DEGRESS OF CONSIDERATION.
I believe yon are connected with the church in Elm-street, are you not, Mr Dickson?" said the customer, " No, sah, not at all." " What, are you not a member of the African church P" " Not dis yeah, tab.". " Why did you leave their com* munion, Mr Dicksoo, if I may be permitted to ask ?" " Well, I'll tell you sah," said Mr Dickson, stropping a concave razor on the palm of his hand, "it wa- . jest like dis. I jined de church in good ' fait" ; I g«ve ten dollars towiard de stated gospel de fus' yeah, and de church people call me " Brud3er Dickpon".; second yeah, my business being^nofc so good, I gib only fire dollars. Datyeahde people call me "Mr Dickson." Dis razor hurt you, sah P" . "Ho, the razor goes tolerably well. 1* •• W«ll, sah,de fird year I feel berry poor —had sickness in my family. I didn't' r, give no£Eln for preachin." "Well, sah,, arter dat dey eali me " dat old nigger ■Dibktob," arid I left'em."
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4516, 26 June 1883, Page 3
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171DEGRESS OF CONSIDERATION. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4516, 26 June 1883, Page 3
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