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

Sandav says, says he, Look we're. L
wants to have everything far and squar
now. an | wants You TO understand all
bout it,
Il low, OATS all right.
Well SAYS e. YOU know Mr..
Waggintire gifts one 10th of eyer
thing
Il SAYS. says /. L knows dat says
[. an | gifts "A ner'er 10th. and YOU gifts
de yuther three io'ths.
SANDY sorter smile To hissef.
We'll says 4. de way for us To do
when We hauls up de corn Is To put
three loads in one plc Tor me and you,
an II load i'll Il ner'er plle Tor Mr..
W%agyintirc.'
II says. a \ l., What de use %
miXih' mine an lone? Dat les be ma
kin double trouble Tor nnthln. Let me
VIDE dis con. an Ill vide Il right
How You gainc vide it, he says.
IA he.
| says. says |, Mr.. Wasgintire gifts
Il 10 tn an | gifts Il ncr'er 10 IL. Ever
put a loa on my pile. Den all de bal
nee II he yone.
He says. Dat won't do. says t.
.bekase dat or way y,ull git mure'n 20
share. You got TO pay part de rem;
same es me-
Il SAYS. SAYS /. i sees what YOU up
10. You wants to take out Mr.. Wag-
giDtire's part. and den you amt a gwine
to give me but &c lhiri. But Ise gwine
to have my rights Il somebody nose
have To be mashed for it,
lie says. Who nose gwine to be
mashed: says e.
Il low, Il speck YOU IL halter fur
| nisi. de nose.
w KEEP a '>putin' an 'sputin'. One
word bruny on a ner'er. an after IA while
Marthy Ann jine in. IN de fus' thing
you know me an Sandy hitched.'
You fought. did your"
"Ias. sab. we tit-but | speck it's
time for me to te knockin' long home.
Dis yer later look like hits done. |
wish you mighty well, Marse Jimmie,
an m hopes you an Mr.. Rumpless II
git along harmonikle.''
But wait. You haven't told me
about the fight. Who got the best OF
it?"
well, sab, Sandy he tuck and crope
up on me an knocked me down with a
ak he'll, an den he kick me in the short
ribs. Dat was toler'ble hard to take, as
YOU know yo'sef, Marse Jimmie. but !
amt sayin' nothin' tell Marthy Ann lun
up like she g vine ter tar up AL creation
an Sandy call her a old heifer. Dat
sorter 'Xclte my r~iserbles.'
What did you Go them"
II says, says l, Go way f'om yer
Niger, bekase you mought make me
lad, an eff gets mad somebody III gil
hurt
When You argy wild Mr.. Rumpless
an try to show him how de bes' way to
manldge, he don't knock you down wild
IA AK hell, do he?"
No, but he's as stubborn as a mule,
and keeps on buying more goods in spite
otmy protest.
We'll, dat always de way with pard-
ners. Dey de contraries' folks | ever
see.'
How did you came out dividing the
CROP"
Il come put de leetle en- o. de hon
No sooner l git up ofn dc groun' an
bresh my close | went to see lawyer
klng, bekase everybody gin him de name
o beln' a homes man, what don't know
no different 'twixt cullud genpleman an
a white man. | tole him all bout it'
same like | done tole you. All de
whiles | was talkin' he setten' dar
scratchin' his year wild his pen handle.
After | git thu he low | couldn't git no
more than salt an batter out'n Hat case.
| low | was after con an cotton. Salt
and batter wouldn't satisfy me.
When | got back home dar stand Mr.
Wasglntire. Sandy sent after him
whilst | was gone He took an vide de
crap out jes like Sandy want him to, an
what 5 more'n dat he tuck all my share.
oekase, he say, | done trade it all out in
le sto'.
Whenever you git a ner'er man to
come an settle twixt you an yo' pard-
ncr de pardner sho' to get it all. Pard-
ners IS mos too '%ceivin' Tor my use
You are about right said the white
man. AT any rate, if | live to see New
Years this store shall be all mine or all
Humphreys, and | don't care which. /
am tired of partners
Now 0 heerd me-" exclaimed the
negro. "You's a talkin' now, an YOU
nm a was in no BRET. Fur as I'm CON
Germ: pardners kin go long Liza Jane.
'Marse Jimmie, you amt got mar ole
pa r shoes 'roun' yer settin' in de cornder
sapln for bones, is you? 'Kase eff dey's
too little for NE deyll bout fit Marthy
Ann