The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
A LANDLORD CRATlFlBD.

north in the state of New York, called for {
'6xens,' and after swallowing a pretty darned
considerable bill, retired. Meanwhile the
landlord and interlopers, where busly engaged
in conversation. BY ard by, Yankees and
yankee tricks wete discussed. The landlord
Informed his bar-rOom company there was
live Yankee in the house, and If 'twere pos
sible, he would have trick or two out Of him
before he left, while the hangers on or 'lingers
ers' were to be witnesses. After peasan'
smile' all around at the landlords expense, they
mizzleI.
Next morning landlord and company were
ready to snap at Mr. Yankee as soon ashe
made his appearance. Breakfast being over
in walss Jonathan, with an air peculiar TO
folks 'deoun cast paid his bill aid was about
to depart, when the landlord accost6d him
with. aa"
tYOu, it is plain to be seen that yo're
Yankee. Can Of will you oblige US with a
trick or two, Cor can assure you We are ready
to be tricked il you can do it,
/ uuuuO 'uUUt tuuAs kltN uuH lew
in my tins, but dunno' as kin dew ahythin
smart this mornin'9
'oh do. Let's have trck,' exclaimed the
enget crowd.
sWalI, ssein' its yeOu, dew it jest to please
your but l swow you musn't get mad'' v
'0huo, MOI at ALL says landlord,
tl'll go his secuflty,' Chimed in old Rams
nose.
81 reckon,' says Jonathan, yew se Prodi-
eeous sight Of ticker in these parts, and good
at that You have pipe Of vine in the GELS
eh eh4'
| Oh yes, the rale stuff too, tell 1ou,'
'Wall,' says Jonathan, 'come along all yeau
that want to behold the miracle performed,
! rhd down they went into the cellar. The
said pipe was pointed out, Meow says the
+ Yankee, gentlemen yew see that pipe Of wine,
4 dew you' A nod of assent wsht the rounds
$ Of the crowd ,s-
/. Wall meow kin take brandy out Of cne
c end and gin out Of tother.'
t DO It, and you can take my head for a foot
balIJ exclaimed the landlord
, Jonathan ecOlly drew from hlp pocket
small gimIet and bored small hole in ont
end Of the pine, which hole the landlord wal
requested to cover with his thumb. He dir
40, and soon hole was bored in tother end.
!. jonathan kept a sober phiz duriug the opera.
+ ton and requested the landlord to stop up th'
totherwhile he wentafter something to put tn
/. darned stuff in. The landlord complied will
/, his request, and stretched across the pipe re
. sembted man-of-war's man about TO rooeiv
dozen with the cat Jonathan meafwhi
! decamped, he did. The landlords bacl
began to ache, and he began to think tn
Yankee was long time getting Vas to pu
= tho Ticker in. Soon the viAlS Of hs wfat
began to bile over, and words too deep for hu
y man ears We're STRUGGLING for utterance, an
y he holding on, endeavored 10 keep the win
~ from leaking out. Slon the hoax bega
: to leak from the heads OF the outsders.'-
10 By and by one gave laugh, and guessed III
3 landlord was done a leete the brownest q
y anything he'd ever seen, and didn't the wall
10 Of the old cellar ring with bursts af laughter
- - Well, they did.
+ The landlord ruved and swore ntni,st-h
V was deacon in the church! and at last b
,ms m broke forth with, Dog my eternal cats, If
II. hain't been tricked by that coniOunded Yal
~ kee.'
ID He tried to GO, some one Of the crowd
Of supply his place, but old Rumuoso never i
"s a good opportunity slip,' he thought 'twou
ID be we'll, inasmuch as the landlord had alowe
'l' himself to be- tucked by Mr.. Yankee Dood
I'd that he (ths landlord) snOuI treat all hanr
" which landlord did, and %a' released fro
or his tiresomo position after losing his PatienC
OF and some Of his win d.