Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1908 — HIS PROTEST. [ARTICLE]

HIS PROTEST.

Ah'se done learned a lot of manners frum de white folks In de town, An' Ah knows a lot ob stylish customs too; Ah wears raiment mighty modest, gotta a winter suit o’-brown. An' a summer suit o’ tasty navy blue. Ah was bo'n in Ole Vlrglnyah, but Ah lef dere as a child, An' Ah got my eddication in New York; But dere's one thing dat de white folks do dat fairly drives me wild, An' it's eatin watermelyun wid a fork. Ah eats chicken mighty graceful, es Ah does say so mahself. An’ wid soup Ah nebber makes a bit o' noise; When It comes to satin' green co’n Ah will bet mah roll o' pelf Dat a white man couldn't beat malr graceful poise. Ain't no stylish eater round here dat has gotta thing on me, Fo' Ah got my early trainin’ In New York; Of mah etiquette Ah’m sutttnly as proud as Ah can be, But Ah cayn’t eat watermelyun wid a fork. T —Detroit Free Press. * . **« ) ‘ • ' ’civ