Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-14
CHAPTER iii.

Soggy-woggy didn't exhibit that paternal
fondness for his daughter that such an ethe-
rial being SO justly deserved. He allowed
her only four hundred dollars per week for
pin money; and, one day, when he discover
ed that she had used his moccasns, wani-
pun belts, and many colored blankets to
make herself first class chignon, he
threatened to disinherit her.
She put her arm around the old mans
neck, and in voice far sweeter than the su-
gar cane that grew in the backyard, said:
"Now, Pop, don't be such nasty cross
Injun. Be nice good Injun."
She succeeded in appeasing the old mans
anger But day or two thereafter, when
he learned that his daughter looked melting
ly on Punchy-wunchem, his brow became
as black as thunder-cloud, and he tore out
huge tistfuls of his long gray locks.
Soggy-woggy had husband in view for
Oso-sweetas- -mushky. He desired her to
marry Hunky -dorum (Hole in-the night an
Indian held in high repute in his tribe, aged
about 97 years.
Hunky dorum was bald headed, cross
eyed, and knock-kneed, wore green specta-
cles, played on the accordion, supported A.
J. IS policy and talked Dutch.
Excepting these little defects, he wasn't
such bad-looking old chap But he had
never been introduced to Honor. Honor
was a word he had scratched out of his
Webster. At one time he was made Head
Center of the Feni-ans, numerous order of
his day, composed mostly of French " In
juns." After squandering all their money,
he read every member out of the society,
and ran the machine himself-into the
ground.
| He also professed vast friendship for 10y
al Braves everywhere, and promised to be
a Moses to all the unfortunate Crooked
shns. "By the eternal" said Hunky-
dorum, "Treason shall be made odous, and
Ira it-ors shall take back seats!"
But the Traitors, who formerly called
Hunky-dorum +" old Waxey," and other pet
names, were taken to his bosom. They
rather admired the manner in which IIunky-
dorum made Treason odious. Tie "back
seats" were "hitched up" front, and Union
Braves turned out of posts of honor, and
Traitors turned in.
When Soggy-woggy told oso-sweetas-
mushky that this was the man whom he
would have her marry, the brave spirited
girl said she would see him hanged first, and
then she wouldn't.
If had been o-sweetas-mushky would
not have married old Hunky-dorum, either.
Punchy-wunchy pressed his suit with vi
gor. He took o-sweetas-mushky to New
York to see play called the s'Black Crook. .
Oso-sweetas-mushky looked startled when
the ballet girls came on the stage, and asked
Punchy if he didn't think the building was
on fire.
"What makes you think so ?" said Pun
chy, in tolerable English.
"Why, don't you see, they have hurried
from their chambers without half dressing y
Punchy-wunchy, who was also verdant in
such matters, suggested that Mr.. Black Crook
didn't pay the poor girls enough wages tc
buy sufficient clothing TO cover them.
Oso-sweetas- -mushky covered her face with
l
J her hands.
But Punchy-wunchem noticed her ''peek'
through her fingers frequently.
} Punchy returned to the tents of the Square
toes, and spoke five hours to the dusk,
Braves, ON the Immoral tendency of thu
/ modern Drama in general, and the Blacl
Crook in particular. He told them to shui
the Black Crook as they would shun TIN
: D-l and A. J-n.
: Not having before heard of the Blacl
5 Crook, these cunning Injuns immediatel.
, went to New York and Stunned it, The,
Stunned it night after night.
Puncliy-wunchem was noted far and wild
as the proprietor of the splendid Dug-oul
: the Chick-en-ri-etta." One day he sale
across the ocean in his Dug-oui, and all tn
}, Englishmen dug out to see Punchy-wur
), chem and his Dug-out.
e lie was presented to all the crowned head
1t and bald heads of Europe. And Punch
was so delighted that he rendered his littl
II Dug-out to the Prince of Whales. As Mr.
l. Prince of Whales was suffering from sevel
r attack of s.Cable Rheumatics," the Prime
y told Punchy -wunchem to keep his ship,-
N that while rocking on the deep was ver
:, pleasant for those who liked it, he W,