The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-10

dun said dat de OK knows he owner.
and de donkey knows he narster's
corn crib. Yer kin tes bet yer bottom
doller dat dis here chile knows whar
marse Cap'n's kitchen am"
The winter OF 1882 brought many
other settlers to the lake, among them
family by the name of Truman.
William Truman was young attor-
ney, fresh from the moot courts of q
northern school. He came to Florida
to grow up with the country and be-
come a southern colonel, which title
the negroes and the natives began
forthwith to apply.
Young Truman made . friend OF
Phil soon after he hung out his
single In Ocala, sixteen niles dis.
tant. Phil lost so many of his pigs
that he decided to turn detective. He
soon located three due shoats In q
pen on Long Swamp. He applied ia
Truman to turn on the legal screws.
The day for the trial in due time
came, and Phil was there, dressed in
a linen buster and Q large cravat,
which John had extracted from bis
caslop. The case was called, and
Phil was put on the witness stand.
Nov, PHIL" said the prisoners
counsel, after the complaint had been
stated. remember that you are on
your oath and be careful what you
say"
Tell the court how It is that you
swear SO positively that the pigs you
saw In the prisoners pen are yours.
"Jes Gaze de is. OATS why" snapped
Phil.
Now, Phil" said the lawyer again
how were those pigs markell"
"Dey didn't hab no marks tall
sah."
How about white spots?"
"Dey amt got no white spots"
Just three blacks pigs, like any
other black pigs, eh?" said the lawye,
in his most persuasive tone of voice
Yes, sab" replied Phil witt anoth
er grin:
PENDANTS counsel. eagerly, that the
woods are full Of black hogs?"
BY this time Truman began to gel
nervous. but Phil did not notice his
coughing. and promptly replied Yes
sab"
Nov please tell this honorable
court" continued the lawyer, "hov
In the world you can swear to tn.
ownership OF these pigs, when yot
say that they have no mark or $40
of any kind, and that the woods ar,
full Of hogs Just like yours?"
BY this time he had risen in a yer!
dramatic attitude. and his fac,
seemed to say "ah, ha."
Now boss" said Phil, with grea
self possession. Truman was caugh
ing violently. Now boss, lem M
az yer 1es one interrogatory. an
fore does, lem me tell yer sumfiu
Use got tree black niger boys a
home, jes as black as dem pigs. De
amt got no ear-marks nor muffin I,
tell EN- by, an dere's plenty mo il
de woods jes as black an slick a
dey is Now boss, kin yer tell di
we're honuble kots how I dacognooze
dem niggers? Well, ! knows my pig
3sS 'zackly like I does my chilluns."
. That decided the case, and tc thi
day Phil considers Truman a grea
lawyerr He has brought John t
the same CONCLUSION, who has d.
cided to become one himself. Thi
bond OF sympathy explains why the
came to be in boat with Truma
presently.
Between courts, and when the fir
ancial problem became a serious que,
ton with our legal friend, he though
he would stop expenses in Ocala by
J visit to the lake. While there b
! took great interest in social. event.
!. chief OF which was reading clu
, that met each Friday night. Whe
Captain Cook entertained the clu
every young man in the settlemer
would be sure to attend, because b
had brought from Tennessee thre
interesting daughters and thei