Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1895 — Entered His Complaint. [ARTICLE]

Entered His Complaint.

“Am dis de place wlnir’ dey complain?" asked a middle-aged colored man as he entered detective headquarters the other evening. “Yea, if they don't complain too loudly,” was the answer. “Den, Bah.” continued the visitor, dropping his voice almost to a whisper, “I wish to complain dat my clothes-line was robbed last night Yes, sah. while wo slumbered somebody dun come along an’ robbed dat clothes-line iu do moas*_ discontented fnshun.” “Haro you a list of the’s: v :i articles?” “I baa, *ah. It was one white shirt, •ah—do only white shirt dat 1 possessed In ail dig world. While we was locked in de embrace of Morferous some villainous pusson dun climbed de fence ah’ bore dat shirt away.” “Just a shirt, eh?” “Jeas a shirt, gah.” “That wasn’t such a great loss.” “No, sah, not slch a great loss, but look at'de principle of de tiling, sah. If m hilarious villain am permitted to

dislocate a white shirt from a clothesline with impecuniosity, what guarantee, hey we got dat the same pussou won’t return an’ abominate de entire Jjtouday washin’ an’ like ’nuff plunder de domicile to boot? I hain’t lookin' at de ahtet, sab. but at de immorality of ’b>winf am unhung scoundrel to take aid vantage of de auspishus occasion!”— Detroit, Free Press.