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Show Longevity Personified. Senator Benjamin F. Tillman re-lutes re-lutes an amusing anecdote about a colored man named Jeff, who lias been with a neighboring South Carolina family since before the war. "One day," raid Mr. Tillman, "his mistress was rather surprised when old Jeff asked to have a few days off to go, as he put It, 'up to de old state of Hosting,' to 8e his aunt. " 'Why, Jeff,' said the lady, 'your tint must be pretty old, Isn't he?' "'Yes'ni,' he replied, 'yes'm; inah aunt must be pretty olo now she's 'bout ah hundred nn' five years ole Dow.' '"One hundred and five years!' exclaimed ex-claimed his mistress, 'what on earth Is she doing up there In Huston?' "'Deed, l's denno what's she's doln', ma'am,' rejoined old Jeff, In all seriousness, 'she's up dere Ilviu' wld her gran'mother.' " |