The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-22
"PENlTUNCE. :"


During the reconstruction times In the
south. two negroes were riding on rail-
road train between Richmond and Burke
Vile Junction. The negro Is very fond Of
ar.ument and when he thinks he has
firm grip, and # is hard o. shake MIN
loose. When they find that the Whlte Iolhs
are taking notice of them. they are PROUD
of the attention. and ii makes them raise
their voices 10 a pitch which can DEE I'M
derstOOd from every seat IN the car
Nor sun. dey didn treat de southern
white folks right arr de wah sun. Nor
sub dat dey didn
PIE Oughter done arr de Wah; dey ought
err said 10 desc southern white foxes, my
erin brcthr'in you done ack Veey bdd
in tryin' ter break up DE union, you is
been bad boys.
You gin us a heap o. trouble an volyed
80 self in a heap o. trouble 100. pnt We
can ferglt dat we's all % one blood, an
we wants you 70 come right back IN yo'
fathers house les like you ain done
nOthn' wrong an II you haive 20 serves
Ike good boys, nobody wall never mention
lie little OnDleasahtncss thu which we've
les yassel An rs got scripshur ter back
me up in what T. slyin too an Of you fol-
Ter what de scrlpshur says my brother,
vOus mighty FhO' ter 20 right eV'ey time.
Don't you recOllec' dat de Bible tells er-
bouter man dat hader boy lat he could n
and de mo- he tried de mo dat boy wur-
ried an wurried hin?
At las de boy he wen to his daddy, an
he say, daddy. | wush you'd GIN me de
money OATS comm ter me. an IN & way
fOm home. Ii pears Ike me an you an
t'Other boys can giTerlons nOh0w ter
gether, an ruthcr' den be QuOilin' all
de time. I'll seek my fortune n er strange
Ian Well subj lie ole man gin i'm De
money, aldo he was miterly ouFd0ne DAT
de boy shoulder taken De nctionment In
he haid dat he couldn live IN de family
wldout destroyin de peace o de house
hole.
g'long as dey was, but dat boy done study
dc subjec' well To- he ever went 10 IL o, a
man. an all de suadin' he could 10
could'n turn dat hardhaid roskal fom De
par which he done plan out.
ART he got de money. he went of, leav-
in his pc ole daddy sheddin tears Ike
a little baby. De tother boys in de family
WIZ glad when dey brother went way,
cause dey knOwed dat De ole man sOt a
heap mo- stow by &c bad boy den he did
by Dc res cv'um, an dey wuz little kin
o jealousy ov him.
De boy he went wav cross de 'lantic
oshUn, an de ole man he ain hear nuthin'
fom him liner long time De ole man he
come 10 de conclushun dat de boy had
done ceasted.
Well sub. dat boy. jes' as soon as he
gifts outer sight ov his pO' ole daddy ne
sets out fer o good time. He spen' he
money like water, an had mo- frens den
you could shake n stick at, but twixt De
lrlpkln' o. whisky an plrvin' o. cvsrds
he soon loss all he money. an he new frens
drap fOm i'm like you seen tarpin's drap
off er iOrg when dey see somebody comm .
Well sub arr de money was gone. an
he frens done 'sert i'm dat boy gin ter
have 'er rough time ov il. He got so hard
IN Yer supn ter eat dat he even went
rouu' bout de hOrg pens an eat up de
corn husses whar de horgs lef an eat
'um Den twas dat de boy begin ter
think 'er bout lie good things he done
lef behine. an he was sorry dat he ever
lef he po' ole daddy. tell you sub.
derss nuthn' dat'i bring 'er man ter his
senses auekern de want 'er sup'n ter eat
when he's hongry. an IL fyarly made dat
boys mouth water when he 'memberef
all % dem spyar ribs. chitiins. chine an
crscklin brade he use ter sit at home.
He made up he mine dat he could'n be
no wuss of ef he went back home an took
de place ov a hired servant; one day dc
ole man was setttn' out In de front yard.
radin' ov newspaper. an he see some
body comm down de road. and he say, HI