The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-10
THOUGHT SHE WAS HONEST
An Old Man Who Yielded to the Bland
 ishments of Charmer.

Grandson Fraxier is an industrious old negro, but, unfortunately industry is only one of the virtues. Grandson is trife too thrifty to be strictly honorable, though he stands we'll among the plant CTS. The other day he came to the city and with an air of acute distress he sought the attorney general of the state.
 "Gin1," said he, "I knows dat yer aim lookin' out arter business an dat ye, doan' keer whuder yer loses CT fl dollar case UT wins it, bat in my erfairs hab run on sich CT shoal dat am 'bliged ter call on yer"
 "Old man." replied the attorney gen. eral, "l am unable to take cases"
 "Neber mine bout dat, boss. Iwants yer vice bout CT small matter dat is bout ter blow out my light, l sw'ar ter goodness it am. I'll jes' tell yer de whole case an den yer ken jedge fur yessef Some time ergo, my wife whut wuz CT putty good sort O eberyd y 'om an, tuck CT notion ter die, an blame ef she didn', die jes' like it ws'n't no trouble. Wall, I buried her all right an cried eroun' pow eriul an snuffled till my nose-dis heah one," putting his horny fore-6nger to his nose-"w wuz all stopped up. De wim- men folks da cried an snuff .d an de preacher he snuff d, an no wonder, fur my wife could bile CT cabbage tell de whole community wuz full O de Hume. 1 states desc heah lacks ter show yer dat wuz CT kine husban'. Wall, erbout two munts arter my wife tuck de f,ol no ton ter die, rented CT piece CT lam crbous twenty miles rum home an put in CT crap. Shortly arter wards got erquainted wid CT 'oman. Oar want nuthin' bout her, gin'l, dat woul' make CT man sma ok his mouf. She wuz one O desc heah little Guinea niggers wid CT heel like de heel O CT jay bird an her un'er lip hung down like de latch-string want in good working order. Huh thinks I, 'whut CT monstrous ugly oman dat is. She puts me in mine O CT toad fraug.' l didn' think no mo- erbout her fur seberal days. Den Bruder Lem Grubbs he er- marked ter me dat she wuz one O de riches ladies in de community. She owns CT plan 'ation,' says ze, 'an' doan' want yer ter say nothin' bout de fack but I is gagged ter her an is gwine ter marry her. tole him dat wouldn' say nothin' 'bout de fack, but 'gunter think CT mighty heep. Like CT fool, I thought l coup cut dat nigger out, fur tells yer whut's CT fack, gin'l, CT good plantation makes CT ugly nigger 'oman powerful putty. Wall, one day, went ober an tuck CT look at de place. It wuz fine. went ter de house, sort CT sa'n- terin' erlaung sorter keerless like. stopped an axed de beautiful lady ef she woul' gin CT man CT drink O water. She fotch out de water, an ez turned up de gourd, I seed ole Lem Grubbs CT settin' back in de house. 'Neber mine,' thinks l, de ole ginnerman will git yer arter CT while, see ef he doan'.' Wall, de naixt day went back arter some mo- water. Dis time she axed me ef wouldn' come in. 'No,' says I, de ole mans sorter in CT hurry dis mawnin', am it takes CT pow erful 'Huencc ter hole him back, but blame ef doan go in, lady, went in. Ole Grubbs he wa'n't dar, but his ugly pictur' wuz hung up ober de fireplace. I gunter talk grammar an scriptur ter de han'som' Lady an Soun' dat she wuz pow esful interestin'. Oh. she charmed me, sah. went back de naixt day.
 "Look heah,' says I, de talk is dat yer is gagged ter Lem Grubbs. How am dat fack, nohowf'
 "She sosier hid her face, looked outen de cornder q her eyes, uttered and said ::
 "s Dat fack use ter be de truf, but it am CT lie now
 "Look heah,' s'f, ain yer labia' some pusson7'
 "'Dafs fur yer ter 6ae out,' she says. sSisser 'Tildy,' says l, 'yer knows how much q stzaaag man Iubs hog an hominy, doan' ysr2
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