An old doctor was making a call on a colored family. While talking to the patient he was continually interrupted by a crying baby, which sat on the floor and grumbled and whined continually. Finally, the mother picked the child up.
"Auntie," said the doctor, "your baby seems badly spoiled."
"No, suh! No, suh!" remonstrated the mother. "All little cullud babies smell dat way!"
See also Chicken stealing.
NEIGHBORS
"But I don't know you, madam," the bank cashier said to the woman who had presented a check.
The woman, however, instead of saying haughtily, "I do not wish your acquaintance, sir," merely replied, with an engaging smile:
"Oh, yes, you do, I think. I'm the 'red-headed old virago' next door to you, whose scoundrelly little boys are always reaching through the fence and picking your flowers. When you started for town this morning your wife said: 'Now, Henry, if you want a dinner fit to eat this evening you'll have to leave me a little money. I can't keep this house on plain water and sixpence a day.'"