Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-10
A SHREWD DARKN-
The Way by Which He Defrsufn60 -
Impatient Legal Light.

Nose Peterson Is an old negro Wild .
Waddling hip and pair of lips which,
if thick lips, as Dumas said denote
frankness, place Nose among the frank
est of men. Nose came to. the city sew
eral days ago and, seeking lawyer
who had been recommended to him as
one of the ablest of the guild. said:
'.Doan charge nuthin much fur talkin'
ter err man does yer?'
yes"
why, Use allus heard dat talkin' is
cheap"
.'It is not here
''Talkin' amt cheap heah?"
That's what said
Oats whut lowed. Wouldn't gin
me er bout five minits o yer mighty
precious time would yer?''
Yes, for five dollars"
''Charge er dollar erminit, eh?'
''Just about"
''COme down ter seventy-fi' cents"
81 won't do it, and more than that, l
want you to state your business or get
out of here
Wants me ter state my bushes ur
git outen heah."
That's exactly what said"
''Zackly whut yer said"
The lawyer is naturally an impatient
man, and under other conditions would
have elected old Nose, but as he had
made up his mind to become 4 candi-
date for office, he choked down his
r;c. nd <hn a
negro to- remain determined, however,
to compel him to come to the point.
81 am extremely busy. Mr."
Peterson, Hon. Mr.. Peterson" Nose
suggested.
s'Well, Hon. Mr.. Peterson, l am ex-
tremely busy, and l hope you will at
once come to the point
'.Whut yer gwine charge me fur err
little advice, jes er little, bout dis much"
measuring on his finger.
Il told you five dollars"
"Jes fur dis little bit?"
Yes"
Oats too much. Say four dollars"
"Well, four, then"
'Now we Sc gettin down close ter de
worm rail. Four dollars jes fur dis lit
tie advice" again measuring. "Got no
pity on er po' man, is yer:?'
Yes"
'.Doan peer like it. Say. didn't l
heah er white pusson say dat yerse'f
wuz er canerdate for officc?''
Il don't know whether YOU did or
not
''But yer is, amt yer?''
well. We'll presume that am
..Ah. huh: On. yer ken hit it putty
nigh every time when yer say dat er
white man is or canerdate Ter tell yer
de truf, | has had my eye on yer fur
some time
You are an cd liar, and you know
it."
"'Cose eff Use err ole liar knows it.
Would know it eff l WIZ er young liar"
Now here, get down to business or
get out. I've got no time to fool away
with you.''
.'How much yer swine charge me9'
''Oh. 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 in
er pinch. make ODER what he owns ter
his wife,"
Yes"
can will de law perteck him in it,"
"Assuredly. Have you some proper
ty that You want to make Over?'
Better femme state the sarc,lm-
stances. Sometime ergo err man come
ter me an aXen me whut | would
charge him fur ter let my boy do err
certain ermount o work in his cotton fiel'
tole him ten dollars; told him furdermo'
dat needed money nightly an dat eff
he would gin me de money wour SEN
de boy ODER early in de TO part O. de
week He greed ter it. drawed up de
papers an gin me de money. En- tells
yer l wuz needn' money powerful so l
spent de ten dollars. Bout dis time
skivered dat needed de boy at home,
when de time come. didn' SEN him.
..Yes. and what do you propose doing
now? Make over your cattle?"
mo, sab, wants to make dat boy
ODER to my wife so de man KANT git
him. On, yer needn't to laugh, fur dat's
whit l 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 he
is yours"
"No, he amt"
"Why sop
"Ca'se his muder was my fust wife.
Now, l wants to make him Ober ter her
so he'll be her son. Den she ken hol'
him when de man comes arter him."
go on away, you're foolish
''Wall, tell me whut yer'd do"
II don't know"
'.Doan b'lebe I'll gin de ten dollars
back"
Every well, keep the money"
'.Mus' I?'
''Yes. so far as am concerned"
'.Thankee, sab"
'.Why do you thank me?"
Case its yer own oberseer whut
made de contrack. Tole yer I'd had
my eye on yer" he exclaimed as he
clapped his hat on his head. ''Good day
ter yer. Err. haw, haw." --4rkansau
Traveller.
A Powerful Argument.