Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-23

get gassy. "Smiled'' again. Big chap said
his paper was the best in the city. | couldn't
see it. Thought I would keep my eye on him
WAS afraid he might be one of the sharpers
We read about. Felt like wanted to 90 home.
Smiled again. Began to feel first rate.
Kept my eye on the big chap. Found he be-
gan to walk very crooked, and lean heavy
against the wall
l left big chap holdng up the side of the
house. and ''sniiled;'' again looked around.
Seen big chap trying to put the stove in his
pocket. Asked him what he was doing. Big
chap SAID he was trying to put copy of the
Item in his pocket. Couldn't see the point.
Took big chap out IN the air, to kool him oph.
Big chap said I was brick. Didn't under
stand what big chap meant, Thought his cir
cumstances be all gone. Big chap set down
on barrel of molasses, the head broke
in and and big chap went down ka-sl,,sh He
began to hoiler perlice, but nary percc came.
lsupposc they thought it was ftc, and was
heeriul to not so where they could get hurt. [
pulled off my coat and tried to pull chap out ;
found It no go. big chap all the time holIerng
take mo out. Told big chap, it was pity he
belonged 10 the Item, for some Of his cubs might
be in the neighborhood and then he would be
soad | asked big chap if he ever thought of
his latter end. Big chap said yes, he knowd
It was sweet reflection, especially
at that critical moment. Told big chap that I
| had Oft ten heard of the Niger in the wood pile
before, but never heard of a Copperhead in
barrel of molasses. Told him had had niger
on the brain so long that it had began to strike
| in, for be had commenced at 'tother end to
get kind Of dark. Big chap kept getting deeper
| and deeper in the sweet juices of the cane,
and l began to think, instead of finding u dead
niger. we would find dead (head) editor,
when who should make his appearance but
! Happy Jackie that runs the steam squirt
| round town, giving sixteen injections for
dollar. Happy jack enquired what was lie
matter. Told him there was no ma tier but
the Item Teller, taking his sugar by itself after
drinking his whisky all up beforehand asked
the Item chap if he was comfortable. Said he
has had some very sweet reflections about the
price of molasses. Thought such might be the
case. Happy Jack started to get the boys to
run with the machine and try to save
the Item chap. After half an hour
Jack came round the corner with the
Field that CELLS hair Oil, and another
big Teller that peddles pills, hold of the ma
chine, and John, the little man that sells lager
beer and Bologna at the big Hall Well, when
they got the machine all ready, the harness all
fixed and steam up, you oueht to of seen them
q d1ap right HtrOugh-not the Item chap, but
the molasses, and when the Item chap got
loose, and once started, he beat all creation.
A dog with a pack of crackers tied to his mar
rative was nothing 10 the time the Item chap
made. Thought he was hunting that chap that
was stage struck, aid fell so 9 muchly'' in love
with the actress heart-he couldn't find
him, he was out star-gazing. always read it
in the almanac that editors was smart fellers,
but thought the Item chap, when he first made
his appearance into this world, that his man.
ma was so proud that she had boy that she
made mistake and nussed him wrong end
foremost and his brains had settled in the
wrong part, and he had never got over it.
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