Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-08


BUrrNG.-Sove years since was en-
ployed as warehouse clerk in large ship
ping house in New Orleans, and while in
that capacity, the following funny incident
occurred
One day vessel came IN. conaign'd to
the house, having on boa'd large quantity
Of cheese from New York during the
voyage some of them had become damaged
by bilge. water, Qhe ship having proved
lvaky,) consequently the owners refused to
receive them; they were, therefore, sent to
the consignees Of the ship, TO be stored
until the case could be adjusted. die
covered, few days afterwards, that as to
perfume they were decidedly too fragrant
to remain in the warehouse in June, and
reported the same to my employers, from
whom received orders to have them YER
hauled, and send all that were passab:e to
Beard g. Calhoun's auction mart, Gn Old
Camp street Theatre,) to be disposed OF for
the benefit of the underwriters, and the rest
to the swamp got gang of black boys
to work on them, and when they stirred 'cm
up, " Be the bones Of Molly Kclly's quart
mug but the smell was iligant inirely."
kept respectable distance, believe me
for strong nigger and strong cheese, On
hot June day, just bangs all common es-
sences, including certain rdmrin we read
about.
Presently the boys turned ont an i'm
mense fellow, about three foot six across
the stump" from which the box had roied
off; in the centre space OF about ten
inches was very much decayed, and mp
pcared to be about the consistency Of mnsh,
OF blush tint, which was caused b.
bilge-water. The boys had just set it up
on its edge on bale of nny-bags, when
noticed over the way big darkey Chen
on sale) from Charleston, S. c., who was
notorious for his butling propensilies, hav-
ing given most of the niggcrs in that vi
cinity taste of his quality in that line. |
had seen him and another fellow the night
previous, practising they would stand, one
on each side of hydrant some ten yards
distant, and run at each other with their
heads lowered, and clapping their hands on
the hydrant they would butt like two vete-
ran rams. A thought struck me that |
might cure him Of his Dragging and but-
ing, and have some sport also, 80 ! told thu
boys to keep dark and called old Jase
over.
"They tell me you are great fellow for
butting, Jake"
81 is some, Massa, dats fac--I done
butt de wool 'tirely orr Oh old Pete's head
last night; and Massa Nichols was gwne
to glib me goss kin jiss bang de head OFF
any niger in desc parts, myself kim"
"Well Jake, have got little job in
that line for you when you haven't anything
else to do"
"rse on han for all dem kind OF jobs,
myself is"
"Well, you see that large cheese back
there"
al does dat does, mysef."
"Now, if you can butt dent in it, you
shall have it."
"Golly Massa you foolin' dis niger! =
"No, I'm not, Jakc-just try it,"
"Wot you glib me de hull OBJ dat cheese
if butt dent in um ~
eyes"
Ode Lor! I'll butt 'cm wide open,
will, mysef. Jis stan back dar, you Orleans
niggers, an clear de track for Old Souf
Carolina case Use a comm myself is ,
And old Jake started back some fifty fee,
and went AT it at good quick run, and the
next instant heard dull, heavy sound
a kind OF Sguish, and old Jakc's head dis
appeared from sight, with the top jHst visi-
bic on tine other side, as he rose from his
new fashioned necklace, the SOFT rotten
cheese oozing down all round him as it set.
tied down, so that just his eyes were VIII
BILE. From the centre of it Jake's voice
was scarcely audible and hall smothered, as
he vainly tried to remove the immense
cheese.
800 90 er de Lor Mas-took um
A ~ nu
up! I-I"-
Meanwhile was nearly dead myself,
having laid back on a cotton bal, holding
myself together to keep from bursting,
while the boys stood round old Jake, paying
him off.
Ode I,or how de nigger's brei smell !
You doesn't clean your teeth, ole Jake ~
81 say-you didn't make more dan four
times dat han, did you, ole boss p
"well, you is a nasty niger, dais a
fac |"
"Well, you is de biggest kline of Welsh
Rabbit, you is !"
"Whar you get you har grease ."
And thus the boys run old Jaks-now
half smothered-untl took compassion on
him, and told them TO take il of. Jake didn't
stay to claim his prize, but put iout erowl-
ing
al done 70, sole dat time ! Pse case
oh ycller feber-I is ismysef"