THE SWEEP SILENCED.
At an election in the North of England a candidate was persistently heckled by a chimney-sweep, who appeared at the meetings in his full “warpaint,” that, attired in his sooty 'garb, with bag on shoulder, and face and unwashed. It was difficult to shake off this literal “bete noire,” but at last the persecuted candidate disposed of his adversary by commencing his reply, in the racist polite manner, with “If the gentleman in mourningv-.—” He had no need to go further, for the crowd, tickled by this description of his dpponent, drowned the rest of the sentence in roars of laughter, and the inquisitive s'freep was heard no more.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 37, 10 May 1904, Page 7
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112THE SWEEP SILENCED. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 37, 10 May 1904, Page 7
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