Show TOO EARNEST IN HIS WORK old colored mans humorous warning to his employer A southern member of cong congress ress who lives in a washington hotel has for his personal attendant in an old colored man to whom he be is much attached the negro by virtue of long servitude has como come to assume considerable authority over hla his employer the congressman was visited by sonn friends tho the other evening the host offering them a drink of whisky saying ho he was about to take one himself hoping to break up tip a cold the party took three or four drinks and the lug jug was about to bo be passed again when tho the negro servant made things very embarrassing to tho the host by saying deed sah you said you was a this yer whisky to break up a cold cola tears pears like they was bryin to break up a hull bull winter |