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Show KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. Colored Man Missed Usual Greeting from Admiral Evans. When Admirals Evans and Schley were both assigned to duty on the Lighthouse Board, which convenes in rooms at the Treasury Department in Washington, the Philadelphia Post relates, re-lates, the colored messenger at the floor 0:e morning stopped Admiral Schley. "I wish," said the darky, "you would speak a kind word to Com'dore Evans for me. He's done got it in for me." "You must be mistaken, George," Schley replied. "I happen to know that Commodore Evans, like the rest of us, thinks highly of your distinguished distin-guished services." "Oh, I'se sure," persisted the colored col-ored man, "that Com'dore Evans don't like mo no more." "What makes you think so?" demanded de-manded Schley. "Well," explained the messenger, "usually when Com'dore Evans arrives in the moniin' he says, 'Hello, George, you biankety-blrink-blank col! How arc you?' but (lis tnoniin' he done say merely, 'Hello, Gooigc!' The com'dore must surely taken a pow'ful dislike to me." |