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A Bad Han

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
February
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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As Si was coming np town from the Atlanta and Line depot, recently, he indulged in a little song all to himself Two negroes passed by, and one oí them shouted back: "Pin up yer nnder lip, ole man, an stop dat lacket I" "Who yer talking ter ?" said Si, stop ping short and turning around. "Talkin' to you ; who yer tink I'm talkin' to, you ole Guinea rooster, yon ?" "Yer don't know me, do yer ?" aaid Si. "I don't keer who yon ia ; yer ain'tno grand army of de 'public, no how !" "Look hyar, I'm de mos' discourageou8 nigger in dis Atlantic City, and I'll jist take dis hyar head and butt yer inter de foretop oí Chriatsmas week, I will !" "You'se a da - " Just then Si took a rnn with head bent down, and two. seconds after there was a sick nigger in the mud, wanting nothing under heaven but a doctor. And as Si went on he remarked over hij shoulder: 'Tm a bad nigger ; allus wus ; wus bad 'fore de war, bad all in de war, bad arter de war, an' I'm the loudes' buttin' nigger you eber read 'bout in de' books wid de leabes all out and de kiver lost."

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus