The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-04-30

how, and does all he can to cry down
my house, and crack up his own, Now
I'm determined to have your Sh0w here,
and iii not charge yon red continen-
tai cent for my room!' rn.
Thank YOU says ], 'and, ifyon'll on
ly send my bills around, and stir up your
friends, pIl give you all the tickets you
require for all your own family and
thank you kindly for the interest you
have taken IN my behalf Il
So my host sent ont the bills with a
bullet-headed negro armed with the din
ner bell. M Nat .1 I
ding along de da ding, dang de ding,
O.o.o dar's gwoine to be a sh-sh-show,
down to de Yorktown House, dis eben-
in, 90 o! = Well dey is, ding along de
da, ding dang ding
$50 you're going to give voOr show
down at the old rat hole, eh?' says Shell
bark, the other landlord, as stepped in
to samp'e the peach and look around,
'Yes, ! ann qnoth |,
you don't calculate anybody's com
ing up there to see you, do you?' says
Sheriff Shellbark.
Why not?' says l.
because IFS a hole nobody here goes
into; the cuss who keeps it isn't liked
he hasn't room in his house ft for a
concert, dance or Id dog to stop inl
lfyou had stopped bcrt, I'd gi,cn you
my room free, and you'd had a large
attendance; but now, l'll bet you q nig,
ger that yon won, make enough TO pay
for your Iicens1n W ..'
NLiccosr? Why. do | require a IL
cen'c for a coactr?' says I. W
Il guess you do--.'en dollars for each
Sowp "..
The do'i'ssys I,Quite shook down
at the turn ,hings were taking.
'lie be d--dl' says my landlord, when
| informed him Of the observations oI
Shellbark; he's trying TO put on airs,
and Scare you; he's down on me, tic
Sneakin' cuss; but let him come pokih'
around here, tnll;in' about licenses, and
III license bin! Go ahead, give youi
show; d--n his license, fHSce y0u 6ut!
Andac did, true enough! a .'i'
''AlI neIhl' thinks |, and | gave my
show. irue enough, as ShclIbark pre-
dacted. tie 'eitp and faShion' did moi
trn out, 50 hadn't a 'cr)wdpd audito-
ry'-- about five doilsrsin | had barely
DOTTED my vetmiIlion nos4, chip hat, &C.,
when was arrested! -H w ~
sheriff SIrrllhalk sent in u deputy
took me up for shaving without L.
censr. My landlord lulcr'ucd aud f
row took place. SLciibark cane ic
the assistance OF his deputy My land.
lord was reinforced by some Of hi,
friends. A free fight took place, and
they raised We diabIcl Having no ac.
| tire interest in the fight, | lights my ci
gar and steps ont After cnjoymg ;
pleasant promenade. returned, viewed
the scene Of destruction, and met min,
host with a black eye and his ear nib
brd nearly off! lie vas hopping mad
down on SheIIbark, down on me, dow,
on everybody! Next morning / wa'
marched up 10 the sheriff Is Office, hncC
ten dollars and costs for giving asbow
and ten dollars and costs for raising
row. used some aglIy tall talk, bu
no use; ShcIlbark made me shell ont
aud | walked back To my lodgings
quite unslalched! iIere another draw.
back awaited ne; my landlord, in con
sequence of thr id row generally,
charged me for The room, charged mi
for every thing full price left tow
that day. effeciually cleaned out, III,
victim of the rival SherifiS. WAS don'
brown that time, wasn't l?--N. YOfl
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