The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-08-04
HOW BIG DARKEY JAKE WAS
CURED OF BUTTlNG.

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Some years since was employed
as ware house clerk in a large ship
ping.house in New Orleans, and Will,
in that capacity the following iunn!
scene occurred:
One day vessel came in, consgn'
ed to the house, having on board q
large lot of cheese from New York
During the voyage some Of them had
become damaged by bilgc water, the
ship having proved leaky, consequent
! ly the owners refused to receive them
they were therefore sent to the cons
signces of the ship, to be slowed away
until the case be adjusted. | dicovcr'
ed few days afterwards, that, as tc
perfume, they were decidedly too fra
grant to remain in the ware house in
the middle Of June, and reported the
same to my employers, from whom
received orders to have them over
hauled, and send all that were passa.
bic to Beard and Calhoun's auction
mart, Ilhcn in old Camp street Thea,
trey to be disposed of for the benefit
Of the underwriters, and the rest to
the swamp. got a gang Of black
boys to work on them, and when they
stirred 'em up, "Ba the house Of Moll
KelIy's quart pot but the smell was
Elegant entirely" kept resTe,'a
bic distance, believe me, for strong
niggcrs and Skrong cheese, on a no
June day, jest bangs all essences, in
Guiding q certain "varmint" we evar
read about.
Presently the boys turned out al
imm cnsc fellow, about three feet six
inches "across the stump" from which
the box had rottcd. In the centre, n
space about ten inches was very much
decaycd, and appeared to be about
the consistency Of mush ; of a blush
tint, which was caused by bilge water
The boys had just set it up on its edge,
on a bale Of gunny-bags, when no.
ticed over the way big darkcy (ther
on sae) from Charleston, S. G., VIII,
was notorious for his butting propen
sites, having givenmost orthc nigger'
in that vicinity taste Of his quality
in that line. had seen him and an
other fellow the night previous, prac
tising--they would stand, one on eacl
side of hydrant some ten yards dis
tant, and run at each other with theiI
heads lowered, and clapping their
hands on the hydrant would but like
veteran rams. A thought struck me
that might cure him of his Dragging
and butting, and have some fun also,
SO told the boys to keep dark, and
called sold Jake" over.
"They tell me you are a great fel-
low for butting, Jake"
lis some, massa, dat's a fac. done
butt de wool 'tirely orr ob ole Petc's
head last night. and Massa Nichol:
was gwine to glib me goss kin ,js!
bang the head orr any niger in these
parts myself, kim"
well, Jake, I've got little job in
that line for you, when you haven't
anything else to do
"l'sc on han for all dem kin O jobs,
myself, is"
"Well, you see that large cheese
thcre!"
Il does dat. does myself
Now if you can butt a dent in ii
you shall have it,
"GoIly, massa! you're foolin' dis
nigger!'
mo, I'm not, Jake, just try me-"
"Wot you gib me do hull oh dat
ar cheese if butt a dent in um"
Yes"
"De Lori I'll pust 'em wide open, !
will, myself. Jess stand back dar
you Orleans niggers, and clear de
track for Ole Souf Carlina, case Tse
coming myself, | is"
And old Jake started back some fif
ty, feet, and went it with good quicl
run, and the next instant heard dul
heavy sound, a kind of sqlsh, and ole
Jakc's head disappeared from sight
with the top just visible on the other
side, as he rose with his new.iashion-
ed necklace, the soft, rotten cheese
oozing down all around him. SO fhat
just his eyes were visible. From tne
centre of it Jake's voice was scarcely
audible and half smothered, as he
vainly tried to remove the immense
cheese.
10000 or de Lor Mass-took um
orf o! bress der Lor Lii um up
Gor.a.mighty -
Meanwhile, | was nearly dead my
self having laid back on q cottor