The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-29
."Nor dOnlt want any, as knows on,

saysI,
have IT,
-'Thcn let EN- git il, and be dOrned,"
saysI.
"Then you have no objection, says he.
"Not a btu says I,-feeling all the time
as if I was knocked higher than a kite.
"Wall, we've beon talking with Dodge
about it, says the squire, and he's agreed
to send up German chap ~ play the
violin, and an Italian TO play the big fiddle.
snd. some kind OF a gal critter with an out.
landish name, TO take the place OF your
sister Sal.
"Accommodatin' chap, that Dodge is,"
saysi III wonder that he didn't want TO,
get chap in my place. too"
WALL he did, answered the squire
"but the proprietors, aeem that you Didn't
charge much for your aeryiaes, and knew
all the Peas and Quens er the choir, thought
they'd Keep you, provided that you'd stay
| IL shall do that air, sartia," saysT. a
| "And I'm tarnal glad to hear you say sn,p
says the squire. "0l course you'll give
oft tho tunes and take the lead, and all
that ere sort Of thing. just the saiuO as you
eyer didn
YOU'D better belieyc won't DO moth.
ing else" says |, and then the Squire left
the tater field.
Wall, tho next Saturday afternoon up
came the now musicianers from Boston,
music and all. stood at the tavern door
and saw'em lite off the stage COACH. They
| was pretty gpad looking chaps, all but
their faces, and thom was awful toll you.
They had as much hair on 'em, eena' most,
as there was on the baokside of their heads.
When | saw that ere ! turned to Zeke
Zones, Who was standiH' by, and says |,
"What in thunder do you call that mir
which them foreign chaps has got on their
upperlipsS" 7"
"Mpstqehers," says Zeke.
"Are theyf" says they look to me like
sort Of pateEt shiellSfs. What's thar
they, g9t, st0Gk there, just under their un7
der lipf"
"Impoerail,n says Zeko.
"Sho, You don't say. Aud that air etpf
CROWN out under their chins, like bunch
Of young snakeroot- what's that" !"
go9t.tse,a says zeke
sand thpt sounds ! dlrpsd sight more
nattalrallsr" says I, "tAqR beth OF t'Other
names put together" w ~
Jnst about this tigeS square Dawkins
cnm al0pg, SRa sg ths foreign chaps with
their instrumenEe were stshdipg by the
tavern door, he takes me by bic arm, walks
me up to the German man withq fiddle in
his hand, and e9ys;
This, NJ, hidskins, is our violinist,
Mr.. Sleidemer
Tis, hey well, how deY yew do. Mr..
Sledgehsnner3 saXa !, holding out nay
hand for him TO shake. Wall, ho shook it
spell, then grinned lidc q barn cat, and
paid; 3
me vera we'll, no "a speak vera little
Lnglesec, :. \ Ne I,..P Play do mewSiok Tor dc
"What in thunder, Squire" says !" does
he mean by ihst erei"
"That whatf' ssiq the Squire.
"Why, Cathedral; as ho calls it."
That's Westinghouse" says the Square.
mnqch 'iiks It Us pork asss like Ncbbar-
dsaBeyyer." sa
THAT t'other gentleman" says tIe
Squire, is our biggest fddlist, Mr. Vinnoro,
| from Italy"
p's4h. Mr, Vinegar" says r" how d'yoq
dof How's your marmW
Me Italiano, no comprchendc speaks de
around this way supposed ygy,a,l.A = AS
Squire" says |, where's tho genuine ele
phant-the gall critter, mean, that's goin
to take SAILS place Y"'.t
"She'e got q touch Of the broWn eIee
ters,R said the squire, "and cant come till
next Sabbath day"
. Brown a,S, 3. skeetsFp," says !, @TAFt in 'e'
!" Its p tremeHdous, awtnl disorder II
the throat, that afilcts great singers and
ministers very often, says tho Squire.
can't be cured III this country, 30 the minis
ters say and that is tho reason why their
Congregations that is them that can affort
it, ai%6yG SENDS them to Europe" 90
"0h, I understand Squiresa AL about il
But does this ere out andish gal siDge
f have her face oil kiycred up with stachert
/ and siakeroot, goatees mean, aud such
stuff" ..
t =" No said tho Squire, expect not"
| ave hearn tell atore now" said Zekl
!onos'1 that al great singers ha ,Sa Satiyats' yates
tigaSi Z ss,s tAeEgeics@ ,EoS :; ..r. Wal, that,
I about the curiosest wrinkle ever | hear
(. tell OH. Soon'9 find out it's fact, thong
t III tell Sail ont, and the way we'll 20 int
t the gqat,e aHf stSsher business WI "
s cautfon to bear grease, now I teli ysr?
BY this time the two goatee muslcaner
: and Square Dawkins hid gone INTO the saN
I ern, aud left Heke and standing out
t the door-steps. When ifound there warn
j. anybody round but as two, ! says to Hek
:, says +
:. I" What do you think Of our now music
I pariisd litlDe% says lie. 1t aint soln
]. to do yo1 nor J 2iy good, anyhow. o