Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-11
FUN mn falltrI.
Changing Plates.

lave you ever seen Neu-NeQ
-Clewline, / mean? No? Well then,
Ell introduce him to you some day.
| wouId.do, it now, but he's over ON
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande5
along with Car -a-a-l can't speak
the rest Of his name, nor write it if
1 could; but Ned'5 there with him
getting-glory. | may as well tell
you who he is, though, and tt den what
lie did one day.
+ Ned is an eighth or tenth Gts an
4 yenl humbe5 | know cousin to
charley, and about fair cross be I
tween regular rowdy and real, whole
s9uled good fellow, gentleman rope +
hauler by profession, and 10y es fun,
fast horses and Rio Grande rows.
I Once when Ned and were in NeW
York together, we got in the habit
Of Patronizing the Globe Dining
Saloon, under the Fulton Market
/ Ned uould go there, because be sworf
/ they always gave him an extra oys-
ter in his stew, and a bigger piece Of
pork. with his beans.
One day We went in about IL
and aat down, as usual both on one
side pf the table. Two .stews.' sung
out Ted, and in five seconds we had
EN-, smoking hot. Ned caught uI
the castor nearly full Of cayenneI
al nd the very first chuck, of went
7 the top, dumping the whole ma chine
full Of pepper SLIP into the stew.
/ GThunderl Charley, look at that
i What in the bla yes viii I do with il
lnow?'
other.
began stirring lis stew very. indus
triously, while lis bright black eyes
sparkled with mischief. IN about
ten seconds Ned nudged my elbow
Look at that, Charley l looked al
1.-The stew, and it vas clear of pepper
--A@R had s ifrd9 It aH IL.
what are you going to do Ned
/ eat off the I'd p, and'-'No.' and ) at
tbo+ rnoran4 Wall street broker
with his gloves and newspaper il
hand, came down the steps three at
time, singing out ak he landed
lOystar stew and th kn deposltlng
his paper and gloves Q i our table, he
turned.to the bar to smile The
momeht that the brol3 Ter turned hi;
back, the waiter brou ght the stew
and the moment he left Ned slid hi4
pepperea stew over d cross, hauled
the other back, and col nm6nfed eat
ing.
The broker, after ih5ibing hi
brandy, took bis seat, a d catching
up his paper, he fumbled about viii
his disengaged hand afteIthe pepper
4 At last he found the empty castor
and after shaking it over bis PLATE
till he thought he had his stew abou'
right, be took up bis spoon, and
New took up his plate. | lollowe(
suit, and the next moment the t;Glt
was flung half way across the sah il
capsizing it, dc course, and makAG
a regular smash up of everything OF
it. while the broker, with d whole
F table spoonful of cayenne pepper
down his throat, went taring about
the room like q burnt dog, and roar
ing equal to a dozen full grown bull
alligators in a pitched battle
After the $quall was Qy fr, Nee
looked up at The broker, 20 hap.
pened to bring up near hi$ chair
and said to linn very serious ~:
\ sSir, I am a very quiet m ln my
self; | like to eat my dinner without
being disturbed, a nd hereafter if Yet
should happqn to come in VIII en | an
here, | will thank you to sit bit some
other table.
The broker apologized TO Ned
paid the damages, and slid. / caught
a glimpse OF several of the company
looking out ideways at my fompan
ion, but Ned went on eating bis stew
with his plate on his knees, Just az
innocent rs If he didn't know Wha-