Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1887 — Fast as Lightning. [ARTICLE]

Fast as Lightning.

“These are fast colors, are they?” asked the customer. “Um,” said th? merchant. “You’ll warrant ’em fast?” repeated the buyer. “Cm.” Then he added, “But you must keep ’em kind o’ dry; if you fetch ’em nigh the water they’ll come out a good deal faster’n you can bring ’em back. Still they’re what you might call fast colors, as colors go.” “Yes,” the customer said, “I reckon they’ll go.” Then she went too. — Burdette.