The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-12
BECAUSE HE WAS SPECKLED
Fly 4 BEAUTIFUL HAHOG my GYRE
SHOOK HER EBONK LOYAE.

An Effort to Bleach Himself to His
Sweetheart's Shade that Resulted Dis
astrousIy. and Left Him Sposi ed Like q
Leper-Threateued Breach of Promise,
Judge Weed came very near having an
interesting breach of promise suit in his
hands last week. The principals in it
are Mr.. Washington jackson, gentleman
of color, residing in the Orange Mountains
back OF Newark, Mr.. jackson Is tie plain
tiff in the case, and Miss Mary Bose John
son, of Monmouth street, this city, is the
fair defendant.
About year ago Washington and Mary
attended zpicnic 10 Caledonian Park,
Newark. !. They were introduced to each
other by mutual friend, and proceededto
fall in love in the regulation picnic man
ner. Il so happened that Washington is as
black The ace OF spades, in fact his blackness
would rival that of crow or of the darkest
night that ever was made. Mary. on the
contrary, is cream-celored. st distance
it would be difficult to distinguish
her from white woman. Washington was
little bashful. aud imagined that the in
tensely black hue of his skin might make
Mary love him little the less. The thought
worried him more than little One day
peddier happened By his house on the
mountain Among his stock in trade was
a certain skin ointment which was Guaran-
teed to change the color of the skin from
black to white. In other words, any coli
ored man who wished to become white could
have his wish gratifed simply by applying
the lotion to / is skin couple of times.
When Washington heard OF the s!leged
wonderful power of this mixture he made
up his mind that he would surprise his
sweetheart and make her happy by appear
ing before her some fine night with white
akin. One dollar and half WINS the price
charged for the stuff, and this Washington
cheerfully paid, and received In return
quart bottle, with full directions how TO
use it,
He hid the treasure under his coat and
packed the coat away in a trunk. About
five weeks ago he took It out, and after
carefully reading the instructions he APP
Piled the mixture to his face and hands
first, SIS sort CT starter 10 see how it would
aet. Poor Washington; i. was sorry day
for him. The morning after he he'd used
the stuff he got up and surveyed himself
IN the glass. He was brown; that is to say
he was brown IN spots, and the color from
the brown spots seemed to have run iato
| the black spots. and make them If posi-
BILE even blacker than they were before
Washington was thunderstruck. He
couldn't understand it. Hs made up his
mind, however. that he hadnt put the
medi,;ne on JUS. right, and so he tried an
other Dose It had no effect whatever,
nor did any Of the numerous other applica-
tions that he made during the following
two weeks. At last he gave it up as bad
! job, and made mp his mind to call on Mary
at all events week ago hs dressed up
in his Sunday clothes and started for Jer-
sey City. He didn't have money enough
to pay his Car tare, SO he walked. he
found Mary at home. Washington
| describes the scene somewhat as follows:
Mary-"Whokre you p
Washington-"Why,M Mary, Is you own
darling Wash"
Mary-s.Not by gol DANCED sight, YOU
amt. You muffin but an imitation Niger.
Git out of here, you good for nuthin fool
Washington-"Wh Mary, would you
turn you own sweet Wash cut Doors
Would you bust his heart in two pisces (
oh, Mary, have pity
Mary Washington, once yen was a
decent sort of respectable man. You amt
no more. You is only speckled Niger now.
Leave my sight forever
William lett wito breaking heart. Hs
told friend OF his trouble and WAS adyis-
ed to go to Judge Weed and sue Mary Tor
breach of promise. The Judge told arm
that he could not begin such suit before
him and advised him to 50 to lawyer
William left the Office swearing tina. ne
would get square on Mary.