Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-22
Dan Marbles Monkey.

ing from the press of couple of our city
publishers. dewitt and Davenport, to witty
Geographic i Sketch Of that famous and d-
verting hunor,st, the Game Cock of the Will
derness' the late Dan M,rble,by that famous
penman Falconbridge, where you will find
it just As we give it to you here. t9T3f 5I !.
Marble attended 4 circus performance one
night in St Louis, and feeling like doing
or saying something with pint to it,
Dan looked around to see who would fur
nish the raw material for something racy.
La front Of Dan sat gentleman you might
venture to believe unused to the elephants
degree of verdure stuck out of bis jew
made and sold store clothes, his hair had
lately been nipped and creased by tonsor,
AMI there was no kind Of doubt in Dan's
mind but that this subject was of the full
blooming genus, Hposier. AS Marble clme
in the circus folks were doing that remarka-
blc( J rev !! and ingenious act of mon
key was dressed up mighty spry, and very
large for his siee!, Says Dan, without ad-
dressing his discourse to anybody in partic-
ular, but giving his eye corkscrew twist to-
wards Sam Walters, who sat seat or two
below the hoosier. IN III %
'Hookey! but that's smart boyp si
The hoosier looked around at the speaker
to see who he was addressng, but finding
Dams eye still intent on tho show, let him
slide. 5asg ss .3s&s.s ss.sg..se ..z ...5g4
Well swow, that i: smart boy. I'd
like to own that little niger, BY thunder!'
says Dan. sz-,f .ss,-I-.,.1
The hoosier again faced around quarter
ing, and kind Of plying Dams apparent in
nocence, says he =
fsThat's not a boy, mister, es 80
Pm cussed, continued Dan, without let
ting on he heard the hoosier's remark, 81
should like to have that boy
Hill, says the hooser, faint boy; it's
a monkeyp .2.r@4g 5a7.Ia 5.D
Monkey be- says Dan, with most elab-
crate sincerity. :You.must think Illinois folks
GRE g,een.' +.
sWTain,, I'm cussed if you amt green, green
as pizen, stranger, ifyou say that's a Mig
ger!'a + 1aa'
i do say its a nioger now,' says Dan.
jarnting his fist into his pocket. Tll bet you
DRINKS for q crowd it's q niggern he contin-
ued.
you villHF says hoosier; swall, kiver
that and go the heft of my pile over that,
says he. who'll we leave it top I'll
wall, you may leave it to ANYBODY.
'Spose you leave it to that gentleman point
ing to Waters-says Dam, 49, F.EI
& don't keer a-cent who you leave it |
to- says the hoosier, and taps Sam (who
had kept the run Of the thing) on the shout
der, saying s ',t.ae 80 ~
Stranger excuse US, but just please step
out this way, we've got bait We want you
to decide. Now, sir, this man here saws
he'll bait me drinks for q hull party that |
that monkey thar, on the boss is a Niger
boy!' 3fiA
sWal,' SAYS the hoosier, staring at Sam:
'Uhat dye sdY' g,..,art,ta'Y
'Why a-of course it's Niger boy, says
Sam, with the gravity Of an entire Sabbath |
school condensed. @.ft a9yr 81
The Indiana gentleman went through the
operatian of holding his breath fer two min
ltes, his eyes charging upon Waters during
that period, then says he: 'serro
Some right up to the trough, fetch along
nil your friends and acqu Enhances every
d-lsyon can skeer up-Pm ready,to paw for
drinks, Willingly, for ! never expect, TO i've
10 see s,h t,,o sue, such -.tools in one erening-
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