The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
zHE ABsExoE OF AMMAN.
hunty Judy Explains 10 mis- Euspioyer why
Her Husband Isn,t Vrorktng

Her Husband Ian't working.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. s.-"AbumI You halter
'xcuso Album. boss. Ho cain hitch up do hawss
dis mnwnin'."
Aunt Judy is exceedingly polite. but very cold,
and Abrams employer thinks he detects some
special motive beneath her suave excuses. To
his fancy there is suppressed triumph in her
voice; n Significance in the white stitches she is
taking in an ancient Grape voil; q gentle defiance
in the way she ignores him, and continues her
gossip with the half dozen friends on the tiny
piazza of her shanty. Apparently they have
been discussing husbands. At any rate. she is
giving hers great praise.
"PlaRuo take it," thinks Abrams employer.
What have l done TO offend them now J
Whose dog is dead now. Aunt Judy lAloud.l
Tell Abram to como out like n man and say
what's the matter. Ho shouldn't drop his work
without a word OF warming"
You halter scuso um dis time. In ginnal,
Album is glib nun wild he own mouf; but he cain
do wat he wahnter t-day."
Have you started to rule him You're tho
last of the old auntics ] should suspect Of that
mo. l amt" looking quite over his head.
Hit me bin ruled lax mos O. de colorcd ladies.
on'y my husband rule easy. He allus wuz too
easy; dass how he loss do Jcstico o'de Pence.
q. yass, Album wuz ledge right after dc wah.
Ain you year dem Putmon county colored peo-
pie call um 'JedEe' wen dcy come down on
scushions lexcursionsli Stiddicr gittin' a big
foun lhnel de fuss time he hah two rich nigEahs
up TO fightin' he sont ono t hoe dc later patch
en- dc urr one t pick cotton. 1 quoll wild um,
but he say he cain be hahd on UNI.
Same way wen Rosy Golightly beat de urr
yaller gal. he on'y foun' fined UNI TO dollah.
wen he mout mex it five. En- me wahntin' Ole
Miss silk mantill' wat coss fifty dollah en- she
puinn sell n fp' Uynt Io do III hnttnh wan dow
mex um trial jestice, kase oncr de lawyers wuz
he fricn' en- Farm UNI do ropes. Fuss trial he
hab de lawyer w'sper ho muss charge do jury.
! tell you l wuz proud NV my ole man den. He
riz up dcss lake Ole Mars useter do wen he
mex n speech. eli he did look gran. He say:
Gemman o dishcre jury. lsc gottcr charge you
'cordin' t law; but. cz dis is de fuss time I pear
heio you 1 ain guine charge you mon six doliah.'
I'm all dem wife mems look at oner nurr ell smile
lax dey wuz 'stonish dey got scch u smaht Jedge.
hab hawses en- buggy I ride t cote. He count
how long hit tex um t save do money. ! say,
q yoa' VAIN dat h%wscss on buggy ais sd;
Chris mas you halter foun' dem trifin' black
S isn.' lie m s.y ae sGu yGa d Miii.. f 1s ne sm rish x en-
a runaway weddin', en- he foun' uin ten tollah
all 'roun,; dc bridc en- groom. dc bride daddy. de
wahn de bride hcacf. Dat mex fifty 10 do
buggy. en- he mout "a mado huff L buy de
hawses in two mo cases Of dey ain tuhn UNI out
But Album ain guine back t. dc p!oug.
hannic Il he kin hcpp it. He run TO- Congress.
dough the co!ored citizen all sly dcy guine vote
TO de wife man. knsc Album too greedy TO-
money. Album ain skayahed. kasc all dc vito
IL wut' mo dan u set o no.count niEgahs. Wen
de lection come of, Album git one ~vote-drss
oner dem wife mems shck ham wild Album en-
tell UNI he de one wat gle nun dat one vote.
says asss'. dsy Sid isa sG come Aeu ,!d Hin .s dn, sis S q fool q VIII. He
Publican ain rink no mo Of a niggah dan a
wuz rise Z tink."
Aunt Judy, there 5 one Democrat who thinks
a great deal of Abram. I'd like to have him
come out and explain why he isn't on hand this
,"Fraii : Whof Alum r asks Aunt Judy. not
ot,the inquirer, but Of herown company. Amt
Alum ieh, lool wild da, WALLER dude Wat clark
have hesetf. en- de colored people all trade wild
UNI: Tre,k!y he eit, so ~uppish-wear'n fine
hole'n he haid t IN sidSe lax Mister .1 Tnwn ss,Gs;
en- talkn bug wuds wat he cnin onnerstan'
dc crowd. Mister Townsend he discharee
tinker. en- Tinker challeng. AhHm. Hit wuZ n
'At6uiml MSi offrr rn / aers You ne en- r do@n a,s ds4' y ~ay;
meet M in 'Possum Woods dis day wua a Week eel
wiz pistols. en- see w'ich is oe bess man."
arn ~ on Alum tex um upf' asks another
"sno. Mis- sullivan. you ain hin know Album
usctcr go I de jooi'n.groun' once u year. any.
how; 70 Ole Mars wnz brave en- high-stringrd,
en- call Alum AHiTl,i t cIea1 ne up he 't iool!n p UHssie rS Tas.
sum; hi wuz dcss fun 10 my ole man. / know
he he Fin in shoot ANYBODY. kasc ain he hsb speun,e
wid de hess yool-hghter NV de bukra in Putmon
county, But | ain guinc resk too much:I hiah
de- root.dor,or W.T. Enino ten um, / tex de
halter fool um sometime 10 dcy own good.
r. dc news got out: en- dey wuz n big crowd in
r %v, pro W9o Q! d me in de front row, Itch you.
kasc d"y WIZ so brave. Dat yallcr dude stjin'
rEpt Alum lnk a banty rooster to a Shanghai.
russ shoot. dcy wuZ heap o smoke. hut nair one
ain hunt; mex wuz re same. Lass time, Tinkrr
p HSHe, " WAY, SO oh d. smoke s., b fnil up Album eyes: but
l,ugh'n en- cry'n, 'Ain,t l a brave man. Mister
M nSrr J am back down one irch, 'Y.ss,'
Young fellah: hut yonsr got suppcn { Earn bout
fairs Nv hon"h. pid yop watch mel You
my tracks. En- tel this day nair oner dem men
icii k + ,,Io T"t q" pistols wuz ontloahsd. | onl
makes her great lips as long and thin as posi-.
waxing impatient. Has Abr.m gone to
Album ain no fool. en- dat swindlcr Gordon
own company. Gordon come him 10 a dol.
Lab I pay foTa seal t put on de paper wat kin
goticr got Georgy fuss: Album say: Who you
foorn, wild; ,Gorloni You tex me 70 ignint
p pHSketboo KY f Bam hs ain p.I sui To.h heG Tp i ..,,i.m y"",
en- VAIN DC colorci people. so on'y leben o. do
tritiness jine de %col'ny. jim Evans, a young
~ ~ I',h'f H''H's' NcHt, vi. uc OWN
nook. dcss I see Of dcy wuz air spcck o. chance
10 us IN Liberia. Dat WIZ lass year. en- we ain
see hair no hide ~ uin scnce."
, well. snyS Abrams employer. YEARLY, "if
hc hnsn gone TO Africa. | wish you'd call him,
Aunt Judy, and remind him TINT this is Satur.
day. n day running over with duties"
Aunt Judy NJ last turns her eyes OF blacklist
Nclr't In his direction. In their soft depths
there is n placid. unmlstaknble consciousness of
the better Of the situation.
foh halter scusc Album dis mawnin', Boss;
ho uic " lie dc chickens wuz crown 70 day"
SUICIDES SHUN II.