Show EXPLAINS I 1 I 1 to US COULD OUTWIT THE SQUIRRELS 1611 OUT NOT THE count COURT how an ingenious Ian tou darkey can edeuse at nott any act at of which U ile may be though guilty ono of the most pronounced chortle of the southern Boulli degro Is big amusingly unhappy knack of excusing a criminal act committed ho no bitter matter low squarely confronted he may 11 be and no matter low how plain bis ills guilt 0 may bo be rondo made to 0 o appose bo be never falli falls to atch at the very lait toot thread of excuse jihad it had a it recent opportunity for studying tit peculiarly colored characteristic charse while Ilo visiting a crossroads community ip mississippi I 1 ws to attend i trial that promised to stir up the moot refined circles of negro society ec cloty on tho the day of the opening of the trial any ono one i I 1 through the might E alire lv s thought ehlt tut be the president of the united cited state bad had juit just arrived and was holding a general reception the cot ton picker lc ers flocking from the colds fields MArc tild toward towai ds an AU old comp ground where the trial haq ira to bo be buld the court assembled under the trees the judge sat at down behind a slab table od began to thumb a greasy book the township constable threw throw it stone alone at a thin in low sow an old family more kicked a gr into a whirling break streak of lck lm the t cje prosecuting attorney blew bis lis etc with a loud aloud snort and then the 4 9 C a 1 t wae was declared opened pretty loon soon 4 ft little old negro wn was brought into tho the 1 circle I icle wa was a wiry old rascal and mas comical in expression despite a look of extreme trouble that bad had settled on his Is fco face 1 ta MM haw I 1 set met down ho he asked nodding kt the judge bit sit down said the judge eab bob vant wient im pectin etch on dia dis day but ivero I 1 cm em aay any dat aint lost len ben ct of you how show it ter or coat goat but I 1 loan gain know bout dat dot fur ono one day I 1 met fou nw sc mr goat in ibo the road an I 1 bowed tor ter I 1 did I 1 ale BU jest jost don dou do hilled off an butted bu atud me offen do faco face 0 of a lawal yeth juve i BET SET dobr that will di do 0 exclaimed the judge et you says it will do bob I 1 knows in reason dat dot it will the prisoner re piled ballus 11 pays cr ter what you tells me sorter likes illes you no how the great crowd of negroes pressed forward expecting every minute to see the old fellow hadged and soma of the women bad began to groan out a sort of at swin wincing ing chant when abo audgo demand cd si checco fence alien allen pruett eald said the judge date my name sab the prisoner responded 1 I dun been named dat ever enco bence I 1 kin mammy tol tolf me dat da auz colne name me joba john at one tini eatter john dat dot astr r sell shuck collars but do old ge benerman nerman sorter fooled roun or white pomona puit sons hog pen one night an sorter got so full 0 buck shot dat dot da do bad had ter drag him lim er way with eriko er yoke 0 steers data dats de do reason da ds dant t name me john sab ball never mind about that the prosecuting attorney spoke up 41 ir L iva elzow SOW TEU TELL TOO rou BOUT DAT s ob I 1 aint gindin cr er about it sab cazo cozo alon suits me jest cz well cz john aej 1 right then alien allen yon you aro are 1 charged wila with two criminal assaults corn com milted upon the body of ono one bandy sandy shelton oh I 1 known who you mean sali mail you mean olo bow balg I 1 kno knor r goirn at mighty well fur me aa him auz crofut ter marry de do same family once I 1 atty t tty good man bandy auz too fline jou YOU down in cr er linit cayo bolt broke never mind about that tho the indictment states that you took a number of sharp instruments presumably ay iy knife bla blades des and drove t theia m in the top rail of a fence where the said sandy gand y was wag in the habit babit of climbing ever and that sandy over st t that place loce and clil thatis that is ono in A what have YOU jo siy about atre the old fellow jolted with n grilus now dm cr ihloff I 1 thought dis dl yore frio count tt C f ll 11 aint w W I 1 1 Is w lullu tir KI gf on lib jib summers alati klint idill cr er few willow do whilo folks como coma cr er bicow him if kill a the judge 00 1 A IA I 1 CALL 1 DAT LAUT LADT yam sah now lomma tell yon yet some folks like likes cr abot squirrels but I 1 dod don de do way I 1 does li is dis drive 1 soma knife blades la in do top rail rall 0 6 do fence an tin em cz ez keen cz ou on bin kin den go down do finco an sorter mosey roun till 1111 you pit git cr er squirrel on do fen cean him on make him run up do fence 11 all II tir oa on do top rail ra ilan nn wan ho he git site ter do knife blados blades bo he aint swine ter see biorn cm but will run cr er gin cm em nn fin rip Ill oolf wido wide open den you aint only got g ot do squirrel dead but you got him m lihty nigh cleaned eased all you got I 1 at ter do is a ter do dd jacket offee him FM now zab I 1 had been killin squirrels dar all day nu an cz I 1 tended ter come back in de d morti mornin ln ter git somo some fine floe ones fur burdo do prosecution prose cutin tu rucy hero an I 1 want wont gwine ter charge him cr er cent fur cm auther I 1 thought lLou alit it bo be truth nuth while ter take do knife blades out but long in do bebenin yero tero came DO mr bandy sandy an do lowd knows I 1 ful lub b dat dot an cuts bleser might ly du dis toll tells me donn doan you ton eco see it want wont no fault faul tomine 0 mine doan you tot I 1 is jest ex cz Inner sent ni as any chilo I 1 but why did lid you put tile blades in tho the exact where sandy gets over the fence now lemmo lemma tell yon you dat in la 1111 in squirrels you got ter go do leis ie Is 1 dover never could kill squirrels elp whar dar want none and you say ny that tho the squirrels ran against the and killed them selves 1 yes sah aci ripped wide open wv I 1 lella tells aou da auz almos ready ter fry when da do fell offen do fence an you aughter see dem squirrels abut I 1 auz swine fetch on oil mr turney Tu roey so fat da di hardly waller I 1 wan baut coln ter charge you fur cm em auther thai that is a very likely etor stor but is there any one else here th that at ever killed squirrels that wnm the prosecuting attorney app appealed baled to thu the audience but no one responded ob I 1 kint hep lep it ef nobody elee else aint cz amort cz ez I 1 is bald said the ho prisoner oner 1 41 I kin mu do cr er good miny many things dat dot deze berc 7 ere folks do deau a u know euthin cr er lout bout well fal eald d the prosecuting attorney wo win will let that indictment go 50 for tho the present and take up another one not satisfied with the terrible Incer laceration n in dieted by the knife blades you went to sandys corn crib and fixed an old mas ket so that any one opening the door of the crib would discharge the thing bandy sandy upon reaching home where ho he lived alone went to ibo the crib to get some corn to feed the bogs hogs lie he r ps bleeding and was Kaa jutt able to he ilo opened tho the crib door and then chrit happ happen encill an awful chargo of shot was wili poured in a to his legs tuc the eay any that you put the gun there what havo have you to say about it iff I 1 now lemma tell von ton bout dat 0 cose I 1 put do gun dar I 1 had cr or right t er do it an fur why some timo time or go I 1 noticed dat do folks had been cr er steal ing my COD cou I 1 bucked hard for dat dot to t o n an nn I 1 er ford ter let it go dat dot cr er way so I 1 put de gua gnu in dar how now did I 1 know who auz cr er comin dart man comes an hoots shoots blaset it sin aint my fault I 1 think dat cr or honea hones man auz swine git hurt burl busson got cr er right ter tako take kere 0 hia his cua con I 1 reckon yes but why did you put the gun in to sandys crib you had bad no corn there hub you beard what I 1 said why did you put rut a gun in sandys crib dat is cule culs but it waz witz dis cr or way it wua cr er I 1 thought dat auz my cab how ilow can that be he when you live at lens least a rolle mile from sandys place sah sahl yon you heard beard what I 1 said liow did you mistake his arb for yours when you were a mile rray rr ay from home dat is cais cals 40 10 lo an nn I 1 hates ter I 1 knowledge it but b ut I 1 wont right bright I 1 in my mine at do time you see a I 1 hassul 0 in tift had been over to olo jinnys I 1 ter cr or quil tin on an do good olo soul dat dot sho is sot out some strong black berry brandy an I 1 drilled cr or good deal 0 it and I 1 lacow when I 1 como comolee ter my house it want wont my fault I 1 kin tell you dat dot here is old aunt jinny now said ahn prosecuting attorney we will ask her it if 3 ou on were at tier trout hot on sib now auit aunt jinny Is er mighty good lady but she aint right bright ju her mine and auz do doctor tole me dat dot she dun loa los her recollection what doctora lemmo lemma sea bool 1001 boolin lo oLin la round dr P I 1 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dl die whole thin to r trick or ato rl ate doze white folk folks ferl dal dat loara lesson d da son meter do I 1 gwine ba bo lecter ter some hect its il all 11 II ond and th ups P jad r in X 1 world |