Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1883 — WHY GABE WAS OUSTED. [ARTICLE]

WHY GABE WAS OUSTED.

“Gabe,” said the Governor to an old colored man, “I understand that you have been ousted from your position of Sunday-school Superinten dent. ” sah, da figgered aroun’ till da got me out. It was all a piece ob political work, though, an’ I doan see why de law ob de lan’ doan prevent de Sun-day-schools an’ churches from takrn’ up political matters.” “How did politics get you out?” “Ter see, some time ago, when I was a candidate for Justice ob de Peace, I gin a barbecue ter some ob my frien’s. De udder day da bring up de sack an’ ousted me.”

“I don’t see why the fact that you gave a barbecue to your friends should have caused any trouble.” “Neider does mysef, boss, but yer see da said dat I stole de hogs what I barbacued. De proof wa’n’t good, an’ I think dat da done wrong in ackin’ upon sech slim testimony. Da said dat I cotch de hogs in a corn fiel’; I know dat wa’n’t true, ’case it was a wheat fiel’ whar I cotched ’em. ” — Arkansaw Traveler.