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A Painful Duty

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
January
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
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A eoloreil man living on Wilkins street and working on a uew building on Hastings street, feel from a scaffold a day or two ago ná broke his leg. While waiting f or a conveyance to take him home it was thonght best to send somebody ahead to notify his wif e, and the keeper of a groeery store was accordingly selected to proceed tú the house and let her down easy. He found her at the wash tub, and after the usual salute he started off with : 'Madam, I have a painf ui duty to per forua.' "Shoo ! you doan' say ho t" she replied, as she prepared to give a rinsed shirt the grape-vine.' "Yes, madam, I am sent here to inforna you that your husbatid " "Am he on anodder bust ?" she asked as he paused. "Worae than that." "Got inter jail?" "Worse than that," "Shoo Has de ole man tumbled into de ribber?" "íío, ma'am, buthe has tumbled froni a scaffold and - and " "An' broke his neck?" "iío - only his leg, Ye3, madaiu, he has broken his leg, and the inen are I brjuging hlrn home on a door," "Am dat all ! Why, when you flrst begun talkin' I 'spected we was gwine to be turned out on de street on account of de rent ! Broke his leg, eh ? Wel], teil 'em to tote him right 'long in an' be keerful dat nuffla draps out of the pocket. Shoo ! but you niight hev told vne all dut ober de gate, instead oí camin' in heah an' skeerin' my haart cl'ar up to my ohin !" - Free Press,

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat