The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22


de papers, said the old man to an APPEAL
reporter, stopping his saw as it shrieked
through hard knot, 'dat all OBJ us wuz
crazy. De fellow what writ dc piece didn't
say il in so much langweHgc, but he might
jes' as well. He said dar wuz mighty few
really sane people in de worl'. When my
eyes rested upon dat assertion, says to
my wife, Liza, dis mans done los his
gumption.' an,
"'Whats de natter say Liza.
"Den read her what de paper said.
Don YOU fool yerseli, she say; yer
de one whut los yer gumption. Der man
what writ dat got sense, chile
What you mean, honeyp Use not
crazy, you'se not crazy, an l knows lots
oh people who's not. Where's de sense,
den, oh de manp
"'Andrew Jackson say she, how
many times yer been out dis week prowlin'
round dc neighbors' houses arter chick
ems?
81 didn't min tellin' Lisa, kase she wuz
my lawful wife, and | kuowed she wouldn'
tell nobody, so say four
"'Oo-hoo You'se insane on dc subjec'
oh chickcns'
"Dat riled me. so aX her, How many
duds YOU KEEP outen dc white folks
washin'p
"Den Liza she gifts mad and say, IF
hadn done it whar you git de shirt on yer
back now?'
"'oo-hool You'se insane on de subjcc'
oh stealin' clothcsl'
an Liza wus right. We am all cranky.
Non x,skti, l,llu call a. Nh,ll,,s : I,,Y 4
tecniCle name am crazy De bizncss
man what run round and tear his hair to
sell cotton, corn, wheat, provisions, dry
goods, and such stuff, am crazy on dc sub.
jec' Of money. Jay Goun am crazy ON dc
subiec' OF railroads Cleveland and llar-
rison am crazy 10 be President. Mr.. Pie
Ian an Mr.. Normcnt am crazy 10 pose in
Congress. Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Atkins am
crazy TO flock wild dc big bugs in dc SEN
lite. lou'se crazy 10 be dude. Wc'so
all crazy on one subjec' or anudder. It's
IN a mil form, howsomeycr, an guess
de 'sylum won't ketch u.s.
whats dat ole niggah lowed to hobble
'roun' heah on one crutch, for, asin' cherry
man he meets, Boss, glib de ole rebel Mig
gah nickleP He makes me tired, an
wants 10 bring my sawbuck down on his
woolly cocoanut cherry time secs him. De
perlice oughter take him in as a humbug
an nuisance. He's been a hangin roun'
here fur dc las ten yeahs, singin' dat same
ole song, an gifts mighty sassy whcnebor
anybody 'pudiates his story. II pears ter
me like he believes lac wuz dc only man
what come outer dc wah bearin' de marks
ob great contlic'. don b'licve he cher
Il al. hatsl.. h.ul. Il ~.
oh chargin armies, anyhow. Oars some
thin lackin' in his general git-up dat i'm
presses one wild de ightn' niggah. It's
about time fur him 10 shake dat crutch,
git him white,oak leg and 80 TO work.
His racket doan' 60 no NOAH"
"What de papers gwine ter do now,
soncc dc Crittendcn county muss kerr
lapsed2 De way dcy hatch up blood and
thunder yarns erbout ~ am mighty funny.
nebcr seed nothin alarmin' in dc sitera-
ton. Oar wuz a squad Of niggah polerti-
clans who imagined dey owned not only
dat county, but the earth, an wanted 10
hor ON 10 de offices Dcwhite folks didn'
behof IL in dat light, an dar came In dc
trubble. IL pears to have Deen dc polcr-
ticians risn' and not de niggahs M a
class. Mighty strange dat der wuz 40
much element an kernotion an nobody
git hurt. / knows de white man too well
ter swaller dat stuff"
"Dis am great yeah fur dc niggahs
BetwiN perlitical conventions, barbccucs,
an sich like, somebody's sufern'. Oar
amt much money In tcarin' yer shirt fur
de publican candidates dis arly in the
fight, yet de fool niggah get 30 tangled up
lac quit work and wants ter fight, cause
his ncighbor don't think jcs' like he do.
done got cranky de las time over sich mat
tiers. been yOtin' dc publican ticket cbcr
scnce dc wah, an still carries dis ole saw
buck les dc same. Dat funny bizness
bout friendship and salvation fur de
cullud man am played out It's dclu-
sion and n snare. Desc young bucks
round hcah what les tux on de rights an
privileges o. manhood think dcy know Il
all. an throw up der hats an yell when
ever a publican open his mouth. Wait till
de settlement day come round an dc bosses
say, We waz fghtin' fur dc good oh de
country, from patriarchism, and not fur de
paltry money dar wuz In H. Den dar will
be a howl an kick, along Wild signs Oh dis.
ruption, but mex lection day all the gnloota
will fall in jos as II nuthin had happened. T"
"what you toll and trouble yerseli ter
death dis hot wcadah fur, when dar am no
much money in sody waiah2 Bless yer
soul, " wuz white You Wouldn' ketch dis
chile draggin hlssci round wild dis ole saw
buck, sawin' up cord % wood fur n qua.
ter. Not much. When de- snowbirds sailed
away I'd les git n little box stan, put in n
cheap sOdy watah iountin, aud rake In de
cash. | nebcr in all my life seed SIGH
flockin' Of de people 10 desc places. Looks
10 me like dey would git oil dc nickcls In
dc country fore summer wuz gone. Little
gals an boys, young fellows an dar honcya,
ole maids, an men what nobody would
have, along wild do married folks, doy all
squandah de cash fur drinks Wild fancy
names labeled on dc iountin.'
"Now listen at dat man, callin' ter mo
ter stop my lcrquashusncss an saw dis
wood. | alters did lub ter talk when !
could fin pusson ter lisson, an hcah j
hab a picnic broke up. Cause you am n
good lisscncr, honey. Mighty strange a
man can't enjoy hlssoi onct In orwhilc.
OATS what IL am ter be- po man. Save
yer money, boy; II yer don't yer might
hab ter pull yersci round wild a sawbuek
on yer back"
And the old fellow turned away sadly
and began 10 utilize his weight and muscle
In changing the physical appearance OF the
woodpie.
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