Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1913 — He Was Real Nasty. [ARTICLE]

He Was Real Nasty.

A darky employed as an office-boy came to work one morning with a face that looked as though it had been run through a meat-grinder. “Henry,” demanded his surprised employer, “what in' the world happened to you?” “Well, suh, boss," explained Henry, “I got into a li’le argument las’ night wif another nigger, and one thing led to another twell I up and hat at him. Well, suh, it seemed lak dat irritated him. He took and blacked both of mah eyes and bit both of mah years mighty nigh off, and split mah lip and den he th’owed me down and stamped me in de stomach. Honest, boss, I never did get so sick of a nigger in mah life!”