An Alligator Farm

From the Ypsllantl Commercial. An alligator farm Is the latent novel ente - prltte. 1 he farm is fcelng Tornied la I.ouisl.iiiu. mul Is expected to yleld largo pruilt In oü and bldes. - Current Item. Wny down In I.ooslanny Where us slaves was years ago, I'se heem dat dey lias Rut a farin Wüere alligators grow. Wall now, dat's kin' er fmmy , An 1 can't un'erstaud, How dey grow dein great big 'gators Kite out o' comnion sand. I won'er do's dey grow op fas'; Do's dey grow t'lu or t'lck ? ü' do's dey i;row like cotton. We niggers use ter plek 1 I don' 'pose dey wan' rnuch o' sun, Uut do's wan' loU o' rain. Golly, when dey gels pieked off, Dey mus' feel luts o' pain. Dey mifiht grow llke a pa'tn tree, O' mlglit grow Jike a reed, .".ut I can't sec where de debbll Dose farmers eet dere seed.