The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
THE CoLoNEi-'S TROUBLE. How His FoTine, S.=s- Made Him
 Shovel Mu5 an tas Street;

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 Shovel Mud on tas Street.
 When the kcntu \, ealonel comes to Little Rock, aboa, thc first objectionable feature he discovers IA the negro police man. la Kentucky the town enasiable, winch he strikes the Side wa'L and goods boxes ringing blows as he tlks alang, ss sdmHtrsi into good ie,, h.s es- penencc ,n sitting seeund It'd livery stable enables hum to speak of the horse with ensiablc insight. |, s an honor to be arrested by such A man. but ,e be seited by negro police eiaan ,s | humii- ,ation which nnks deep into the ken- tuekian's sensitive bosom of resentment. Several days ago. Colonel Sainener, of Kentucky. arrived ,n I4iiic Rock. He brought few dollars with him. and ex- perienced no trouble in hnding Afkan- sa~ men who were willing to loin hlm in the social soaking oi s.sa,ghta and favored spirits. When evening came, the colonel. having devoted himself so ass..iuoasly during the day. VAS weak kneed and weary. A negro policeman stopped him and said
 Mister, yer'd better 70 ,o yer hotel DAr ain no usrn yer trysn tet huok sgsn dem men tus da.s at home
 Who do you belong ,o. anyhow r'' asked the colonel. sseadying himself. and regarding the policeman with A con ,emp,uoas expression. Id give thou sand s..s.:ss. :ss ys,'.."
 The dArk gaardsaa of the pahiie peace did not seem 10 be In the least offended st this unkisd reference 10 "psevioas condition oi servisade." bu, explained his position. telling the colonel 10 20 AwAY somewhere and he down. Such a sug- gesi,on from A "nigger entaged the colonel and he attempted to strike the 1 policeman. but, before he could reaiise ho~ |, vaa done the ." big nigger" tangled hand in his hais. my pet" wheeled him around and marched hin, of to the station house The colonel called loudly for the friends who had sound his company so agreeable, bu, they merely smsied al the l" heshnesss of the blue-grass man. tuned away and took dnnk ~i,h a candidate
 The Eesi rpoining when Inc colonel ~aa aHaigned before the judge. he made aa elaborate speech in defense of his shoIse omings. but mild me of ten dol. lars vas aasessed. The prisoner was shocked upon learning that he had spent all his money and tha, he would be compelled to sffape the streets with a hoe bu, the deepes, humiliation awaited him. The negro policeman who took charge of the " cham gang vas once the property of the colonel Don't you know me. Abe ,'s asked the dsjeeted man as he thfe~ a shovel fu.l of mud into cart
 i;iebe does. sah'' You used to helsnz to me"
 "i'se mighty vel awar Q dat fAck, sah.1
 si want you to do me favor iou kno~ I'm broad and that [ don, van, so bc seen in this condition"
 "YAs. sah."
 !" Now jus, give me chance and iTI leave here"
 -I l reckens yer would. sAh. bus we's< neecsn' good hans st de psesen. SLevsl n ce dHt, sab, an doan sop tss talk. lss CT bad ample sas yss sss be seed saik,a' ter de boss"
 Look here, Abe. 1 wouldn't ,se4; you shis wayS
 ''I reek'as not. sah ease ysr'Il aeber hzb a ehanee.s
 Never mind. D d if doat whale you ~hen 1 get oss oi thas.s
 sooe Q ger s~ezrin' 'roun' here, fas longs ter de church. By de nnse ger gits thsough ~sd dis job yer couida' whale CT gfub-~orm. Hurry up dw n I'll hab de edge stretch ess yss ssrisg. Now yers zettin' al U. Oh, de vkits on it. Seems sorter idae af Aua, bat pow essal fine hans airtss q vAiss. hab been said dAs dc nigga kon hau1e le shsbei sad de hoe Seese dss d vkise man, but s ais't es fsck. Ga me de white man ehsry tune. Tsks P Sehes. marsseS, an dig sp das lump. Dst's 1t. Wouldn't want q bssaw has dss ysssef iav
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