The Points Of Law

" ou see, boss, Jar's a nigger libin' up my way who orter be tookeiwcar' of," said au old darkey to the captain at tho contral station, yesterday. " What's he boen doing now?" " Waal, salí, las' fall I lont him my ax, and whon I wanted it back he braced riglit up an' tole me that possession was nina piots o' law, and rofuned to give it up." " Yes." " Waal, do odder day I sent de ole woman ober and she borrowed hi bnck-siiw, au' when Julius cuín for it [ tole him fiat like he auswered me, and atood ou my digqity." " Well?" " I had nine pointa o' law, didn't f ?" x es. " An' how many pinta am do law ooinposed of?" " I don't know exactly." " Waal, dat'a what bodders me, fur dat nigger saw dem nine pints, shet up dis lef' eyefur me, pitched de ole woman over a bar'l and walked off wid bis niw an' my snow-shovel to boot I W I had nine jiint-s lio mus' hev liad ober twenty, and elien den he dida't half let himself outl"