GIVE HIM TIME

Mr. Johnsing had an enthusiastic admirer in Little Eph Jones.

"Yes, suh," he concluded one of his eulogies, "Mistuh Johnsing is the

biggest man what evuh was."

"Bigger than General Grant?" queried the white man to whom he was

talking.

"Suttinly Mistuh Johnsing is a bigguh man than General Grant," affirmed

Eph.

"Bigger than President Wilson?"

"Of co'se he's bigguh than President Wilson."

"Bigger than God?"

"Well--well--" stammered Eph. "You see, Mistuh Johnsing's young yet."

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