The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
The Seeing
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BY SAMUEL d. HA>EY


the dead ne iast week TO our
readers therefore. We simply say,
sorry. yeah were genuinely sor-
ry.'
To steward too. fricnd OF
ours living with our last guest,
Bill Lafkins We say the sane
thinc. Ych. We are sorry We diir
So back 20 pick up your cps,
for we arc certain our readers
woud have welcomed YOU here
as cur guest last week. Bu We
arc going 10 have You. ole MALI
and som So. as Johnnie slys,
"lcok fur Us Well be see n-ya.
Call fnr
II seems As though our whole
cffof' here this week must be
based along the Ines OF ap7lts.f-
To SISTER. Walter Lees sis. and
Del his charming lil VIE We
would Ike Gosh 70 know We ar
Neti sorry We caused taer, ;
iai and hust perfectly good
palr al nylons We've known you
kids 100 long 20 eet flantic win
vou Remember hack. when buggln
vas co0tie cfawling Hum Well. W"
do pei WAS the LADY star OF ~
our local haliroI ms back there.
She grained all the prizes she
Mas queen. "Shlgar was her
hoafi-'hroh then. And the trey Of
us were friends.
And sister Wei. ne knew her
when a loyc-slanpcd ghee wrote a
song about her. Georgia Brown
Remcmber sister, For years We
coots called you that And the
reason is ihs Same reason eNei}-
eody around iown likes YOU now
Brown and Mellow and fine You
and Del are tops Win NE. at all
tines. anyN here.
And to every bus or street car
rider we like io apologize for that
,houghflcss citizen who waits I'll
ne or she gets 10 the coin box he
lore starting The search for hat
time h. unhuuors and sear'h
and buttons and research and she
iGmhles and digs in poke fun Of
everything. It's downright silly. x
our opinion means anything This
type az citizen holds up The bus.
YOU and everyone else who are
unfortunate enough to be behind
hem.
And the Negroes who talk loud.
or than necessary on bus or car o.
In public. II sofms as II nature
hated them WHOM she poked then
tongues in heir 'hfoats. Thick
saceing With the weight Of de
south, doomed for lfe NTH lingo
like "dis II dat n dis ere" J.
sand papers your brain when YOU
listens to H..
Then comes that unholy sap who
waits tin no IS tieh' with ignorant
Juice then decides he wants 10 II
10 the Fox We quietly spoke "a
one like that In The Fox the other
night and rot embarrassed no end
We fol; the urge 10 STAY for the
first time in our lie
We apologize TOO for those &C
quain'ances Of ours who yell when
we saunter into a joint:
Hey. Look-er-cre Here's ole
Haney. Here's guy Got tho best
4 job OF any guy n town
Thas wrong So wrong We ac-
rually work from ten 10 twelve
hours day. including sunday AZ
( the most ,hankless job known Z
man organizing people for their
own benefit. Yeah. II Is he type %
( sfh you take 20 your pillar every
night II never ends. Always soue-
hing 90 do something - wri'e..
a job 10 see about for somebody
a letter 20 this euy...a visit To an
other. a meeting 20 make a dog.
! On promises 20 keep 'alkine =.
/ speaking arguing It's woik
/ IL Is. the kind of work that adds
I 10 your years fast But when our
acquainianCcs see US clean or toy
Af't wv NAe ivy AaItlh u - INNl
q matter Of playing from one joint
10 another They are said IN that
stage where what seems 10 be true
is true. Here's a lpile story that
kicks home the point
A little guy about ten was lean
Ing lazily against his gate one dav.
Along came the local minister. a
wcll-meaning kindly and thought
ful old gent When he saw the
little guy. he said
"Nuh shud be shame the stAndin
there doin nuthin That Amt III
way Booker Washington did II. He
krp busy Why amt yuh hepin
yuh ma Heyo
he little guy eased all the wit
he bad into a crooked grin.
You got me rong Rev" he
crinned I'm workin' You see
sisters hoy friend is in the house.
Hes PAWN me IS cents an hour "a
watch Tor Ma and Pa"
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