The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
JUDGE ''AB" Asked
FOR OP | N | D N ON.
LAW OF HUSBANDS.
Husbands Dead and Husbands
Alive Give Concern to Me-
gro Woman Who Seeks
Advice of Jurist

There was an unusually large
crowd in attendance the other day
at the matinee session of tho county
court of misdemeanors. presided over
by Judge II. B. Abernethy. and
standing room only was in evidence.
The court had Just been called to
order by Sheriff Jack Greener, and
Judge Alb was glanclng over the
docket preliminary to taking UP the
first case, when quite a commotion
was heard without the portals of the
courtroom.
Sheriff Jack" said the Judge,
what means this disturbance at tho
outer door. From the noise that is be-
ing made one would infer that some
one has kicked goal"
Sounds to me more like some ono
has kicked the bucket replied the
high sheriff with a grin.
Buc<ed the Confer
He had hardly spoken the words
when a large negro woman, who
would easily register 200 pounds of
auivering black humanity. and with
Precipitation streaming down her
face appeared at the door and shout
ed, open UP de way dar. 20 niggers,
for ESQ sho' comm through" And
she bucked the center.
AS the woman ploughed through
the crowd Judge Alb yelled. Tackle
her, Jack; tackle heri"
Il did not recognize tho signal.
Judge" Jack retorted. Besides, 1t
would take tho entire strength of a
rtar football team to stop her. any
how"
BY this time the woman had
reached Judge Abs bench and. adj
dressing her. he said, Look here, old
woman, don't you know the court is
open and that"
ledge, I didn't stop toe ak bout
dat. but It's sho gwine toe be opened
now"
What is your trouble7"
"Dere amt no trouble a-tall for
mo, but Use fixin' toe make trubble
for some one else pervidin' you can
give me the right advice. What are
de law on husban's?"
IT notice you use the plural OF the
word husband; you don't mean to say
that you have moro than one"
II is, an den agin I amt, jedge;
has bin married four times; two are
dead an two are Twin"
Quartet of Husbands
"A quartet of husbands, even
though two are dead ones, is going
some. Any way. tell me your story
as briefly as possible, and perhaps I
can help YOU"
"Hits dis-a-way, jedge: Bout 10
years ago I fust married an l did
bettah with dat marriage dan any
one since. Nah husban' done got
killed on de railroad an l gets 800
for him pom de company, an, jedge.
1 has mo- friends an mo- cloes dan
I ever is had befo'; dat is, SO long as
de money lasted"
IT suppose the money took wings
and quickly disappeared"
1T flew all right So in bout a
month / marries agin. but in few
weeks nah husban' goes off on a
transportation, an dat was de last
saw OF him. / hearn dat he got shot
In Cheecago."
"Shot by a Hunk. I suppose; that's
a common ending for them up there"
"Yassah, jedge; SO I ups an mar
ries agin, an in bout two weeks dat
niger goes off with a CONAN who
had good hair"
What do you mean by good hair"
Hair dat is straight like de white
folks. So after he had gone an
well, what happened to him.
sLet Me In"
81 is sorry toe say dat he are still
living; how come l knows dat Is dat
after he left me l married agin. an
on the fus cold spell we had an I
was in bed, some one knocked on de
do. Who dat knockin' on nah dor
/ says, an ] hears a man say. Hit
are me, honey, open de do an let me
in Den l recognise nah third hus-
bans voice, so l says. GO way, Mig
ger yo' has bin transplanted. Yo
ruined off without payin' de rent
| or de furniture man. or de policy
man. an I is in here VIII nah hus-
ban, who is err bad niger when he
gifts started; so go way fore 'yo gifts
hurled and with dat I turns over
!, an goes back to sleep"
What became of the fourth mem
Der of this family QUARTET"
Does yo' mean nah las husban'"
YES"
Well. sab, de very next day de
protectors comes an takes him
away. saying as how he war wanted
in. Georgy for some Tense. an amt
seed him no mo-"
at would seem like there was an