The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-20
non which the immense brine coated,

battered spirals stood prominently and
rrimly forth Poke hab hawns like soI'
he again demanded, while the foam gath
cred around his lips "ah bullock hab
foot Ike dat" he raved. as he made
another wild flourish with the shank.
White man savy heap. black man heap
fool but dis toO--tief humbug,'
And so it was, for, as now came TO see
IL. tho old rascal had parted with his
casks as containing anything the market
required II pork was wanted, he un.
hesitatingly sold them pork; If beef, beef.
II they had demanded diamond backs or
macarOni he would have supplied either,
Or both from his boats Nothing could
have stopped him White bait, boned
turkey. saddle rocks. canvas backs, South
down. picked horse. anything anything
under the sun. And yet the wretched
old fraud was not in the least disturbed
by the awkward manner IN which his
iniquitous transactions had rebOunded-a
situation and state OF affairs under
which | had already began to feel lone
some and tired | was whipped and
hacked from the start. But not 50 with
old POtsdam He even coutrivcd to seem
battered by their attentions. Through
his attitude he seemed to say. Il am
waiting for you TO finish. then ! will pro.
ceed 10 show YOU that YOU are suffering
from an acute attack Of bone in tue head.
understand your objections, and find
them nil You are sclrvy lot, and the
whole of YOU couldn't bait a bird trap ]
will try and give you a lesson in com
merce before finish when once | get ii
chance TO speak
white man no hab skin like so. he
began. i'm all solemnity. while he pointed
Il finger al me.
Now what this had TO do with it, and
why he should drive the question with
such Il magnificent sweep, or indeed al all,
| could not see He appeared To me to be
getting muddy; moreover, J determined
that in the event / ever found myself
overstocked with mutton again, ! would
not establish floating branch house wit
him at the head Briefly, | thought be
was groping. Two minutes aiterward !
saw that his very accent was methodical
craft. and acknowledged him supreme.
"Yas. he hab de skin admitted the
Spokesman Of the malcontcnts, and his
wrath began 10 show signs of giving way
.i bc did -o Evidently be too was wonder.
inc where the Great Fetch, the old fool,
vas going
lie no hab country long time gone from
.iisf asked Potsdam, slowly.
Vas he country long time gone. was
conceded somewhat anXiously.
lie no hab ship to ketch him country
Vas. with distinct anxiety this time
ut no take ship six moon to ketch dat
country
Vas meekly
Den why he poke no hab hawns. an
why hc bullock no hab foot, like sot
In other words, what do you know
about tie far away home OF the white
stranger and what do you know of the
relation Of horns and hoofs as accidents
IT the white mans cattle in that distant
lanll Ills skin, his habits. his achieve
ments. and his native land are unlike
YOUR own. By what right. then, resting
within your own limited knowledge, 90
YOU propose to restrict him TO a hOnless
hog and TO conventionality in bullock
feety
This was enough About went the
boats and down the river scurried the
whole flock as fast as flashing paddles
could drive their clumsy crafts along,
leaving my unupsettablc Old liar standing
squarcly on his feet But whether he had
convinced them that they did not know
bread fruit from gourds when il came TO
a. question Of foreign commerce, or
whether they abandoned him in despair
because they considered him such al un-
spcakablc fool that it were folly TO con-
test the matter with him, ! have often
wondered
No. | didn't give them back their oil,
Tor thcy ate my mutton first and then
attempted TO repudiate the transaction
aitcrWard
So. because expediency and gratitude
we're both enlisted with the Ashantee. !
accepted the monkey, tied him by the
neck To- a post of the veranda, ana resumed
my seat and pipe This left the donor
nothing else TO do than to walk off and
4 picture he made OF il as he went Black,
oily and stately, the leading features Of
his dress we're sadly battered miners
ha, and a tired looking pair of sailors
trousers, beltcd on with Il leather strap
from which dauglod bayonet scabbard
that had evidently seen hard service up
al the English garrison at Sierra Leone.
Nevertheless, Notwithstanding this in
congruity of accouterment, lie had
stately seeming about him as he stalked
away.
But the monkey? As large as cat.
legs like spiders tail like an ugly.
Wrgly strip OF unrest, hair reddish and
coarse. black iniquitous face, eyes small,
and lit with sin; take these and
take my monkey There he sat grinning
and chattering III small, idle way, and
boxing like an illustration Of crude unre
cueIation.'
fixed my eyes upon him. lie returned
ihc tarc. Plainly We were about to be
come acquainted. Presently | got tired
Of a SOFT OF thing that was fast growing
TO be- q mutual gloat, and looked away.
In few minutes | was doing, but very
shortly awoke, and opened my eyes III
time To see that little yoke fellow Of ras-
cality leave oil tampering with the rolling
hitch which ! had used III knotting his
cord 10 the post, in order to substitute
the mild prctense of d flea hunt for his
real purpose OF course | Immediately
went t. sleep again. That is TO say,
yelled my eyes with lowered lids and
lashrs and strreptitiously watched for Il