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Geographical Discussion

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
July
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Two toufíli -lookhig i izeus Btood in ront of a' north -iilc s:iloon the other dn y eogagad ín in-aiiatetl conversation. "It ato't no us tellin' me," exclaimo;l -the. mam wlth the ragged cap, 'tliat Emigeaiodsry is in AJriky. Durn it all, it's In Egypt! Anybody that knows anytliing at nll knows it'a in Egypt." "TUat's olí right, ' manea iae wuer. ''If lyoai luiowed anytlung atout Jography you'd lcnow it waat within b thousand miles of Egypt. It's in Afriky. I've seen it on tlie map mor'n a liundreil times." "Toa caai't teil wliere Afriky is to e&ve your life." "You liain't Kot no more idee where Egypt is ttan if you was on the ether siile of tlie moon." "Egypt de on the Nïle, you " "Look out. Don't you cali no ñames." 'AVell, you just tell me wliere Afriky is. Jest you tell me winere Afriky is, ií trou know so nll-Iired mucli.", "Afriky's riglit oai the equator. It rúas along on lioth aletee of ít. It's where the Afrioa.ns live. If you'd ever eeeji an Kgyptlan you'a knowa ne wasn't an Afnican lur as you could fceO 'im." "Say, I'll teil 'you wot I'Hi do wtth you. We'll go right in here to Gricfs s'loon, and if lie's got a map ril leave lt to hun." , 'Til clo it."' "Aud if hls map says it's in Egypt tlie drinks ís on you." "Yes, and if it says It's in Afriky, tliicy're on you." ''Tliat's right." They went inside the saloon, and wtoièm tlie poMoeman on that beat f-oïtly entered ttos place an hour aftervnird, the two men were seated at a table la one corner of the room wlth a íaded oíd map between them, thirety teyond the power of man to describe, wild-eyed wiïh anger, and still

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier