Roost Sweet, the well-known citizen of Buckton, is a colored gentleman with a well developed sense of humor. He visits Krogtown with his side-partner, Doc Bird, and traveling through the village they are greeted by a sight which tempts ...See moreRoost Sweet, the well-known citizen of Buckton, is a colored gentleman with a well developed sense of humor. He visits Krogtown with his side-partner, Doc Bird, and traveling through the village they are greeted by a sight which tempts Roost to play one of his practical jokes. Romantic Mandy, swinging in a hammock, reads a fascinating romance and longs for a lover. Roost sends her an anonymous note, signed "Unknown Admirer," in which he offers to serenade the dusky damsel if she will appear at the old oak tree that evening. When Mandy visits the spot and listens to Roost's banjo, a bucket of white-wash is dumped over her shoulders by Bird. Written by
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