The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
Jim'S

jim knowed all kinds of signs. lie said
he knowed most everything. | SAID 1t
looked to me like all the signs WAS about
bad luck, and 50 | asked HIM If there
warn't any good luck signs. He says.
Mighty few-an' dey amt no use to
a body. What you want to know when
good luck ; "a comm for? want to keep
it OFF, and he said: If you's got hairy
arms an a hairy bres', it a sign dat
You agwyne to be rich Well, dey
some use IN a sign ike dat kase It 20
fur ahead. You see, maybe yous got
to be po' a long time tust, en- SO you might
GET discourage en- Kill yo'se'ft you dIdn
know by de sign dat you gwIne 10 be
rich byneby.'
Have you got hairy arms and a hairy
breast, Jim? ?"
What's de use to AK dat question ?
Don't you see | has?
well, are you rich p
mo, but | ben rich wur st, and gwync
to be rich agin Wunst | had ~Io'teen
dollars, but TUX to speculatin' en- gDt
busted out
What did you speculate III. Jim?
"Well, fast | tackled sock.
"What kind OF stock Z?
"Why, live stock. Cate, you know,
| put $40 ID a COW. But | ain gwyne to
risk no mo- money in stock. De COW JPN
died on my hans.
so you lost the SlOI'
No, | ,iAu't lose i AL. | only los
bout nlne Of it. | sold de hide en- taller
for 81 10
You had s. 10 left. Did YOU specu-
late any more ~
Yes. You know dat one Tagged mig
ger dat b'longs to ole Mlsto BradIsh2
Well, he sot up a bank, en- say anybody
dat put IN a dollar would git 70 dollars
mo at de en- er de year. Wei. all dc
niggers went IN, but dey didn't have
much. | was de on y one dat had much.
So | stuck out for mo dan 70 dollars, en-
| said L dldn git 1t Id start a bank
myself. Well, o curse dat niger want
to keep me out er de illness, bekase he
say dey warnt bIZness n0ugh tor two
banks, 80 he say | could put in my = cn
1 he pay ave So at de en' or de year.
so | done it. Den | reck'n' II Ia IN
YES de $35 right off en- keep thug, a.
%1noviu'. Dey wuz a Niger PANIED Bob,
DAT had ketched a wood fiat, cu lis mars
ter didn't know IT,, ca | bought il 8ti n
him Ell told hlm - take De 80 when ae
Ell er dey year come; but somebody stole
de wood fat dat night, en- mex, day de
One-IaIgged Niger say de bank busted
So dey didn t non nv Us gIt 20 money.
w hat did You do with the tea cents,
jim
Wed, luz gwyne to -peu it, but
had d dream, en- de dream tote me to
give it to a Niger name Balum-B la um's
Ass dey call hlm ioT short. he's oue ar
dem chuck!e heads, you know. Bat he i
lucky, dey say, en- | see | warnt .uck5.
De dream say let Balum inges De ten
cents en- he'd make a raise for me. Well,
Baium he tuck de money, en- when he
wuz in church he hear de preacher say
dat whoever give to de po' len to de
Lord, en- b0un' to git his mouey back a
hund'd tim :. So Balum he tuck en-
give de ten ant- to De pc, en- laid Iow to
see what wuz gwyne to come Of il Pr
Wei, what did come of il, Jim p
Muffin never come Of it | couldn't
manage II < leck dat money no way en-
Balum he conldn't. | ain gwinc to len
no mo- money dout | see de securlty.
B0un to git 20 money hack a huud
times, de preacher says, IF could gir
de ten cent, back d call it -qulh en- be
glad er De chanst.
well, it all right anyway. Jim. long
as you're going to be rjch again some
time or other.
"Yes-en Tse rich now. come 90 j
at Il. | o"cs u1y,e +. eH &c Wuth : o
Bat 1--we stocks too re-ky. I4#k
wi-ht | had 's $500. eli .omebo ~ ,.-e
had de- utrr.-