Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-15

HOW BIG DARKEY JAKE WAS CURED
OF BUTTING. o. ..s..sa
By the Little 'un in the Spirit of the Tines
Some years since was employed as ware
house clerk in large shipping house in
New Orleans, and while in that capacity,
the following funny incidents occurred
One day vessel came in, consigned to
the house, having on board large lot of
cheeses from New York during the voy-
age some Of them had become damaged by
bilge water, the ship having proved leaky,)
consequently the owners refused to receive
them; they were, therefore, sent 10 the con-
signees Of the ship, to be stored until the
case could be adjusted. discovered few
days afterward, that as to perfume, they
were decidedly too fragrant to remain in the
warehouse in June, and reported the same
to my employers, from whom received
orders 10 have them overhauled, and send
all that were passable to Beard & Caihoun's
auction mart, (,hen in Old Camp street
Theare,) to be disposed Of for the benefit
of the underwriters, and the rest 10 the.
swamp. go, gang of black boys to work
on them, and when they stirred 'em up,
"Be the bones of Moll Kelly's quart mug!
but the smell was Elegant in,irelv." kept
respectable distance, believe me, for strong
niger and strong cheese, on hot June day,
just bangs all common essences, including
a certain varnaint we read about. Present.
ly the boys turned ou, an immense fellow
about three foot six "across the stump,'
from which the box bad rotted off; in the
centre space Of abou. ten inches was very
much decayed, and appeared to be about the
consistency of mush, of blush tint, which
was caused by the bilge water. The boys
had just set i. up on its edge on bale of
gunny bags, when noticed over the waya
big darkey (then on sale) from Charleston,
South Carolina, who was notorious for his
bu''ing propens.ies, having given most of
The niggers in the vicinity taste Of his qua
lity in that line. had seen him and an
other fellow the night previous, practising;
they would stand, one on each side of
hydran, some ten yards distant, and run at
each other with their heads lowered, and
clapping their hands on the hydrant, they
would butt like veteran rams. A thought
struck me that might cure him Of his brag-
ging and butling, and have some sport also,
SO told the boys to keep dark, and call
ed "Old Jake" over. a9~ad<
"They tell me you are great fellow for
but,ing, Jake :"
~ is some, Msssa, das fac-I done butt
de wool 'tirey orf ob old Pete's head las
night, and Massa Nichols was gwine TO glib
me goss kin jss bang de head OFF any
niger in desc parts, myself kim ~
swell, Jake, I've got little job in that
line for you when you haven't any thing
else TO do"
"I'se on han for all dem kin Oh jobs, my
sef-I is.'
"We!i, you see that large cheese back
there 20 7,.-.
81 does dat! does, myselc'
'Now if you can butt den. in it, you
shall have it.''
''Golly, Massa! you foolin' dis nigger!'
mo, I'm not, Jake-jus, try me.''
"Wo.? you glib me de hull oh dat cheeser
! butt dent in um -
"Yes.''
''De Lor I'll bust 'em wide open, will,
mysef. Jess stand back dar, you Orleans
niggers, and clar de track for Ole Souf Car
lima, case rse comm, myself is!'
And Old Jake started back some fifty feet,
and wen. at it at good quick run, and the
next instant heard dull, heavy sound,
kind Of squlsh, and Old Jake's head iisap-
lpeared from sight, with the top just visible
on the other side, as he arose from his new
fashioned eck-lace, the soft rotten cheese
oozing down all around him as it settled
down, so that just his eyes were visible
From the centre Of it Jake's voice was
scarcely audible and half smohered, as he
vainly tried 10 remove the immense cheese.
"O-o-o-o ? er de Lor Mss-took um orf!
O-o-o-o! bress d. Lor! Lii um up! Cor a
nifty -
Meanwhile / was nearly dead myself,
having laid back on cotton bale holding
myself together to keep from bursting, while
Ibe boys stood round Old Jake, paying him
D., ,Lq how de nigger's bref smell -
pa d6esn't clean you teeth, Old Jake 20
81 say you didn't make more dan four
times dat han, did you old oss 20
"Well you is nasty nigger das fac!'::
"Well you, is de biggest kline Of Welsh
Rabbit, you is %
"Whar you git you har greese ?" and thus
the boys run Old Jake-now half smother
ed-un,il took compassion on him, and
told them to take i, off Jake didn't stay
TO claim his prize, but put out growing
"Gor nifty! done got sole dat time!
I'se case Oh Yaller-leber-i is. myself,
Old Jake was never known to DO any more
bu,ting in that vicinity after that.
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