The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
PLAIN TALK
Two CoIored Gentlemen who Did No,
 Wish 10 Wound Each Other

Two Coiored Gentlemen who Did Not
 Wish 10 Wound Each Other
 '' wanster hab a few words w,d yer. Btadder lcems." sad a colored pastor to member ot his church Come heah ter one s,de. fur l Soesat ~ant tel be heard by de ginetai pubic. Now. Brudder leems yer mus 'scuge me ei talks too plaln. case wouldn't wound yer tender teehns nf nath,n What was gwtne ter say Is now dont th,nk dat lse speakin tee plan dat doan thlnk ,ha, yer Is hatdl> genetmsn. Now, doSn think dat lsc spoke too plain. fur se de las man in dc ~otl what would wound yout tender 'eelin $"
 The brother reflected fet .. memeri. rubbed hiS head tn an endea.ot ,o think ot some means oi defense. and sad
 Nha, proof. parson, Is yer go, ob tie tack whA, yer Us, stated =
 Now. Bruddef lccms. ] dean pant ter hett yer icelIn :. An hope that you ~on | thlnk that U speskin toe plain. T'uthet day you stole se, oh harness tom white man l, doan strike me dat a generman would do nuthln ob that sofi
 "Aa>. after ehara. ,ensits reflection and another rubbing ot h.s wool. " da, p.ni ls agin ne
 " ners,an as ~e goes aion: dat doan wan,er wound yer tender feelins. bu, yer stole ! bashel ob corn outen Bow 1 .aig jake 5 oflb t.uthe, night !, doan seem ter me ds, h gh-,oned genermAn would do atlek like da is ,alkin loo plain fur yer
 No, sah. iar day punt, attei eishtn II keeriul. do seem sosne~ha, ag,n m, character as d genetfnan
 Now. doan wan,er han yer feeiins. bu, dar's anuder minor pm, dat wan.er mention. her stole guinea ch,ckin from de lust,ce ob de pcace IL ~an, much oh a chicken, fur guinea hen am, de best ob meat, ssiIl !, $ pm, agn yer Hab talked too plAin
 ' Not CT tail. no, er tall, fur ,te~in all desc heah fat k ~id severe eye il do seem dat ant much ob A genrrman. but look ahcah. hab ie fark dA, yersef ain'i peFieek generman eber struck yer : Hope amt salktu loo piAin. parson, fur I'd hesitate mighty long time fore I'd no su,hln' ter wound yer fine feelins
 ~Whs, does yer mean. sah = the par son exclaimed
 !" doan' ~an,er talk too pIain. but |, do seem ,es me dat de i4ok ob yer s,eaIin shoa, osten de ahte fpkes' pen a,her night ls pin; agin yer as geneiman. Is ! taikin too plan fur dc condition ob yer system dis ma~n,n y''
 z as, yer ls. ,he munster md gnAnily replied. :" An .tdes dai de faek ehat yefs IS, stated air, dc truth r
 ' ~as afeerd da, 1 VI, de am my. sci n 4 manner 500 pialn. bu, sc 2ot dc proof ob de IA <. case Efadder kube | knock do~n de shoa, l. do4n ST te me da' pu'feck gencrnaa would do ,fsek ob dA, sort. an slles dai yefs got two wives, fsek aha, de law would like mighty well ter know. fur dc edges thinks dat 4 generman oughten Ter hab bat one wife a' 'lme. h speakin too plain fur yer: k hurun' yer tender feelin's, yeF knock kneed scoundre!t Does yer think das l oughten ter be so free and my grammar. yer csoss-eyed ole heff Oh. gi, mad ef yer wants ter. Take of dat coa, shut yer stole an I'll gin yer de ~us' ~hippan yer eber seed Oh, i'se go4 yer down ter mighty fine pint, an doan think dat no pusfeck generman would take all ob de Iogerfy zn' 'rahme- uc what hAb Jes gin yer. Good day, sAh.
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