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Show The Human Yardstick." "Golly, but I's tired!" exclaimed a-tall a-tall and thin negro, meeting a short and stout friend on Washington, street. "What you been doin" to get tired?" demanded the other. "Well," explained the thin one, drawing a deep breath, "over lo Brother Smith's Hiey are measurin' de house for some new carpets. Dey haven't got no yawdslick. and I's just exactly six feet tall. So lo oblige Brother Smith, I's been a-layin' down and a-gettin' up all over deir house." Youth's Companion. |