Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-03
LoWLASD FOLKS.


~ Quad, In Detroit Free Press.
had turned of the main road one
day TO visit an old fertilization, and 40
followed The line across Il field and Into q
piece oil woods | Ii ard pig squeal.
Three minutes later / caught sight OF
White man making of with thoat on
his back. In fact, he pa, sed within 50
feet OF me, ard there could he no mis-
take about lis color. There was no
doubt that he was n hog thiei, but that
was none of my affair. | went ON with
my inspection, and when through made
circuit back to the road and hit 1t at
PowelPs Mills.
A grist mill, q store, q schoolhcuee. a
blacksmith shop and five or Fix cabins
made up the hamlet. 1t was 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon when reached the place,
and about a farmer came to see the
Justice OF the Peace and Obtain war
rant. The farmer, whose name was Pay
son, explained as follows:
Now, Bill (the JUSTICE, you'un
knows I've had "a heap o. trouble with
Them ar hogs o. mine. Niggers hev bin
stealin' 'em right and left, but coutin't
cotch EN- at 1t. I've lost five hogs III
half a var"
eyes. low you've met up with
trouble. replied his honor. 'Hey YOU
made diskiyery"
~ hev. | was out huntin' my yaller
mule to-day, aud stumbled on u spot
whar' one o. my hogs had blu struck
down and lled. He went oil on some
body's back, and that somebody was
(which 'un?"
"Mose keplo lives over back thar by
the branch. Yes, sub, he knocked tbHt
yere hog down with n rock, cut his
throat, aud then carried him oil OF his
back"
you tracked him by the bloodi"
Fur quarter al II mile, and the trail
led rights iur Noses cabin. Can't ba no
doubt ON that pint ledge. That yere
Nose Keplo has got that hog"
Aud you want warranip
'Of co'se. Pm gwine to send that
niger over the road fur huah."
] could have enlightened them on the
matter, but | didn't think be.t-not at
that stage oil the game. A warrant was
sworn out, and alter supper went with
the constable and three or four others 10
serve the warrant. Keplo sat on his
doorstep, serene as the evening, and
When the constab G made known his
errand, he answered:
A'iCp' hth va NLbtA'i Attl nut. W ny,
Mars jim, Eebber dun stole nufiin' III
my life"
"Look-a-ycre, Nose" said Payson, as
he came forward, "lm one as believes in
giyln' the Niger a chance. Ye shall hey
a far tlial, aud II ye kin show that ye
didn't steal the hog I'll abide. "
steal yo' hogl Steal yo' hcg" ex-
claimed Mus 8. "~hy, Mars FeysJn,
what has dun hefallen yo' to believe dat
OF mel"
When told that he would have to come
along he made 10 objections, although
his wife protested yigo.o sly and his two
children set up howl. At the Mills he
was locked up in a corn-erlb for tile hight,
aud as the key was turned On lin the
constable said:
81 believe In givin' the niger far
show, and l hope ye kin prove ye didn't
steal the hog. -
His honor, when informed that the
warrant had been served, observed:
Wall. SOME likes to keep The niger
down, but reckon he ofier have chances.
I'll give him far show"
Payson was rather jubilant over the
capture, hu5 remarked:
In co'se, II he haiu't orne'y WHY
doan' want to see him convicted. I'ye
5000 = Af'h WV hiBtsti II bioh hHh 4 Gliub
shall. Niggers has elins almost as
much as white folks, and | don't allow
that they should be sol On onless they are
emery"
The next forenoon the examination
came of. Neither plaintiff nor defendant
had lawyer, but the justice acted for
both. Moses alleged that he had been
working in u certain II Id all day long,
and that he was rot within half mi G OF
the spot where the hog was killed. L
had forgotten to state that his house was
searched WHEN the warrant was served
but not the slightest trace OF the plumber
could be found. This was in his favor
at the examination, but still, rs Payeou
observed:
"Now, Jeige, We want to give the mig
ger chance, but he must heY stole that
yere hog. Of co'se he must Niggers
steal hogs all over the kentry. They can't
let hogs alone"
"Yes, It's likely he stole that heg," re-
piled the Justice, "but we orter hey
proofs. Nobody don't swar that lie saw
him Ia possession of the hog, and nobody
hain't found the hog. We've got to give
the bigger IL sorter show, ye know"
Look-a-yere, Moses" said the owner
of the lost porter, you 'un got that yere
'tSs ~ vac FiiiJ vi Ie &c YOU
got him. You met up with him in tie
woods aud WIS tempted. Jjst own right
up, and mebhe IN let ye work out his
value"
'.Fo' de Lawd, Mars Payson, nebber
seed dat hog!' exclaimed the prisoner.
"lt dun stole htm, whar is hei Whar's
de blood an bristies an meatt'
This was corker ON the court, and ii
was finally decided TO hold Moses until
the next day, willie Paysoa diminished
around tor proofs. intended to put in
my evidence at the proper time. but wait
ed to see how fair slow the niger
would get. lie was locked up in the
corn-crib again, aud late In the after
noon,as ] was In the orchard after apples, |
saw the door pried open and Moses step |
out and seemed about to dash away, when |
/ said:
'Moses, also believe in giving tie
bigger fair show. You didn't steal that |
hog"
"De Lawd knows didn't, sah.'
VI saw white man carrying him off. |
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