Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1914 — MIGHT NOT SAMPLE BY TASTE [ARTICLE]

MIGHT NOT SAMPLE BY TASTE

Darky Willing Enough to Listen to Praises of His Cider, But Was Not Giving it Away.

Few of the negroes in the southern states are inclined to be thrifty and saving, though many of them are disposed to industry and live in considerable comfort Some, however, have acquired the saving habit and are not only not wasteful, but are in the load idiom extremely “nigh.” A case in point is an old man. once the elave of the Randolphs of yirginla, who has become the owner of one of their plantations, and is quite rich. He converts into cash everything that is not necessary for the malntehance of the household and gets profit from many things that few negroes ever think of selling. Incidentally he makes cider of all the unsalable apples on his place and sells it, and though he ie very fond of the beverage himself, he never drinks with any of his neighbors, unless they pay for the elder. A young man of the neighborhood, who had been away for several years.

coming back home, remembered the famous cider and dropped in to see Uncle Wash. After .some general talk he casually observed, “I suppose, Uncle Wash, you still make that good cider, you used to make in old times?” “Oh, yes,” replied Wash, “I stil> makes my apples mos’ly into cider.” Then he called to Aunt Dinah, his wife, “Dinah, fetch out a go’d of dat bes’ cider.” » *

The visitor naturally expected that he was to sample the drink. But not so. The old than tduk the gourd and drained every drop. Then he handed the empty vessel to the visitor.

“Es you don’ blieve dat am good cider,” he said, smacking hie lips, “sou jes smell dat go’d.”—New York Evening Post.