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Show MANDY WAS HARD TO CORNER. Colored Woman Surely Wanted to Know All the Facts. An East End lady has a colored maid who Is n clever worker when she wants to work, but who has sudden attacks of what would be called spring fever If It came In April or May. And she always has an excuse ready. "1'so gwlne to quit workln', Miss Brown," she Bnld tho other day. "I'se goln' to git married." "Indeed! Who Is the man?" "His name is Erastus Greenly." Tho lady of the house didn't say anything:, but tho next tlmo Mandv's chum came to call on Mandy Bho took occasion to see her alone In the kitchen. "Mandy says sho's going to bo married. mar-ried. Do you know anything about it, Tilly?" "Mandy married! Who tW b - she was goln to marry?" "A man named Ernstus Orecnir' "Erastus Greenly! Why, he's mar-ried mar-ried already." "Perhaps there's another Erastus." "No, dero nin't but ono." So the mistress cornered Mandy. "You can't mnrry Ernstus Greenly bemuse he Is already married." "Who says so?" "Tilly Jones." Mnndy hesitated. "Can't dar bo two Erastus Greenly Green-ly s?" "Tilly says there's only ono." Mnndy was cornered. Then sho looked up suddenly. A gleam of triumph tri-umph sparkled In her shining eyes. "Wh-what was do middle name of do Erastus Greenly dat Tilly knows?" she demanded. Cleveland Plain Dealer |