Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1916 — Preparing for the Worst [ARTICLE]

Preparing for the Worst

In one of the Southern states the negroes are great pati’ons of a matrimonial agency. One negro, anxious to find a wife for his son, went to this agent, who handed him his list of lady clients. Running thru this the man came upon his own wife’s name, entered as desirous of obtaining a husband between the ages of 28 and 30. Forgetting about his son the darky hurried home to announce his discovery to his wife. She was not at all disturbed. ” “Yes,” she said, “I done give him my name. I puts it down when yo’ wuz so sick in de winter and de doctah says we mus’ prepah for de worst"