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Show Jefferson's Namesake. Among the many namesakes of Thomas Jefferson is a colored man who for more than ten years has spent his time in humble but useful employment. He wheels ashes and rubbish of all sorts from the back doors of the houses in one. of the districts of a New England Eng-land town. He has learned through the servants in these houses many items of interest concerning his employers and their families and has a decided belief in his own importance to the;, welfare. One day the head of a family went out into his back yard. and. seeing the colored man at work over the ash barrel.' bar-rel.' said affably:. "Let's fee, what's your name?" "Thomas Jeff'son, sah," was the reply. re-ply. "Ah!" said the bentleman. "I think I am. quite sure I have heard that name before." "Yes. sah. mos' likely you is heard it." said the negro, showing his white teeth. "I's done shovel ashes an' wheel bar'ls out o' dis yer alley fo' de las' ton yeahs." |