The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-16


business. 1t am new field and n
new town fur you. You will be
strange to de people. and dey will be
| strange to you. Your success will de.
pend on de way you start In.
"Slip into Buffalo quietly.
Don't pay no money to brass bands
| to head de procession.
'Don't go around AKIN folks II dey
am aware dat dar's new coon in
| town.
"Jest glide in between two days and
settle down. Don't say whedder you
come from New York city or de vii
lage of Podunk.
I'm Buffalo as well as yere you will
| find lots of white folks. Dey will be
smokin' fifteen cent cigars. rentin'
boxes at de possoffice and buyin' fur
niture on de installment plan. You
will find 'em packin de theaters an
dodgin' deir landlords. Dey will be
| film de restaurants and OWN DER
coal man. Dey will be wearin' silks
| and welvets and standin' off de family
| doctor. Don't foller DER example.
Let 'em go DER own way. and you go
yours. If 1t wasn't fur de examples
of extravaganza sot by de white folks
today ebery Guild man in de kentry
might have cabin of his own.
81 Honest Whitewashing In Buffalo.
"And about your whitewashin', Brud-
der Jones. It's an aige Of trusts and
bank wreckin' and cbeatin' and swim
| lfn' No xNit IN
mix clay and within wild your lime.
Dey will expect you to AK double price
| fur your work and den do II In slip
shod manner, My advice to you Is to
| disapp'int 'em. Use honest materials
| and do honest work. Lots of folks will
call you fool. but In de long run you
will win out Oar am few honest
folks left In dis kentry. and dey will
appreciate you and stand by you. You
has our VERY best wishes fur your
success. Brudder Jones, and now you
may sot down and glib way TO Brudder
Shutdown Carter"
Brother Jones sat down. and Brother
Carter stood up.
"Brudder Carter" said the president.
"you am gwine ober to Phlladelphy to
engage In de business of maxim and
sellin' hot pancakes. assisted by Mrs.
Carter. II seems dat she had got
pecooler twist of de wrist In de pan
cake business. and you hopin to make
a heap O. money out of It. We also
hope you will. but you am also In need
of advice. Dar was time when de
people of Philadelphy was so honest
dat II man lost his wallet on de
street de finder would travel clear to
Pittsburg to restore 1t to- him You
could pass a nickel fur quarter in
any grocery. You could whisper to a
conductor of street car dat all your
money was tied up In de Third avenoo
road. and he would not only pass you
free. but hand yop couple of cigars
to smoke when you got of.
Philsdelphia Not What II Was.
"Philadelphy has changed. Rrudder
Carter, Dey am up to SNUFF ober dar,
| II you am plannin' to mis- any bran
wild dose pancakes dey will cotch OH in
a week,
Don't look around you and set your
Standard by dat Of de white men
and say what Is honest in dem Is hon
est In you. II you do you will find
yourself In trubble De difference am
dat you hain't got money to pay fur
| lawyers and de white man has. His
lawyers kin make II out breach OF
trust, while the police will convict you
Of highway robbery.
"You will find white men ober dar
wild fur coats and glossy silk hats.
"You will ind heap Of autos, same
as we're.
"You will find silks and satins and
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