Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11


Bat come over. Hardness, and we'll MAKE
it all up."-Exchange.
SOON GOT TIRED.
An Old Negro Who Thought He Would BE
a Railroad Conductor.
AkrGnsGto Traveller.
OLD Bfockley is disguised. Having spent
the most Of bis life on q plantation, but
having grown tired Of life 30 slow and
uneyen,iul, he came to town, several days
ago, and declared his intention OF engaging
in some kind OF active business.
"Brockley, have sou found work yet
asked the Secretary OF State, upoa meet
ing the old man. An
"Doan talk ter me, Mars Las. All |
wants now is ter git outen dis blamed
town, for Tse sick o de place"
"Hayen't the people treated you with
courtesyP
Come ergin, sah," said the old man,
placing one hand behind his ear and as
ssumins an attitude OF close attention. pae
dat word les wunet mo. I'd like ketch It
an takei down ter de bayou wild me. |
ken make dem niggers down dar open der
eyes wid dat sklamation. Say i; wunst
mo"
The secretary repeated the word and the
old man replied;
"Oa modt o treated me wid courtesy,
sab, butda hit me wild er brick, an chunked
me, an punched me wild er rail, on cussed
me an hurt mer feelin's
How did il hsppsnt
avail, sab, I'll tell yer. Shortly aTter |
got heab, er white man come ter me an
said dat he wanted re .er he'R TEu eF iteigh!
train. Said dat Ecl.iy eli his men had
dan went err Gshiu' sd wouldn be back fur
several days. Tole me dat e! | would
come on an hep load freight dat be would
pct lie in charge o err train in eF Ten days
thought he was de fnes nau cher seed,
an didn see why he KEEP on er runnin'
,srter me, when dsr wuz 20 many idle mig
gers in de town, but den | thought dat he
was sharp er huff ter see all my good pints,
30 says, says l:
"Gwins ter pay me well, is yer%
On, yss, gin yer GOOD pay"
IAN err study Job arteF de uder iellers
comes back from er fshiu'P
"Oh, yas, pay yer we'll all de time l
kes yer looks, ole man, on | thinks dat
AFTER while you'll make fust-rate conduc'
tor Der 2 PASSENGER train.
bar amt 10 trouble ca yer road, is
darT
He laugh an swcre dat his road he5es
had no trouble. Said DIT be wanted me,
90 SO he kuowd ! wuz er smsrt men. Yer
doan know how good it did make ma iesir
fur Use gwine ter wuck in de shade frun
dis time on. Let de young niggers hon ie
de mules for Use gwine ter be er big man
90, railroad and make dem young niggcr5
take Of dar bets tee me vixen goes down
in de country on er visit Wall, went down
ter de depot wild de white man. ] seed eF
lot er white men an niggers standin' roun'
! an an 11cr; - nh" Ia Ssn't work maxim
Tcnev, but when / axed de white mar, he
said da wuz ricn, iokeTS dGt had made
money in de niger minstrel because dat
ds wouldn't work, but do made fun o
everybody what did. He tole me ter role
some bars o -four whut wus on de plat
fol On put on er freight kyar. Go Ell
head says he an yeril be er conductor &c
fust thing yer know. Iwant ter work an
hadn't NOR put one barl on, 20 er mig
ger come up ter me an says, says he:
"'Go on erway fran heah an let dat
stuff erlone.'
"G'wsv yerse'f,' says |, an let ms
erloue. Use gwine ter put dis stuff on d.
kyar.' He went erwsy, but putty sool
heah he come ergin, wild er whole psssu
o de rich Ministries wild him. Da tole me
dat eff didn' 20 erWsy dad make me fee
sorry, but l laughed at 'em an snatcheC
holt o er bar'l. Jes bout dat time, bip
er brick tuck me 10 de head. fell iikt
er steer. an de iust thing l knowed som'
TELLER wuz er punchin' me wid er rail E
uudder Teller tuck up er p;ecer plank, an
/ thought dat he wuz gwiue ter var ms
bodaciously out. Ds KEEP er akin me e
Id quit work, and ez soon ez could tall
| tole EN- dat nuthin woald gin me mo
ioyment. When got up looked roun
fur de while man whut bad sot M
ter work but he want 70 wbar te
be found. Putty coon rarned dst d
whole foce O &c roGd SuE on or strike
Dis made me open one o mer eyes
couldn't open de udder one-an' l ged
cred up mer ole hat sn' got erEsy ftuu
dat place. Oh, yes. da treated me wi
er whole lot o courtesy, but l dean wan
no mo"
"Going back to the plantation, SUI
poser
"Yas, sab, eff de Lawd'ul let me. Is
mighty tired nv bein' q railroad mar
De bidnez is er little too lbely fur er ma
o my age. Whe wuz er young man
didn't mine bein' chunked er little, br
now I doan Ike it. Look at dis kne: o
mer head. Big as er do knob, amt
, Vas, ! aus cotton ssfter den er brick bs
; Now lsmme hsb eF quarter an Tee dor
, wild yer. Thankee, saw. Goodday,"