The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-06-01
I" Shanghai" Hunts his Stays.


Shanghai CHANDLER, of the Adams Co,
Independent, being possessed of an agricu.-
tural turn Of mind, when in quest Of his
stays, wherewithal to do his blowing. lie
relates his adventures in the Norwegian
Settlement thus:
Stag HURTING on HoRsEBACK-The
senior counseIed with himself thus -
There IS half an acre Of land Of mine,
with a fence round about it; LEI rs be ag
rcuItural in our career, and plant pota
toes, and IN in the morning before break
fast" The idea was novel one to the
senior, who seldom gets up till the coffee
rets cold. agreed - said the senior
editor, after listening to his own sugges-
ton; agreed, we'll be agricultural in
our mind and the murphys shall be cult
waited - 50 he saddled bis Mustang, and
went to hunting his yoke of stays, to plow
the half-acre withal. We rode to the
marsh where We last saw our cattle, and
! there they weren't. Galloped along till |
found Ole Bulsen, and a heiter, and a
brown COW, and asked the Taurus if lie
were our yoke of bride stays. ''Bur-woo-
WOO wer p WAS the very civil reply Tau
rus gave me, and then he repeated the re-
mark great many times. Next man l
met was very old gentleman from Nor
way, with forty-two bright buttons on q
very short-waisted jacket with very long
sleeves, of whom we asked his opinion
concerning the Whereabouts Of our brindle
stays. " 7 s' said the Norskie,
u tiuk dey bees not lost leetle, [ no see
'em - We asked him his name and he
told US it WAS Ole Foolsen, and we thought
he was rightly named. Went along a lit
tie further, and we met Toggle Bongosen
and enquired for stays. Ii e e thinks
de stays and der doe all ruined away last
winter" We then explained TO Toggle
that the kind Of stays that we wanted were
Of the genus bovine, not deer. 40 o o!
he bees de stag OK did not seen to. Ven
you loose it, to morrow ?" Went along
another half mile and came across q youth
grubbint roots, and knew by the cut Of
his lib that he too was a Norskie; so &C.
cosled him thus: Ny friend Dirty
Hardsen, have you seen two brindle stays
around here to day z" "Vat you mean (?
Won vite andlittle big yearln' colt? Yees,
right oter dare--dat's al seen-fue day."
! We visited" one note of Doodle Yankee
rid several more rods and met Tumble
! Oyerser, and [ asked him where my stays
might he. L no sell 'em for County Or
ders," quoth Tumble, thinking the editor
whom lie appeared to know, was Of course
trying to buy his stock with Adams coun-
ty currency. Again | was compelled to
explain that il was our stays | was seeking
not his, and asked HIM il cattle did not
sometimes Craze around there. " Some
times dey don't; | guess you sta" now
gone home most miIkin' time - As we
rode along toward the fell Of Cover Tat
eraon, it occurred to my mind that [
shouldn't buy any more Norwegian butter.
To Iatersl We said" Have you seen
two briudle stays around here! How
do Miss Chandler" said Paterson. SAY,
be der PubIicans goin' to make Niger
for President down Sheca2o? | not vote
for Niger" The senior editor grinned 4
sly grin as he explained to Tatersen that
the " Publicans" were not go;nr TO nom
mate any such individual for President ;
but We would really ike to hear from our
brindle stays. obey got not Tell on der
neck and one brass knob on der horn -
said our political Querist. No, neither
one" [ told him. Den [ links you not
find him dis night; I thinks der Publicans
is best, but no vote for Niger" And
after meeting MuIoy nonkeysen, Leather
sen and Numerous OtLersen. and getting
similar satisfaction, we couclldel to find
those s:ags hy advertising.