Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18
AN EYE FOR coLoR.
rhe Colored Man Who Had a Not,o, .
the Artistic Fitness of Th,n.s :"

The w" ua0 n Notion to
the Artistic Fitness of Thinps.
Dan. W, one of our best known
and most fashionable scions of Afr;c,.,
%sunburnt a entered Hill's livery sta
bile, at the Seven Corners, on MONDAY
evening. Some half dozen lounoers
we're 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 l? Got all my rigs to- de
las two yeahs, l b'leve."
"Certainly, Dan" returned Mr.. Hill
eraciously.
70 .NWell, now. I tell you what I done
want Mistah Hill. Use gwine ridin'
wifi my gal dis ebenin' an l want ies'
about de toniest rig you'se got in dc
shop
.All right, Dan." said Hill, ..vour
desires shall be fulfilled to the letter.
Sam, bring out the white mare and
nut a gold-plated harness on her.
Bill, run out that red-geared side-bar
rig there and see chat there isn't a
speck of dust about it. Now. Won
Tom, you get that yellow lap.robo
with the brown dogs head GU i,
and that nice iv%ory-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"
The spectators sat silently watching
the preparations. while Dan stood pof,
ishinguphis shiny silk hat now and then
casting an anxious eye at Hill. Finally
everything was ready. and. with .
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.
style this week"
well. les hor on a minnit, Mistah
Hill, said Dan. rather obviously. Use
'frdd dat won't scasely do TO- dis
chicken"
''Well, here's gratitude for you, I
must say" returned Hill. Here l
swell you out with a rig that half of
my white customers couldn't get, and
you've got the gail to say it won't do.
What do you mean by such talk, my
way?"
Now, jes' wait a secon', Mistah
Hill. till 1 splains dis ting; p'raps I'se
mistaken, all may be it's ali right; but
jes' tell me now, homes, amt that
mare white?"
why, of course she's white"
can amt dat buggy redo"
Certainly it's red"
saw dot soro 1,, ,obc :4s, l:.l.-
yaller, ain t it?"
Looks a little that way, I'll admit"
said Hill.
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"
"Why. of course; what of it?"
"Well, it's jes' dis way, Mistah Hill,
you see. Use purity constable black
myself. an my gal-well. she's what
you might call a beautiful rich molasses
color; an Use 'fraid. Mistah Hill, dat
q red buggy, wifi a yaller robe wifi a
brown dog on it. wifi a green whip, all
hitched to a white boss. wouldn't ex-
ackly ha'monize wifi a black niggah an
a molasses-kulled gal. Mistah Hill, an
so if you kin jes' kin'ly gimme dc ole
bay horse an de black buggy, 1 specs
it would mo- kinder ha' monize wifi my
ecstatic taste, Mistah Hill"
MIR. 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.-St. Paul Herald.