Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-01-06
a Deg Story.

WINS ~. ,.',',''Ily' Jus' III tme to
WhiJotbo an,na.-' amusing scene:
rs ,bn ,o,.,,ro,i1 ~ "'0 cAPid'hing 10
cmr~on, ga - ,ha| ~ "oi -,iii9 oL lne Savanlc
~, - '.iiu me 'iiouuS operahdl OF trans
iitl''iii6 hitting in'enli9ehee' between distant
P'ooes' d '1ii ana particularly ungalnly
Specimen "a u uie genus homo, stalked IN
- '-ic oliioe' ne was muscular, braw-
ny, Iello"' OF the species Pike, and TO
Judse from His brUsque manners and I'M
- - iPPe"'ailce' had always dWet on
'iie = oi'',el' OF somewhere near sundown,
oI'olie 'ile paie OF clVlllzauon. lie show
81 li-e symptoms Of rapid walk, and has
my ii1Ni ~ ,'ii Gu
e!e5 pa "a ONCE 81 Ia
.,.. Il 10 Sif' Feplieo 'Ae operator, po-
i1'ei4
nuns from here to Dayton 3
! eS'
uood nave got a rIsht smart job
-OE !e' l ieIt thaT alore sun up this
liioIilli4 III S1ch an allilred sPlutter, clean
Ioisol my doS al me tavern. He's a
mighty powerful Sood oog, stranger, tell
49, ,.'1. olos1 ptIW9eh 1--WE a NeWfoundlander
uJ.; a., anu ht Siout It. as grlzzly bar lie KIN
"n'P ms nett IN wild cats any day, an IS
Wu'L, hi-u-chlckomln TO hunt inJlns, an
mar 5 Jest WHARF I'm gwIne. Now, l
HaLt yo" 70 teie8raph MN down hyer IN
1ouole qu.ck snort meter an l woundnt
I'oSg tile crl''eF LOT heap.
we observed a comlcal expression fit
over me operators countenance as he pre-
lendeu 10 note down description OF the
missing quaoluPcu' ana answered, " All
rlght, slr, TO an assurance on the part of
ms excited customer that he would drap
III ar, arIer 'he uo9 III nan an nour.
HheI ne returned uhe flrs' object that
attracted MS auehuon was stump tall'
PUP oI u .i IiinIn..'lEe il proportions Whlch was
'ieu ~ 'iic reg VI Ole operators laoie' ana
9"lU'eu MN aS ne entered with shrIIl
Low "o"
o9 arc Iu9t II Tune s'r. Here IS
o"i Io6' ''il ~ ~ oiiiE d Il.L!e Out OF
d LeaSh' oMInS 10 'lLe raPidlty OF ms Jour
lleH' 1,Sal S"Iu 5,,e ~, operator b5and5S 13e,K
', il'1l 1-'cLos5"'et, re stf1klRg
"a :',Li'uo.0 eN r 0sHi' oL ''9'9ilIsAsieht
III "'0 ~ p y ii"ilI ~ ~ gius'
Here, sir, ued 10 ihls iable.ss
frizzled har my dog! Iotf-dun' tnira II
TO say that dod derned short-leggedgiuIe.
squlnt-eyed, lop-eared, NANCY beast isl
my dog! No, sir, that amt my dog
Mine IS the best dog III Oregon-a wal
lopin' big, splendid anamile-a gIar
beatty two hundred FOUNDER. sir
Phew! cuss a snake"
At this point the speaker, having ex-
haUsted his voCdbular, stopped TO lakel
breath.
Very extraordinarily sin
gular, | may say. Has your correspond !
ent made a mistake, and forwarded thei
wrong animal!
Mistake becussed, Il i = raouIar
swindIe, sir That blasted tnyern-keeDerI
UP ihar has stole my dog. and sent mel
this internal little runt in his place.
What's the damage"
Nothing, sir, as YOU have failed toll
get the right animal" =" replied the opera- |
tor, who Joined US in an uprorious burst
Of merrIment as Pike leftthe office swear |
ing he was gwine up TO Davtou. to scalp
that dod-rotted dog-stealing tavcrn-kccr-
err
i negro woman was relating her eXpe-
rlence to 4 gaping congregation Of color. |
and among other things she said she had
been IN heaven. One Of the ladies Of
color asked her:
Sister, did You see any black folks in
heaven
On, get out you 'spose | 20 il de
kitchen when | was dar, -
This reminds Us Of the auecdo,o Of an
of the Iowliness Of his position. and that.
labor was his natural lot, that he was even
Indifferent as to future state, believing
thai Ley'lI make nigcer worL, cbcn cf