Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-02
AFRICA AND COLUMBUS.
sut His Unwilling Listener Wasn't Inter
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ested.
In the waiting room Of the Fort Street
Iepot the other afternoon there was a
nan with satchel between his feet,
Who was noddinS and mapping and now
nd then almost jerking his hat Off rs his
lead bobbcd forward or back BY and
" an old man with long gOatee and 4
senign expression of cOuntenancc went
ver to him and slapped him on the
NEE and said:
Stranger. feel just like talkin with
pme one. Hcv You ever been in African
Did you hit me ON the leg: de-
handed the sleeper rs he reused up
Yes"
well. I'll thank you to keep your
laws of N me. How dare You come over
md hit me:"
II jest techcd you lightly to wake
Tou up. Have Won ever been in Africa
Africa! Africa. None o Your bust
less, sirl What right had you to come
yver here and paw me around:''
II didn't paw! If you are so mighty
)crtickler that a man can't tech yOu ON
he knee, you'd bitter git in n corner.
How would anybody go to Africa from
Oetroit?''
I'm balloon. if he wanted tor
rowlcd the man with the satchel rs he
ose up and took another scat
How fur is it, asked the old man
Is he followed him and stood before
him
"You go away from me, or thcre'n be
I row.
"Gittin mad, ell: That's the way
With some folks They can't even an
wer n civil question. I'm glad haven't
rot to ask you fur a match or n chaw of
erbacker. Why can't You enswer fell
er about African
What in Texas do l know about
Africa shouted the other.
''Hain't You never been therc:"
mo of course not.
WAL, you needn't snap my head off!
I've had hundred different men ask
he if I'd been in Africa. and 1 never
got mad about it 1t hain't agin a man
| that he was never in Africa That coun-
~ is long ways off, and We can't git
away from home every day in the week.
[ was jest a-wonlerin about Columbus.
! Must have bin joyful hour fur him
when he diskivercd America, ch:''
What has Columbus got TO do with
n 1lt- IuN Attl NlAN
There you go agin! If had your
fat on me, I'd be afraid of the apOplcxy.
You'll git so mad You II bust some day.
What did Columbus have TO do with
you: That's purity answer for a srown
man to make"
Il want Won TO go away"
Eyes, l know, but want to talk
little first. What was the date of the
discovery of American
II don't care when it was"
You don't, Ell: Perfectly indifferent
as TO whether America was discovered
/ or not: Some men love their country
and are willing to die fur her, while
some others don't kCCr n continental
whether they live in America or the
cannibal islands
| "If You don't 20 away from me, I'll
i twist your old guateer' said the man
i who had been paved rs he rose up and
assumed threatening attitude
| "Yes of courSc,' replied the other.
jest because we can't agree You want
to do me bodily injury. WAL, l don't
want no row and I'll go away. don't
want to talk to no man who don't want
/ to talk to me. l could tell Won more
about Columbus in 10 minitS than You
have learned in 30 years, but you don {
want to hear it. You want to go around
wcnderin whether Won belong to kam-
chatka or the United States -
He went of and sat down. but pres
emily returned 70 add:
And, say. if ever catch yen in my
town, I'll hop right on to yOu and lick
you blind in two minitsT
Then no sat down. pulled an 1894 al
manao from his cnattail pocket and was
soon deeply immersed in the moons
phases Detroit Free Press
4 How TAI Get Kid OF IscdbuEs.
Ii isn't "a nice subject. ! know, hut
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