The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-05
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bad neNr. NISSAN Anderson" ex.
elaimed old Jim. venerable darky,
putting his head in at the back door
ono morning just as his master. a
farmer, IN South Carolina. was sitting
down 70 breakfast
What's the matter. Jimg" inquired
Anderson.
DE prize OK is done took sick and
is layin' down"
Mr.. Anderson went with jim TO the
pasture to<see the invalid OK. and to-
gether they exhausted the whole range
OF remedies known in bovine com
plants. Decoctons OF herbs. spice
wood. pine tags. etc, were resorted
70, but though coDiously drenched with
all these, the OK did not rally nor
could six men With fence rails gain
sufficient leverage 70 pry him up from
the ground where he lay respondent.
After spending the whole day In fruit
less attempts to relieve the apparent
" dying animal. Andersen gave Il up
as bad job about sundown and
turned 10 90 home. remarking 10 Jim
as he started
Anyway, don't want to lose his
hide, 80 you must come down here
and skin him the first thing in the
morning"
The following morning Anderson
rather expected Jim TO appear with
the hide az breakfast time. Over an
hour passed, but still the negro did
not arrive
That pesky animal must be hard TO
skim" commented the farmer At
length. growing restless. he resolved
70 90 and see for himself what the
hitch was. AS a matter OF fact. be
felt somewhat uneasy over old Jims s
prolonged absence. and feared that
he might have met with some mishap.
The colored gentleman in question
was not overburdened with brains but
his faithfulness was beyond doubt u
there was one thing that jim prided
himself upon more than another. Il
was his accuracy in carrying out IN
struciions.
With Jim. 10 hear was 10 obey. and
he was never known to waste time In
unnecessary argument. Therefore,
Anderson reasoned. something extra
ordinary must have occurred TO delay
his trusted servitor Great was his re-
lief then. when halfway between the
house and the pasture he met Jim. the
perpiration standing in big beads on
his shiny black skin. the OK hide way-
ing, trophy-like. in his hand. while a
look OF beamlng complacency over
spread his face.
what In the world made you take
80 long. Jim?" asked his master.
"'Cause Il was a awful job TO ketch
him, NISSAN Anderson" came the re-
ply.
ITO catch him," repeated the farm
er. with look .: horrihed surprise
"Yassah He done glib me heap OBJ
trouble. dat OK did. done chase him
ober de pasture seben times fore he
let me git him"
"You-chased him. gasped Ander-
son. family
'Yassah." continued Jim. proud OF
his efficient management Den i
knock him on de haid an kill him,
an den I skin him. same as you tole
me. II am a nice hide. too. NISSAN
Anderson Dere amt no niggah on
de place could a. finer skinnin' You
kin alters pend on ole Jim TO do what
20 tells him.
Visions OF his favorite OK. as he ap-
peared In the heydey Of his prize-win-
ming triumphs. arose in Andersons
mind. and the volume of his wrath
swelled until 1t almost choked him.
He stood for an instant. a figure OF
dumb. righteous rage. unable to find
words to do justice 70 the occasion.
At last he found his voice and, ad-
vancing a step. shook his FIST in Jims
sable usage
"Yes. indeed" he said in accents
husky with unconuolIable bitterness.
Il can depend on you-curse your
black hide.
Then. as though afraid TO trust him
self further. he thrust his clenched
hands desperately into his pockets
and strobe swiftly away. Jim stood
watching the retresiing figure. his
mouth wide open and an expression OF
deeply injured innocence stamped
upon his crestfallen face.