Mecklenburg County NcArchives News.....James H. Potts 1914
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Charlotte Daily Observer 1914
25 Oct 1914

His Joke Brought Snakes and Trouble

Mr. James H. Potts, a well-known resident of this city, while commenting to 
some hearers a few days ago on the present unsettled conditions and the 
prospective hard times, facetiously remarked that he would buy live snakes, 
paying from $1 for the common black snake, to $5 for rattlers.

His offer, going the rounds, reached the ears of an old darky who saw therein 
the opportunity to pick up a few dollars as side-money in these times when 
snakes are plentiful and dollars are scarce. Bunching his wits, the old negro 
man soon had a good sized black snake and a smaller moccasin in captivity and 
made haste to town to receive the reward.

In the presence of a number of his fellow citizens, it was hard for Mr. Potts 
to make explanations and he finally compromised with the darky by paying him 
25 cents for his trouble. Mr. Potts has withdrawn his offer, but the old darky 
assured him that other industrious snake catchers were at work and probably 
would have reptiles galore on the market within the next few days.


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