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Show Was it the Siiovix? Yesterday afternoon a reporter ot tho Xws was, attracted by a group of whiles and blacks who were concentrated around an aged colored man. Around bin head he wore a red bandana handkerchief, handker-chief, 'Which served tho purpose of n bandago. Drops of bluod were plentifully plenti-fully sprinkled over his clothes, mid he was explaining how tlmy cume tu be there. "D' ye neo," aaid ho, "mi an' OeorgeTurnah wah workin' down on de coal Boats ob Singleton and Montgomery b'low huah. We wah shobeJling coal, and Oeorgo got iiukl ob my ahobel. Says 1, 'George, J want dat shobel.' Says ho, 'Whistli: fo' it.' Says I, 'I'll whistle- yo' eye fo' it.' An' juBt as soon, folks, ns 1 said dat dar, I didn't no nuniin.' When I coined to, de shobel wah dar, but George aurnah, he had absconded, abscond-ed, .cabin' mo lookin' liko a doctor shop. I couldn't swan To' God dat Goorgo Turnah hit mo, but I kin take my oaf do shoholdid, im' it ap-peahs ap-peahs to mo George ought to know snmethiu' 'bout it." Covitiglun Ac it'. |