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Show f 5 7 V 'Y' 'CfcSf Explanation A negro had been trying M long time to gain members! ' a lodge. They found so ms- I reasons for postponing the ' tion ceremonies that he beca '' suspicious. ' I "Ah'm inclined to think " i said, "dat yo' niggahs doan''w,! :: me in dis heah lodge." '(. "Well," said the chairman, "n '. tell yo' how it is. Yo' is't,,. ain't yo'?" 1 f "Yeah. But what dat got tn i L' wid it?" " I "An' yo' is black ain't y0v I continued the chairman. ". ' Sho' nuff." I1 "Well, den, considah y0Vi black bald." ,jj Fraternal Dexterity I A rather bewildered man :. S attending his first lodge meet He was now a full-fledged memi- '. and was entitled to the sat. rights and privileges that f. , others enjoyed. As he started ,. ' pull out his watch to find out f ; time he realized there wasn't a: . to pull out. It had been lifted. I i reported it quietly to the pre: I dent of the lodge who immediate- f asked, "Who was standing net to you last?" 1 The new member pointed out: man with whom he had bet-chatting bet-chatting a few minutes before. "O. K.," said the presider. "you just wait here. Everythir; will be all right." ' , A few minutes later the pre-;. dent came back to the new met. j ber and slipped him his watch. 1 "Swell," said the new ma; "thanks a lot. Did he say ai; ; thing?" "Pipe down," whispered ti president hoarsely, "h e aii: missed it yet." I' No Quotes " Mrs. Newlywed ' greeted k husband as he returned from 6; , , office with copious crocodile tea.-; !" and a telegram. s "I had to open the telegram, she said. "Your rich uncle hai 3 passed away." After a short pause she could:; ' contain herself any longer. "He mentioned you in his l re didn't he?" she asked. "Yes, he did," her husbas said, "but I wouldn't care to repeat re-peat what he said." |