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Show Was Still Ahead. ' ' While I was being shaved the shot door opened gently, and in walked a colored boy of 15, who looked around in an embarrassed way for a moment and then said to the barber: "Jim, you' was ingaiged to my sis ter, Linda." "You mean I is engaged to her," was the pompous reply. "But Linda has sent word." "Oh, she has? Does she dun want the marriage hurried up?" "No. sah; she dun wants you tc know dat she married Bill Lee 'bout ; two hours ago."' i "What? What's dat? Your sistei ; dun married to dat nigg.T. Werry , well. sah. Den you return to dat sis - ter and gib her my compliments and . tell her dat I was dun marired mo dan fo' weeks ago. and dat she hain't ; dun fooled me worf shucks! Dat's ' all, sah. and please close de doah as 'you go out)" National Monthly. |