Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-03
A sHREwD pARkY.
The Way by Which He Defrauded ar
Impatient Legal Light.


Nose Peterson is an old negro with a
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 scv-
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 er man does yerp"
"Yes."
why, Use allus heard dat talkin' is
cheap"
"It Is not here"
"Talkin' amt cheap heahP"
"That's what l said."
"Dat's whut l lowed. Wouldn't gin
me er bout five minits o. yer mighty
precious time would yerp"
Eyes, for five dollars" q
- yCharge er dollar er mint, ehp"
"Just about. -
H'Come down ter seventy-f cents"
'1 won't do it, and more than that, I
want you to state your business or get
out Of here"
wants me ter state nv business ur
git outen heah."
"That's exactly what 1 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 a candi-
date for office, he choked down his
rising resentment and snffared the old
negro to remain determined, however.
to compel him to come to the point.
~ am extremely busy, Mr."
Peterson, Hon. Mr.. Peterson" Nose
suggested.
"Well, Hon. Mr.. Peterson, am ex-
tremely busy, and hone YOU will AT
once come to the point"
.Wbnt YER owine cbaroe me f,,r or
little advice, les or little, bout dis much. "
measuring on his finger.
II told YOU five dollars"
"Jes fur dis little bitp"
YES"
"Dat's too much. Say four dollars. "
"Well, four, then"
"Now we'se gettin down close ter de
worm rail. Four dollars les fnr dis m.
tie advice" again measuring. "Got no
pity on er po' man, is yerP'F
HYes."
"Doan peer like it. Say, didn't I
haah or ,phita nnssor cor Jot ,,o,.so, .
wuz err canerdate for officep,,
II don't know whether YOU did or
not"
"But YER is, amt yerp" s
"Welf, we'll presume that am"
"Ah, huh; Oh, yer ken hit it putty
nigh every time when yer saw dat er
white man is er canerdate. Ter tell yer
de truf, has had INV eve on yer fur
some time.n
"You are an old liar. and Won know
it."
"Cose ef Use or ole liar I knows it.
Would know It eff | wuz er Young liar J,
"Now here. get down to business or
get out. I've got no time to fool away
With you.n
"How much yer ewine CHARGE mep',
UOh,, co0fo0nd II. iswon't 'cbsfce Won
ANYTHING il you'll Get through as anickly
as possible
"Talkin' now. sho's yer bon yer is.
Wall. ri come rigbt down ter de mint
KANT or man, when he sorter otis in
er pinch. make ober what he owns fer
his wifePh
"Yes."
"An' will dc law perteck him in itP"
"Assuredly. Have YOU some proper
ty that YOU want to make oyerPh
Better lemme state the sarcum.
stances. Sometime ergo er man come
ter me an axen me whut | would
charge him fur ter LET nv boy do er
certain ermount O. work in his cotton fiel'
tole him ten dollars; told him furdermo'
dat needed money nightly an dat et
hc would gin me dc money / woul' sem
de boy ober early in de 10, part O. de
week He greed ter r. drawed mn de
papers an gin me de money. Ez | tells
yer wuz needn' money powerfuI 80
spent de ten dollars. Bout dis time /
skivered dat needed de boy at home.
when de time come. / didn' sem him.
"Yes, and what do you propose doing
nowp Make over your cattlep" Q
mo, sab, l wants to make dat boy
ober to my wife so de man KANT git
him. Oh, yer needn't to laugh, fur dat 5
whut | wants ter do.n