Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1876 — How He Screwed Him Up. [ARTICLE]

How He Screwed Him Up.

Jim has been working in the country, and, on coming to town, was regaling his friends with his experience on the corner. “You know de man what I went to work widf Well, you see he told me he would do better by me den any of his neighbors was doin’ by der hans; he would give de third of de crap, and I fine myself. Well, you see, I went to church and gits ’quainted wid de neighbors’ hans. Dars Mr. Washington, he is workin’ on young Billy Smith’s place, and he’s gettin’ the fourth, and find hisself; and dars Mr. Linkum, he’s workin’ on old man Jones’ place, and is gittin’ de fifth, and is found liersides. Well, yer see, when I gits home, and was aworkin’in the crap, I got to studyin’, and de more I studied de. more I come to de conclusion dat de third wasn’t gwme to do me. 80 I goes to the boss ana says I —lsays, ‘you told me you was agwiue to do better by me dan any de neighbors was by deredhans.’ ■ He says, talkin’ to ’em, and dat he was, and I saj s dat Fee been havin’ some const! nation with de neighbors* hans ittyself. Dat Smith’S hans^waa. gettin’ d«fi«ntk, find. Jones’ hans was gittin’ de fifth and found, and I wasn’t gwine to stand no third. 80 he says wc would resinge de old one, and make a new contrack, and we bof come to town ’fore ’Squire Robinson and made it; here’s de paper now, and dat’s de way f screwed him up for the fourth. I tell you what’s de fact, boys; you can’t trust one of dem white folks.” And Jim mounted his mule and rode off,— Jacktcn (Min } Pitot. ” The exports of France to England in the first three months of the current year amounted to $50,000,000; these of Great Britain to France, $18,000,000.