Show Wouldn't Work While Doctor Looked A physician In South Baltimore having decided that a flagpole on his house would add to its good appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance employed a man to rig the staff to his roof This man had for his his' assistant assistant as as- a six six foot foot negro imbued with all the superstitions of his race The big staff had been hoisted to the roof and was nearly in place when the negro happened to glance down at the crowd that had collected in the street to view the work wore The physician desiring to see how the work of setting up the pole was progressing had gone to the opposite corner to see the work when the negro negro negro ne ne- gro saw him The crowd saw the darky stop working and say something something something some some- thing to his employer Then the negro negro negro ne ne- gro left the roof and the work was postponed The negro had said said- Look boss deres dere's dat doctor down dare lookin fo a job I knows Ise to fall off dis roof and dat manil cut me up Deed I aint to strike another lick o 0 work while dat mans man's down dere Jere |