Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1915 — Too Lazy [ARTICLE]

Too Lazy

Two negroes were comfortably sprawled beneath a shady oak, enjoying to. the full the pastime of wishing for the impossible. Said one: “I wish I had a million watermelons.” "Wouldn’t dat be fine!” exclaimed the second negro. "Den we could eat all de watermelons we wanted.” “We!" mocked the first negro in disgust. "Why, I wouldn’t give yo’ a smell.” "Wouldn’t you"even give me one li’l watermelon?” "Wouldn’t I even give you one li’l watermelon?”—with rising indignation. “Why, yo’ good-fo-nothin’ lazy man, hain’t yo’ got ’nough ambition to wish fo’ yo own watermelons?”