The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-09-18
JOE WAS "eEsrEREp.n
Didn't Know How ne Got out OF IN,
vor thouse


vor thouse
Joe was a stablcman who supported
family and thrived ON a salary OF s.
week. says an exchange. Besides be-
ing good man In his profession. he
was OF Immense importance In the eyes
OF the small boys In the ncighborhood.
In the summer evenings, when work
was finished. he would slt under the
siunted peach tree and play on the
accordion and sing His ghost stories
were maryCls Of fiction. and IL was
constant source OF wonder to the boys
how he could whistle Tho Fatal Mar
riage' In his peculiar way He was
black, but they were his friends. The
gentleman who employed Joe sold his
horses and the stablcmon was conse-
quen'ly deprived OF an occupation. Tie
had received warning Of the contem-
plated change and had cudcayored to
secure another place. but without sue
cess When Saturday evening came
Joe was handed S. and he started to-
ward his home near the dump to give
the money to the "olo woman" ~ was
his custom. But he did not reach home
that night He was intercepted by a
drunken crowd and I'm the hEht which
cnsued several policemen appeared and
arrested half dozen Of the particl-
pants. Joe was among the number
] did not see him for several days. and
when ! CHANGED TO meet him inquired
as to the outcome Of the arrest
Did yo' know was run In? Well.
OATS kerrec'. suttcnly was run In
Wen, twas like dis, got my s. on
dat satday night. an was a-gwlne
home an when got down by Cascy's
grocery dat gang down dere. Rcd
Lcary's gang. dey Jumped on me. an
dcy was a fight. | suttenly did fight
Dero amt no mistake about dat. but
dey begun II. II STAINS 10 reason dat
! amt a-gwlnc TO begin a fight agln
six men at oncet. While we was n
lghtin' de police come down on us and
cotch nearly ov'y one. an | was one
OF EN-. Den dey loaded us into dc
hurry-up wagon and took MS TO de sta
ton house an locked us up. toll EN-
dat II wasn't right fer me to be locked
up. but dey KEEP me all night. an In de
mornin' all Of us was took downtown In
de van.
I'VE was took into do police cot an
one OF de policemen toll dc Judge all
about Il, an said was a-nghtln'. Den
de Judge asked me " was a-nghtin'
an said yes. but dat dey began It.
Den dc jcdgc-he's dat ono what had
de VIII BIZ whlskers-he said II was
de fus' time dat had been down dero
an dat he would make II only s. or
fifteen days lie asked me II | had
50 an | said | did. He said dat was
all right, to pay II an could 20.
But said No. sub; wants to go
to de workhouse He seemed to think
that was kinder strange. but he said II
| changed my mind I could pay de 81
an Git out any time wanted TO. 70
see, what thought was like this.
had been lookln' for work for two
weeks an couldn't glt any. an deg
wasn't any money at home. so thought
! might JUS as well send dat s. TO my
ole woman, kase II got out Nigh
not find any work. an she wouldn't
hhN' Nv
well. | went down 10 de workhoust
an got into my striped clo'es an deg
put de chain on my laig. stayed
derc half a day an den somebody com,
an said' Cit outen here. an took dc
chain on. Den dey give me back my
street clo'es an I went away | was
mighty glad to glt out. but was con.
siderable pestered how done II.
when | went home my wife was
dere an had dinner ready for me. |
asked her II she got de money all RICH,
an she said yes. she did Den toll
her how was sent TO de workhouse
an how | got out an how | was pes.
tered kRse | didn't know how got
out.
Den she laughed an said: Well
yo's do foollshest black Niger dat !
ever see. What yo' spose I was u.
gwine to do wild dat s5?'"