The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-07

reckon you can swell yOsc'f out or draw
yo'se'f in 80 dat no sorter gyarmint amt so
mighty fur wraung.'
Il amt wore none O. yo' clothes, l kin
tell you dat. Use mighty purticular whose
clothes war;
'sYas. mighty purticular not ter war yo'
own when you kin hep it,
look yere." said Abraham. brushing the
mornings mail aside and leaning back
against the counter. did you come round
day o. my 'joyment? Is dis de way you
does when my frien's an neighbors has
come in yere ter graduate me. Wy, man.
Use almos' threatened ter be ershamed o.
you"
''Oh, no Abe, amt come ter pick no
quarrel wild you; but | tell you whut I has
come ter do: has come ter tell you dat Use
gwine start er sto' right err cross de road
dar, an mon dat de Vaughn an team is
done gone after de lumber ter build de
house Wild
Huh Abraham grunted IAN is dat all
you come ter tell. Wy, useless worryin'
pusson, you mout er staid at home an sent
dat through de mail, er haw, haw."
'Mout er done it, OATS er fack, fur Pse
mighty handy wild err PEN but dat amt all
got ter say. knows in reason dat KANT
buck er gin you when you is got er post
Office ter draw trade
"Now you httin' it," Abe broke in.
but hole on. Doan ack like de sheep dat
jumped ober de shader an den butted his
brains out er gin de fence. l knows dat ]
KANT buck er gin dis postot1ice, SO has
'cludea to start one myself"
IVY, man, you KANT do dat. De guber-
ment will be down on you in err mint. Oar
kain't be but one postoffice in de same
place. you know"
'Oh, knows dat. but Use gwine start er
branch Office. Oar amt nuthin' in de con-
stertution er gin branch Offices. De con-
stertution say mighty p'intedly dat ever
postot1ice Is titled ter r branch an dat de
main Office has got ter divide de mail wild
de branch. an it furder states, and states
mighty p'intedly, dat eff de man dat has
charge o de main Office fuses ter reconize
de branch Office dat de office shall be tuck
or way frum him an put in do hans o. de
branch postmaster. Oh, yere's de conster-
tuition right yere," he added, taking book
from his pocket and beginning to unwind q
my han, an eff you want to show yo' ig-
nunce ter all deze folks, wy, jest say dat
dis book got out by Gin'l Washington his
se'f doan say deze facks.''
"Oh, knows de constitution say dat,
Abe replied scratching his head. but dat
constellation has dun been 'pealed. Gin'l
jackson he come er long wild his constertu
ton, doan you know?"
'Now look yere." Bill replied. sis you
'ternlned ter show yo' ignuncs whuther III
no? Doan you know dat Gin'l Jackson
fotch up OF bill fur de changin' O. de CON
stertution, but dat de senate reached down
an flung it outen de house? WV Abe,
has allus gin you credit fur bein' er smart
man, but de way you gwine on now you il
sprizin' ME nightly"
"Hop on er mint" said Abe, rubbing thu
wool on the TOP of his !oaf-shaped head, -
does rlcolleck now. has been larnin' sc
much lately dat Jest nachully haster fnr
git some O it. Like pourin' water in e,
quart cap, you know Eff you keep on pour
IN after de cup dun full some O it boun
ter run ober.''
Yes, dat's er fack. Now, what wan
eer GIT at IS dis yere: Eff you will gree tel
one cross de road.''
No, KANT do dat: would rather ente,
All right. De wagin and team will b,
ycre putty soon. an den de compertitior
yll begin sho 'nutf. But say, you gwin'
''No. KANT say FL do dat.''
"An right. I'll jest go er head wid d
branch de best way l kin an let xon rocl
along ez you sees titten.'' so1 A0'
Bld's store was soon established. II VA
known that ne was going to have branc
of6ce, but as the negroes We're in favor !
the ONCE that had received tho As dr.
sanction of the governm. MT the ne,
store drew but small nv, nc
eentaee Of trade. But Bid was nc nc
essco9rsged. ,;.a hls wits were not idle. Il
tance away and employed him to wpit.
number of letters and address them to Il
most influential negroes in the commnnit,
The next day. just after a few seed cat;
yoGyps had been reserved at the main otiic
1id. stsppsd to the door of his store ear a.
- mail fur de greet branch of;.. h
- ersfv. Il Dan Worthy in de- cro~d !,
xsre \, )" cried q husky fellow. timid
nnegtneAMv With an expression Of a
f6&mSnt On his face. -
\ s1nt; y,srs's letter fur You. Il