Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1884 — He Was Too Near the Grave to Lie. [ARTICLE]

He Was Too Near the Grave to Lie.

A feeble old darkey struggled painfully in. “Boss, ” he said, “Ise an ole, ole man 1 was bo’n in ole Vahginny, an’ libbed, dar mos’ on to ninety-eight year, an’ I want yo’ ter assis’ me er little dis mawnin’, boss, es yo’ pleas’, sail ?” “You knew George Washington, of course ?” “No, sah, I nebber seed him.” “What! You lived in Virginia ninetyeight years and never saw George Washington ?” “Dat am er fac’, boss. Ise an hones’ ole man, an’ am too gone in dis worl’fer to tell er lie? I nebber seed young George, but Lor’, sab, his pp’ ole gran’fadder an’ gran’mudder yuse ter think er pow’ful sight ob me, boss.” —New York Sun. — Dedicate diseases of either sex, however Induced, speedily and permanently cured. Book of particulars 9 cents, in stamps. Consultation free. Address, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. A Cedar Rapids editor wants any young lady who "jumps at conclusions” to consider him a “conclusion.”