Curiosity
The colored man, passing through the market, saw a turtle for the first time, and surveyed it with great interest. The creature’s head was withdrawn, but as the investigator fumbled about the shell, it shot forward and nipped his finger. With a howl of pain he stuck his finger in his mouth, and sucked it.
“What’s the matter?” the fishmonger asked with a grin.
“Nothin’—jest nothin’ a tall,” the colored man answered thickly. “Ah was only wonderin’ whether Ah had been bit or stung.”