From Pillar to Post
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217216210
Paperback|9780217216210
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Excerpt: ...negroes encountered. "She ast me was you so very comical," said he. But this white barber, an anemic little man, whose lazy drawl and languid manner bespoke anything but independence of spirit, and in whose presence I instinctively thought of the term "white trash," gave me in full measure what I had looked for in the sons of Ham. After sitting in his chair 172 for a few minutes I mentioned casually that South Carolina had a "fine Governor," referring to an individual named Blease, who at that time, occupied the high seat at Columbia, and of whose gyroscopic talents I had yet to find a South Carolinian of standing who was proud. "I aint got no use fo Mistuh Blease, suh," the man replied, stroking his razor up and down the strop with a vigor entirely out of keeping with his presumed character. If I had been a blind man, I should have felt sure he was a negro, such was his accent. "I am sorry to hear that," said I. "It would be pleasant to find somebody in the State who has some use for him; but so far it all seems to be the other way." "No, suh, I aint got no use fo him, suh," continued the barber. "I dont like his kind, suh. I have shaved Mistuh Blease many a time, suh, an when he was runnin fo Governah he came in hyere most every day, suh. One mornin I says to him, Mistuh Blease, says I, youd ought to be a mighty proud man, suh, runnin fo Governah of South Cyarolina, suh, an sure to git it. Thats an honah, suh, I says, fo yo and yo children 173 and yo childrens children to be proud of. And what do you suppose he answered, suh? To Blank with the honah says he. What the blank do yo suppose I caiah fo the honah? "And Ive nuvver give him the honah, suh; no, suh. Mis-tuh Blease done got elected, and Ive shaved him twenty times since, suh; but hes nuvver had the honah from me, suh. Ive nuvver called him Governah yit, suh; but its been Mistuh Blease every time, suh " It was when I was recovering from this...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217216210 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217216218 |
| Weight | 0.50 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.34 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 146 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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