The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-22
SOME FLORIDA STORIES.
Young lawyers First Chance TO
Earn Fee.

Earn a Rec.
Tallahassee. Fla, Jan 20.-Here are
some Florida stories which may interest
the readers of the Morning News: In a
neighboring town, a bright young gentle
man. with ambitious hopes and aspira-
tions had just been admitted ITO plead
courts of the state
Visions of advancement flashed through
the windows of the air castles he had
built, and he was making mental invest
ments of his profits. when his day dreams
were disturbed by the entrance to his Of
flee. of one of his shrewd fellow citizens.
'Goot morning, Mr.. F.. You vas been
a lawyer now don't id?" exclaimed Mr..
C..
Yes, | have been admitted TO the bar,
and hope to secure part of the legal
business of the town and section" replied
the young limb of the law"
Well l vas glat for you I'M ven some
ding gooms aroundt, alretty, l will see vat
| does for YOU
Thank you for your kind offer, Mr..
G.; l hope | shall not dlsappoint you in
the transaction of any business you may
commit 10 my handling" answered Mr..
F.
the young barrister and said ''Mr. F.,
l dink hat case for you. A niger vel
Ter vat / knows, hat town lot vat l needs
in my peesness. He asks me seventy-vive
tailars for dose lot alrettY. l tells him no,
Zambo, dat, dat ish too much; l dell you
vot l do, l gifts you vorty tollars vor dose
lot He say not much, meester c.;
dose lot Is worth all dose seventy-vive tall
lars Now, Mr. F., / want dose lot.
put l don't vas bay no seventy-vlve tai
lars; so | dels you vat you does, you
makes ub a pig pundle of bapers und
sticks dem in your goat booklet und you
hunts ub Zambo und you gay: Zambo,
/ hear you CLAIM dose lot down by de
mill alretty, hey? Veil | dell you dose
lot vas not peen yours. You see all dees
bapers, veil l hafe de teeds to dose lots
und your bapers was no goot. My ba-
pers goofns from a pig town up init Geor-
gia und dey vas ell right. Vat you say
Zambo? Now, / tell you val you do, you
CLAIM dose lot but your CLAIM vas no
goot L bays you vorty tallars for your
CLAIM und dat viii settle id. Vat you
zay?"
Indignant that he should be supposed
guilty of being a party to such a ques-
tionable transaction, Mr. F-s eyes
bazed with scorn and scowlng at the
client, he said: MIR. c., what do you
take me for, any way. d. scoundrel2"
mod ad ALL Mr.. F.; nod at all, only
a lawyer!
In an adjoining county are several tur-
pentine farms The character of the ne
groes who go to make up the laborers, as
Is well known. Is not of he highest stan
dard An Cd negro woman living near
one of these farms, travelling along the
railroad track, happened upon bill laying
near the rail. and which proved 10 be a
$40 note Like most Of her race, she
could not contain the news of her wonder
full luck, and it was soon known amongst
the blacks of the neighborhood, that the
old woman had found a fortune. Soon a
conspiracy was formed by four negro men
to secure that wealth. They concocted a
story and called upon the old woman and
told the story of their loss The money
had been paid them by their employer
which was to be changed and divided
amongst them. They said he (their en-
ployer) Just happened not to have any Tess
sized bills and had given this particular
bill to one of this party to change and dis
tribute as above mentioned.
The old woman was unwilling to sur
render her find. She could not deny that
she had it, but was very reluctant 10 give
up the bill, still impressed with the idea
that these men were trying to impose up
on her. They discussed the matter some
time Various arguments were used
Still she was in doubt and would not
yieid.
AS is well known, In many negro com
munities. there is generally one who is es-
teemed an authority in almost all matters
and this little community was not an eX-
ception So the Old woman agreed If I'm
Gle lobe would verify the statement Of the
conspira tors, she would give Up the bill
OFF the four men put, and finding Uncle
lobe soon convinced him (most probably
| by a promise Of a partition OF the spoils)
| 20 fto n
| lobe accompanied the four back to the
old woman's cabin and solemny assured
| her the money was the rlghtful property
| OF these men,
The old stocking was rolled down. and
| the precious bill brought out and most re-
luctantly handed over Two silver dol
lars were then given her for her honesty
| 90, and tho gang went on their way re-
| joicing"
The suspicion Of the fraud never left
| her She hunted up Capt. w. the turpen-
| tine operator and related the whole mat
| ter. He knew il was a put up job. as he
had never paid these fellows $40 bin
! since they had been in his employment.
| He therefore organized an impromptu
| court. and summoned all interested.
Plying the men with questions he made
! them confess they had perpetrated a
fraud upon the old woman. to attain tho
money He demanded that 1t be produced
| In court me Dill was nanded 70 MN ny
| one OF the men, when, upon inspection, Il
proved to be a $50 Confederate note.
Capt w. would not allow them to make
| the old woman return the two silver dol
| lars; he threatened them with legal pun
ishment II they moested her any further,
and forbid her TO give up the reward
on one of the headwaters Of the famous
suwanee river there II said 20 be a natu-
raj bridge. a natural arch OF limestone,
under which the stream has forced Its
way Its location has become matter
OF dispute among the negro laborers IN
a cedar camp In the great Gulf Hammock.