BEATEN.
A man met a negro who said be could eat tour loaves, four pounds of cheese, and drink four quarts of beer at one sitting.: After, watching him .perform'tho feat, the. man , made,?a. bet, .with; a; fr. jeud that the negup .'could.repeat the performance, :A time was arranged'and the negro start-ed-on his meal. All went well until throe; parts of the food and drink had been consumed, when Sambo confessed himself beaten, .:■ "You rascal!" cried his backer angrily. "You've made me lose five pounds, i "Well, boss," replied Sambo, "I don't know what's wrong wid-me. I was all right at de rehearsal.dis niorniug."
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 15
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104BEATEN. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 15
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