He was a Stumbling-block.—Negroes are sometimes very careful not to say any* thing to injure the reputation of a neighbour, A gentleman stopped at a. cabin where an old negro woman lived, and while waiting for one of the children to geii a bucket of .fresh water entered into conversation with her concerning crop prospects. " I did had fo' or fi?e fine hogs," said the old woman, " bat da's dwindled down till I ant got but one now." " Somebody steal them ?" " I neber talks 'bout my neighbours, an I doan like to say what become of de shoats. I neber make.mischief, I dosen't." " Did the hogs die?," La muster died; but yer ain't ag'wine.'ter get me ter say nothin' agin him. The hogs disappeared away from heah while dat man was liben'; t but I ain't agwine to say nuthin' agin him." "Do you think he took them?" «Mister; dat man's dead, and I don't wanter to say nuthin? again him ; but lemme tell yer, while dat man was libin' he was a powerful stumblitt' block ter hogs."
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 2
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178Untitled Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 2
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