Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1883 — Caesar’s Dream. [ARTICLE]

Caesar’s Dream.

A queer old Dutchman by the name of Y. A. H. Caesar, who lived in New Albany, used to come to our part of country (Lawrence county, Inch), buy cattle and drive them to New Albany and Louisville. On a certain occasion he bought some cattle of Ari Armstrong, who lived some eight or ten miles from Bedford. Caesar, in taking away hia drove, let one of Armstrong’s calves follow the cattle off. Armstrobg sued the Dutchman and made him pay a very big fine for the calf. Armstrong being a member of the church and a very wealtlMr farmer, the eld Dutchman being few friends; and could scarcely speak English so as to be understood, it was*an easy matter to get judgment. After this, it appears that Armstrong sold the Dutchman some mules, and on delivery swindled old Caesar out of $450. Caesar sued Armstrong, and, seeing how he fared in his former suit, he employed one of the most influential attorneys at the bar, who took a great deal of pains to have justice dealt out to his client. Caesar was not so big a fool but what he could see the prejudice in favor of the rich man, but his lawyer made out lifts case in spite of the prejudice, and Armstrong was obKged to pay over the $450. Caesar wanted to rebuke the court and the church for trying to shield a rich man; so, on meeting a neighbor of Armstrong, whom he knew would tell Armstrong, church and court, he said: “What you dinks, Mr. Tannehill ? I hadt a tream! I tream I been deadt alreaty, und I go straight to Baradise. Mr. Obossle Beter come und say: ‘Who he’s here a ccomin’ into Baradise ?’ End I say: ‘Yohannes Atam Haller Caesar, cattles-buyer son Ni Albany.’ “ ‘What do you want, Mr. Caesar ?’ “ ‘To be angel and has vings.’ Und I goes right in to get my vings. But Mr. Obossle Beter say: “ ‘Stop a bit, Mr. Caesar, we has a charge to you.’ “Mr. Obossle Beter bring der big pook, und look him up unt reat oud lout: “ ‘Yohannes Atam Haller Caesar, cat-tles-buyer son Ni Albany, steal one calf son Ari Armstrong, wort fife toller. Mr. Caesar, you no has any vings.’ “I say: ‘Mine Got in Himmel! What f do?’ , “I tream some more right avay. I tream Ari Armstrong be deat too, und he coom to Baradise, und Mr. Opossle Beter say: i “ ‘Who be’s here a coomin’ into Baradise?’ “Und Ari say: “ ‘Ari Armstrong, rich farmer and member of the church son Lawrence county.’ “Mr Obossle Beter say: “ ‘Walk right in, Mr. Armstrong.’ I say: “Stop a bit, Mr. Obossle Beter, und pring oud der pig pook und I look him und reat out loud: “‘Ari Armstrong, rich farmer, cattle raiser and member of the church son Lawrence county, steal mules from Csesar wort $450.’ What you dinks o’ dot, Mr. Obossle Beter ? ’ He say: “‘Oh. dot’s all right; walk right in, Mr. Armstrong.’ “I say, ‘ Tunder and blixen! How is dot, Mr. Obossle Beter ? ’ Mr. Ari Armstrong’s leetle calf he fines my cattle oudt und he goes mit my cattle off mit himself, und I see dot calf not yet, und I bay Ari Armstrong fife toller for dot calf und for dot I has got notings. Ari Armstrong steal mules son Y. A. H. Caesar wort four hunnet and fiftie tollars, und you say, ‘ dot is all right, dot is all right; walk right into Baradise.’ “Mr. Obossle Beter say: ‘Mr. Csesar, dot man dot do a pig peznis is held in dis court in the udmost respect ! ’ “I say: ‘ Mine Got in Himmel! what I do, dot I may has vings ? ’ “Py shimminy! I gqes pack und steal all der cattles in Hoosier, and dat makes me respectoble!”— Cor. Los Arigeles' (Cal.) Recreation.