Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1886 — An Illustration. [ARTICLE]

An Illustration.

An old negro asked a State official for 50 cents. “Go on away,” said the official, “I gave you 50 cents some time ago. ” “Cap’n,” said the negro, “yer puts me in mine q’ de old man whut had gin his dog so much. It is er standin’lustration ober in Tennysee an’ mebby yer-’ve hearn o’ it, but no diffunce. De man wuz er eatin’ dihner an’ his dang come in an’ gunter wag his tail an’ frisk roun’ powerful anxious to eat suthin’. ‘Go outenheah,”sklaimedde man, ‘I gin yer er hunk o’ co’nbraid not mor’n a muns ergo an’ now yer acks like yer’s erhaungry.’ Dat’s de way yer looks at me, boss. Yer gin me 50 cents las’ muns an’ ’specks dat I doan need one ergin by dis time.” “Here,” said the man, banding him 50 cents, “go on away and don’t ask me again.” “Oh, tliankee, sah. De white gennermen nearly alius comes roun’ when I gins ’em er ’lustration. 11l try ter make dis las’ ez laung ez it will, sah. but in dese heah ’stravigant times yer kain’ ’speck er pusson ter keep fifty cents mor’n er week. Gin me er dollar —oh, go on, den, fur yer’s gunter look like yer’s sorry yer gin me dis mneh. ”1 Arkamaw Traveler.