Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1916 — MORE THAN SHE COULD STAND [ARTICLE]

MORE THAN SHE COULD STAND

“Scan’lous" Remark Made by Young Colored Husband Was Responsible for His Black Eye.

Bob Gibbs, a good-natured and industrious young negro, had brought about the arrest of his new wife. In the testimony it was shown that the girl had spent all she could lay her hands on for dress and self-ornamenta-tion. Her home and husband had suffered in consequence. An altercation had taken place, and the wife had blacked her better half’s already dusky eye. The judge ordered Matty Gibbs to stand up. “Do you think more of your clothea than of your husband?’’ the court demanded sternly. “Lawdy, jedge,” Matty gasped. “I don’t need no time ter think dat over. I done cotched him wid clothes, an' Tow dat’s how I gotter keep him. Nobuddy never woulda hit dat nigger es he hadn’t made some scan’lous remarks ’bout green not goin’ wid coalcolor.”—Case and Comment.