He was a peculiarly unpleasant person, and when visiting the local cattle show he made himself unpopular by his loudly expressed claims to superior knowledge.
He was specially insulting to old Sam Patts, "Pah," he said sneeringly, "you know nothing about pigs, you don't. Why my father raised the biggest pig ever reared in these ere parts.
"Aye, retorted old Sam quietly, "and the noisiest."
Only 20 Warrer Ljndrum, the famous billiards player, tells of a man he met in a billiards saloon, who invited him to have a game.
erty good," said the stranger, "so TH give you 40 in a 100."
"All right; but perhaps I ought to mention that my name is Lindrum."
"Not the Lindrum?"
"In that case, I'll only give you 20,"
Coloured Logie"
A DARKY named Sam borrowed $25 from his friend Tom, and gave his note for the amount. Time went on, and the note became long overdue. One day, the two men met in the street. Tom stopped and said, with determination, "Look heah, man, when you gain' f° pay the note?"
"I'ain't got no money now," replied Sam, but I'm gain' to pay it as soon as I kin."
"Yo' been sayin' thet for, months," retorted Tom, but it don't get me no money; Of y' don't pay thet money here and now, y' know what I'm gain' t' do? I'm gain' to burn yer old note; then whar'll you' be?" 7 "Yas, yo' do! Yas, yo do!" Saintshouted. 'Jes' yo' burn dat note o' mine and I'll pop a lawsuit on to yo'!"
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