The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03

4 White fady-s E1is~r(ro<e via Col-
Srei CErpet-cseaner
The rrovcrb;ai inio;cnce Of the col
ored man Ia certain parts Of the coun-
Try may ~ an unfortunate gift q he
reiiiy. II 50, il i gift in which
many negroes lind much enjoyment
A lady gives the following account Of
her experience with . negro man
whom she hal engaged 70 take up
and clean carpet, and put It down
again
He had told me that he would be on
hand "bright an airly." and even
hinted at the possibility Of his coming
BY daylight
III you are here by hslf-past seven.
! Il will do" said.
Hal seben. lady! Dat am
mons tous late 70 man to begin q
days wuk. Use mo- likely TO be roun'
BY ha-pas' six, lady"
Half-past seven came and went the
next day. and no Jerry. Eight o clock,
and no Jerry. Al half-Past eight be
came ieisurely sauntering into the
yard
How Is this. Jcrry?" asked. ssYou
said You would surely be here BY half
| past sevcn.'
so did. lady. 50 did; an how
happened to obcrsleep mysc'f dis
mawnin' Is dc mos main circum-
stance. Mos gin'rally Use up To- day.
| But Iii hab dat kyarpet up an out'n dt
back ya'd less'n NO time
Its so late. you'll have TO hurry i
you get il all done to-day"
''Sno. lady. Hits jess play TO me
| to take up kyarpet like dat. clean hit,
| an put hit down in free hours
| A little after nine / went into the
| room. Jerry had taken the tacks out
on three sides Of the carpet and was
lying fiat on his back staring at thu
| ceiling.
II Fclar. lady," he said. ..daf's d.
| puttirst wuk on dat ceiiin' l cher saw
Use tryin' an tryin' to make out if hi
am RELY painted on dar, or II hit an
| only papered on
You'd better let the ceiling alone
and get this carpet out on the line RICH
away" l said. sharply.
s.Don' yo' min bout dis kyarpet
lady. Hill be out o hyar in FREE
shakes oh dead Sleeps tail. he said
At ten o'clock again went into thu
room. Jerry had folded the carpet VI
in the midclc Of the room. and wa
sitting on it
..Takin' up kyarpets Is kind 0
waxin' wuk. he said Il mos allu
has some one to help me-"
s-You don't need any help in clean
ing little carpet like this" said
fla. no. lady. could clean di
kyarpet wild one hand tied behind me
1t was eleven o'clock when Jerr,
got the carpet on the line. Ten min
utes later he had disappeared NJ,
little boy found him two blocks away
in perfect ecstasy over a hand-orgal
and monkey.
II 'clar. ma am. dat am de smartes
monkey. Hit do beat all, WINNER
hit makes much money! he said
when he came back.
H. gave the carpet few listles
strokes with an old broom-handle. an
then laid himself down on the gras
s'clean tired out"
II Ten minutes later l found him il
itiating my little boy into the mysteris
Of ..mumble-thc-peg-'
Jerry" l said. pointing majeslica
" to the carpets
..YeS lady. hits all cleaned l.
put il down in ten minutes"
1T Is not half cleaned" l sale
you have not beaten one-tenth Of ii
dust out q IT."
1 .,ll right, lady. all right" he sale
ominously. Hits 20 kyarpet. an
reckon yo' kin stan de loss If l beat
hit to rags Is pounded dat kyarps
all hit'll stan. lady, but it's yo' kyal
pet"
But why write more: At five o'cloc
that carpet was still on the line. an
Jerry was leaning over the back fenc
watching two boys playing at marble
in the alley. At six o'clock he dragge
the carpet into the house. and wante
his pay for that day. saying that b
would get man to help him. and -
dat kyarpet down quicker'n wink h
next day"
II l paid him for ha.f q days worl
babe him goodbye forever and Pr
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