Salt Lake Herald | 1890-01-19 | Page 3 | Too Much "Fergitting" for Him

5 Too Much Forgittlng for Him Senator Colquitt of Georgia delights in telling a story of his efforts at missionary work among tho AfroAmericans in the vicinity vicin-ity of his homo He selected as a specimen test Uncle Gabe former slave who a forer had learned l to read in a very crude war and to whom he had offered 5 if ho would read the Bible through t the end Gabeaccepted the offer and took away with him 1 brand new Bible and began his wrestle with tho Scrip tures Two weeks later Gabe returned Bible in hand Well Gabe how did you like tho book Gabo hesitated to reply and was pressed further futherel Marso Colquitt I tells you how it i I dont like do book nohow Explain yourself I dont catch your meaning said the senator What part of the Bible did you read Gabo I reads sah until I gus to whar Abraham Abra-ham fergits Isaac and Isaac fcrgits Jacob and Jacob he fergits Joseph and den I reads no moab Dere is to much fergitting sub to suit meNew York Tribune