Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-28
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!SmeiiiHy a Snapper little amusing
excitement prevailed about nonn~ef yester-
day. at the fish stand at Second and' P;as
streets. owing to the enactment Of a funny.
though tainful scene, tiat occurred there.
between stupid kind Of Du.chn,an and
Delaware snapper. The man, whose name
is Fritz, after maEiag tour Of the market
house, finally arn-er, at the stand aforesaid,
and halted He had heard Of fsnappers snap
per soup, and other, kinds Of Snaps" but lie
had never scen more than the shell Of an O.
riaiual iuhabitaut Of the E1arshy !ens Of tie
.ilvery Dceware.
"Iah dem are tinss vat you calls schnapA
pers % said Fritz to The jolly dispenser of
such singular looking amphibous creatures.
Yes. replied the seller; would you like
to have one?"
"Taw, if they isb soo. vons, and you e;s-
him sheep for soup fur mine children"
"Ou, they are good" replied the dealer, at
the same time picking up clever sized ono
by his stumpy tail--"lresh this morning.
excellent orier, and the cheapest kind of
food. They'll make you fattcr than lsgc,
beer, and are far more wholesome
"Fritz-Vell dat ish goot, lager beer ish
goot, u. il makes me feel 50 goot-if der
4chnappers ish better. w takes Won. Eb,
sat ynu ask for him Here Fritz extended
his right hand and held up the pretending
specimen Of ahe.l-bound animated nature
Il schmclls him, at the sane time putting
it to the nasal protruberance Of his couuts--
nance.
The dealer said nothing the bystande.,
observing The passing events, congregated a.
ruu::i, and s.gDd in silent admiration Of Myn-
hecl sm"iijn5 . suapping turtle, He applied
h3 nose t. the shell, and then.the soft parts,
and then clcyating the candidate for soup,
brought lis nose in close proximity to the
head thereof IL moment the snapper cI-
hihtcd his natural pFopenslties, and poor
Fritz's nose WAS firmly clenched within its
strong and willing jaws. The horny aud
sharp b"n!s OF snappinS turtle is the only
thing & has for purposes Of defence, and in
Ills t.staucc, IS might we'll be expected, it
held on ike death t9 the carcass Of 8 deccay-
ed sou Of Ethiopia
Fritz danced around and performed sun
dry gyrati ns, that would have made 1rst
class walters hide their heads. exclaimiuS
Got for tam--de dfie-takes him away
takes him uH--lny nose sh bit mi, de difle--
&, shcnt wants der sour
Butchers, hucEsters, dealers, truckers and
pepplc generally, cougrcgated around the
terrified Dutchnan Some laughed, others
yoarcd, some shook all over with merrimen.
a jolly "pot-gutted' dealer in pork and
hams, overcome with emotions Of fun and de-
light, fairly rolled On the pavement; even an
ancient Quaker lady smiled. Finally, n stoc.
HigcIi ~, who couldn't help enjoying a hear
ty laugh, came to the rescue of the pain
stricken, terrified Tcuton.
"l}c itbcrs men the basic must come from
the fellow nose; give me yez knife, and I'll
cut the h!aguard's head off
"N". yJu don't' srid the dealer; "pry his
jaws opcu--tGkc your fingers"
"lf's not the likes ov me as well put MY
fingers narr a once II the cratur's mouth"
"On ter tjhe--ter tttie-he is bite harter
I'm hartcr--tal;3s Won sick and rhams it ia
his mouth
Things now be ia,e worry serious, and 1t
was matter Of some doubt whether the un.
fortunate man would not lose portion of his
wobia Is. The dcler, however, came to the
rescue, and by well directed efforts, oased tho
snapper inspector Of lis nasal appendage 70
tie "utro satisfaction Of Mynhcer.
The crowd soor separated, and it may bs
needless to say that the Dutchman had be-
come $, entirely satisfied with "snapper,
that he dii not think it necessary at all 70
test the quality Of snapper soup. He. With
enc hand over his wonndt1 nose, anil tbs
,tucr holding his basket, mado bee liue for
lis lone Ln. far distant, to rumuate over
bis unexpected and paiGfdl adventure IA
smelling :! snapper.