The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-22
4 BASE IMPOSITION.
AN OFFICER WHO KINDLY WARNED A
MAN AGAINST VIOLATING
THE LAW.

THE LAW.
just before the first Of October, an
old negro came to town with bas-
ket full Of quails.
care they fresh?" asked man
when the old man had exposed them
for sale.
''Oh, vas, sab, just ez fresh as da
ken be-
cold man. do you not know that
you are violating the game law? 30
one is allowed to kill quails until the
first of October ..
The negro threw tow sack over
the birds and said:
Look heah. doan talk so loud. Er
officer mout heah me.'
Il am an officer i
The negro meditated In perplexity,
then said; ...-
"Glad ter meet yer, sah. Now
how much yer gwineter gin me fur
desc here beautiful patridges?'
''Ill not give you anything, but I'll
arrest YOU
"Whut fur?''
For violating the law
"Who's violated the law"
YOU have"
WHO said so?"
"Iou did
"Dldn' do nuthin' @ de kine.''
"Iou said that your birds are
fresh.'
so da is
when did you kill tlem?''
Dis maWnin'."
"Aow know you have violated
the law
No, yer don't, fur l kotch desc
birds las ,Janerwary an hab KEEP
'eIn in er coop cher sense. Oh, 60
way man, yer kahn tell me nuthin'
bout law, case Ulster be er stueent
myself"
at doesn't make any difference
wnen yen caught them, you killed
them in violation Of the law
The Old negro, turning aside, said
to himself:
''Blaine ef dat onery white gen
herman hail't got me-: :tthen turning
to the man, he added: "Boss, said
je>' now dat WIZ glad ter meet yer,
an dat am or fack. I knows yer.
Yer is enc o DC hes' officers in lie
cGuntrt an fur er launr time l hAa
Abcen raHtia' te"masr yer e. nres2i'.
=, TAX: 1e:a hcah birds wild NV
pr:,.ants, IN .,o-n tell nobo;;,
Il. Elm t-r yer, rur ef you does
r.an's will he arter me-
Ez..-an took the birds and the
20 unused: clad de hard>
IS s5ffer work err KILN dem pa
Sidges an now, arter pse tnated 'em
NOR f. miles l harter gin 'crn
sWay ter keep desc ole bones outen
Trouble wii de law"
Shortly satterwari, one OF the Old
Fellows friends came up am asked
How much did dat white man Gin
yer fur dem bird>!'
~"Nothin'. gin 'em ter him.
"Whus fur?''
Ter keep onten trouble"
''Now SO, sah?'
Ivy, yer see, didu' think erbout
dc facz dat it wuz erg'in de law ter
kill pa'tri'lgcs now and he minded
me ~ lie TACK. He's er officer an
- threatened ter rest me-"
- "Nhat! Him er of1icer2D
'tYas, amt he?'
= IVY, no man. He is er chicken
pedd'er.''
The old fellow turned away, NUT
tering as be went:
"Neber seed sich er dishones' coun
try cz dis ieah one Is. .Gf'inst dc
law ter eel! e partridge, but it's allr.
de right thing ter CHEAT niger
an still da says dat de niger ough-
it wouF ba better. It mout gin er
niger or chance ter git chen wild
desc white folks. Yonder stands e,
leaGin' Demercrat ober dar now
He's jes' waitin' fur er chance tel
beat some Niger outen er years
work. But he's one O dem n,er
whut ken tanper wild er five hume
poun' bale er cotton till it won
weigh moce'n two hun 'erd poun's
All, La@d, de's got dat mack dowl
mighty ine, but l sometimes gifts
chen wild de gennermen. I knows e.
white mans smoke house dat hal
been er suferin' fur er mighty laun,
time an it's g"iue ter safer mor'l
dat dis comm winter" -Arkansae
3'ruvesr.