Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1884 — Plantation Philosophy. [ARTICLE]

Plantation Philosophy.

Doan’ think dat bercase er ’oman likes gay colors she’s weak. Natur’ puts de brightest tech on de fines’ Howers. Er new idee is ez likely ter be diskivered by er fool ez er wise man, but de wise man knows how ter use it an’ de fool doan’; Truth twisted outen shape iswus den a direct lie. De thief wider hones’ lookin’ face is wus den the thief dat looks like er vill’n. Wid too full er stomuck de nigger ain’t a good han’ in de harves* fiel’. De cat dat’s got ernuff ter eat doan’ kere much erbout keckin’ de mouse. Sometimes er great show o’ kin’ness is merely fur de ’vantage o’ de pusson what it comes fmm. De chile whut hoi’s up er apple fur a pussqn ter bite doan’ do it so much because he wants de pusson ter hab some o’ it, but 'case when it’s bit he ken git er better holt hisse’f.— Arkansaw Traveler.