Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1885 — Getting Even With a Dead Man. [ARTICLE]

Getting Even With a Dead Man.

“Some folks regard the negro as childish and simple-minded,” said the South Carolina undertaker, as he borrowed another match to relight his cigar, “but it doesn’t always do to look upon ’em that way. It was only last week one of ’em beat me out 110 as slick as grease.” “How?” “Well I was sitting in my office, growling about hard times and the dislike of people to fall into my sympathetic care, when in walked a negro. He was the picture of health arid a jolly fellow.” " :low’s times?’ said he, “ ‘Poor,’ says I. “ ‘How much for a coffin for me?’ says he. “ ‘When?’ “ ‘To-day.’ “ Til give you that coffin over there and see you put under ground this afternoon for sls, ancl that’s $lO off the regular price ’ “ ‘Dun,’ says he, and he put down his ‘X,’ ” ‘ Well, I’ll be kicked to death b/ rabbits if he didn’t hang himself within two .hours, andbetore night I had to bury him!” “No.” “Sure's you’re born. He had

planned to snioide before he came m. I got even, though.” "How?” * "Resurrected the stiff and sold it for 14, and put the coffin back in stock.”—Detroit Free Press.