The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
HE WANTS HIS PAY.
Literary Georgia Postmaster Reports
Negroes Unique COMPLAINT.

q Negroes Unique Complaint.
Washington Letter In Kansas City Journal
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
has received from the postmaster at Macon
Ca, unique complaint from an old negro en-
ploye of the government. who seems to have
been unable to obtain any pay for his services
The postmaster Harry Stillwell Edwards is one
of Georgia's literary men. and the report in the
case as submitted by him is most original.
In the letter accompanying the report Mr.. Ed
wards states that the document is intended to
convey to Mr.. Bristow Georgia story as the
complainant tried to tell IL. The story is as fol-
lows:
He was black and deeply concerned Both
facts became evident as soon as he entered the
Office
Boss he .aid, kin I get satisfaction of de
COVER ment here?''
Depends on the Kind of satisfaction and the
amount you want" said the Macon postmaster.
amiably viewing his visitors club with interest.
What's troubling your?
well. bin carryin' de mail down yonner
In Twiggs county, 'twixt Irma an Billiards
sense las June; goin' up an down an Up er
sandy road three times a week. an nobody ain I
paid me nair nickel-not nair nickel Huccum
I'm hyah is ! wanter know how bout it, Is |
workin' fer wages is 1 workin fer nothin' /?
Is hired out TO anybody is 1 des natchully
got er loos job?''
who hired you?'
DE postmaster down at 1.ma gimme de job,
an he tell hit'c be all right when de boss
man came erlong But he amt never come
erlong yit. an it don't look all right ter me.
Huccum L m hyah is 1 wanter know about it,
did you take the oath?'
mo, sab. | amt took no oath in my life
Amt man ever hear swear. I'm er
wrastlin' deacon in de Shoal Creek Church an
or treasurer of de Breedin' Doves of Isr'eL No
sah-.'
did anybody &C on your bond-anyboGy stand
for your
Yes. sab. Mr. Tom Bond down at de sto
stan for ter git little meat an bread"
did you sign a bono. i meany'
mo. sab. 1 tech len an den long ir
| des gimme &c yole leather sack three times :,
| week an tell me TO hit de grit on DAT SAND,
COVER ment pGyman git eroun? An how !, "a =.
| name o. Cord is er Niger gointer live fun Jun,
tell Christmas On er sandy road lessen he git e.
What can l do for you. old man? speal
| out"
pats what I'm doin'. loss, Huccum Tn
hyah is des ter speak de Cords truf, / want yol
head man. an 'splain de case right. Tell in
Mark Army Marcus Is got de oncEsiest Job an
po' est pay OF anybody on de line an is tired ou
| iookin' UP an DOWN DAT road fer de man VIVA
pays of de nail toter. Tell i'm for Cord sax.
Christmas an no money yit Tell i'm ef so,ns mos
| don't happen putty quick Marcus III be bieeg,
| ter hang up Cat sack an go ter splittin' rails
| An den whats lie white folks gointer do fei
4 dey letters an dey newspapers an dey seed
Yes sab. deirs sho gointer be troublesom,
times. cause de Job done got bad name. an
| when I drap hit der amt nair Niger in Twigg,
'ud tech IL wild er forty foot pole.
Mr.. Ed ards. you know how tits erbout ei
Niger. DE amt got sense ernun ter ask d,
right question. an when hit comes ter 'splainln'
| de mo- he 'splains de worser hit gifts. l aim
| nuthin' but er country niger. but hit do iool
| like ef I'm workin' fer de riches man wha
| Is orter git er word FUN i'm bout dat money
| Looks ter like he done forgot Ant'ny Marcus
| es er workin' fer i'm. Mr.. Ed ards huccum I'm
| hyah IL want you ter write n letter yoner te
| Mr. Roosevelt an tell i'm bout hit. He dom
gone yonner an turn dem Cubans loose an
| plant er terbacker patch fer de las one OF 'em
| an he done sot de Philistines free an "a 'eu
| err horse farm all round. AN hyah is Mar
| Gus right by de back do perishn FUN de face o
| de yearth an er workin up an down dat sand,
| road wild his bare foot de groun'.
| Hit warn't so bad long In de summer whei
| folks was too lazy TO write an de sack wa
| empty. but bimeby 6ey got ter sennin' out see,
| by de bushei. an books what weigh nine poun'
an wild cornders on em like er piow pint an