Plantation Philosophy.
A man ken hide de fack dat he's smart, but he kaint hide de fack dab he's a fool.
Dar's suthin' almos' sorrovvsul 'bout, a ole man wid black hair. Grey hair is so nachul wid ole age dat de ole man what ain't got it seems ter hab been cheated outen his plumage. De man what tries ter do too much fur you at de dinner table 'is wus dan de man what doan' do enough. Let a pusson alone an' he'll hep hisse'f, but keep er insistin' on him ter eat, an' arter a while he thinks dat ef be doan' eat more den he wants yer'll think dat de cookin' doan' suit him. Da greatest of all periiteness is ter let a man ack nachul.— Arkansas Traveller.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1679, 26 January 1884, Page 28
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132Plantation Philosophy. Otago Witness, Issue 1679, 26 January 1884, Page 28
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