NEGRO SOLDIERS’ HUMOUR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1889, 12 October 1918, Page 4

NEGRO SOLDIERS’ HUMOUR.

One of the American Y.M.C.A. secretaries, who is a real expert on the subject of the American negroes in the war, lolls of some of their humorous comments.

“N’iggah!” said a captain to an exceptionally stupid (bough pathetically earnest and willing private, “you is suttiiigly de biggest bonehead 1 lias evah seen in all mall ’spericnee. I’se done told you all 1 know, an’ you doan know mithin!’’ Another man approached the desk at a recruiting station, and said, "Say, boss, I want to enlist.” “In what?” "1 wants in de infantry.” “Well, this is the navy? Don’t you want to enlist in the navy?”

“No, sah! By no means 1 When I’se in de infantry big shell busts, and dere I is. When I’se on a ship big shell busts, and den where is I ?” “Gobi’ to enlist?” a negro asked a friend.

“Yes, indeed.'’ “Wbaffor “Infantry,” “How ’bout Aviation Corps?” “What’s dat?” “FlyiiT!” “No, sah! Nothin’ doin’! Not for me, anyhow!” “Why not, niggali !’’

“Why not? Lemme tell you-all why not. Aon get in one 0’ dem machines what has a body like a fish, wings like a butterfly, an’ engines on its nose. Two holes, one for do shover (chauffeur), one for de captain. Aon goes up ’bout three miles, goin’ like de dehbil. Den de motor stalls. Den the captain he say to yon, ‘Bud, you get out and crank dat motor!”