Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-11
NOT PROPERLY APPRECIATED.
Uo I,orrows Chicken 80 Cure snakc-Bte
! md Gets Into Trouble.
fwh,lcn for the Dispatch. J

"Dar an no use talkin an preachlh;
said the old maa "a he leaned yearly
ocainst the lamp-pOst IN front or ily once
for snnnort. de culiud bruddcr are not
,,,,.,,o,s,Iv oxp-cclatcd in dis ole wicket
,o,rui hi de white man, an are kleah
disgt1sted wild dc hull race-sguzin you'
Nnrse Dick. 'Splrlments an SCI mes IS 700
birh IN dor mino fur dc cullud man 10
Thc snnakcr was called Uncle Ton, bur.
unlike the Uncle Tom IN MIS. STOVE
hook he was never lll-trea' ea' ai1 o.i-
loved the confidence OF ms I ..,or,o ""
10 the t.mc when IN 40 ungdatdel 'ho,'iun'
lie turned aside from the straight ana mar
rovc vyav and entered the broad road OF tne
transgressors o,,d ,-oo a
L.tle old mar, with heavy shock 81
white wool upon his head, anu ms laco
~ also well covered with tho same neecy
s,,Letancn Vel, Uncle Tom / sad
and what trouble have you D'oh ge''ln~
into now
- DEP WATER.
"rs hin rittin' inter no trrhble,s sab. cr'a,I,
Ian, s,rcurustances hab got me lnteruli!
dnan water. an all on ercount o. III tryIh,
a sporimrnt an dc inlust ledgc ftiuSIh
Tor listen ter re'sOn and common seua''
You knows. Marse DICK. Is prehcneu Ge
Il.-e,d Wurd chrr scnce waY back 10 &c
,,,t, ,,, 10 Narse Linkum sOt Us Tree.
an, Pee reober BIN excused o. stealln nuI-
On bofo'. hut now. sab, Sc Mdltcl Iut
,rhlin, Sir. 'Saulre JOnes's hen-roos', an
ali on orcouut o. little mistake on de part
O. de- Squire. .....n
" But Of course. Won are innocent
sad. and can prove an az"
Z" IL course Is inherent, "a inherent ~
Il. rnV-bnru baby. hut # YOU means by
Diet abby dat / won't dar den am
of,ared kant 'zactlv probe da'. tor de
truhhlr or de matter are dis war oar
when lie chicken war tooken
"We.i d. fax am desc. Nj lectle gal got
lit vld de rattlcsnake IN de cotton "a ch,
mn ! IN course. sont for de doctah man.
IL hmm me did. very briefly: and when
he seed De chic ne lowed as how dc nlte
var entirely fatal: dat de ceiicbum o. de
foot war much lnlur q an would nao 10 De
countermandod by De spinal action O dc
cercbrum 'lo' he kuld ronounce IN her hase:
But SAID he 'dar ~ ie,t ono chance O.
saviu' her If you's wli'n 10 Try Ge eperl-
mont An what's dat:' | aXet \ on
horny q chlckin from q nabor on q dtIk
ulte. dip dc foul three times ~ IniId
pralution ob mu,lln-plant tea an bine de
chlc,ln 20 de foot. sen me - an peck o
tlfcrs. an Dc gli may 81 well. 80. ior oc
e4re o' .cl'ucp mn for de- sake o dc suherin
chile | went 10 Mr.. Squire Jone7'5 ono
dark mite far 10 borry dc chlck.u-n"W'
borry. mine You, for | was goln 10 take
de fou, back DE- mex day IA SPAN 10 ce
'Soulre an thank him for de loan when
Who should 'pcar us, ne / had be chicAn
INT DE- squire msaet? You internal
b!nck h~porkut.' hc roared. what IN de
name ode d Il YOU dom heah stealln my
clickusI
ONLY noEEowING.
Law. Maree squire SAID. Is not a
etoal;n' vo' chicken. y only BORN dc
chicken ter cure mi lceto ga o. SNAKE
brt". An den spialn'd ter INN Whet 30
dDctah said. bnt. bless yO' soul. AarSe
D,cR me went strata an bal me iBlitct TO
q, courts. ami Is he1h under bon ter ~
You ter help ue out
$50 YOU could not convince the Judge
OF your honesty of purpose
NNluce dc Jedgc." be replied, dli you
cher IN yer life see ANYBODY vince a Ieg2e
aglr his OWL wa e. tnlnkln : An iarder'
what made De ka-e % asIn me was de IL
tc,nal 6urositv % de WITNESSES. DE VIII
misses var AN Wlmmen, an de- ole SATIN his
srt kant beat dem pohln' dor noes
ar,un' Vhar dav haiu't invited. Day had
- 'ye.tlgatc. ia course. an Dat spit de
kase. b. hasc day kouidu't sse 10 sign % dc
bit ON de- gals foot Don't de Good Book
say he -a~plut shall irlt 80 Ie heel:
81 bci.vct there are words = that effect. ~
1T would sWle de- hes snake story dat
cher war writ # 'ycstigate II too klusr,
continued the Oldham. "'FesuCatlon; sab,
closes 90 doah 90 De bank an sens. de
cashmere OF ter kaunad, fur ms health;
'No~tigatioa spiles de flavor % De soup an
takes dr appcrute e. de hungry. Too much
'ycs'igaiion. sab, would rum de EaractcrS
oD lie tos - men, an DE- saints on ear
yould be produced g. ordinary mortal-.
Better. sah, to take de- wurd o a cenneman
oh mI stability an not aNuo quc'Sons. IL
are bc,' not 10 quIre too Deep inter de
In-stcr's o. human uatur.'
Iuromised 10 do what could for the old
man ~ me hobbled of with a relieved hok
upon his wrlnhled cJuntelance.
, d. L. S.
WrrrnN y & 1872