The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-19
A NEGRO SAGE
Vino Is Wiling 80 Bet His OK en-
Ssn T jtrnan
AGAIN ST ALL cOMER3
Except Rev. Sam Jones, Who He
Says Ran tn, "osbbls"
OUT Of ths City Of
Savannah.

Savannah.
To the Editor Of The News and
Courier: Negro politicians, orce so
plentiful, are becoming scarce in this
part Of the State, as suppose they are
in al other parts Of the State. Now
and then, however, you stumble on one
OF the ''has beens" and, strange as it
may bs, most of them admire Ben Till
man. Why this is the case it would be
hard to say, unless it be SIS one has said,
so much OBJ de big buckrs ne'rlike um
ten yare gone"
Old Scipio G .d;den came up to the
"Willage" few days since to make some
small purchases from one of the two
stores which old Gillisonville now
boasts.
Scipio is getting old, out is a great
fiddler and politician, and never fails to
listen sttentively to ths reading of a
neHspaper-himself not knowing B
from tho proverbial bulls foot.
An old ''brudder" ffst espied Scipio
coming around ''Morrison's corner, "
riding on forlorn looking OK, whose
horns were the thriftiest part to look
upon Of his weather-besten anatomy.
Behind Scipio's ancient remaipd der Of
a saddle, and across Jerry's ema,isted
back, Auttered half d9zan chickens,
about half grown, which were to be
current money" with the merchant IN
payment for his small purchases.
The merchant, knowing S,ipio's in
terest in things political read portion
Of the Tillman-McL surin- -McSReeney
embroglio and asked him if ho had
heard it and what he thought Of it.
Eyes, SIR" said Scipio; Il binner
very Mr. Petterman read 'bous dem to
'Coosybatchie, en- one wife man binner
git Of de cahr d. DIS, en- bin stand
round Wid segah emu a mout wen Mr..
Peterman der read bout dem, en- O say:
McLaurin sho beat Tiliman, say. Ea
Tillmsn ner gWine bin cen de race, @
say. En- den Mr. Rowel speak up en- Q
say, 9 say; De debble ner beat Tillman,
muss less NJ Lurin.' But I ner say
nuttin; none tall. I der gerry Wuh all
mems say, En- Mr. Perernan az dem
how bout McSalny, en- de wife man
pull segshr out 9 mout en- blow de
smoake en- swell up like, en- say, say:
McSWinny beat Tillman, cay. Den
Mr. RoWell speak up gin en- g say, O
say: McSWinDy beat McLsurin mebby,
but ent beat Tillmsn.' Dan Mr..
Peter man read some more en- Ak me
Wah I der tink2 En- now you az me, en-
tell gunner all wuh it is.
II tlnk say Wudder Mr.. Rro Rel say, o
de GaRd's trute: 9 ent no man wild two
legs der beat Mr.. Tlllnaa Uid one
eye; e ent no mouse talk bout beat Mr..
Ben Tillmsn, cause ebble body dun
try en- ent no man kin beat um
"Scipio, you seem, to be stuck on
Tillman. Why is it you do not like
McLsurin and McSaeeney?"
mo, sir, I ner struck on dem. en- I
ner say ner like Mr.. MoLaurio en-
Mr.. McSgeeney. I ent kooH Mr.. Nc
Laurin en- | nubber sheuu, but I der
gerry berry nice man. I der iiss talk
polite. l ner tink all two boat dun
kin beat Mr. Ban Tlllmao-dadder
guh l tink, en- | bet dat ole Jerry OK
on wuh der say"
"Well, Scipio, do you think McSWee-
ney will beat McLsurin if he ruus
against him next yesr?"
Well, cnt know rightly, sir. Mr..
McS8inng bin try bill fence berry
high, but bill Wid McLaurin rail en- g
bill vid Tillmsn rail, en- ent lay we'll
togedder. All two boat dem. En- 9
haf climb pun top dem en- straddle dem
;ur mex dem lay still, but sms.i man
en- e leg short, en- ent no foot hit do
groun.' En- Mr.. McLsurin stan pun
one side en- Mr.. Tillman stan' pun
sarrer side. Ea hab watch boat dem
FUR keep dem j1ckin rsil out, fence.
But tink say e binner watch Mr.. Till
man de moest OBJ de time. E know Mr.
rillman bin de bell ram, en- hsb pitch
Folk on head for horn, en- wen de de5-
bic git cen de, ent no doiu' nuttin'
aid dem, none tall. Jlss haf let dem
lone en- len dem but till bust nuf.
La9dl e ent nobody Kin beat Mr.. Ben
Tillmsn. Scep'n bin Mr. Sam Jones,
l very say bin run de debble round
Savannsh, en- ef @ bin trute, mebby so,
him kin stan fore Mr.. Tillman, cause
Savannah der bin de debble home, en- I
tink say e binner keep best pitchfork
cen Savannah"
50 Soipio. you would not bet on Till
man if Sam Jones was Carolinian and
9as to run against him?"
''Ha! Hal Ha! No, SIR ru, I ner bet
'gainst no man kin run de debble cen
Savannah, no sir ru.
well, then, in that csse would you
bet on Sam Jones?''
Il cut know rightly bout dat, sir. 1
ner tink, no, sir. | ner bet en- one, ner
tarrer. l ner bet none tall"
Then you are willing to bet on Till
man against all corners, except Sam
JoDes?"
"Dadder him! Dadder himl En- you
kin tell anybody Scipio Gadsden resdy
20 bet dat jerry Ok Mr.. Ben Tilluan
beat anybody scep'n Mr.. Sam Jones" "
LsWton Lamar.
Gillisonvllls, Hampton County, June
10.