Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-10-28
DAN MARBLES MONKEY.

DAN MARBLES MONKEY.
Before a great while there will come um.
bling from the press Of couple Of our city
publishers dewitt & Davenport, to WHY a
Biographical Sketch of that famous ard d.
verling humorist, the Game Cock Of the
Wilderness, The a,e Dan Marble. by tha,
far Gus penman Faconbridge, where you
will find il just as we give it 10 you here.
Marble attended circus performance one
night in ST. Lou is, and feeling like doing or
saying something that would have pint 10
it. Dan looked around TO see who would
furnish the raw material for something racy
In front of Dan sat a gentlemen you
might venture 10 believe unused TO the eie-
plants, degree Of verdure stuck out Of his
Jew made and sold store clothes, his hair
had lately been pipped and creased by Ton,
sor, and there was no kind oi doubt in Dams
mind bur that this object was of the full
bloom genus. IIoosier. As Marble came in
the circus folks were doing tina, remarkable
| q new q y and ingenious act of monkey
ship, Dandy Jim on horseback! The mon
key was dressed up mighty spry, and very
large for has size. Says Dan, without his
discourse to anybody in particular, but CIV.
ing his eye cork'screw twist towards Sam
Waters, who sa, seat or Two below the
hoosier-
"Hookey! but that's smart boy "
The hoosier looked around at The speaker
to see who he was addressing, but finding
Dams eyes still intent on the show, lei him
slide. l--l zgTS HsH r1
"Well, swow ina, is a smart boy. Ia
like 10 own tha, liulo niger, by thu nder!"
says Dan.
The hoosier again faced around quarter
ing. and kind Of plying Dams .apparentin.
nocence. says he n .
"That's not boy. mister"
"lm cussed" continued Dan, without let
Ting on he heard the hoosier's remark, 81
should like to have that boy"
"H-Il," says the hoosier, saint boy (;
it's monkey" sfl rl ord
"Monkey he ---'' says Dan. with most
elaborate sincerity. "You must think lll-
noy folks are green"
"Wall, I'm cussed if you amt green
green as pizen, stranger, if you say lhat's
a njgger" '-,n
81 do say its niger, now" says Dan,
Ijaunling his fist into his pocket. "l'l BET
you drinks for crowd IFS ngger!" he
continued.
you will?" says hoosier; wall, kiver
that, and go the hef Of my pile over that" ,"
says he. .<
"Who'll we leave il tol" .....
"Wall, you may leave it 10 anybody.
'Spose you leave ii 10 that gentleman" "
(ponting to Waters) says Dar,
s'I don't keer a ---- cent who you leave il
TO-" says the hoosier, and taps Sam (who
had kept the run of the lhing) on The shouI-
der, saying
, Stranger, excuse US but jest please step
out this way, we've got bait, we want you
10 decide. Now, sir, this man here says
he'll bait me drinks for hull party that thai
monkey thar on The hoss is niger bOyP'
q "Wdll?" says Sam. al ..-....t
"WaH says the hoosier, staring at Sam
,chat dye Say?"
"Why a-of course il's a nigger boyr
: says Sam, with gravity Of an entire Sab
> bath school condensed .1 stsi'.l 5ll !.
q The lndianu gentlemen went through the
:, operation Of holding his breath for two min
n utes, his eyes enlargng upon Waters during
: that period, then says he:
!. Come right up 10 the trough, fetch along
q all your friends and acGuaiMances-eve
!, d you can skeer up--Fm ready to pa,
! for Tho drinks, willingly, for! never expec
10 live 10 see too such ~ fools in on
= epening-N0 HOW pmi . .dUq a..sH..
i, -a Discretion VS.. VALoRs--Duripg The wa
IS of 1919, irl chanced that an invasion wa
expected in the town. of IjymeS situated 4
u The mouth Of the Connecticut river Th
y spirit oflhe dmesl had previously manifest
e. ed itselfin militia gatherings and organizg
70 lions; and the individual who had upderlJ
III ken 10 discipline the ruslics in the art of WI
eS was one Capt. Tinker, who had advance
~ his company TO high slale of 'lheorelic,
cd Practice, through the aid of broom. slicl
z, and c9rn,slalks, in,erspersed here and lher
III with a rusty old Queens arm, Well, SCI
on eral ferocous and determined ,parades wer
y made, in anticipation. Of The enemy's adven
Balls were cast, glns secured. finls picke
a. and. the Topps were set to. work in digging
j trench which should command The enlrant
et of The river, under the supervision OF C,
ny S., who was a veteran of The. Revol
~ was moi long before some gun-bools we
seen approaching, closely followed by Is
fo' Enslsh iriga,ts; aud us they came with
IN. range shot or Two was fired. The Woo
in were all duly enlrenched, and thrust lhrou!
Ter their embankment The muzzles oCt1wo, CT
i verins. fully chargedswi,h death dealing m
The teriol, stood 'grinhing grim defiance TO fi
ra' ~ 9.i Goo 3