MY FAVORITE STORIES

By Jach Dionne

Age not guaranteed-Some I have told for 2O years-Some less.

A scared looking darkey rushed into the Sheriff's oflice, with a scrawly, unsigned letter in his hand, and said:

"Judge, Ah jest got to have pitection. Ah got an unanimous lettah heah and dishere niggah says he's fixin' to kill me. Ah got to have pitection."

"Let's see your "unanimous letter," said the Sheriff.

It was a big nigger scrawl that read: "If you doan ,let Mah wife alone Ahm goin' to take mah razor an cut yo black haid plumb off."

"Dats dat unanimous lettah, Judge, ar.r Ah got to have pitection," said the scared darkey again.

"'Why, you don't need any protection" said the Sheriff, 'all you got to do is let his wife alone and he won't hurt you."

"Judge," was the earnest reply "you doan seem t' undastand. Dishere's a UNANIMOUS lettah. HO\\I DO AH KNOW WHO'S WIFE TO LET ALONE?"

'fhe new boy in the neighborhood started to school, and the teacher was giving him oral examination to see what class to put him in.

'oHow much ,is 9 times 6 times 2 Johnnie ?" asked the teacher.

"108" replied Johnnie without a moments hesitation.

1'That's very good Johnnie," complacently remarked the teacher.

"Very good, Hell-that's PE,RFECT," said the new boy.

"I certainry *", #lr:uillff:-"men's club meeting today," said the Mrs. at the dinner table.

"Were you honey? Who outspoke you?" asked the facetious husband.

And then the dishes flew.

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