Safety First

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 October 1916, Page 3

Safety First

— ■» Georgt- Ade says that a friend of his - in Bridgeport. Connecticut, had a col--1 cured boy working for him as janitor, i One moraing the darkey announced t that he was about to quit. "1 laks you, Mistah Blank," he explained to Ade's friend ''and 1 ain't got no fault to find with dis heah job. But dey tells me dat over heah at dese munitions works cley's payin' fo' dollahs a day. And I 'lows to git some of dat easy money." J Being paid off he departed. Two d'ays 1 later he came back and applied for his " former place. "Didn't yorn care for the new job?" 1 asked Mr Blank. "I quit befo I got d.at far," stated 1 the negro. "Yistiddy mornin' I goes 1 over to de munitions works and tells do man in de little office at de gate in de big high wall outside dat I'se done come to get one of dem fo'-dollah-a-day jobs of his'n. He says 'all right,' andi den he gits out a book and he axes me what is my name. T tells him wliut is my name, and den he sav 'Whar do you want de remains sent'; And I look him in de eye and I say: 'Boss, don't pester vo'se'f 'bout de remaims, ra's I's gwine take 'em with me right now-' "