The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-02-22

mother by his forefather's side was an
Irishman. #%% - /
Got Him on the Wool.
"Look here, niger, whar you swelling
to ?'' was the unceremonious salutation Of
sable colored gentleman to an sxcruciat-
ingly well dressed darkey whose complex
ion was not many shades removed from
that of astove pipe, as the laster person
made q graceful swing from the promenade
on Fourth street, where he had been ex-
hIbiting himself for couple of hours, to
the envy Of the bucks and 'nuss gals
':Who-O-O you call niger, sab 90 was
the indignant response, with majestic roll
of pair of eyes with great deal of white
and very little of any ether color In them.
''Why I call you niggers" was the fat
footed reiteratiOn of the sable color as he
recognized in 'stOve-pipe' g gentleman who,
two years ago, exercised his genius about
town in the white-washing and boot-black
line, but who, since that time, had been
abroad, and had cultivated a mOustache
aud foreign airs.
Glow me to inform yOu, sab, dat you is
labrin under slight delucination. amt
no nigger."
Yes, you is niger, muffin else, but
if you amt nigger, den what is you 90 r
''Pse Quadderroon, Bah.''
Chow you git to be Quadderroon %
''Why my mudder was a white 'oman
and my fadder was spanyid, sab dat
how I got TO be a Qnadderroon.
''Whar you git your 'plexiOn %
"GOt 'em in de Souf, sah-.fect OBJ de
climate ebery pusson in de Souf got um,
! sah.''
"whar you git wool ?-say, whar you
git dat wool go
''I git dat by sad accidum on my mud
der's side, sah.'' s ....- ..
''Now how you git dat wool on your mud
'der's side, if your mudder was a white
'oman-say, how you git dat wool 90 =.
Because she got frightened fore l was
borned."
Glow she git frightened, eh 90
"Why she git chased bya black man,
she did, I -..< -.
''LOOk hes niger, doesn't want to
be pussonsl, but from de 'pearance OBJ yer
mudder's son, dere amt no doubt but dat
de time yer mudder was chased by de
black man-she pos overlook" s.r a.a
Them Good Old Daze as LOnged for by
saa ha Josh Billings. s1z
How dew long (once in 3 whitley for
them good old daze.
Them daze when there was more fun in
80 cents than there is now in 2 dollars and
half.
Them daze when 8 man married 145 lbs
of woman, and less than pounds Jaw
tOld) of enything else.
Howl dew long for them old daze wher
edukashun consisted ia what man did
well. 81
Them daze when deakons was as austerC
as hoss redish, and ministers preached t.
mems soles instead Of their pockets.
Them daze when Pollytieks was the ex
CeptiOn and honesty the rule.s @ g as
Them daze when lap dorgs and vet nus
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and baked goose made good dinner.
Them daze when a man who want bizz
was watched, and when wimmen spun Onl,
that kind of yarn that Was good for tn
dsrnin' Of stockins. SO
How dew long for them good old daz
when now and then gal baby was Gale
Jerusha, and q boy wan't split if he va
:, ! named JerrymieF.
Aud ye who have tried the fethers an
fuss of life, who had the cod fish Of wealt
J ! without sense stuck under yure noze, cur
beneath this tree, and lOag for an hour wit
u me for them good old daze when men weT
ashamed tew BE- fools, and wimmen wei
- afraid tsw be hirts. ~
o n. B.=Tha used to Eaaik milk punch
. them daze that was very handy to take.
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