Violating the Treaty.
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Among the appellants for justice at the
Recorders office yesterday, was Damon
Dunfeld, an old Ethiopian, whose woodsaw
was hung on his shoulder, like the guitar
of troubadour, ere the days of chivalry
had gone by. Damon looked about as wise
as an owl in daylight; he appears to have
borrowed for the occasion, the dlapidated
hat of jacques Strop, and the remainder
of his wardrobe seemed to match. His
hair was grizzly grey, and bis face wrink-
led and puckery, like POSITIONS boot.


81 wants to hab dis ere business set
tied, massa 'Corder, dagreeable to de con-
stirtushun.''


"What business is thai?' said the Re-
corder.


"Whoy, you sees, massa 'Corder, dis
'ere nigga has wiorlated de treaty after
de boundary line was greed to tween
u.s."


"Dis ere Nigga to which Damon al
luded, was big burly black, with teeth
enough to form the stock in trade of den
tist, and a pair of eyes that curvetted about
in their sockets like the revolving lamp OF
a lighthouse.


"And pray," said the Recorder, "what
has this negro to do with the violation of
the treaty or the tracing of the boundary
line?'


81 amt got muffin at ALL" said the fellow
with the mouthful of bones.


"But | says you hab," said Damon,
"and l'Il jist splain de whole ting TO massa
Judge, in less time dan I'd be sharpenin'
my saw"


"Well then let US hear you,'' said the
Recorder.


"Wal, it's JUS dis, massa," said Damon;
"you sees dis chip is an old squatter and
no mistake. rs had what you may call de
pre- -emption right to de cuttin' OBJ all de
wood tween Canal and Custom. house sts.,
and de Lebee and Dauphin streets, |
doesn't know how long; wal, dis 'ere mig
ga comes and he cuts into my customers
wood, and cuts me out. for he interferes
wild my vested rights. Wal, massa, you
sees speak to him like book, or JUS as
massa Bachanan to massa Packer ham, and
| conwlnces him right up and down dat
he amt no right to 'irude on my
bound'ry."


''Guess, oil fella, knows de science of
wood sawin' well as you do" said the big
negro, "dere ain'tnotn' in de cons,irtushun
10 perwent me, neider.n
| "Silence--sirn said the Recorder
and silence having prevailed, Damon con-
tinued-


"Wal, as was sayin', massa Judge,
when | showed him my exclusb pribileges,
he iho't he come de diplcrmatics obor me,
but he couldn't shine, no how, SO finerly
he 'grees not 10 cut no wood widin my Ii,
merts--no way, no somedever."


81 didn'; sign no documents" said the
big negro.