Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1881 — Rapid Transit. [ARTICLE]

Rapid Transit.

Uncle Mose owns several small shanties on Galveston avenue, which he rents out, but one of the tenants is rather slow in coming up with the rent, so Old Mose had to make him a pastoral visit Just as he was coming away from the house, Old Mose met Jim Webster. “Jim,” said the old man, “ which am de fastest trabbeler you eber heerd tell about ?” “Dey say dat de ray of light trabbleß more den 200,000 miles a second, but I nebber timed it myself,” replied Jim. “Dar’saman in Galveston what can gib de ray ob light fifty yards start and beat it wust kind.” “ G’way, ole man. Lyin’ is ketchin, and I hain’t been vaccinated since de wah. ” “ Hit am jess so as I tole yer. Gabe Snodgrass, what owes me four mumf’s back rent, can outtrabble de light. ” “Did yer see him do it?” “I went to de front doah, and jess as his wife opened de front doah I seed Gabe slide out de back doah. 4 ls Gabe at home ?’ says L 4 He’s done gone to Houston,’ says she. Hit am fifty miles to Houston, and he must hab made de trip while I was a-lookin’ at him slide out de back doali. Jess fetch on yer ray ob light, and es it don’t hab to hump hitseff to catch up wid Gabe Snodgrass when I comes for de back rent, den Tse a fool—dat’s all.”