A DARKEY ACCOUNTANT.
An old darkey, wbo works around town by the day, and who is veiy proud of his raputation for extraordinary ability in ciphering, called on Qilhooly yesterday with a view to get a settlement, in cash, for work done in Giluooly's garden. " Well, Uncle Ben." puid th ) major, '• how much do I owe you ?" " lac worked for je 'leben duys at a dollar a day, boss, an' if yer hand pie a piece of paper an' a pencil Til cipher it out fur yer."
Undo Ben got tho paper, ani, protending to figure on it, ho suid :
" 'Loben dv; sat a dollar a da) . Lemuie see, ought's a ought, cipher's a cipher, figuro'B a figure, two tor carry nn' one tcr throw awa*-. 'Ltben dollars, by gosh ! Boss, j er o wcb oie prezactly 'leben dollora."
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9672, 14 April 1893, Page 2
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139A DARKEY ACCOUNTANT. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9672, 14 April 1893, Page 2
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