The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-03
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"Your Honor. deed and it's n shame for these
white people to 'rest me and bring me In o
court this here way and set false accusations
over against my name. This amt no white folks
trouble. It's me an my husband, and all they
got to do Ii to hand that man over TO me and III
take care Of him. That I will, and good, tool
Now. look here, your Honor, God knows, In 1t
right Me q pore young colored girl, working
for my living, amt got enough TO contend with.
but l got to fight a parcel Of white folks and the
police, TO say nothing of q shiftlcss black thief
Of a Niger. Don't tell me it's right, cause 1t
amt. Let me get hold OF his black hide and I'll
show him It amt right. too.
"'Scuse me, your Honor, but I knows you
amt got timo to project round with my
affairs. But, Judge, your Honor, is II right
This Scott man, hos my lawful husband, your
Honor, and l got tho paper In a tin box over the
stove in the kitchen to show for II. and there
don't nobody. no. nobody here dare call me a
falsifer. That they amt, nary one! l dare
any man to get up in this court and say l aint
lawful vito to that man. Good-for-nothlng
black Niger. Just femme see him, Judge, just
once, and we don't need no police nor court nor
Judge. nor nothing. I'll judge him. I'll BIO
Jail to him. tvo.
Your Honor, just 30 soon as l get a good
place with a nice family OF white folks and
everything, what does that nigger dol Shift
less, good. for.nothing black-honest, Judge, I
don't know why l was fool enough to marry that
man. What did he dot Don't ask mo what he
done. Good Lord In heaven Above! Listeni
What did he dol Huh! There's just one thing
he amt dono yet, and that is let me lay my two
hands on him. Ho amt done that, nary once
he amt. And he better not. neither. That he
amt!
Every place over I had he comes around
those white folks and creates q disordcrly and
an abstemious disturbance in the kitchen, II he
gets to the kitchen. or in the hall II he gets to
tho hall, or out on the street IL he can't get In
~he house no way. Then, Of course. the family
I works with discharges me-'right Off, not an
other word. get out. quick. ave, yes or no good.
bad or Indifferent and 1 can't say nothing, but
go. 1 can't blame any white lady for disliking
to have a big, fat, loud.mouthed black nigger
a hollering and storming about her house. In
course ! can't adjudicate with her.. l just says.
what wages is coming 10 me and 90 homo: And
when l get home he say Ia lying, deceitful black
me stay away from him, he love me 30 terrible
much he's Just simp y Obliged to come around
% Just seS femme me; Ask Mnf him a'R w ! ne he 'S doe.t see eom mo q, oe sSe
me now; just lcmme ask him thatl
He done got a Place Of his own one day,
what MSss0i had n me- 'r asS f'f liz l ives q t0 sio ,' %ssti
a lady cooking for them and the lady she hires
my husband TO wait on table. Well and good.
But , how oWs come saao,a # hat sor man; 9 ono , he Mo have work work
tell me, Judge, she's yaller; plum light yaller-
she'll be. white, ever she dares cross my PATH
Once he have a place, he done lose all that love
he have for me-. He amt so much as send me
word he got work. There amt no woman go.
night when I'm out he come and take my dishes
and silver and. toted them or up there. That
SSns burned I is Out do a fsSe him. In !nd se sp1 dhs1 INV was pl. ,So
says /, III spoil HIS place. l takes one Of his
coats he left in the house and ties it over my
I fr TOOK the ,pf BASKET iaa SOS Il didn't get him. least:
rang the door bell. This gentleman here. Mr..
Narcotic. he come to the door.
NO matter afe y %So I s an,.: s ssys I. is there a man
ali; ihst,s ali j want MI. 70 sasS Is he hersr aon,,
viii you please, sir, be 30 kind, I says, the
black or white, Judge, can teach me manners.
VIII you please to be so kind as to send Mr..
with that he shut the door and me outside,
PACK 9,.1 to , ,as door S,r | ring as,s sxrin' .u * one ss SomY +
and I fetched the door one with my foot. Then
somebody PUTS up e window: Go way, he
says J. u.mun
10 way, says ne.
With that he shut the window. ! went on
round to the street and banged this bnsket on
the window. Put that man outer here, says ],
that niger out here to me-. ....
What do you want with himl says n wo,
man upstairs.
You put him out here says 1, and I'll
show you what l want with him. says l.. Lem
me at him.
80 by and by a policeman camc along and say
for me 10 on about my busine 81. What better
business did l have than 10 sec my husbandi
No mater what / want him for. loinme get
him out of that doo- and there wouldn't be no
trouble about that. But no. The polio ,nan ray
go on and so l go on. don't believe in max
ing trouble for ~nobody-nobody but one.
This morning / went on back. l am 'bliged
to have my plates and silver. They wouldn't
put the man ont.
'Who are your says they.
" I'm Mary Scott, and l want my lawful
welded husband says l.. You know who /
want says /. And with that some folks come
along, going to church, and stopped and asked
me what was wrong.
" Plenty w .aSa says !; and ,pd, I tel tGld 'em just
this white man. this Mister. Narcotic, he come
Ger and has me rested. and l ask you, Judge, Is
lit is said Magistrate Meade; You have no
right to annoy these people,"
fright! Right! Who amt got no right
What right he got TO annoy my white peOplel
Why don't they put him out to met They don't
have to be annoyed. Whyn't they give him
~f.'Three dollars fne," said the MAGISTRATE.