Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-09

/ hard enough on top to bear an OK; when
four-and-a-haIf proof brandy freezes, and
the fire goes out, then, just about then,
squir, we consider 1t mighty cold snap
of weather."
This picture of cold weather symptoms
il Maine tickIed the crowd amazingly,
and the laugh seemed to fire-up the Yam
kee.
Guess yeou needn't take on so about
it; bet five dollars yeou hain't got no
such cold snaps bout here, anyhow"
As no disposition manifested itself in
the crowd to chalk up to the Yankee
cold weather in Maine, he choked down
his rising dander, and with a gulph swaI-
lowed the residue of his beer, crowded
the last cake into his mouth, and giving
that aperture a wipe with his bony hand,
he faced the Dutchman.
Meow, landlord, cipher up the DANA
ges, and I'll square the account"
"VelI, der vos der beer, six, and der
vos der cakes, ten, dat vos sixteen cents. :"
Sixteen cents! l swan, that's heap
O money to invest in cakes and beer,
anyhow; sixteen cents! Guess twelve
and half will do, won't it ?"
mo, dat it Won't" said the beer man;
"chust down NIT der moneys"
"WalI, meow, guess yeou needn't get
riIed up beOut it, anyhow; guess l kin
/ plank the pewter 'thOut gittin' cantanker-
Gus be0ut II. But s'Pose yeou call ii jest
fourteen cents, cash up, and no grum-
/ bIin?"
"Bosh - growled the Dutchman, down
down nit der money, and clear out O.
mine house nit your tam Yankees"
"Oh, meow! show your monkey, will
yeou? Guess yeou can't skeer a feIler,
no heow; bat I say, yeou, hold your giz-
zard, and let's arrange business; four
teen cents and-a ci-gar-what dye
say"'
Ready to explode, the old Dutchman
frolhed at the mouth like a fresh-tapped
beer casl, but finding that his cool, self
. possessed antagonist was not to be gotrid
Of without pecuniary advantage, he
made the sacrifice, and dumped down a
melee" on the counter, and demanded
the cash, fourteen cents in full.
LeisureIy hauling out an old greasy
wallet, carefully cncircIed with innumer-
able tapes and yarns, a Spanish dollar
was brought forth, the wallet re-cIosed
and slowed away, and the dollar patient
Iy placed upon the counter by the imper-
turable down-easter.
''Neow there's the pewter, just smash
that and take eout your BILL" says he.
The moment the Dutchman put his fin,
/ ger onthe dollar his Dutch blood seemed
to center in his expansive face; so red
flaming red, became his locale, that q
candle might almost have been ignited
therein.
"Shorge! Shorge" LawIs the beer
man to one of his deputies, "run down tc
/ the squire's and git der constable to come
quick; by'ne mien God, dis tam Yankee
got der counterfeit monish."
May be there wasn't a general muss
The Yankee abroad, at all times genu:
Of supposed publicity, trickishness, SHARP
bargains and cute ''dodges," =" was at thi:
critical epoch-the time that Ohio was SC
bountifulIy supplied with "bogus'-anc
T by his suspicious maneuvering, made al
especial object of distrust.
The bare mention of his having pre-.
sented a counterfeit dollar was the cue fol
all the Iookers-on to rush up to the count.
er, surround the down-easter, and exam
Inc the dollar, while a deputy shopmar
made a break for the constable. The
whole movement was so suddenly execu
ted, that "down-east' found himself inthC
fangs Of the law before he could well say
''punkins." \ grand raft of folks honor
1 ed the down-easter with a procession t,
= the office Of that high and mighty puis
SAINT arm Of the municipal law, the mag
b istrate.
q Passing counterfeit money, eh?" in
CURED the magistrate Of the plaintiff.
Yah; dat ish de monish vot he vos pas
on me-" says the Dutchman.
; "Umph! ali! yes, base counterfeit
I rascaIly fraud" continues the magistrate
T feeling the greasy white coin, which wa
nicked witha penknife, rung, smeIed, an,
5 otherwise tested by the tales DE- circum
stantibuS..
well, Mr.. Bomwig," says his honor
: .'Co on and tell how and when this trans
: action took place, and all about it."
His honor then gave magisteriaI snor
= and cough, and the beer man went on +
state his case.