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Show JIM WAS UNGRATEFUL. Sherlff Umd Urwa TlrAit or GUIns Ulna Too Much Freedom. I was sitting with tbc sheriff in front of the town oourthouue, when he suddenly sud-denly atood up, shaded his eye with Lis hxijici jukI looked aTOriy the street and then called out: "Heah, yo: Is tbatyo', .Jim?" A colored man, about 50 yeara old, who viw Klnuehing along the. otbexaide, e;nne ncrcni tlie htrvet. and replied: "Vi'H, M.irs Benfog, dis am. uie." "Anl whsit ar' yo' doing heah?" "I'.o ji.st. wulkiii' ou.t, sab. 1 dun 1 bought I'd drap down and mx? my dao--t er." "How did you get out.?" "Ji.st. made a hole through the back wnJI. sah." "LooU-u-Iieah, Jim," said tbo HberitT, ns he sat down aud picked up a stick to whittle on, "I ain't gvuie to stand this fu.ssln' no mo'. This i'b nigh about much times you's broke out o' jail." "Yes, will, nigh 'bout seben tipies, sah, but doik't Ix; hainliwi me." "You's got, out by thedoah, the windows, win-dows, the lloor, the eeiling and the walks, and ywu's put mo to trouble and tlio (MXinty to expense. Now, yo' ean't go buek tiliar' iu mo'." l'Jeasu,uh!" "Nn, tub, jo' ean't do it. I've given jo' a fair hIiow and yo'cau't expect no inn'. Yo' ean ji.st t:ike yourself o(T." "f'.ut Max's Jlonfog, I'm dun bin put In jail on a bog rase, an' 1e got to atuy dar t.;il de eotebouse meets!" protestet l.he num.. "1 know you vore u.rrented ami ex rui'mcd aud hound over and all that, hut I'm thvd of the fussing. 1 ain't going to vtnud by- and let nobody dam-.''e dam-.''e t.he jail. Yo's '. out and come l.aek jmil now I Avon i abiije i.t no mo. MmI t--i!ie yo'iM'lf olT ami don't come buck tin my jail again uyles.s you want te, he html ued. If I tlnd yo' brwtkin' In I'll xboot yo' .shore's yo' bo'n." "Won't yo' try me jist mice mo"."' pleaijul the jritioncrC "No, sab! l'vo drawed l.he lino aaut now yo';: has got to go and take lew of yo'seif. I'm Uilliu' 3-0' to scatter be-To be-To 1 mal.eVo turn in and stop op that kust hole in. the v.-all." The man "Ktuttcrwl" in ;i dweour-aged, dweour-aged, dejeete'd way, aud as he va lout to sight, down the street the sherilV gnwied: "Durn a fellow who don't know wheal he's heino; used like a bo'n gentleman." IM roit Free Pivsa. |