Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1884 — A Sly Darkey. [ARTICLE]

A Sly Darkey.

‘Does you kuow John Jackson?’ asked Jim Webster of Pete Simpson. T should say I does know him. He is an awful sly cuss.’ What has he eber done dat was so berry smart?’ The other day I seed him walking along on the opposite side of Austin avenue, I called out, John, you John,’ two or fyee times. De nigger made out as if he didn’t heah me.— I overtuck and cotched him by de arm, and dang my buttons if it wasn’t anudder niggah entirely. You bet he am a sly one’

Hon, Richard T. Merrick, of Washington City, says it was Blame who compelled the Republican committee to make be claim of New York after ;he real result was known,— :Ie was formally notified by he committee that New York iad gone for Cleveland, and le telegraphed back directing them to claim the State, why, says Merrick, i met Don Cameron at the Postoffice a few flays ago. He and » are good friends, and we natural 1} talk ed of the election. He admitted Cleveland was elected, and I said: ‘Don, why don’t don’t you pnt a stop to this foolish claim that New York has gone for JBlainej’ He re* plied: I wish I could, but I can not. Blaine is behind the committee and forcing them to this course. He wants to pose as a martyr, that he may secure the nomination four years hence.’ ‘Now, ’ Mr. Merrick added, ‘Blaine was willing to paralyze the business of This country, at a loss of; millions to business men, to gratify his own ambition.’ *