The Opelousas courier., 1900-10-13

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Three days later the "Jim Grow
was jumped again. Only about hal
the powder was used, but there wa
need of all five collins. Both the jumI
ed and the Jumpers agreed that 1t wa
q neat little riot, and II there was any
thing to kick about it would be left t
the lawyers to decide. There was NOR
coroner. more sheriff, more warrant
and legal fees, but no n was undul,
enthusiastic.
1t would come out all right in tn
end. Owing to Andrews illness AM
cares of business, Dolan was not dis
turbed for several months. 1t began
to look to the lawyers as If there wa
lack Of enterprise somewhere, and a
a proper time the suggestion was mad
to Andrews that it was his turn to d,
the jumping act. He was thinking i
over when he met Dolan. He didn'
want to seem capti0us with an ole
partner, but he was impelled to re
mark
"Look here, Jack, I've got to JUMP
Jim Crow again. My lawyer insists
that my interests demand a change
down there. You won't lay 1t uI
against an old chum, l hope?"
mot at all, Jim. / was wondering
why you hadn't moved before. 1t will
hurt my wife's dignity, but you 60
right ahead. Make no mistake about
women, Jim. The weakest of 'em can
just twist q man around their finger.
Women have got ideas about dignity
which would make your hair stand up.
When they've got a plan to carry out
they just peck, peck, peck, and by-and-
by you give in to get rid of the internal
nuisance"
But I don't see anything to worry
about" remarked Andrews.
well, 1t isn't exactly worry, but l
feel sort O. mean about jumping you
out again. There'n be eight or ten
men killed this time, and like enough
they'll burn the house and destroy the
machinery, and only my wife's dignity
could drive me to do 1t.
Dolan was getting so men together,
and Andrews and Dolan as an
ex-1rm were making ready
to ship a dozen collins down
to the cen for equal division when
Dolan was unfortunately killed by &C.
cident. For, and In consideration of
another liberal fee, Andrews lawyer
assured him that this event cleared up
about 95 of the 100 complications, and
that in due time If he continued to hold
possession, the "Jim Grow" misunder-
standing would be settled in his favor.
1t might take five years or 500, but
there could be but one decision In the
end. Dolan had only been decently
buried when his wife called upon his
lawyer for an understanding of the
case. She was assured that upon pay
ment of a certain sum, meant rather
as @ token of her earnestness than
a fee, a judicial decision must sooner
or later put her in possession of Jim
Crow" She paid and waited for six
months. Then, as all the courts seemed
to be too busy to take up her case,
she asserted her dignity. That is, she
sent down a gang of men, and as it
happened to be a holiday at the mine,
they took possession without blood
shed. When the news of the Jump
reached Andrews he was in Sacrament
to. AS a matter of fact, he had never
been introduced to his old partners
wife, but he fastened back to Frisco
and made q call. He didn't know
whether it was a call of coincidence
or a business interview, but with his
hat ON his knees and his legs crossed
he made bold to remark
"Now, about the Jim Crow niue. It
looks to me as il we ought to come to
some understanding about it"
1--WE have" replied the widow. "I've
got possession and the understanding
is that / keep It."
"Was it your sense Of dignity that
made you jump me out?"
"Mostly that"
well, I'm not one to trample on q
woman's sense of dignity, but really,
now, I shall have to go ahead in this
thing. same as IL poor Jack was still
THAT'S your privilege, and I expect
ed you would"
"And there won't be any hard feel
anxiously asked Andrews.
THAT is, you won't put it as a case
where a man is lighting to rob a
woman? TIN be a fair, square fight,
as between two menT'
"Yes. sir. IL you can beat me out
of Jim Crow there'll be no crying
over it."
Andrews began preparations next
day, and On the third he departed for
Oakdale at the head of 100 men. They
marched to the mine to find it's de-
tenders alert. They assaulted, to be
driven back. Only a dozen broken
heads resulted. The lawyers had sug-
gested that inasmuch as bullets were
liable to overWork the coroner and
they had best be dispensed
IL possible. Ax-helves, bludgeons
and stones were resorted to for three
lays, but without any decided success.
That Is, no n was killed and the Jim
Crow didn't change hands. Then An
irews sent off for shot guns and rifles,
md did not neglect that a generous
Of the largest sized collins
night be loaded up on the same
wagons. There were three dffferentar-
ivals at the same hour. They con-
listed Of guns for Andrews, more guns
or the Dolanites, and the Widow Do
herself. She wasn't up to the tao