ORIGINAL WAY TO ADVANCE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1330, 17 March 1883, Page 4

ORIGINAL WAY TO ADVANCE

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"Boss," said Parson Nicholas, "I seed a article in yer paper what said dat no man can get along in his business lessen ho advertises. Now does yer really make dat statement down as a feck 1"

•" Yes, old man, the statement, in a measure is true."

" Yes, wall I's sorter took up dat notion myself. I wanster to succeed in in my undertaking so I want yer to fix un a advertisement for me."

" What do you want to advertise?" "Wall, yer see, l'se running a revival meetin' out heah at de Mose Rock church, an' wid all my energy an'what sorter prise is it when yer pushes a thing V " Enterprise ?" "Yes,sah, dat'sit A good word, too, lemme tell yer. Enterprise! Dar's grammer in dat word. Wall, wid all my enterprise, I couldn't get de sinners to come up to the mourner's bench. De sinners try to splain themselves by saying dat times is hard, an' dat dar ain't much business doin'. A buck nigger what's got a church jist across de creek near :■;:- <• r>kes in sinners ebery night. L. r ia.. ..round me sometimes an' tries to crow ober mo. Now, ef dar's anything what makes me feel lympathic—dat's anudder good.word, boss, I got it from a showman—it's fur a buck nigger to shake his kinks 'round me.

" Jess say in yer paper dat parson Nicholas is got de best mourn.-).'.'. !> n..-i in de country; dat ebery convenience is provided. An' put in dis heah cliuchin' clause: "Mourners what come to dis bench is warranted ter pull through in half de time required at any udder bench. De 'ligion got-at dis bench, numerous—dat's a hansom' wordtestimonials from pi-eminent church members show it ob a superior quality, an' is inshored for a year.'

" Will yer put dat M Yes I Much obliged ter yer. Say, boss,, can't yer fling in suth'n about dat nigger preacher ober de creek stealiu' some com ? Dat's opposition. Jess say dat he stole six bushels ob corn from a white man. No, now come ter think.about it, boss, don't say nothln' 'bout de corn, kase dat was 'fore we fell out, 'sides dat I was wid-him at de time.—Arkansas Traveller.