The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-12-25
Wiser Than Solomon


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 Z year
OF. an SO Tn go for leey on ma gram
fader's, who's beeg farmaire; keep
plent COW an horse.
Smart oil man. 200. justice peace.
notaire publique. an all dat Not many
ease go on de lawyaire, can toll you,
eef dey see ma gran fader ars'. He's
all for keep peace 'mong de neighbor.
Two mans dey have some leet1
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
OF man on de houtside, YER often he's
stop for spik wi heem. an fore he
know IL he's teF heem ev'rytfng
de Oh man he's not spik mooch,
jus lissen. Den binieby, after de man
get troo for spik, he mebba say, Wal,
wal, dat's too bad, Joe. | didn't t'ink
dat could happen after wat 'Poleon do
for you ives you're geeek last winter.
/ don guess he's so bad Teller Sure
dere's not something wrong on bot
side. Joe? Better go for see heem,
an mebbe talk de ting over.
But OF course Joe he's YER mad, an
say, Oh. non. non. You bet don go
near for see heem no more
"Den de OIL man say, P'raps, den.
it's better l did go to see ,Poieon my
sef. Too bad for see good frien'
quarrel dis way
wal. my gran 'fader he go over for
see Poleon, an wen dey spik leetT
vile bout de wedder an de crop, de
oil nan he say, watts all dis trobr
bout you an Joe Gallant, ma frien'?
Joe, he's over to ma place an feel YER
bad. Think you don was use heem
jus right.
:Joe's YER good Teller. leet'P rough
sometam, but you member how he's
take hees team from plowin an go
roun' an eollec' monee wen your barn
got burn las fall. Spen' ole week in
busy tam, an got mos hunred dollar
for you. OATS good neighbor, 'Poleon. /
But now can you blame eef he's not
feel so good wen your seven COW an
heifer break down de fence an tramp
hall night hees nice fer o. grain!
course you forget for feex de
fence, but de OF COW didn' forgot to
tramp de buskw' eat.
"'Wat you better do?
"'Wai, I tink eef you geev to Joe
ten dollar in money. beside feex de
fence, dat max it hall right
.'Poleon hees feel YER bad-de OF
man spik so nice and quiet-an' after
vile he say:
wal, Msieu' Legere, don forgot
dose things Joe Gallant do for me. so
eef you viii take ten dollar over to
Joe. l YER satisfy
Ma gran fader he's TAX de monee
an go Were Joe was wait, and say,
Wal. Joe, 'Poleon he's not so bad fell
Ter. after ALL He's sen dis ten dollar
over TO you, an is start for feex de
fence right away. An he say dat he's
not forgot how you collee' for heem
monee Wen hees barn was burn
Wen de Oh man get troo for spik,
Joe he's feel YER mean. an say right
out, / don wan dat ten dollar. an
wat is more. TAX it back to Poleon
wen l go home.
"'oh. non, non!' de OF man say. I
have de ten dollar. OATS mine, sure
ting. But for ma share in de leet1
troub', / Ia de monee an go buy nice
bari -four an some odder ting for
poor Mis- I-arne, watts los her man
las mont, an have sex leet'P boy for
feed. Den l tell her OATS from you an
'Poleon. OATS better dan pay de law
yaire. joe
'.Wal. Joe he's jus laugh an laugh.
an wen he's got for spik, he's jump
hup an shake ma gran'fader's han an
say. Wal. wal. MsieR' Legere, you one
ara. A1s Oh mani.