The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-23
A World
OF Injustice
By OSCAR COX

"Wha' fo' l don't get married? Co!
I'm one OBJ de new women yo' hearr
talkin' about. De new women don,
get married"
Why not?"
"Fo' plenty reasons In de fus place
day hab to promise to Tub, honah and
obey. Yo' tink a woman dat hab any
respec' TO herself gwine promise tc
obey a good TO nothin' man? In dc
leabe of her own name an take do
name OBJ de man she maalies. S'pose
I'm gwine to drop de name OBJ John.
sing and take de name OBJ Skinner"
But, Miss Johnsing, yo' mus be
powerful lonesome out we're on dis fam
all alone By yo'self."
Reckon l am lonesome sometimes,
especially nights when de wind blows
had. l keep thinkin' cherry time q
big gust O. wind comes dat hants is
passin. cober up nah haid with de
blankets aud whit TO 'em to go by.
OATS de only use kin see To- fool
man--to keep de hants off,
"S'posin', Miss Johnsing, dat L bring
yo' man what amt afraid o. hants,
what don't keer about yo' promisin' to
obey him and what don't objec' to
yo' calm yo'self any name yo' please
Do yo' think yo' could bring yo'self to
MARY dat man."
Miss johnson scratcbed her head in
thought
WAL, eff yo' bring me might fine
man not afraid o hants and don't keer
about nah obeyin' or takin' his name
mebby l might bring mahself to MARY
him. Who de mani"
Reckon I'm de man TO- to max 20
happy"
"G'long! Yo foolin'r'
mo, Miss Johnsing, l amt foolin'.
Eff yo marry me yo' needn't promise
to obey me. Yo' may be Miss John
sing all de same. And when de wind
blow in de night, and de house shake,
and de fire done gone out, and de
ceilin' crack, and de-
"Shut up. niggah Amt yo' tryin' to
scare me into matrimony?'
Oar go pa'son Bill Jones. Shall 1
call him?'
Before the lady could stop him Sam
Skinner had called the clergyman and
In presence of Susan Johnson instruct
ed him to marry them, leaving out tho
word obey from the ceremony and to
introduce a clause giving Susan the
right to keep her own name after the
wedding.
1t was a tempestuous night. Mr..
Skinner and his wife suddenly awoke
to hear great gust of wind strike
the house and shake 1t like cat get
ting the life out Of mouse, then 60
shrieking over the plain till, striking
a deserted barn, 1t demolished II with
a crash.
What dat?" said Sam, sitting up in
bed and his hair standing on end.
"De hants," replied his wife.
Sam ducked under the covers.
What de matter with yo'?" cried |
Susan. Thought yo' want afraid O
hants.'
There was no reply, for Sam was |
puA leu uIiucl idE DSoNiOihAiEs cucdh |
timidity gave place to indignation.
See hayar,. yo' low down niggah,"
she cried. Didn't / marry yo' To-
perfection? Didn't yo' say dat yo'
want afeared o. hants? Yo' been
libin' yere all dis time, eatin' all de
con pone and sassages yo' wanted,
not doin' a stroke O wok, and when
de time comes to brace yo' wife up
agin de hants whar are 20? Under
de bedclothes."
BY this time the gust had gone too
far on its way to be heard. Sam put
his head out from under the covers.
Did yo' hear wha' said?" asked his
wife in no uncertain tones.
"Wha' yo' say, Mrs. Johnsing?"
Susan repeated what she had said.
adding to 1t number of statements
by no means complimentary.
Mrs. Johnsing," said Sam, when
you married me didn't yo' say yo'
must keep your own manner
'S'posen | did,"
'And didn't yo' say yo wouldn't
obey meT'
"Cose / did"
Oats two out o. three points in yo'
favor"
At this moment old Boreas came :
earring along like mile minute rail i
Dad train, brea king, shrieking. strik- i
ng the house as storm wave will
Freak against a sand dune. Sam COW s
red his head again and contracted i
himself In the center of the bed. Susan 6
.ot up, pulled the covers Off him and. o
eizing q broom. began to lambaste c
lin
Cit out o. dis, yo' good 70 nothin' !,
liggahi" she cried
Mrs Johm.ng'- began Sam pitt !
ully.
"YG git out o. dat bed and put on !,
o. clothes. and yo' go find anudder n
lace. 70 amt no use TO me. Whs' 81
want yo' To-? Perfection agin hsnts. b
yha' kind O. perfection air 20 any Il
TayT" Ct
Even the worm will turn at last. CO
am sprang out of bed. hustled his a.
life out through the door, locked it II
nd went back TO bed.
Half an hour later on her promise to . ,
e good he let her in again. ~
Mrs Johnsing." said a friend soon =,
fter this, 81 heah when 20 war mar :;
ed yo' didn't promise to obey 20 tr