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Close Relation

📅 1891newspaper📜 public-domainid: s_close-relation_b99f95📄 TEI

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Close  Relation

Some  years  ago  an  engineer  was  wanted  to
construct  a branch  railroad  in  the  central  part
of  Georgia,  and  an  Iowa  man,  skilled  in  the
profession  of  engineering,  was  engaged.  While
traveling  along  the  proposed  line  he  called  at
a modest  looking  cabin  and  knocked.  In  re-
sponse to  the  tap  a colored  woman  came  to  the
door  and  the  negineer  asked  for  a drink  of
water.  She  immediately  brought  him  a cala-
bash, but  noticing  that  the  gentleman  was  evi-
dently a stranger  inquired:

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