Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1883 — Domestic Infelicity. [ARTICLE]

Domestic Infelicity.

Two negro women met on Austin' avenue. “Has yer heard from husband Gabe ‘ since he done luff yer ?” “I got one letter from him outer de postoflice.” “I spo’se after de way he bused and beat yer, dat yer sent it back to him widout openin’ it ?” “You jess bet I didu’t open de letter after de way he treated me. No, indeed, I didn’t. I’d see him in his coffin fust. ” “But dar mout hab been a $5 bill in de letter.” . " > “No, dar warn’t no $5 bill in de letter; de low, mean, wufless, ynller moke. ” “How does yer know dat, es yer didn’t open de letter?” “I got my sister to- open de letter. He wanted me ter send him his razor and his stove pipe hat, de low. mean, wufless nigger.’’— Texas Sifting.:. Mr. KrN’GStFY, Secretary Chandler’s brother-in-law, is the survivor of aoncelarge family, in which sudden death’hasbeen the rule. Out of nice who have died not one was ill an ent.re week pre/Wling death, One, of the parents was killed by an'"accident, and the, otljer dropped dead with heart-disease without a moment’s warning. Four of the= children died within a few days of scur-_ let-fever, two others were burned to death on the steamer Henry Play, andanother was thrown from a carriage. In a Hungarian village church thieves, stole the sacramental wine and iu its place poured ink. The trick was cotdiscovered until the priest took a swallow of the ii'itud dimfigrscrviec.