THE STOP WORD.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 1100, 26 October 1926, Page 1

THE STOP WORD.

A man wishing to catch a train and seeing no other conveyance, hailed a nigger driving a big raw* boned horse* hitched to a cart. Say, uncle, can you get me to the train! I do' know, tir, hit aint long till train time, and dis here hose is o»nary slow It's 'an army horse, aint itl Yaa, sir : Fit m the Injun war, I 'spects. Will you let me x drive him 1 Help yo'self. ? The man olimbed m, and taking the lines, said': , , Attention! The horse stopped still, and stuck his ears straight up. Charge.' At the command the korse plunged ahead, and m no time they were at the station. Halt ! The beast stopped so suddenly that he almost tumbled the passengers out. The man tossed the negro a quarter and went into the waiting room. A few days later, another man came along, and asked the negro to carry him to the depot. fas, s.ir i 1 oan get you tbara quicker'n an' ortomobile i The man got m, and the negro, catching the lines, said: Attenshun ! The horse acted as before. Charge ! Away ' they went to the station, passed it, and kept going at breakneck speed. Stop and let me get out, or I'll miss my train, exclaimed the angry man, What do you mean, you rascal ? Boss, I'clare to goodness, I done forgot de stop word.