Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1914 — Round Trip. [ARTICLE]

Round Trip.

The attorney of a street railroad company in a Kentucky town was examining a skinny sixteen-year-old negro boy who had sued for injuries ostensibly occurred in a collision on the highway, relates the Saturday Evening Post. “You say,” he asked, “that when this street car hit that wagon you were riding on the front seat of the wagon?" “Dat’s whut I said,” answered the little negro. “And you say the force 'of the blow knocked you up in the air?” “Yes, suh —’way up in de air." “Well, how long did you stay up there?” demanded the lawyer. “Not no longer dan it tuck me to git down!” answered the truthful complainant promptly.