Show all over while work on a new building was going on in a southern town not long ago an old negro employed a hod sud dery while near ing the third story and plunged head long to the ground several by rushed over expecting to find sl man dead ath a broken neck as the old fellow had struck squarely on the top of his head finding the old man still alive some one emptied the con tents of a whisky bottle down his throat in a few moments the old negro sat up and looked around how do you feel now asked a bystander kindly well sah came the reply I 1 auz sorter when I 1 fust started but now dat I 1 s hit I 1 a all right |