Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1907 — Something More Interesting [ARTICLE]

Something More Interesting

The old darky was having his eyes tested for glasses. After the oculist had put up seyeral cards of Roman letters, which the negro vainly endeavored to call off correctly, he looked over at the oculist and‘asked, with some disgust-: "Whar's de use lu lookin’ at deni tings ?'‘ "With them I’m trying to find out how far you can see distinctly,” returned the eye s|>ecialist. “Wai,” declared the old darky, unsatisfied, ”dey ain’t wuth try in’t’ make out. Put up er watermill ion.—Bohemian.