The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-04-15
SIGH AND JOSH SLOCUM
TALK.

1 ttCh HietNs
twixt me an Josh Slocum yistidy
ii ;. Slocum.
Sigh. sez Josh. "Aint yer proud
Nv ther State Senate?' "Na-a-w
sez ], pearin lax | wuz ies walked
up. Then why aint yer? sez Josh
shuttin one eye, an lookin AT me
with tother. / riz up an sed !:
Case thet Sennit peers ter me lax
body hevin lot NV rotten mem
bers with ther sound mem bers a
settin in Judgment on ther rotten
uns. tryin ter find out how ter ply
sic EN-. an the peepul ter pay fer
ther medisun." Whether tha is
gwine ter heal EN- with intment,
or lop EN- off depends on ON
what?' Sez Josh. openin his shut
eye. "On which treatment will
pass muster in ther courts Nv ther
peopul. " See settin down.
What erbout Leroy Percy?"
axed Josh. Tha aint got ther foe
US on him good, yit sez /.
when tina gifts il, I'll answer thet
questyun. An Mr.. Nardaman?"
continued Josh. Thar, sez - is
ther innocent cause NV ther sturb-
ments '--ther man whose politicul
blud is bein shed ter protect ther
greed Nv ther trusts an tier money
holders" IF thar hadn't been
no Vardaman, thar wouldn't ave
been no bribery scandle. Thar
wouldn't ave been no use for it,
ther trust candidate would ave
been elected AN ther peepul wouldn't
ave knowed the difference" But"
said Josh, "Tha sez Mr.. Nardoman
kuowed NV ther trap sot ter ketch
ther rascals. Sposin he did, ,"
sez /, Is thar any harm in know
in thet a lot NV rascals is gwine ter
be kotched? IAN would it ave
been manly ter peach ter ther ras-
Gals so tina couldn't be kotched?n
Answer thet questyun, Josh Slo-
cum, or stop talkin." E" Tha sez
he drunk whiskey with ther plot
ters" said Josh, not noticin me.
Taint no harm to take a drink
with friends benin closed DOORS"
Josh Slocum, sez |, warmin up,
All you knows it." Look at
ther legislator what passed ther
State wide prohibition law" ,,Aint
tha been haulin wagon loads w
whiskey bottles out Nv ther sanctu-
airy Nv ther capitol buildin?"
Did tha do it befo ther legislator
metz" "Na-a-w" who emp
tied them bottles, Josh Slocum?
Answer me that.
What Nv Bilbo?" Josh went on
shuttin one eye agin. 'Bilbo?"
sez /, why he's er mixed up mud
die what staggers all ther moral
codes | know any thing NV" Hes
nuther a patriot, a hero nur a Grim
inal in baitin ther bribe givers."
Peers ter me lax he's kind o.
mixed up in ther nalysis." Jes
50. seq Josh, an Dulany, what
NV him?" He's jes lax everybody
else under Indictment. > Tha
always enter ther plea not guilty,
then goes on ther stand an testifies
ter beat ther band. Their pin feath-
ers in ther wings Nv some folks
never 'gins ter show till you gets
EN- testifyin fur themselves. -
An ther women in ther case,
81 Slocum. what is you to say NV
them?' Thar cant be no jam
up scandle, 'ceptin thar be women
in it, an most times whiskey, also,
an bofe is nifty prominent in this
here case, sez / but / never spres-
ses myself bout women, Josh Slo-
cum, an you knows it. :" What's
your 'pinion bout ther whole thing2
Sez Josh. lie got it in prison, sen
|. an ther State Senate holds ther
key ter ther Jail. When tha un-
locks ther door. if tha does it, 81
Slocum pinion will git out-but
peers ter me now lax somebody's
gwine ter git their political clothes
torn in ther unlockin.o