Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-28
VOL. 4 NO 46.
DAILY IIRGINIAN.

honso clerk III u ihFBe shppihB mouse III New Or
lenns, aud while in TINT capacity, the following
funny incidents occurred:
One day n vessel came in, consigned 10 the
house. having on board large lot Of cheese from
New York; during the voyage some of them had
pecome damaged by bilge water, (the ship having
rovod leaky,) consequently the owners refused
receive them. they therefore. sent to the
onsgnees Of the ship, 10 be stored until the
could be adusted. discovered a few days
fterwards that us to perfume, they wero deci.
edly too fragrant To remain in the warehouse in
une, and reported the same to- my employers
rom whom received orders 10 have them over
auled, and send all TINT were passabe TO Beard
( Calhouns auction mart, Chen in Old Camp
treet fheatre.l 10 be disposed of for the benefit
: { the underwriters, aud the rest 10 the swamp.-
got a gang of black boys I, work on them. and
hen they stirred cm up. "Be the bones of Mol
= keley's quartmug. but the smell was illigent
,tircly.r kept respectable distance believe
~, for strong nggcr and strong cheese. on "a
Ut June day, just bangs all common essences in
luding certain parn'int we rend about.
Presently the boys turned out an immense
How about three foot six 'noross the stunp,
ON which the box had rotted off; in the centre n
pace of about ten inches wns very much decav
1. and appeared to be about the consistency of
insh, ofn BLUSH tint, which caused by the
ge water. Tho boys had just sci il up on its
dge on bale oi gunny bags, when noticed
yer the way big dnrkey, then on sale) from
harleston, $. c., who was notorious for his but
=ng propen-iiies having given most of the Mig
ers in that vicinity taste of his quality IN that
ne | had seen him and another fellow the
ght previous, praotleing; they would stand, one
u each side of IA hydrunt some ten yards dis
mt, aud run at ench other with their hends low
red, aud clnpping their hands on the hydrant.
hey would butt like veteran rams. A thought
truck me that might cure him of his Dragging
nd hutting, and have some sport also, sa | told
no boys TO keep dark, and called .'Old Jake"
yer,
They tell me you great fellow for but
ing Jake"
II is somc Massn. dat's fac-I done bntt do
,ool 'iirely orr old pete's head las night. and
Inssa Nichols was gwine to glib mo goss | kin
lss bang dc head orf any nigger in desc parts,
ysef-- kin!
',Wel, Jake, I've got little job Ia that limo
YOU when you hayn't anything else to do"
us on han for all dem kin ob jobs myself-I
"Wel, you see thnt large cheese back there 7"
IL does dnt! does, myself
.'Now it you can butt dent in it, you shall
laye it,
"Golly. Massa! you ioon dis nggerl'' e.
"No I'm not .Jake-iust try me-
'Wotl you glib mo the huh of that cheese If
utt dent in nm -
"Yes.' faI
abe I.or! I'll bust 'em wide open, will N.Y.
ef. joss stand back dar you Orleans niggers,
nd clcnr de track for Ole Souf Carlina, case Use
comm myself is"
And Old Jake started back some fifty feet, and
vent at il at good quick run,and the next instant
heard dull heavy sound, kind Of squish, and
Did Jake's head disappeared from sight, with the
op Just visible on the other side, us he rose from
lis fashioned necklace, the soft rotten cheese
'ozing down MI round him as it settled down, so
hat just his eyes were visible From the centre
i il Jake's voice was scarcely audible and half
anothered, he yany tried to remove tho i'm
nense cheese
20 q! or de Lor Mas-took um orf o.
90, bress d LORI If um up! Cor nifty!
Meanwhile was nearly dead myself having
laid back n cotton bale holding my self together
to keep from bursting, while the boys stood round
Old Jake. paying him off.
Ode Lor how de nigger's bref smell You
doesn't clean you teeth, Old Jakei'
Il say you didn't make more dan four times dat
han, did you old hoss p
"Well you is nasty nigger das fac -
well you is de biggest Kline of Welsh Rabbit,
you is 20
''Whar you git your har grees - and thus the
boys run Old Jake--now half smothered-until |
took compassion on him, and told them to take it
off Jake didn't stay to claim his prize. but put out
growing
"Gor a nifty done got sole dat time Ise
case of yellow feber,I is mysef!' Old Jake was
never known TO do any more butting in that vicin-
ity after that.
"FEw DAYs"-"CUsToM OF MERCHANTS" -
"a few days" few jelly fellows from "east-
ward" and among them man of marks from
the "Cty of the Straits passed the day at Ut-
ca, and one of the number having occasion to
more loose change than he had with him, made
draft house at Troy, payable, by way of
oke, "a few days" after sight. The Teller
sotiated the draft, (Which, out of abundant
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