The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-11

Wont you gentlernens light and walk
In and set down And / dust of dat
AR and do hide-bottom chair what we
always had since we marry. Dey never
answer nor tell me nothin. but just jump
out and hitch de horse on TO de fence-I
know de place. for he gnaw DO palm and
bite or pieces OF de Nirginny crceper In
spots-and come In de yard. looking round
close at all de tings One OF EN- went over
TO de rice mortar and peep In and liz up
de pestle and put 1t down. and den be go
took in de fowl house and peep round in
de outside Din where de cotton was
pack. Then the head man ak me II
had any piece of board anywhere about,
that we was TO be nail up for debt.
had 'spicion ~ from his spyin' round, and
| ak him TO 'splain how dat was when we
had pay de moest part on the chair and
was willin' TO pay de rest when 1t come
TO hand. He answer as he amt got time
TO bother. and amt got nothin' to do wild
IT, more than 10 fasten up we courthouse
till a settlement was made. They walk
out and gone off huntin' a board, and the
next thing | know dey was up on de
courthouse step hammering away, shut
tin me up.
DE RUMPLUS PULLET.
"T had boiler 10 'em dat dere was dc
rumplus pullet dey could take, and dat
settin' of nineteen esSs and de two
brand-new quilt I had jist got through
piecin', and what was never In no quilt
I'm frame yet. They could have all that
and the black shcte, besi1 es. and any
thing else what | amt remember, II
they'd leave that board off the door, but
they never paid no attention to me. list
bazed away till the board was nailed
tight on. and then jumped In the buggy
and went way. you understand that
II you or your ole man either lay fingers
on that board. you'll go TO jail" they
hollered at me when they was ixin' TO
ride way, but | amt answer EN-. 1 ies
set there grievin' and wonderin' how
Mr.. Buckra gwine take it when no see
dat board and study as everybody could
see It what went by. Mr.. Buckra de
Lawd knows. never was no disgrace get
tin man. He and mes honest Cod
fearln' pussons, and with all the trouble
what's come i'm our settlement one way
ond another. we never been touch wild H.
and wouldn't been but for that headrus'
chair. A mighty purity red cushion 1t got.
but it amt seemin' right 10 me desc days.
II sort Of ketch you short on in the
shoulders when you lean against IT. and
If you amt noticin.' and rock off quick.
1t will tilt you out backwards.
diI hIUN TlkuiiN Wilft We II 10
git through payn' for IT. There's a sayin'
out as how the collectors what come
round them first months wasn't orferized
or somethin', that they didn't have no
call TO come and take de money and the
paper we put de marks 10. Mr. Colonel
is lettin us have corn enough TO do us
right now. lie always does take us part
and he done take de mule homo 10 feed
now dat de years farm work Is done. so
we amt got no 'casion 70 worry parti'ler
bout de courthouse bein' shut up, only
de disgrace and do infamy de people
'alkin' Dat headrus rockin' chair IS
de onliest one what IS cen dis neighbor-
hood. 'scusin' do white peoples, but
does hate 10 see It about. Soon as we
gifts through paying for Il. when thev
sends the right men round. and rhey sell
de corn out de house for money 70 pay
de paper. aim 10 see II March Depple's
wifes mammie won't buy Il way from
us and trade It out in corn. II will-go n
good piece over de creek in dat case and
we won't be apt TO meet up wild 1t
much. IN. Y. Sun.