Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1885 — Broken-Hearted. [ARTICLE]

Broken-Hearted.

A man bought, by weight, a turkey from an old negro. When he took the fowl home he discovered some live or six oounds of lead in the cavity reserved for oysters. Indignant at such an outrage, he sought the negro and exclaimed: “Look here, you old thief, what did you mean ” “Doan say nuffin, boss. I’se brokenhearted.” “What’s the matter wid you?” “Wife got drownded in de riber.” “I’m sorry for that.” “Oh, it’s awful, sah! Ah! Lawd, whut’s goin’ to come o’ my po’ chillun?” The gentleman went out, and the negro said: “Didn’t make so much offen dein blame shot. Cos’ me ten cents er poun’. Dese white folks harder un’ harder ter git erlong wid every day.”— Arkansaw Traveler. “Is THERE no palm in Gilead? Is there no physician there?” Thanks to Dr. Pierce, there is a baJlm in his “Golden Medical Discovery”—a “balm for every wound” to health, from colds, coughs, consumption, bronchitis, and all chronic, blood, lung, and liver affections. Of druggists. When a tailor goes to law it is generally not so much to gain a suit as to get the cost of one.