The Shasta courier., 1855-11-24
How old Jake was" Sold.N

Some years ago was employed q ware
house clerk IN II large shipping house in New
Orleans, and while in that capacity the follow
ing funny incidents occurred =
One day vessel came in, consigned TO the
house, having on board large lot oi cheese from
New York; during the voyage some of them
had become damaged by bige-waier. (the ship
having proved leaky, couse quently the owners
refused 10 receive them, and they were there
fore sent TO the cons guees of the ship, TO be
stored until the matter could be adjusted
discovered a few days afterward that as to per-
fume, they were decidedly too fragrant to re-
main III the warehouse in June, and reported
the same To my employers, from whom received
orders To have them overIauled. and send all
that were passable To Beard aud Cahoun's auc-
ton mart (in Old Camp street Theatre) to be
disposed OF for he benefit of the underwriters
and others OF the swamp. got gang of black
boys to work on them, and when they stirred
'em up, 'be tue bones of Moll Kelleys quart
mug bat the smell Elegant inirely" I
kept at a respectable distance believe me-for
strong nigger and strong cheese, on hot June
day. Just bangs all common essences, including
a certain garmiu read about
Presently the boys turned out an immense fel-
low about three foot SIX across the stump"
from which The box had rotted off !; in the cen
ter space of about len inches was very much
decayed, and appeared TO be about the consis-
tsncy of mush, of blush tint which was caused
by the bllge water. The boys had Just set it up
on It's edge bale OF gunny bags, when l no.
need over the way big darkey Chen sae)
from Charleston, S. c., who was notorious for his
butting propensities having given most of the
nisgers IN that vicinity a taste of his quality in
that line | had him and another fellow
the night previous, practicing: they would stand
one on each side of hydrant, some ten yards
distant, and run at each other with their heads
lowered and capping their hands on the hy-
wODlI buf hl,et ty.-ov
thought struck me that | might cure him of
hIs Dragging and butting. and have some sport
also; SO told the boys to keep dark, and called
old Jake over.
: They tell me you are great fellow for but
ting. Jake i'
Il is some, Massa, OATS fac-I done butt de
wool 'trely orr oh old Pete's head las light,
aud Alassa Nichols was gwine 10 glib me goss
KIN Jis bang de head of any nigger in these
parts, myself kinl' aIF
Well, Jake, I've got little job in that line
Tor you, when you haven't any thing else to
Use on han for all dem kin ob jobs mysef
Il is.i
We'll you see that large cheese back tire ~
% does dat dose, myself"
"Now. if you can butt a dent in it, you shall
have IT,"
''Golly, Massa you foolin' dis nisger!"
No, I'm not, Jake-just try me-"
II i
butt n dent in um -
Yes" 1851
"De Lor I'll but 'em wide open, will, my
sef Jis stand back dar, YOU Orleans ng.ers,
and clar de track for old Souf Carlina, kase Use
o-comn, mysef. | is" Fr-fa
And old Jake started back some fifly feet and
went at it in good quick run and the next in
slant heard dull, heavy sound kind of
squash, and old Jake's head disappeared from
sight, with the top just visible on the other side
as he arose from his new fashioned necklace, the
soft rotten cheese oozing down all around him,
as settled down, so that just his eyes were
visible. From the centre OF ii Jake's voice was
scarcely audible and half smothered as he vain
ly tried 10 remove the immense cheese
O-o-o-o er er de Lor Mas-took UNI Off
O-o-o-o. bress d Lor. Lifu um up! Cor nifty. /.
IL
Meanwhile was nearly dead myself. having
laid back on Gotten bale holding myself togetl-
er to keep from bursting, while the bows stood
round old Jake. paying him off
De Lori how de nigger's bref smell You
does'n clean you teeth old Jake.'
say-you did mt make more dan four tim es
dat han. did you, o.e hossl"
well. you Is a nasty niger dats fac -
We'll you Is de biggest kline of Welsh Rab.
bit-you is ~
" W har you get you bar grease
And thus the boys run old Jake-noyv hal
smothered-until took compassion on him apd
told them TO take it of. Jake didn't stav r.
claim his prize, but put out growing:
"Gor amty done got sole dat time Use
case oh yeller teber- is, mysefr'
Old Jake was never known TO do any NOR
buttins IN tha, vicinity, after that.