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Show I r.;n.r,' ,!!-V.;rk Wiliir-g to Stay, But He H.;-J to Have Another Board-lug Board-lug PUce. T'nc!'.' Jim runs a betel in a small i X mil Carolina town, ills man-or-till-j work is an old colored man named I Hub. Bob has been with Uncle Jim lor years. A short lime ago Cob didn't appear for work in the ujomisg, but came in about 11 o'clock, went up to the proprietor pro-prietor and said: "Massa Jam, I done go'u quit dish yere place. I ain't go'n work toll you no n:ch." "Why, Eob," cried Uncle Jim, "what's the matter? Haven't I treated treat-ed you right?" 1 assir, "Haven't I paid you good wages for years and years?" " Yassir." ""Haven't you been my right-band man all this time?" "Yassir." "Well, Bob, you ain't going to quit rne this way, are you? Are you wanting want-ing a little raise?" "Wages is all right, boss, but I'm done quit." "But, Bob, you won't leave me like this, will you? We'v been together too long for that." Bob was affected. He sniffed a little. lit-tle. Then he said: "Wal, Massa Jim, I'll stay ef you'll do one thing foil me." "What is it, Bob?" asked Uncle Jim, eagerly. "n. "1'il stay and work at dis yere hotel, ho-tel, Massa Jim, only you'll hafter git me another boardin' place. I won't eat here no moh." |