Wasted No Time.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 135, 2 January 1886, Page 3

Wasted No Time.

Some ono has estimated that the time thrown away in this world in courting the girl you want to marry, who is really to marry you, would build all the railroads and bridges and tunnela and factories and public buildings. The white race should take a lesson in this from the coloured people. The other day a likely young coloured man stood at a gate in Birmingham, Ala. A likely young coloured woman came along with ft dog. " Hi, dar !" he called, " but tuebbe you want sell dat dog." "Ko,sah." "Mebbe your name is Lucinda ?" "Yea, sah." "lallersdote on dat name. Bse called Gawge." "Dat'spleaeinV " Ize lookin', you know ?" " Y-yes." "Got money saved up, ana stidy job ahead. Shall I speak to do ole man ?" " He's in Orleans " " Den I'll see de ole woman." "She's dead." " Wall, den I'll ax you to be my wife right now." " Yoxj's foolinV "Deed no." " Hain't got nobody else ?" " Nobody 'tall." "Reckon we'll hitch?" «« 'Co'se we will- cant help it." ' " Wall, den, I'll say yes, an' to-night you come down to>Mra>Grumley's kitchen an' we'll sot deday an' sorter git acquainted." "Lv cinder, I——" . "Go'long, Gawge! Ize dun said yes, an' dats 'miff, v Gome airly." " So long, 'Cinda I" v *< By-by, Gawge J?'—"New York Sun."