PLEASING ANECDOTE.
"JcfF" is a colored porter in an Indianapolis jobbing house, says tltc Indianapolis Review. M'hadaboxofglass on his shoulder and two cans of oil in has hands, when a busy white man. jostled him as he was turning into the store. "I bog your pardon, sail," said Jeff, though it was tho'white man who was to blame. But this would not answer. Tlio whito man followed him' into the store.
"Did you bump agin ine a purpose?" " No, sab," sad Joff," I did not, and I asked your pardon outside." " I don't let no man bump me," growled tbo whito bulldozer.
" I have apologised to you, sah," "I don't'low no d-d nigger to bump agin me" tbo bulldozer repeated, "Woll sah," said Joff, "I've offered overy 'pology a gentleman could ask; I didn't bump you, but it you'll step out on tho sidewalk I will bump you. ■ Como out and I'll mop tlio ground with you; just stop out, and I'll scour tho pavement with you." White bully turned to the proprietor, "Do you allow your customers to be abnsod lib this?"
"Why, you oyorgrown cowardly cur, you came in here to bullyrag and abuse the nogro. Ho has apologised liko a gentleman, and now offers you satisfaction, Go and get it," lie didn't go,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 6 May 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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216PLEASING ANECDOTE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 6 May 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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