Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-10-08
HE WAS BOSS.
How an Aged Negro Re-established His
TOttering Authority.

How an Aged Negro Re-established His
Tottering Authority.
An old negro, known as Foxy Jim, so
well understood the art of working to
advantage that some time ago he
bought comfortable house, furnished
it suitably and settled down to enjoy
himself His wife had died while he
was still hard worker, and he had no
children save daughter, whom he had
seen carefully educated.
Father" the daughter one day re-
marked, ''you think a great deal OF me,
don't youp"
'Dat does, child; dat does"
you are getting old, father"
"Yas, natur is lay n her han on me
heavy"
Don't you think you ought to MAKE
your wilp If you were to die, some
body might beat me out of this prop
erty."
"Yer's right honey, sho's yer born'd,
yer is I'll go right er way now an git
a lawyer ter draw up de papers"
The will, leaving the property to the
girl, having been duly drawn up, was
given to her. After this her affection
for the old man did not appear to be so
strong, and she began to keep COM
pany" with young men with whom he
had forbidden her to associate, but when
he rem onstrated with her she limited, in
no gentle manner, that she was able to
take care of herself. In other ways,
too, she aggravated her father, insist
ing that he should occupy the most i'll
| f,,r oh in, ha al
ways, upon his entering the gate, yell
ing at him to wipe his feet.
One evening the girl, returning from
a VISIT found the old man sitting in the
best room.
ivy, what are you doing in hereP"
"Wall, honey, | got sorter tired O.
stayin' in yander. Likes suthin' OATS
bright, doan kere eff is OLE"
''Look out there!' she stormed.
"Whut's de matterp"
"You have spit on the floor"
"Oh, is dat de matterp'
"My goodness, is not that enoughP"
"Wall, didn' know"
"But it is, and | want you to under
stand it."
"Wall, I'll try ter do it, honey; try to
do it. My ole mouf ain't ez straung ez it
ulster ter be an l kahn spit like l could
years ago. Doan' git mad wild de ole
man. By de way I gained er law suit
ter day-got er valu' BILE lot dat thought
| had dun lost"
you don't tell me sor'
"Yas does-does honey, shor's vel
born'd. An lemme tell yer: Dat lots
wuth fl hunnud dollers an its gwine
ter be yOurn too"
"Oh, thank you, father" she ex
claimed. putting her arms around hi
neck. "You knew that | did not NEAR
any thing when l pretended to be scold
ing you, didn't you, father?"
'Cose | did didn' pay no 'tentior
ter whut yer said-know' yer wuz il
fun"
81 am glad you understand me-"
"By de way, honey, wish yer'd gi
me dat will. l wanter hab dat 10
added in
: She kissed him and with a joyou
founce ran and brought the will. HI
took the paper, tore it into shreds, spi
on the floor, and said: ''Yas, old mou
amt ez straung as it ulster be. Mon
strous cuis, ain itp" again splitting Oh
I the floor. "Oh, vas, honey, Fse tired @
stayin in dat dark room an / blebe
dat I'll stay in heah arter dis. Err haw
haw, sorter doan know whut ter say
Oh, Use de boss, boss o dis heah house
y sho'. Yer ken git out jes ez soon Ell We
pleases-ken marry one o dem tritlin
niggers eff yer wanster Err haw, haw,
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