Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-27
AN EYE FOR COLOR.
The Colored Man Who Had a Notion tt
the Artistic Fitness of Things.

the Artistic Fitness of Things.
Dan. W, one of our best known
and most fashionable scions of Afric' s
sunburnt race, entered Hills livery sta
BILE, at the Seven Corners, on Monday
evening. Some half dozen loungers
were holding down the available chairs
in the office, thinking about nothing,
and occasionally giving vent to the re
suits of their cogitations by word of
mouth.
..Mistah HILL said Dan, Use al
WAYS been a good customah of dis heah
stable. haint 1? Got all my rigs to- de
las two yeahs. l leve.'
Certainly, Dam returned Mr.. Hill
graciously.
'.Well. now. tell you what done
want. Mistah Hill. Use gwine ridin'
wifi my gal dis ebenin' an | want jes'
about de toniest rig you'se got in de
shop -. ...-
..All right, Dan" said Hill, 'you1
desires shall be fulfilled to the letter.
Sam, bring out the white mare and
put a gold-plated harness on her.
Bill, run out that red-geared side-bar
rig there and see that there isn't a
speck of dust about it. Now. you
Tom, you get that yellow lap-robe
with the brown dogs head on it,
and that nice ivory handled whip of
mine You bet, Dan, we'll send you
out in such shape that your friends
on the Gold Coast wouldn't know
you" rel
The spectators sat silently watching
the preparations. while Dan stood pol
ishing up his shiny silk hat now and then
casting an anxious eye at Hill. Finally
everything was ready. and. with a
hearty slap on Dams back, Hill said:
There, old boy, just climb into that,
and YOU can bet your life that there
won't be another colored girl in st.
Paul that will go driving in any such
style this week.
.'Well, ies' hol' on minnit. Mistah
Hill, said Dan. rather obviously, Use
'fraid dat won't scasely do TO dis
chicken f. .-..
well, here's gratitude for you, l
must say" returned Hill Here l
swell you out with rig that half of
my white customers couldn't get, and
you've got the gall to say it won't do.
What do you mean by such talk, any
wayP"
Now, jes' wait a secon', Mistah
Hill, till I splains dis ting; p'raps Use
mistaken, ah' may be it S all right; but
ies' tell me now, homes, amt that
mare white?'
"Why, of course she's white"
can amt dat buggy red?'
''Certainly it's red.''
can dat ere lap-robe, it's kinder
yaller, amt it?''
Looks little that way, I'll admit, :
said Hill. s.F......t
Eyes; an de dog on de lap-robe he
looks pretty brown, don't he. Mistah
Hill, an de whips ies' a little green
amt it. Mistah Hip"
81 s.Why. of course; what of it?' :.
..Well. it's jes' dis way, Mistah Hill.
YOU see, Use purity consid Bile black
myself, an my gal-well. she's what
Won might cali beautiful rich molasses
color: an Use 'fraid. Mistah Hill, dat
a red buggy, wifi yaller robe wit a
brown dog on it. wifi green whip, all
hitched to white boss, wouldn't ex-
ackly ha' monte wifi black niggah an
a mofasses-kulled GAL Mistah Hill, an
so if you kin jes' kin'ly gimme de ole
bay horse an de black buggy, l specs
81 would mo- kinder ha monte wifi my
ecstatic taste, Mistah Hill"
Mr.. Hill admitted his mistake, and
the gentleman was provided with what
he wished. and drove off amidst the
applause of the spectators. Hill has
determined to take up the study of
color as applied to outdoor decoration
before proceeding any further with the
livery business. Paul Herald. j.