A prominent physician was recently called to his telephone by a colored woman formerly in the service of his wife. In great agitation the woman advised the physician that her youngest child was in a bad way.
"What seems to be the trouble?" asked the doctor.
"Doc, she done swallered a bottle of ink!"
"I'll be over there in a short while to see her," said the doctor. "Have you done anything for her?"
"I done give her three pieces o' blottin'-paper, Doc," said the colored woman doubtfully.
FISH
A man went into a restaurant recently and said, "Give me a half dozen fried oysters."
"Sorry, sah," answered the waiter, "but we's all out o' shell fish, sah, 'ceptin' eggs."