The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-18
S'NOt Quite the Chcese."-A strong
Sketchs
BY +AE "LITTLE 'UN :"

Ok ldh
Some years since, vas employed as ware
house CLERK in large shipping house IN New
Orleans, and while in that capacity, came
across something that wasn't quite the cheese,
as the sequel will testify.
One day vessel came in, consigned to the
house, having on board large lot Of cheese
from New York; during the voyage some Of
them had become damaged by bilge water, (the
ship having proved leakv,) consequently the
owners refused TO receive it, as it was not as
the bills Of lading said, delivered in good order
and we'll conditioned they were, therefore
sent to the consignees Of the ship, to be stored
until the case could be adjusted. discovered
few days afterward, that as to perfume, they
were entirely too fragrant to remain in the ware
house in June, and reported the same to the
cOncerr, from whom received orders to have
them overh ,uled, and send al that were passq.
bic to Beard g. Calhoun's Auction Mart, Chen
in the Old Camp.slreet Theatre,) 20 be disposed
offor e benefit Of the underwriters, The rest
TO the swamp. b..
got gang Of black boys to work on them'
and when they stirred 'em up, "Be the bones
Of MoIl Kelley's quart mug but the smell was
Elegant intirely." kept respectable dis,
tauce, believe me, for strong niggerand strong
cheese, on hot June day, bangs all common
essences, including certain varmint we read
about,
Presently the boys turned out an immensl
fellow about feet 6 'across the stump from
which the box had rotted off; in the centre
a space Of about ten inches was very much de-
cayed, and appeared to 9 about the cOnsls
tency Of mush, Of blush tint, which wa
caused by the blge water. The boys had jus
set 1t up on its edge on bale Of gunny bags
when noticed over the way a big darke
(tnen on sale at & B's) from Charleston, S
c., who was notorious for his buting proPen
sites, having given most Of the niggerS in tn
vc,ni,y taste OI his quality in that line
had seen him and another fellow the night rre
vious, practising; they would stand, one o
each sue Of a hydrant some ten yards distan
and run at each O'her with their heads lowered
aud Clappiug their hands on the hydrant the
would butt like veteran rams.
A thought struck me that might cure hi'
Of his Dragging and butting, and have som SON.
sport also; 90 told the boys to keep dar&
(which, by the way, caused very little exertlO
to them, all niggars,) and ! called 'Olf Jake
over. 49,.
'TOey iell me you are great fellow for but
ting, laker
u is some, Massa, das fac-I done butt d
wool 'urely orf ob old Pets's head las nigh
and Massa Nicholas was gwine to glib me gOsa
l kin jiss bang the head orf OBJ any nIgger
desc parts, myself-Ikin"
SWELL Jake, Pve got little job in that lin
for you when you havn't anything else 10 do.
,fl'se on hand for all dem kin Of jobs, myse
IL is'
tWelI you see that large cheese back there
Il does dat! doe, myself.'
'NOw if you can butt dint 10 it, you sha
have it,
'Golly, Massa! you fOolin' dis niggerH
No l'm not, Jake--justtry me- x.
'Wot! you glib me do hall OF that cheese y
butt den' in um?'
'Yes'
De lor! I'll buss 'em wide open, will, m
self. Jess stand back dar, you Orleans nigg'
and clear de track for ole ,sOui Carlina, ka
Use comm myselt-l is"
And Old Jake started back sOne hfty fe'
and went a, itata good quick run, and q
next instant Heard dull, heavy sound, XII
Of squlsh, and old Jake'S head disappeared tFo
sight, with the top just visible on the 9th