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Show GOT BOTH SKULL AND BONES Colored Man Amply Proved He Had Sense of Fear. Not many years ago Col. Prcscott of Portland, Mo., had a negro servant who, ho claimed, did not know what fear was. One evening whllo tho colonel was with friends a bet was mado that a number of thoso present could scaro tho negro. About 12 o'clock on tho night appointed ap-pointed for tho attempt Col. Prcscott called his servant to liis study, and In a harsh voice ordered him to go to tomb 12 in a nearby cemetery an.l bring him a skull. With a Jolly "All right, massa," tho servant set off. In tho mean tlmo tho other parties to tho bet had secreted themselves In tho tomb and awaited tho arrival ott tho negro. As soon as tho servant entered ho groped around and picked up a skull. "Put that down; that's mine," camo another volco out of tho darkness. Nothing daunted, tho negro laid It down and picked up another. "Put that down; that's mine," came another volco out of tho darkness. Ho laid that down, and exclaimed: "Golly, somebody owns all these skulls, but I'm going to havo this ono, anyway," and, picking up another skull, ho ran out of tho tomb. Tho mon in tho tomb wore pretty much frightened themselves by thin time, nnd started alter tho negro, who, without turning around, ran straight V'or his master's house. Rushing Into tie study, ho laid down tho skull, ox-claiming: ox-claiming: "Massa, hero's tho skull; the hones aro coming after." |