Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-19

DIS CLIMATE Al TOO COLD FUR HIM"
one man was jest as good as another,
no matter what his color, condition or
de length of his heels. Instead of
gwine back home arter maxim dat
speech de Hon. ClingstOne decided to
hang around fur spell, and he's hang
in Wit. If Brudders Giveadam Jones
and Samuel Shin want to take free
bOarder into der cabins, / hev no OBJ
jections. but de time has arrove when
l also wanter say somethin' bout de
rights of man.
1T has panied and grieved me to OBJ
sarve de effects of dat speech. Feelin'
dat he was as good as any other man
on airth. WaydOwn Bebee has put a
mortgage on his mewl to buy hisself a
fifteen dollar dress coat.
'Six weeks ago Elder PenstOck was
satisfied to drink cold water and lib
mostly on puddin' and milk. Yester-
day he was orderin' in case of beer
and a gallon of ice cream.
"a few days ago Pickles Smith
would hev climbed ober de fence to
q
but today be wants all de road fur
hisseIf and am wishin' dat some white
man would jest try to crowd him de
least bit.
Il notice i Swagger in de gait of
Nicodemus White and d surprisin' air
of independence in de way Jedge Car
ter walks into a grocery and inquiries
de price OF pineapples.
Three weeks ago State Rights Hen
ders0n thought a par Of cOwhide shoes
good nuff fur him. He appears we're
dis eavenin' wearin' patent feathers
DAT cost 70 dollars, and instead of
waIkin' five blocks on foot he took dc
street kyar.
Two months ago Jubilashun Scott
was so humble dat he dasn't assert dat
Columbus diskivered America, but dis
AFTERNOON he was swellin' around town
and ofregin' to lick any man who de
MED dat NOah's ark was painted blue.
up to q few days ago any member
OF dis club ridin' on 4 street kyaT
would hev bin ashamed to keep his
seat while 4 woman of any color stool
UP. Three eavenin's ago 1 saw WASH
ington Blair Judas Brown and TeIe-
graph Jones hangin' right to der seats
like grim death. while 70 women was
hangin' to de straps. When dey was
spoke to by a white man who had gin
sp his seat long befO', dey sassed him
back.
4 see a change in Watermillyon
Carter, Emancipation Hardee and Pre-
viously Green. and l see il in Kurnel
Cabiff, Shutdown Jackson and Come
along Harper Humble Black am 10
longer humble. and Retirin' Davis isn't
on de retire any mo-.
s'In his speech befO' dis club de Hon.
Clingstone was fool nuff TO declar' dat
de Lawd dun created all men ekal and
meant dat one man should hev jest as
much as another. YO' hev evidently
been asses nuff TO believe him and am
actin accordingly. If somebody dun
told yO' dat all bosses was created ekai
and dat de scrub boss was jest as good
as dc race hoss. yo'd laugh ut him.
samuel Shin am 4 breeder and deal
er i'm daWgs. He's got ours and pOOdles
and settlers and terriers fur sale. Hell.
sell 70 a cur dawg fur a dollar or two
but when 70 want i collie or grey
hound yo' hev got 70 come down viii
So. Why? If all men and al dawgs
am created ekal. why should one cost
more dan another:
"Yo' kin 90 down 10 dc auction places
and buy work horse fur fo.ty dollars.
but Iii so dun want Z race Loss 70
may hev TO pay thousands. + one hess
am 5e same as another. how does dis
come about? Yo' jest put it down in