Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1890 — It Was a Mistake. [ARTICLE]

It Was a Mistake.

Among other communications received at the last meeting of the Lime-kiln Club was the following: Irwin Station, Ph., Jan. 15, 1890. To de offisers and xnembahs ob do Lime-kiln Club: We have an ole colored lady here by de name of Aunt Liza Gardner, who says sue was Brudder Gardner’s fust wife, and that he left her more than fifty years ago and run off wid a young yaller gil with red hiir. She sats dat Brudder Gardner could steal iuo’ chickens dan any five chicken raisers in de State. Now, we was argefVin’ about raisin’ a branch club here, but if dat is de karacter of de President we don’t want nuthin’ to do wid it. Please send informal h:tn to Squidlam IL Butts. There was breathless 'silence in the hall as the reading was finished, and the Rev. Pensto k was about to bob up and declare the missive a deadly insult on the club, which must be avenged, when the President rose up with a bland smile on his face and said: “It’s jist a mistake—dit’s all. I nebber kuowed no cull’d woman named Aunt Liza Gardner, an’ I nebber got mar’d but jist de one time. She’s got me mangled up wid some odder pusson, an’ de cull’d people at Irwin needn’t hesitate to apply for a charter on my account. I hain’t de man—of co se I hain’t. Dey has simply met up wid a mistake.”