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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17


She DYED.-There is curious
breach of promise case now await.
ing trial III the Westchest+r y. ~
county court. Samuel Rowe wooed
and won Miss johnson some two
years ago, bat deferred the happy
day until he had established bone
in the West for his lady.love. Hav-
ing accomplished his mission he re-
turned Tor his bride last spring, bat
Father Time and the bleaching pro-
cess had worked a change In tue
object of his affections. She had
dyed her hair light auburn, and
he refused to marry her. Her af
fections have been damaged, she
alleges, to the extent Of 5000,
though II be will but take her to
bis heart again all will be we'll.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

uiun [ notice uf1 rs SHE Was sewing
batt0ns on. She felt in the pistol.
pocket aud found the letters, and
when she opened one and read: %,
blessed darling, how sad I was
when you were four minutes late
last night, ma run needle in her
finger aud breathed hard, and then
she stopped breathing for a minute,
and then she read to where my
girl said, Every hour that Won are
away from me seems an eternity of
lonely watching. Sad forebodings
of what may have happened to you,
aud when | see you coming mp the
street, it seems AS though heaven
was again open 10 me, aud the
birds sing so sweetly that l fain
would die" Ma dropped the pants
and raised mp and looked towards
the bed where pa was snoring. |
knew there was case OF mistaken
identity, and was going TO explain
10 ma, but she sand, you hush.'
When ma says sYou husb,' that
settles II, aud | hush. When ma
takes Oh her spectaeIes aud lays
them down. and says, Not one
word,' then don't say a word,
cause | know better. Well, | ielt
sorry for pa, and | would have
helped him out of 1t IT he had been
awake, but it takes about halt m
hour to wake pa up, and l didn't
have time. 1t didn't take more
than minute to wake pa, and
when pas eyes opened he said,
Its no such darned thing. Leggo
my hair.' Ma said she had the
proofs, and she yanked pas ear,
and lie said, 'for heavens sake
don't. It's a mistake started
to tell una that they were my let.
ters, but she told me to go out OF
the room, and pa, to be on mas
side said, yes, you git, AMI cit
quick and l got. Well, l went
out in the hail, and it was a circus,
with all the performers healthy.
Ma kept hold of pas ear aud read
u lew lines OF the letter, aud then |
guess she yanked, because pa yell.
ell bloody murder, aud said it was
a darned lie, and then ma would
read some more and yank some
more. never tel. so sorry for pa
since the goat kicked him. | guess
ma would hare wore pa out only
she got dow n to the bottom of the
letter and read, snow, Heunery,
he "a good boy and help your ma
all you can, and try and not lmi.
tate your pas wicked example.
Yours lovingly, Mariar." That
settled 1t and the fight stopped,
aud ma called me in, and pa drove
me ont, and pa began to whine and
tell ma sh, had broken the lymph
nun of his ear, and ma said he bad
broke her heart, and pa got up
aud took the pants and began
manling them over u chair, and be
said it WAS the last time he would
wear any boys clothes made over
for hlm, and when went to bed
ma was crying for joy 'cause II was
me instead of pa tLat got the loye
letters, and pa was putting some
vaseline on his ear. | don't see
where l was to blame, do you n
"Well, don't know" said the
grocerymau, "such letters as you
describe are mighty dangerous, un.
less they are sealed up III cans. l
think your pa would he justified in
warming your Jacket"
"And l think that is what he is
going to do said the boy, Ms he
slid out the back door just rs bis
pa came in the front door inqnir.
ing for his little boy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

The pea crop ct which we spoke
some weeks ago, is almost fail
ure but fortunately there is au
abundance of persimmons. While
these are not yet ripe, they possess
the very essential property OF be-
ing able to contract an editors
stomach causing it to adapt itself
to any emergency In the scarcity OF
food. So when we receive OIL 80 on
subscription We leave of the per-
simm0n diet because this will sub
sist Us a day or two. After this is
exhausted and upon failure to col.
lect another 91.50 (which is usual
ly the case) We find relief again in
the unripe persimmons.-Philadel.
phia Democrat.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

"The first instance of the ere.
nation Of priest IN Italy occurred
the other day In Milan. The Rev.
Don Giovanni Sartcrir mud lett in.
strnctions by his will that bis body
should be burned, and had dispo.
sed that In case OF non compliance
with bis wishes the heirs should
forfeit the inheritance. As soon az
this became known the eleven
priests who had been retained to
perform the funeral service return.
ell their tces, and the priests re-
mains were committed to the flames
unaccompanied by any Christian
rite. = london Daily Neaps.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

DOES 4 MAN 0ws HIs HEaDf-
One Of the questions which an Eng.
lishman recently leff bis heirs 10
quarrel over Was the right 70 bis
head. The deceased had sold il
10 the local physician in cnusidera-
tion Of his paying the funeral ex-
penses, and when the time came for
the delivery TO be made, be called
for IL; but the heirs, who said they
were perfectly willing TO pay the
funeral expenses themselves, de-
INJURED, aud refused to carry ont
the agreement. The aid Of the
courts was then invoked, and &C
last accounts the matter was not
decided. In the meantime the
value OF the head for purposes OF
dissection, IL that is what the phy-
sician wanted 1t for, Is rapidly d.
minishing, and soon will be OF no
value whatever. The English
courts have at various times held
that there could be no property, IN
the ordinary sense In which the
term Is used, in dead body; and
the interesting question now comes
mp whether the ownership, such as.
it Is, is vested in the person himself
or In his representatives. .-Medical
and Surgical Reporter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17


BEECHER AND HIS Cow.-I can
rember, said Henr, Ward Beecher,
when received an old COW in pay.
ment Of bad debt. | was d very
bad debt, aud | came to consider 1t
a bad payment. She was a thin
COW, but the former owner said abe
was better than she looked, being d
cross between a Jersey and q Dur
ham. She looked as IL she might
have been cross between an old
hair trunk and an abandoned hoop
skirt. | kept the brute three days,
aud no one, except perbals Lieu
tenant Atwell, could ever appreci.
cate the suffering I endured in that
time. The first night she broke
through the fence and reduced to
a pulp all the underclothing be.
longing to my next door neighbor.
She put her horns through my bath
tub aud ate up all my geraniumst
She was to give three gallons OF
mix day, Out she seemed short
just then, and never had that 10
spare while We kept her, The se-
cond day she walked in'e the hitch.
en-, upset pan OF butter and a tub
Of lard. Then she tell down q we'll,
and when | got her out at q cost of
%, she took the collie, whooping
cough OF something aud kept NJ
awake all night. Not a green thing
was left in my garden my neigh.
boris peach trees and the rope on
which his underwear grew were a.
bare of fruit as \ swingle tree, aud
be did not have twig OF shrub
berry left. My neighbor came over
to see me, aud said:
Now don't desire any quarrel,
but | want You to keep your COW
ont of my shrubbery.
Aud | want you, my friend, said
/, to keep your sbrubbery out Of
my COW.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

GULF LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR No.
24s4--Meets on first and fourth Saturday
4. .ghts of each month. Z. W. Morrill,,
P. d.; w. +. Herrin, d.; I. A. Coulson,
v.D.; L. N. Dantzler, A. D.; l.. w. Broome,
G. o., j 4. Lester, chap; B. Goede, c.;
Z. W. Morrill,, +. R.; F. +. Greenhaughen,
G. N. Office of Financial Reporter ut
Hall. Trustees NJ. Evans, j. W..
Morris, l.. McIDnis.
PAscAGoULA LODGE A. F. AND A. M.
No. 202 meets third Saturday hight IN
each month. T. A. Coulson, W. NJ;
W. Watkins, 8. W; b. f. Hobbs. J. W.;
A. Blumer, Treas; G. n. Wood, Sec'y /;
N. NJ. Evans. s. D.; D. 4. Price, J. D.;
@. l.. Howe, I.
r. L. HOWE X. A. CHAPTER No. 49,
Meets second Saturday night in each
mouth. I. A. Coulson, H. p; J. W..
Morris, King.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

A colts feet are sound and we'll
formed before he is shod, and the
ills of the horse's feet are occa.
stoned by shoeing, and cured by
running barefoot. Most ailments,
such as SPAWN, ringbone etc., can
be traced to bad shoeing. A bare.
foot horse will travel freer, keep hts
footing better, and show less fatigue
from q journey or . hard days work
than If shotl.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
POstOfIice and Malls.

Postofice open from am. to 8 pm.
every day.
On Sundays open from . to 10 "a. m. and
from to ? pm. :,
Letters for register will be received
during the week from 8 a. m. till $3.50 p. m.
No letters registered on Sundays, nor after
hours on week days.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Eyo,n Scronton- Arrives ut b:35 y. IN. and
Ills pm. Departs ut g:l5 AIN. and
3:45 pm.
LeakesriIle RoHte---Arrives on Wednes-
days and Saturdays at 9 pm. Departs
on Mondays and Thursdays at 8 am.
Il. CASTANERA, r. NJ.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Scranton Directory


METHoprsT-Rev. R. j, Jones, pastor
Preaching every fourth Sunday evening
at o'cleck.
SUNDAY ScHooL~-J. W. Williams, su-
perintendent. Every Sunday morning at
half past 9 o'clock.
BAPrIsr--Elder r. N. Hall, pastor.
Preaching in Scranton academy every
Sunday night at o'clock.
SuNDAY-HCHooL--H. L. Anderson, su-
perintendent. Every Sunday afternoon
at half past o'clock.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

Shakespeare said that swallows
loved pure mir in this line; "Where
they most breed and haunt | have
observed the air is delicate" but
his saying was never so fully verl.
fed as lately. Towns in France in
which cholera has broken out are
completely deserted by swallows.
As the food OF the birds consists
of insects there was no reason for
their departure except the air.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Chancery Court Seventh Dist.
sYLvANUs EVANS, ChaneeIIsr.

Jackson county. first Monday Of March and Sep
tember continuing ak days.
Harrison county, second Monday in March and
September continuing six daya
Hancock county, third Manday in March and
September. continuing six days.
Greene county, second Monday n April and Dc.
tober continuing six days.
Marion county. fourth Monday In March and
September, continuing six days
Perry county hrst Menday after the fourth Men
day in March and September continuing six days.
Wayne county, fourth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March and September, continuing biz
dayH
Clarke county. first Monday I'm May and Eovem-
Der, continuing six days.
Lauderdale county, third Monday Of May and
November continuing twelve days.
kemper county second Monday In May and No
vember. continuing six days.
Monthly rules Of Chaneery Court on second Mon.
,lay In each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Justice Courts.

Judge }. w. Starr holds regular terms
Of court ut the courthouse in Scranton
thu second and fourth Wednesdays in each
month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
POstOmce Hours.

The following arc the postotfee hours Of the
Scranton postotiiee;
Open from o'clock am. TO pm. From So'clock
pm. TO pin.
sunday-f Office open half an hour before and after
departure OF mail trains
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

The newest story from the mines
in New Mexico is from Socnrro.-
where they tell OF q miner whose
Bib'e fell over a precipice while he
was doEing. He descended into the
canon to recover the book, and
found it lying open on piece OF
rich quartz that had been tlisl0d dged
by the fall. His eyes fell on the
seventh chapter of 81. Matthew.
The miner rpa,l, task aud 1t shalr
be given unto you; seek, and you
shall fnd.n He searched. and
speedily found a lode over two feet
In with that assay $50 the stary
goes-e225 Q ton. The story teller
adds that that part OF the country
has since been overrun by pros.
pectors with Bibles In their hanxlss
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
THE COURTS.
REGULAR TERMS.

Circuit Court rt-Seventh District.
SAMUEL II. TERRAL4 Judge.
JAS. H. NEVILLE. District Atternsy
Clarke county. Rrsl Msnasy in February and
August eontinning twelve days.
Kempsr county. hrst Monday In February and
August continuing tselve dsys
Laadsfdale eeanty, ATst Monday in July and
January eontinuing tweHty fur Judicial days II
business requires.
wayas county, fret Monday in April and 0cto-
bef, continuing slx days.
Greene county, second Monday In April and DC.
tebeF, continuing an dsya
Perry county, ssvenssl Monday after fourth Mem
dag In April aad October.
Marion county. sixth Monday after fourth Mon
day In April and October.
Haneoek county, third Moudsy after fourth
Monday in April and October continuing twelve
days
Harrison county. first Monday after fourth
Monday In April and October, continuing twelve
days.
jackson county, third Monday Of April and 0cto-
bcf, continuing twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Land for Sale.

twenty Thousand acres Of pire timber
ianus for sale, three miles to the north Of
en ucean Springs, whole or part, at low
ngures. Apply to JACOB ELMER,
Biloxi, Harrison county, Miss,
January 1, 1884. a. If
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
STATE DIRECTORY

- "A Il L. LII In 4 III
Goyernor-Robcrt Lowry
-Governor--G d. Stands.
Trcasurcr-W. l.. Hemingway.
Secretary of State--H. &. Myers
Auditors. Gwin.
Attorney. .General-T. c. Catchings.
Supt Of Edrcation-J. A. Smith.
Librarian NJ. Morancy.
Sup't Penitentiary-T. J. McQuiston.
sup't Insane Asy ylum-Dr. I. C. Mitchell
Supt Deaf and Dumb Institute--R.
Doybins.
Sup't Blind Institute-Dr. W. S. Lang.
ley.
R,venue Agent-Wirt Adams.
Land Commissioner-H. ID. Cameron.
SUPREME COURT.
Chief Jlstice-J. A. p. Campbell.
Associate Justices-H II. Chalmers,
Tim +. Cooper.
Clerk-0liver Clifton.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
john NJ. Stoae, president; w. b. Au'
gustus. W. A. Melville, members; G. G.
Campbell, clerk.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17

Judge Jas. I. Friar holds regular terms
of rouit at the courthouse in Scranton the
first and fourth Mondays In each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Hotel Jackson,
Blount Springs, Ala.

The following are the rates for board at
the above Hotel Per day, "; week,
sl2 60; month. $40.
o. F. HINCKLE g. CO.,
Proprietors.
August Is. 1894. 2F1y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Fire Co,npnny.

=, SCRANTON FIRE COMPANY No. lis. K.
thompson, president, Jas. Smith, fore
man. Regular meeting first Monday
night in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
BOARD of Health. jackson Co.

3. =. Henry, president nr. w. a. Cox
DIR. NJ Moore, j. w Stewart aud W. s.
Do,son, NJ. DR.. W. ID. Bragg, port ply.
sici"n and health officer.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
PROFESSIONAL.
IC. HEIDELBERG
VpfrroRNEY AND c0UNsELLoR-Ar-
LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
CHANCERY,


rrxnsonAI.-The law card eff. G. Heidelberg
..,ssTs n our ealamnF this msrHing. We have
sr,awn him for twenty years AZ saeeessinny en-
saged IA the practice q hls profession and can
Ess...1v ana 10 ckeerfaIly, recommend him % all
- asa AZ the services Of ssfs and reliable after
rsx. = NeridiaH MsreurS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Moss Point Directory.
Churches.

METHoDIsr-Rev. K. J., Jones, pastor
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
BAPTisT-Elder r. N. Hall, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning at II
o'clock. Sunday school at . am.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-10-17
Official Directory jackson County.

Clerk Of the Courts-walter NJ. Denny.
Sherih-.John n. Clark.
Treaaurcr--S. X Thompson.
Surveyor-E W. Morrifl.
Assessor A. Vaughan.
Co Supt. Pub. Ed-Dr. II, L. How're.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
COULDN'T PLAY OMIT.

An old man from the undls,urbed quiet of rural hill-,ops, and his daughter, who was no doubt the belle of the neighbor- hood, came to the city the other day to do seasons shopping for themselves and any oi the neighbors that sen, along While they were in a store, the girl said
 Pap. wan, you 10 buy me an al bum ?"
 The old fello~ gave her sarcastic look, and replied
 What the deuce do you want with a album: You couldn't play on 1t ef 1 wus,er ge, II fur you.'
 When the salesman explained, the old fellow added "Oh, didn't under stand. thought II was one of these here things ,ha, you take in both hands and shove up together and stretch out To pu, pictures in. eh. Wall. she aint 70, but three pictures, and they're made on tin. Reckin she can keep em in box a while longer
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
an dinged ef it didn' look lack a blue

an dinged ef i, didn' look lack a blue blaze.
 "' lke.' said de debil.
 "' Vas, mars,er.' s'l. far by dis time l wuz mighty nigh skeered outen my senses.
 "'Yer longs ter de church, doan' yerH
 "'Y Vas. Mars Satan
 "' poan' yer wan,er go down an see how my folkses is gettin' erlongT
 - Nor. sah. s'i. bleebe I'd ru,het stay whar is'
 "Doan yer wan,er whole heap CT money?'
 Wouldn' min habln' de money marster'
 Wall, l tell yer. i'se gwinc gin A mighty big dinner ter de sinners O de Ian an efyerll go ter de neardes, pen an git me fat shoat I'll g,n yer money huff ter buy yer freedom ~id, but cf yer doan', I'll stick yer wid pitch fork. an ,oat yer erway, an he lifted up CT fork whut wur monstfous ter bchof. l'se dun gin out my orders all ober de cur muni,y, an dem whu, doan' 'bide by whu, says, haster take some mighty rough con. sequences, femme tell yer.
 "' doan wanter get m no trouble. s'l, an I'll gi, yer de hog an Jes as l said dat wut out Tn de path. ~alkin' CT long. knowd dat had,er q, dat hog CT suffer, an l hufr,ed CT long tell l cum ter my mars,er's pig pen. looked ober an dar wuz mighty fat shoat, soun' CT sleep. tuck up piece O ra,l. elm ober an bip, tuck de shoat twiNt de years. flung him ober de fence. tuck him up an de fus. thing l knowcd l ~us CT standln' at de end O my mars,er's po'eh wld de shoa, on my shoulder. | VI, says my marster, comm out. 1 yl, says dc oberseer. 'Wc'se foun' out al las who's been stealth dem hogs. l trled ter 'splaln, but couldn' an when da drawed me up an wus layin de stIop on me, seed de debil a-stan'n' of ter one side. grinnin' ht ter kill hissef Doan make no difference ~hut de dcbil tells yer, honey, doan yer blebe him fur he's uyin all de time ter git yer m trouble. Ebcn cf de debil comes CT long an says da, de sun shines, 'spute his word an bmcby he'll let yer erlone, bu, gree ~id hIm an yer's gone. sho. Han me dat bread tray ober dar an femme tis up su,hin' fur de ole man ter eat"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.

I'd like for you to return my sav, said carpenter to eoiored man.
 Has got yer saw?r
 suppose so, for you borrowed is."
 An ain, dun fo,ch It b2cks"
 No. you haven't
 Wall, tell yer, borrid dat saw fore dc s'preme eou'; knocked de socks oHen dc eibil rights bill. De law q it stAn's nov, says dat white man am, got no noah rights den nigger. in fack, dat da's jes' de same, habin' righ, fur right
 "Tha, has nothing to do with my saw."
 De mischief II don't Yer had right ter len it, didn yer'r
 "Of course did"
 ''Yas, wall. dx.'s one right, an has a right ter keep it da,'s anuder right. Good day, sah. Wheneber yer vansser discuss de con'stution O de country, blow yer hon an I'll be d2r."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
WANTED TO co.

An old man who had ever made pom, ot getting the worth ot h,s moaey, came to the city the other day. shortly after he arrived he was taken violently Ill. In great haste doctor was sent tor. but when the physician arrived and ap- proac he'd the beds,de. the sufferer turned over and said
 !" Noa the doctor F'
 "ies. s,i 2"
 Well. want you to go away itom here"
 'i have been summoned io relieve you. and II you don't resclve help p,e,t, soon. you'll dic
 hats all right. ought to die A man that ami got no moro sense than I've got. amt htten to live"
 What have you done ,o deserve suc h punishment s'
 We'll. I'll tell you come to town this motnln' an went io eatin house The, sad they'd charge me hade, dollar for meal. 1 thought II ~a. mighty steep. an tha, Il would g't enough fur my family to live on fuf two days. bu, sa, down asd told the teller with a white cloth on to tre hls .,ddilix al me Well. l eommcne ed like man that's ,n earnest, an hal out like man from away back had ,o pay heavy an was gotn' to eat heavy Had ,o ea, htty cents ~uth ~i tuck all the hau oiien my head. kep et ilin an the teller kep ct shooun hls stddtlis m ins direction Ky this tune ~as git,in mighty iuli bu, the idea of that f,tty cents two dozen an A halt o hen aigs hiiy cents, five dimes
 come up before me, an tole the feller ter hing some mote y'dd.l,s m my neIgh- borhood Rep on ,hA way till ,hai want nu,h,n tn s,gh, but lnt oi black lookIn dned piuins never dld hke piufns. an Al home l wouldn't have ,e,ehed 'em, bu' agIn the idee ot ,ha, fifty ecnts come up an bumped tnyse over the plums When | go, through was mighty nigh dead
 And you ~ill die unless you take medicine"
 So use argyln do, ,hink tha, ,his here coua,ty demand. that the bug gesi food in Il should go. an blamed ef amt the man. Take louI saddle bags away. doc. an go dosn in tho country ,o see the niggers ~,,h the chdls"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
AT BOTH ENDS

:" have more trouble than any lisiag man, or dead one, for that m4,tes. sad A soldier oi adyers.iy's ofoss.
 @Wha''s wrong nos - inquired . friend.
 Why, you zee, about tso months ago was trying 10 pat 4 note tn bank.
 "Yes.T
 Well, noS l Am trying ,o take II out Just why there should be trouble al both ends oi such an affair don, unders,and. l could pu, up with trouble a, one end. and would never complain, bo.'under the presen, sys,sm of banking basiness, I fear that 1 can never enjoy myself"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
VOL. 4. NO. 6.
cHRIs'MUs DUN GONE.

o 5e Jug i, am empty an de fiddle s,ring's broke,
 Chris mus dun gone, Nc aek.r fur ter drink an no 'baoker fur ter smoke,
 Chris mus dun gone. De ko. broke his wagin an his tops dun s,li,,
 Ghris mus dun gone. 4 ..es de cotton f,in' when yer sarVant res ter spit.
 Chris 'mu, dun gone. Come CT ,e up de ole man head ~ld rag,
 Oh, Lawd, oh. Lawd, ,3, all used up put him in dc bag, sh. Lawd CT massy, whut CT fool l'se
 been. soc . "a, 'possum fur mighty litte money, Chris mus dun gone Got atnk or de pile, oh, yes indeed, honey, Chris mus dun gone. L.cke-. put dc bes' man ln mighty lur, h, Chris mus dun gone Il , i.srn up de cou't 'ouse an lar down CT church.
 Chris mus dun gone. Cone CT put CT piece CT ice on de ole mans head,
 Oh Lawd, oh. Lawd, cou,dn :, feel wus ef i'se killed righ, dead An, Lawd CT mas>y, whu, CT tool l'se
 been.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-05
PLANTATION PHILosopHY.

allus gc;s oa,-n tie say Q de man ~hut ts too smooth De snake IA a heap shck~r den de toad, an hes nine umes as pisen.
 When man comes ter de conclusion da,'s he's g~,ne ter be Jes e. happy ek he ken, de worI' ~iII beg,n 10 'mprube rum dat bery mint.
 some men ,s lack de luther bat. G.~ine roun ia makes A big show but hole 'em up ter de hgh, an yer'lI inc dA, dar amt no me4, da
 Lar neser ~Gt man so strong da, whisky .ouldE hing hun. lie may be d mighty i,ne fssseief an may hab gang ebery man in de community, bat when he locks horns ~sd whisky, he'a gone down lie may cut some mighty inc csp~rs, sn' 'splsy powerful muscle, bu, a, las ~his kyil srip him an fing hln in place ia. he neber ~oalder pleked out fuf de fall