Show t IffLFUNNY Lit e r t MOSESES BIRFDAY 11 I prominent southern statesman li that last summer he was mak I a horseback trip through tile hern part of Alabama when hoe ho-e upon a negro cabin tho sounds evidence of ilng from which gave extraordinary commotion within nt8 and yells of terror succeeded ici other so rapidly that the traveler toned to ascertain tho cause of e j trouble is the rider drew rein before the jorhalf a dozen ragged pickaninnies i out All but one of them ware ming and crying at the tops of voices while the odd one as as the others wero sad began bUng cartwheels and standing on bead At this moment a man ally the head of the household eared In the doorway In answor ilhe travelers inquiries tho darky icbsafcd the following explanation tie mystery To see sah dls Is Mososes blrf tj Indicating tho pickaninny whoso antics have been referred tow to-W 1so powerful hard up Jes at ent an aint got no money to brate An It jes bruk mo all up teco do res habln jes as much fun i Moseses blrfday as Moses was bin hlssolf Times beln hard do r thing I could see was to give alls all-s res a llckln an dat kinder raises uses up over de othersN Y 8 |