St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-05-27
wild him, but he was sot in his ways, an !
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wild him, but he was sot in his ways, an
couldn't move him.
"Brudder Jones got up in de mawnin OF
dat fateful day an resolved to be kindel
! husband. Mrs. Jones am a woman wht
has got to be kept down By bulldozin. Ds
mint her husband took new tack she
| bobbed off an run him in debt sebenteer
! dollars an den cum home an cracked his
head wild de relIin pin.
Brudder Jones took long bref an re
solved to be d better naybur. De result was
dat inside of a week he couldn't find his
snow shovel, wheelbarrer, market basket,
clothesline, fatirons, wash b'iler, kero-
sene can or umbrella, an % different pus-
sons had got mad at him bekase he had
shet down on DER borrowin any mo- tea an
sugar
"Brudder Jones stood up straight an re-
solved to be an honest man. On de VERY
next day he found 'leben dollars on de street
an handed it ober to policeman, an of
co,se dat policeman put it right down in
his pocket an sized Brudder Jones ND fur a
fule. On de next day he went an paid a
debt which was % Vars ole an den found
out dat his creditor had dun forgot all about
it q Vars ago
"Brudder Jones had occashunally bin
playin de races when he had dead suah
thing. he riz up an resolved to play no
mo-. In de co'se of few days feller cum
to him wild a p'inter whar he could hev got
fo'ty fur one. He had $40 in cash, but had
gone outer de bettin bizness. 'Stead of
maxim q clean 800 on dat hoss he didn't
make red.
"Brudder Jones used to be bad man fur
white folks to step on He knowed he had
rights, an he dared maintain em. De man
who pushed him off de platform of a street
kyar or elbowed him into de gutter had to
'pologize or take a clip on de ear. On de
fust OF de var he resolved to take mo-
humble attitood, an what was de resuIt2
In de co'se of week he was frowed down
ober 16 times an received bout dozen
kicks. He found a thousand or mo- people |
Jest a-waitin fur somebody wild humble
attitood to cum along.
Brudder Jones, as sum of yo' know, was
In de habit of chawin terbacker an smokin |
q pipe an hevin glass of beer occashunalIy. |
He resolved to economic. He around |
chawin hemp an jute an smokin shavin's |
and spllntefs, an when water wasn't handy I
ne took snow instead In 10 days he lost /
eight pounds of fat an got SO tarnal cranky I
dat his own dawg wouldn't wag it's tail fur T
him. Dat crankiness led up to fout wild |
Brudder Waydown Bebee, an BrudderI
Jones was licked man afo' he knewed |
what was gwine on.
"Brudder Jones used to sw'ar. On New /
Years day he swore he would sw'ar no mo-.
What am de result? Oar am sort of siss-
n an steamin an bilin continually gwine
IN down in his mind wild no escape valve to
ct off de pressure, an he am narvous irri-
able an can't stay sot down in cheer ober
wo minits at time. He has jest escaped
stroke of paralysis on dis account All am
low too weak to walk across de street.
My fren's, l hey on seberal oceashuns
warned ye' ag'in Dustin out all to once an
ryin to change yo'selves ober. 1t has allus
I'm dangerous an allus win be- De aver
ge man am plenty good nuff fur dis cold
II cruel world. Nobody looks fur wings
n his shoulder blades If too bad, he may
e sent to prison. but If too good his pun
'hment will be almost as bad He will be
allied flle. Brudder Jones has gone back
D SWARM an chawin an smokin. hev his
olemn promise dat he will set his dawg on
e next naybur who Gums to his cabin to
orry anything. He has giben up de idea
bein honest. an if Mrs. Jones tries toi
am out ag'in she'll git thumped till she
ant holler. Ize gwine to sot up wild him
might. We am hopin to save his life an
sstore him to de world, but realize dat it
ill be clus shave We will now disrupt !,
g meetin fur one week. .