Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1890-07-03
Sort Of an Accident.


| les, and inquired ifan accident had
| happened.
"Sort o. accident" was the reply.
L" I was sittin here about half an hour
ago when a young fellow came along
and wanted me to go and look at Il
trunk full Of clothes which was to be
sold to pay railroad charges. I'm
always on the lookout for bargains,
and I went.
"Nes."
He rambled me up the street
about block, and we met another
fellow, who said he had got to have
% dollars right off quick, to save
'ffsone machinery from being sold.
With that I dropped to the game"
Confidence "n
ttExactly. + kinder looked lamb
like, however, and when No. said
[ could perhaps lend No. the rhino,
and take 4 check for 300 on the bank,
I reached down into my pockctbook,
rs if TO get the sponduIickS."
" I see."
" But I didn't get it. T scraped
together handful Of dry fnc-cut
terbacker, shet my fist up tight, and
when pulled it out | swung for Us
nose and landed like Il ton Of brick.
He went Il tumbling into the mud,
and I turned on No. |. lie had slid
--dusted out Of sight like L rabbit
a-gittin' for home ahead Of sixteen
cur dogs"
"And what became Of the one you
hit?"
"Lyin' right there yit onless the
police have taken him away. When
[ left, five minutes ago, one Of them
had his head proppcd up, and the
other was askin' him what sort of Il
wagon run over him, and he was Il
sayin' that he wanted to be taken
home To his anxious mother. I sort
O calkerlate them two WON'T bother
me agin--not until after the plantin'
time is over and T let my fall whisk-
CrS grow.
| MISS ROSE IN LUCK.-LoOking
out from my window in Il room 1T
the MOTEL in GOldsboro' ] saw young
coloreu man cnnvcrSing in tender
way with duSlzy maiden, but all Of a
sudden the girl turned and ran away.
\ moment later Il second colOrcd
youth hove in sight, and the two
stood glaring at each other across
ten feet Of space. Finally the one
who was on the ground first huSkily
demanded
"What yo' WANT"
II want yo' litc," was the stern
reply.
"ITu"
Look out, boy, doan' yo' 'hn' at
"'e' A.ld d1in' you f7ii, 4bout %itiakiin'
my life" So
Who is you, sab ," = !
An who's YOU" !
Who is I, sab" PIE desa',n'lan
who * payin' hi 'tenshunS to Miss
Rose"
An I'ze dc g"m'lan gwinc TO
marry her"
"IIu."
"IIu."
Boy, III broke your head -
An II! smash We all To pizcn!"
ThCy walked round each other for
Il time. -crming about to spring, hut
suddenly both stopped and NJ. :
aid:
Boy, I'll wait fur yn' ~
lHr right yerc!!'
:" D0an' yoWfOr.it dat I'll wait fur
yo'! I'll wait til yn' j. married an
hey TO- chilItn, an den, when go
has forgot all about il, II! steal int"
de cabin SOME night AMP
Ifeah, yo' niggcrS, what yo'
dnin' out dar when dar'S work
prr-~in' - called the head cook from
the Kitchen door, and both were ont
Of Ugh; in five seconds. Then J
heard the same voice growing:
IF dem boys 1oan' nisbchavc
mo oncry >han't invite ;cm to sc"
me marry Miss Rose Thursday
CVcnin'.'
N1,,. N1,rr,t-r tiny,, yvrrkg
~ d, ~, T., u ;. ~ ao ~ l., ,,,on wsII.
"H" i S. .L1 o G"iI' ,,. u him r.
h!'o" II '''!.e'G =, '''"i .,ss o,,d nr,or
3!'c ''''I> ~ O"-Nt. as,.. 80 Ia ~.
pupil:
"u ar III 5n",; 80, ,'"' ,.n,,r
you nce'th | "' a'rHI'' 20 pu' "P s'"'
halu- "i'h any III 'h' noHH' ,a
Nv" ""ys 'airr Inc i.ulii -, I'S", n a'Cu
WIN " par =! p''om ~. az %,n' " ~
WIKI inc o'rN '''' "''' "''' '''' NV ~
'or GS'i"lh'cu -. ,,,, ,,
'reat scolS, H'"'l' ""' '''''' '"
been IN hgh'
es;" ,:o,,.,.
1 9nn ?'' '''"'''
"Ilow was it, :
" Why, there was le'iN"
wanted to lick. That's what came
here and graduated for. l met nm
yesterday and sailed into him' or
Storrf,I m S1II into him Whnn-'