St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-06-12
A SHREWD DARKY.
the Way by Which He Defrauded NJ
Impatient Legal Light.

sral days ago and, seeking lawyer
who had been recommended to him al
one of the ablest of the guild, said:
'.Doan charge nuthin much fur talkin
ter er man does yer?"
Eyes"
"Wh'y, Use allus heard dat talkin' il
cheap
SIT is not here
s'Talkin' amt cheap heah?"
"That's what | said"
sDat's whut I lowed. Wouldn't cir
me er bout five minits O. yer mighty
precious time would yer?'
Yes, for five dollars
"Charge er dollar er mint, eh?''
"JuSt about
Come down ter seventy-f' cents.
81 won't do it, and more than that,
want you to state your business or ge
out of here"
wants me ter state my bus'ne III
git outen heah.'
"That's exactly what l said"
''Zackly whit yer said
The lawyer is naturally an imDatlen
man, and under other conditions woult
have elected old Nose, but as he hae
made up his mind to become a candl
date for office, he choked down hi:
rising resentment and suffered the ole
negro to remain determined, however
to compel him to come to the point.
81 am extremely busy, Mr.
Peterson, Hon. Mr. Peterson" Mos'
suggested.
'tWell, Hon. Mr.. Peterson, am eN
tremely busy, and l hope you will a
once come to the point"
"Whut yer gwine charge me fur el
little advice, ies er little, bout dis much,
measuring on his finger.
Il told YOU five dollars
s'Jes fur dis little bit?''
.'Yesn
".Dat's too much. Say four dollars
SWELL, four, then
"Now we'se gettin down close ter de
worm rail. -Four dollars jes fur dis lit
tie advice" again measuring. SCOT ne
pity on er po' man, is yer?"
s'Yesn
sDoan peer like it. Say. didn't !
heah er white pusson say dat verse j
wuz er canerdate for Officer
81 don't know whether you did o.,
not"
''But yer is, amt yer?''
"Well, Wen presume that am"
ssAh, huh; Oh, yer ken hit it putty
nigh every time when yer say dat Ell
white man is er canerdate. Ter tell yel
de truf, 1 has had my eye on yer fur
some time
ssYou are an old liar, and you know
it,
"Cose eff Use er ole liar I knows it.
Would know it eff wuz er young liar. >
'sNow here, get down to business OF
get out. I've got no time to fool away
| with you"
'.How much yer gwine charge me??"
sOh, confound it, won't charge you
anything if you'll get through as quickly
as possible. /"
'.Talkin' now, sho's yer bon yer is.
Wall, I'll come right down ter de pint.
KANT er man, when he sorter gifts il
er pinch, make ober what he owns te'
his wife?'
/ "Yes."
can will de law perteck him in it?''
s'Assuredly. Have you some proper.
ty that you want to make over?''
Better femme state the sarcum.
stances. Sometime ergo er man come
ter me an axen me whut would
charge him fur ter let my boy do Ell
certain ermount O. work in his cotton feel
tole him ten dollars; told him furdermo
dat needed money nightly an dat Ell
he would gin me de money I woul' SEN
de boy ober early in de TO part o. dc
week. He greed ter it, drawed up de
papers an gin me de money. Ez I tells
/ yer wuz needn' money powerful SO
spent de ten dollars. Bout dis time ]
skivered dat needed de boy at home,
when de time come, didn' SEN him.
Eyes, and what do you propose doing
now?. Make over your cattle?'
mo. sab, wants to make dat boy
ober to my wife SO de man KANT gil
him. Oh, yer needn't to laugh, fur days
whut wants ter do.
You are foolish. You can't do any
thing like that. The boy is already in
the sight Of the law, as much hers as be
:sNo, he amt
s.Why SOP"
"Ca Sc MS muder was my IuSt WlIe
Now, [ wants to make him ober ter he,
so he'll be her son. Den she ken hol
him when de man comes arter him."
s.Go on away, you're foolish"
'.Wall, tell me whut yer'd do
81 don't know
.sDoan b'lebe I'll gin de ten dollar,
back"
Every well, keep the money"
Mus I?''
eyes, so far as I am concerned"
'sThankee, sah."
s'Why do you thank me?'
s.Ca'se its yer own oberseer whu'