Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-02
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Mrs. ArabeNa Wilson.

A colored man was busily engaged in
saving wood for Colonel Fowls. when the
latter observed that the bosom of the man
and the brother, so to speak, was adorned
by an Odd Fellows breast pin. - Do the
white Odd Fellows and the colored Odd
Fellows in Austin affiliate!'' asked Col.
Fowls. ''Don't fllyate wuff cuss, but
dey helps each other out.'' 'Well, that's
the same thing, amt it 2'' mo, sab, hit Is
not de same ding" whats the differ
ence ?' The colored man stopped saving
wood, and made the following explanation:
Last week, when dat norther was a-free
zin' de marrow in yer bones, went inter
de saloon of white man what totes dis
very same emblem. l was in distress
rale distress, as hadn't had dram dat
mornin', so Igib him de signal of distress"
Ibid he respond ?" HE didn't glib de
proper response. De proper respons
would hab been to hab rubbed bis lief cal
wild his right hand, aud TO hab sot ont DE-
bottle" "Then he did not respond cor
rectIy.'' mo, sar. He made motion at
de doah wild one hand, and reached under
de bar wild De odder. I made de odd Eel
lers' signal of distress once noah, and den
sumfn hard hit me on de side of de head
and knocked me clean out inter de street.
Hit was de bHng starter what dat white
brudder Odd Feller had froWed at me in
response to de distress signal" 'sThen
the colored Odd Fellows ard the white
Odd Fellows do not affiliate ?" ''Jess what
1 tole yer. DEFY don't fllyate, but dey
helps each odder out. was helped Out
inter de street wild de bung starter, tut
fillyate means to set out de whiskey.'-
Texas Siftings.
Several parties recently visiting Boaz &
Bros mill pond have seen snake on a
log over sixteen feet long. supposed to be
of the moccasin species.-Calhoan Times.
We do not sea anything remarkable about
that Now it would have been little oui
of the common order of things if the state
ment had been that several parties had
seen sixteen long snakes near Boaz & Bros
going to mill on a log, with moccasins
Gu their feet; or that several persons had
seen moccasin snake with sixteen feet
on long log at BoaZ & Bros mill pond;
or that several parties had seen Boaz 4
Bro in the mill pond, with sixteen mecca
sin snakes on their feet or that several
parties had seen sixteen brothers of Boaz
in the moccasin pond with snakes on theil
feet, or that several parties had seen
snake at Boas & Bro. 3 mill pond, on log
in its moccasin, with legs sixteen feet
long, or that several parties had seen six
teen logs on moccasin snake foot long
in Boaz & Bro. IS mill-pond; or that several
parties sixteen feet long, had seen snake
in Botz & Bros milf pond as big as los
with moccasins or that several snakes
had seen a party on a log at Boas & Bros
with feet as long as sixteen logs, will
moccasins on or that sixteen several
snakes had held party on moccasn as
long as log at Boaz & Bros mill-pond;
or that several moccasins had held parties
in the mill at BoaZ & Bros snake-pond;
If any or all Of these things had taken
place the Times would have had some
thing to talk about. -Dahlonega tGa.J
Signal.
Miss Matilda Snowfall, who is blacker
than the ace of spades. has been filling an
appointment as a s'cook lady, IN the fami-
ly of Colonel Yerger. A few evenings ago.
Matilda came into the parlor where Mrs
Yerger was sitting sewing by the fire
Matilda had very sly expression on her
face, and something hid under her apron
"What have you got there?" asked Mrs
Yerger. "A young gemman belongin' to
one OBJ de fust families OBJ Austin has beer
paying me tensions, and 1 loved tel
s'prise him wild my picture tuken fur tel
s'prise him wild" Mrs. Yerger looked at
the picture, and nearly fell out of he,
chair with amazement. "Why. this can't
be you, Matilda. 1t is the picture of =
white woman with red hair and blue eyes,
'Dat's whar de s'prise comes in. paid
de topographic man two bits fur dat al
picture. "-Tesas Siftinqs.
Some genius has invented a machine tc
play pianos. This will fill a long want
Wien two young people of opposite seq
are in the parlor in the evening the OLE |
lady don't begin to saunter in until th,
piano stops.