Show I A PRACTICAL BOOTBLACK Didnt Propose to Tnko Offense That Would Be Unprofitable He was broad and loll l and had time air that la usually supposed to envirOn a Kentucky Colonel He stood for a moment on the street corner glanced at his shoes muttered Momelhlng1 to himself and then consulted a bootblack in tho vicinity There vas no formall ty I about the Colonel If he he one and as there are titles to spare In the Blue Crrass Slate he may as well be called that at the outset of the story Walking briskly Into the bootblack parlors he said ii cI I Nigger I wiint my shoes shined and I want the Job done In a hurry but good do you hear Yas sir II heard what you said I yesThe The colored gentleman could have seen his own face In the leather as the Colonel stepped down i Good Job boy good job remarked the Colonel as he glanced approvingly nt his pedals Heres a quarter keep I time change Then followed a brushing which removed re-moved all the Salt Lake real estate from the raiment of the Colonel He moved away but as ho went he turned and said Say nigger come and havo a drink There was no demurrer entered and the colored man followed the Colonol l into a neighboring thlrbt parlor Go down to the other end of the bur nlggei said the Colonel and the request was obeyed Now what will you have The tipple was named and just at this period a friend of the Colonel I joined him The drinks went down but there was no Indication to anyone that Iho colored man was a member oC the party He drank standing and alone The Colonel threw a dollar on the bar and turning his back to the mirror mir-ror commenced to talk t l politics and homes to his friend The change merrily mer-rily Jingled and then it was thai the Colonel broke out with 0 give It to thy nigger and then he went on with his conversation l Kagcrly was it scooped tip and then the gentleman with the ebony skin bowed low as ho passed out The Colonel did not see him however So far an the man from Kentucky was concerned the cleaner of shoes might Just us veil have been In Cape Nome All this time the colored porter of thy bar had been listening and he fairly grow black with rage Then he sought thc bootblack Io oYO Is a t nice kind of a son of a sea of Jlara yo Is Here you go un let that thoro man call yo mugger dls an nlggah dat an yo stalls an yo takes It all De mammy what done hab yo would be ashamed of yo an deed I dont blame her no sab Go on an sedate wId do whit folks I of yo want lor but dont eber come J inter cullud circles no more Wy yose VVUB dan a poor white In dc Soul Go along nigger jo dont know yousc bon you Same 01 fool Ideas tint dey had in dc South Dey aint no niggers any more rouse we can vote ran Iwants to tell yo right now dat 1C de man who I was just with has any desire to call m j nigger1 why ho ando an-do it dCB as long as his bank account holds out What de use anyhow of pretending to be something what you cant be de Idea of you getting hot because a white man called me just what I call myself an I didnt get no I 93 cents for It neither And as the visitor trotted away the bootblack was hoard to say Its Just I such fool niggers as dat dat brings I the colored race Into disrespect 11 him go f |