Ho Could Get Married.
A young colored girl of Philadelphia thus told her grievance to the court; the other day: "Mali name's Virginy Georgy Luzby, but I has hopes ob hit bein changed, an dats wot I'ze hyar fo' ter kick erbout." "Never mind that," interrupted the magistrate, "go on with your story." "Well," continued the girl, "dis hyar niggah hez bin a-keepin cump'ny wif me fo' nigh onter six months, an he bin powerful sugary an lobin fo' quite a speli. He's a janitah in a skule an kinder high inflooenced ip grammah. Well, he promised fo' ter marry me jes' ez soon ez he could affohd hit. He kin affohd hit now, but he woan'." "How do you know he can afford to marry you?" asked the judge. "How d' I know! how d' I knowl" cried the girl. "Why, hit on'y tecks BO cents fur A license, an I seen him flashin a dollftjh htrse night; dats bow I know."
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Manawatu Herald, 2 April 1898, Page 4
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163Ho Could Get Married. Manawatu Herald, 2 April 1898, Page 4
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