Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Enjoyed Herself. [ARTICLE]
Enjoyed Herself.
My friend’s colored maid came in one day after her regular weekly outing, looking as if slie had enjoyed herself. “Well, Susan,” said my friend, who is sympathetic, “1 suppose you saw all the pretty things In the stores down towu?” “No’m; not 'zactly. I ben lookin' at de handiwork oh de Lawd.” "Indeed? So you took a little trip to the country to see the fields and dowers?” “No'm; no, indeedy. I ben at de dime museum. They has a hairy boy there and a two-headed man.”—Lippi ucott’s Magazine. In Paris a young woman drove to the Bois, alighted from her coupe, seized her coachman's whip and advanced before an eager crowd to administer a whipping to a Journalist who had not flattered her vanity. The journalist caught the whip, broke it, and lifting the fair one in his arms covered her With kisses. Then he went and wrote It up. . ' ' c-e ... .
