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"
Yassah
,
I
done
sold
it
.
"
"
Well
,
do
n't
you
know
it
's
wrong
to
do
anything
like
that
?
Did
n't
you
know
when
you
reached
through
that
fence
and
pulled
that
pipe
over
to
you
that
you
were
stealing
?
Did
n't
you
?
"
"
Yassah
,
I
knowed
it
was
wrong
,
"
replied
Ackerman
,
sheepishly
.
"
I
didn
'
think
'
twuz
stealin
'
like
zackly
,
but
I
done
knowed
it
was
wrong
.
I
done
knowed
I
oughtn
'
take
it
,
I
guess
.
"
"
Of
course
you
did
.
Of
course
you
did
.
That
's
just
it
.
You
knew
you
were
stealing
,
and
still
you
took
it
.
Has
the
man
to
whom
this
negro
sold
the
lead
pipe
been
apprehended
yet
?
"
the
judge
inquired
sharply
of
the
district
attorney
.
"
He
should
be
,
for
he
's
more
guilty
than
this
negro
,
a
receiver
of
stolen
goods
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
,
"
replied
the
assistant
.
"
His
case
is
before
Judge
Yawger
.
"
"
Quite
right
.
It
should
be
,
"
replied
Payderson
,
severely
.
"
This
matter
of
receiving
stolen
property
is
one
of
the
worst
offenses
,
in
my
judgment
.
"
He
then
turned
his
attention
to
Ackerman
again
.
"
Now
,
look
here
,
Ackerman
,
"
he
exclaimed
,
irritated
at
having
to
bother
with
such
a
pretty
case
,
"
I
want
to
say
something
to
you
,
and
I
want
you
to
pay
strict
attention
to
me
.
Straighten
up
,
there
!
Do
n't
lean
on
that
gate
!
You
are
in
the
presence
of
the
law
now
.
"
Ackerman
had
sprawled
himself
comfortably
down
on
his
elbows
as
he
would
have
if
he
had
been
leaning
over
a
back-fence
gate
talking
to
some
one
,
but
he
immediately
drew
himself
straight
,
still
grinning
foolishly
and
apologetically
,
when
he
heard
this
.
"
You
are
not
so
dull
but
that
you
can
understand
what
I
am
going
to
say
to
you
.
The
offense
you
have
committed
--
stealing
a
piece
of
lead
pipe
--
is
a
crime
.
Do
you
hear
me
?
A
criminal
offense
--
one
that
I
could
punish
you
very
severely
for
.
I
could
send
you
to
the
penitentiary
for
one
year
if
I
chose
--
the
law
says
I
may
--
one
year
at
hard
labor
for
stealing
a
piece
of
lead
pipe
.
Now
,
if
you
have
any
sense
you
will
pay
strict
attention
to
what
I
am
going
to
tell
you
.
I
am
not
going
to
send
you
to
the
penitentiary
right
now
.
I
'm
going
to
wait
a
little
while
.
I
am
going
to
sentence
you
to
one
year
in
the
penitentiary
--
one
year
.
Do
you
understand
?
"
Ackerman
blanched
a
little
and
licked
his
lips
nervously
.
"
And
then
I
am
going
to
suspend
that
sentence
--
hold
it
over
your
head
,
so
that
if
you
are
ever
caught
taking
anything
else
you
will
be
punished
for
this
offense
and
the
next
one
also
at
one
and
the
same
time
.
Do
you
understand
that
?
Do
you
know
what
I
mean
?
Tell
me
.
Do
you
?
"
"
Yessah
!
I
does
,
sir
,
"
replied
the
negro
.
"
You
's
e
gwine
to
let
me
go
now
--
tha
's
it
.
"
The
audience
grinned
,
and
his
honor
made
a
wry
face
to
prevent
his
own
grim
grin
.
