Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-05-16 | Page 8 | A Hard Creditor

A HARD CREDITOR Many a Southern darky's mind is stored with bits of philosophy that are frequently as true as they are quaint. Here is an instance: j "One wintry day," says a Washing. ton man. "I met an old darky in rags plodding along. The cold wind beaf through the many holes in his tattered tat-tered garments. Yet despite his ev& dent poverty ho was carrying a whole side of bacon on his shoulder. " 'Uncle,' I asked, 'why didn't yo spend your money on a warm coat Ie? stead of; on all that bacon9' 1 " 'Well, suh,' said tho Id man?) gravely, 'wehn I asks my back fr' credit I gits it.' Then, patting Ms stomach, he added: ft " 'But dis heah, suh, dls heah aM ways calls for cash.' " ,jj