A New York police officer, seeing a nigger whom lie knew, exclaimed, "Ah, Sambo, you are an honest, faithful fellow, I will give you a drink." " Wid all my heart sar," said Sambo ; " wid all dis child's heart. Some niggers are hauty aud proud, and won't stoop to drink wid a police-officer most, if not ebery way, as good as a n.igger'— pecially when dat nigger's dry,"
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 655, 20 March 1879, Page 2
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