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Among myr iads of stories I heard one which seemed to argue more philosophic power in the negro than many suppose him to possess. A young planter at one of the Southern IN THE UNITED STATES- 1838-1875 389 watering-places appeared every day terribly bitten by mosquitos, so that, finally, some of the guests said to his negro body-servant, "Bob, why don t you take pains to protect your master with mosquito curtains 1" To which the negro answered, "No use in it, sah; de fact is, sah, dat in de nigh...t-time Mars Tom is too drunk to care for de skeeters, and in de daytime de skeeters is too drunk to care for Mars Torn/ There was also a revelation of negro religious feeling in a story told me regarding "Thad" Stevens. Mr. Stevens was in his day, on many accounts, the most powerful member of the House of Representatives at times a very stern mentor to Mr. Lincoln, and to President Johnson a ter ror. I remember him as rough and of acrid humor, but with a sort of rugged power. The story was that one day, while at dinner, he heard at the sideboard the crash of a platter, and immediately, in a fury, called out, with a bitter oath, "Well, you - - idiot, what have you broken now?" To which the negro woman answered, "Bress de good Lord, it ain t de third commandmunt.
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