THE LAST STRAW.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4422, 7 March 1883, Page 4

THE LAST STRAW.

A colored man walked up and down the Postoffice corridor on Wednesday in a manner which soon attracted attention, and a gentleman who knew him inquired - if anything was wrong. " no, not 'zactly wrong." " I didn't knew but you had received a letter with bad news in it." ; "No, sah ;de truble amidoan' receive any letters 'tall. Ize bin in Detroit ober two y'ars, and Ize called heah about a thousand times, an' dey alius tell me de letter hasn't come in yet." , " Are you expecting letters ? " -, "I should rather remark datl wag .' I orter hare twentyfour from fcst. Louis, thirteen from Chicago, six from Niles, two from Boston au' seven from Toledo." " Hare you inquired at the window this morning P "

" Ize jist gwine to now, but I know jist how it will work. I'll ask if dar am any letters for Thomas Moonstone, an' de lady will de masbeen aroun', grab a han'ful of letters, run 'em ober, an' shake her head." "Perhaps not; I'll go with you." -The two walked to the general delivery -window, the colored man gave his name, and then things happened just as he said they would. There was no letter for him. ■''"; Did't I say so ? Didn't I tell you I wouldn't git nuffin' ?' be exclaimed aB he danced around and gestured like an orator. " Am dis Pos'offis fur' de benefit

of de bull public, or am it run in de in

terest of a favoured few ? Ize dun axin' i ' fur mail, sah ? I doan' want to h'ar from nobody ! I won't write to nobody ! If any letters cum fur me I won't take 'em ! Dis am de las' straw, an' de camel's back am dun broke !"