PRETTY FAIR.
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A lnilk-man of this city was accosled on
the morning of the first day in January by
one of his negroes. Bill had charge Of the
cows, and coming up with one hand on his
head, and describing semi-circle scrape
with his right leg, the following dialogue
ensued:


Massa, now years gift for dis child,
if you please"


"Well, Bill, here's. dollar for you.''


"Tanky, dis will do for me; but de
COWS, massa-dey want dc new years gift,
toon


"Well, Bill, you may give them sheath
Of oats each, and mind you, give the COW
that gives the most milk, TWO sheaths"


Yes, massa, I'll do dat berry ting,
Gosh ~


With that Bill made his exit, dancing
double shuttle to the tune of " Shinbone
Alley," and evidently highly delighted with
the idea of bestowing proper reward, by
way of encouragement, upon the most
mertorious of his milking charge.


Some short time after, our milk man
went out to see how Bill and the cows got
along. Finding him in the cow-yard, he
called out


"Ho! Bill, did you give the oats to the
cows ?"


eyes, massa, did"


every well-but halloa! what are those
two bundles on the pump for -


"Why, good Lor, mass, you know berry
well dat him are the old cow dat glib de
mos milk ~


''What! the pump give milk, you black
rascal ?"


"To be shure him does, massa don't
we milk him every morning? He no glib
de white milk, but he glib de blue milk
plenty, SO me glib him de Two-ya! va ~
Louisville Dem. .