
ter dat committee, case Use got bust
ness dar. Dis is a question OBJ priv
lege what rises ter ak, an | wants
my words needed wild a mighty sudden
quickness.
"Yeu were not selected because it
was my duty to select men of reoog-
nized ability and experience. The
judiciary committee is one Of great i'm
portance.
Use man, sab, OBJ grave impor-
lance and 'sperienoe. / think ] is a
man OBJ 'sperience. De udder day |
boughta coat from a Jew an got bit
case it wasn't de coat what it was
represented ter be, an | said den dat
when de house met eff l could get on
de judiciary committee I'd make dat
man smoke like tar kiln"
THE fact that you purchased coat
from Jew has nothing to do with
your abilities to serve on the com.
mittee."
ut dean, Ell? .Doan' de Judiciary
committee take charge OBJ de Jews2"
mo. SIR"
Den Use fooled in de meanin' an
de term OBJ de law. Doan' de finance
committee mean dc committee what
acks on de finaneeH"
"Yes, sir"
"An' de committee on temperance
has charge OBJ de bottle-Or, l means,
Temperament"
Yes, you are right"
wall, den, ue Judiciary committee
has charge OBJ de Jews. Oar AIM no use
runnin' along wild de law an den splits
tin it. De cuss OBJ dis country, sab, is de
misunderstanding OBJ de law. Is dis
legislator gwine ter set heah an see
brudder member cheated? When l
goes inter a store an man filings
coat on me an says it's 6ues' fifteen
garment he ever seed, an peeps aroun'
ter see dat no man in de nayborhood
catches him sellin' it so cheap, an gifts
two prices fer de thing an sens me
away maxim me believe dat Use got de
bes' coat in town, when Use got de
wust, it make me feel like goin' back
dar, long toward de shank OBJ dc even
inl an cuttin q few capers wild de
man. OATS de size OBJ my 'sperienee.
When LET dat stoah, sab, wild dat
fine 6ttin' coat an stepped out inter
de street, young Niger, who's fodder
| bet is in dc penitentiary, yelled out:
Look at dat country niger WARM
bag Amt dat 'sperienoe. eh2 When
| passed along under a winder a oman
flung up de sash an flung bucket OBJ
water on me. What does yer call dat
but 'sperience2 When got ter my
boardin' house | foun' dat de coat
done come ter pieces. Does man want
any wus 'sperience den dat"
you have indeed been unfortu-
nate" replied the Speaker, but the
Legislature can take no cOgniEanoe of
such affairs"
Now, Mr., Speekah, doan' shoot of
none OBJ dem white folks words at me,
ksse Use gittin' ole. Go an flung dat
sorter Biography at de 'spreme jedge,
but let yer servant, sab, escape de
showerin' OBJ dat grammar. Can't do
nothin' wild my case, ehP / says dat
yer ken. Yer ken put me on de Judi
ciary Committee"
What could you do there2"
What could | do2 Lissen at de
foolishness Of dat white man. I'd 20 to
dat sto' an de man would ,come up,
an say; How der yer do, ole gentle.
man, does yer want anydingsY Yes,
oh, yes, I'd say, 4 does want suthin
Use a member OBJ de Judiciary Com
mittee an Use after you. Yer cheated
me de udder day, not KNOWN dat yer
was foolin' wild de statute, but as dc
ignorance OBJ de law excuses no man,
come on heah. Den I'd put my
clamps on him an fetch him afore de
committee an han'le him rough an
'6scate his goods an tar up his mort
gages an"
Il move we adjourn" exclaimed a
bored member The motion was CAR