Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
NO LAWYER NEEDED
FRENCH !. CANADIAN VILLAGE
SAGE SETTLED QUARREL
Old Gentleman Not Only Made Friends
Out Of Enemies, but Used
Transaction to Help Out
Needy Widow.

mo. I'm not get born on de State !
/ come here bout eighteen year ago
from Tree Reever. Kebec.
MA fader. he's dead wen I'm seven
year OIL, an so I'm 60 for leev on ma
granfader's, who's beeg farmaire;
keep plent' COW an horse.
Smart Of man, too; justice peace,
notaire publiQue, an all dat. Not
many case go on de lawyaire, l can
toll you, .eef dey see ma gran'fader
frs. He's all for keep. peace 'mOng
de neighbor. .,.
1.-TWO mans dey have some leetl
troub', an mebbe got mad Queek, an
wan of dem start for get de law.
''On way for see de lawyaire dis man
mebbe has for pass on de house were
ma gran'fader leev, an If he's see
de OIL man on de houtside, YER often
he's stop for spik wit heem, an fore
he know 1t he's toll heem ev'ryt'ing.
"De OIL man he's not spik mooch.
JUS lissen. Den bimeby, after de man
get troo for spik, he mebbe say, Wal,
wal, dat's too bad, Joe. I didn' t'ink
dat could happen after wat 'Poleon do
for you wen you're seeck las winter.
1 dom guess he's so bad Teller. Sure
dere,s not something wrong on bot
side, Joe? Better 60 for see heem, an
mebbe talk de ting over
"But of course Joe he's YER mad,
an say, o, non, non! You bet don
go near for see heem no more
"Den de OIL man say, 'P'r'aps, den,
it's better / did go to see 'Poleon my
self. Too bad for see good frien' quar-
rel dis way H.
"Wal, my gran'fader he go over for
see Poleon, an wen dey spik leetl
VILE bout de wedder an de crop, de
oil man he say, Watts all dis troubl
bout you an Joe Gallant. ma frien'i
Joe, he's over to ma place an feel YER
bad. Think you don was use heem
JUS right.
":Joe's YER good Teller, leetr rough
sometam, but you member how he's
take hees team from plowin' an &c
roun' an collec' monee wen your barn
| got burn las fall. Spen' ole week
In busy tam. OATS good neighbor
lar for you. OATS good neighbor,
'Poleon. But now can you blame eel
he's not feel so good wen your seven
COW an heifer break down de fence
an tramp hall night hees nice fler OF
grain3
"'Course you forget for feex d.
fence. but de or COW didn' forgot tt
tramp de buckw'eat.
"'W'at you better do?
"'Wal, / t'ink eef you give to Joe
ten dollar in money. beside feex W
de fence, dat max 1t hall right
"'Poleon hees feel YER bad-de oil
man spik so nice an quiet-an' affel
vile he say:
"Wal, M'sieu' Legere, 1 dom forgo
dose things Joe Gallant do for me, 81
eef you viii take ten dollar over t,
Joe, I YER satisfy
MA gran'fader he's TAX de none,
an 60 were Joe was wait, and say
Wal, Joe, 'Poleon he's not so bad fel
Ter, after all. He's SEN dis ten dolla
over to you, an Is start for feex d.
fence right away. An he say dat he
not forget how you collec' for heen
monee wen hees barn was burn.
"W'en de OIL man get troo for spik
Joe he's feel YER mean, an say RICH
out I dom wan dat ten dollar, an
wat Is more, TAX 1t back to 'Poleol
wen 60 home
40, mon, non' de OIL man say
I have de ten dollar. OATS mine, sur
ting. But for ma share In de leet'
troub', TAX de monee an 60 buy mic
bar'l flour an some odder ting 70
poor Mis- Larue, watts los her ma
las mont, an have seek leetP boy 70
feed. Den I tell her dat's from 20
an 'Poleon. OATS better dan pay
lawyaire, Joe.'
"Wal, Joe he's JUS laugh an laugh
an wen he's got for spik. he's jun
hup an shake ma gran'faders har
an say, Wal, wal, Msieu' Legere, 70
one fine, fine OIL man! youths Con
panion.