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Show Wa lately met an old negro trudging trudg-ing along with a heavy aide ol bacon that he had bought, swinging over bis shouldor. Noticing that lie was miser-iibly miser-iibly clad, we fell soi ry for him, lor a cold wind was blowing, aud nuked: "Why dn you spend y(,ur money lor meat? You'd belter buy a coat " riir i old man stopped, looked us full in the face, anil said in solemn tones- 'Massa, when I ax my back for credit t gives it; when I speak Imlis (laying "s hand upnn his stomach), it calls lor decash." knnxvillc , n-om.te. |