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Show uu SLIGHTLY PREVIOUS 'A colored man "who had contracted con-tracted a debt some years ago "with one of our merchants came to town the other day and called on his old creditor. "Didnrt you 'splain to me dat if I settled up dat account you -would give mo a 'lowance?" said the darky to the merchant. "Yes, I did say so, S'am," replied repli-ed the merchant. "T you are ready to settle your bill now I will make a good allowance," and the merchant waited for the colored individual to pull out his pocket-book pocket-book "Well, air, I hasn't got de money mo-ney jes' now, but I thought I'd come in and get'de lowance; my wife wants to get hersel' a shawL" |