Just then some one threw a loaf of bread in the eating-house. It passed through the door and struck Rachel. Her little grandson pulled her apron and asked: "Did the white folks do that too?" "No, child. Dis is de way of it. Dis bread will fatten de chickens. De chickens will sharpen de white folks' wits. De white folks, dey'll boss de niggers; and de niggers, dey'll be niggers still. Come on now, honey child, an' bring de bread erlong wid you." THE CANE AND THE UMBRELLA A man who had never seen a cane or an umbrella chanced to be at a sale and bought one of each. He held the umbrella over him and tapped upon the ground with the cane as he walked. The wind rose suddenly. He boarded a car quickly without lowering the umbrella. Away went the car, and away went the umbrella. He alighted from the car after riding several squares. He was tapping the ground with his cane as he walked. "How are you?" said a man he had not seen for years, and extended his hand. "How are you, old friend?" he replied and offered the hand that held the cane, giving his friend a severe whack. "You rascal!" cried his friend, and knocked him down. In falling he broke his cane and alighted near the fragments of his umbrella. "Cane and umbrella," said he, "you are the cause of all my trouble." End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Negro Tales, by Joseph Seamon Cotter