The Prarie President

[Gene C]

Eva, here is an example of the "conversations with colorful dialect", from the chapter
regarding the Duff Armstrong murder trial -

"Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict?"
inquired the judge.
The foreman of the jury arose, "We have, your honor,"
he said.
"Read it."
''Not Guilty
There was some mild applause and considerable undertone
grumbling, for the general opinion was—and remains
to this day—that "Duff Armstrong was guilty and ought
to be hung."
After Duff had been congratulated by several friends,
a tall, grinning Negro in a loud checked suit stepped up
with outstretched hand. It was Samuel Jefferson Jones.
"White boy," he said heartily, "Ah wants t' 'gratulate you
on yo' miraculous escape ob de dreadful consequences."
"Sam! You free, too?" exclaimed Duff, as he shook
hands warmly with his ex-cellmate.
"Ah is, an' Ah isn't. Ah is out ob jail but Ah is married,"
Sam explained. "An' settin' heah at yo' trial, me
an' mah wife decided twixt ouahselves dat we is gwine t'
name ouah fust chile Abraham Lincoln."

(remember this was written in 1930.)