Nebraska advertiser., 1867-06-06


now Huffman is gone dead, und be vas
the bulliest good ole bOoger to work of
'em all-put be ish all any more now
i spect Eluffy StoOver will be mitey mat
ven he hears dat Huffman is died; you
see he vas a close cousin do him. Poys,
Idink you dident knowed Stufy, cause
be moved do Alleygranny County .Benn-
sylwany, bout five miles ago pehint
Peetsbbrg, ven want bigger as MICE
Stufy vOOst do pc pOOly hard case, de
dime before be vas goin away. You
didn't ever hear bout de schrapes he hat
init ole Penner's mule, did you z"
Gratifed that the widow was about to
relieve them of their Office, and console
herself after her style aforetime, they
cordially invited the old gal to unbosom
herself, which she dad in substance and
manner as follows:
about dirteen years ago, ole Penner
had de meanest kind Of mules, und ven
he found out dat be not can any thing do
init him, he shust trowed him out in de
roat, und lets him do vat he likes. Veil
one mite Stufy vas in down, trunk, and
ven be vas goin home be seed de tmules
lyin on de ground, sound asleep, so he
dort be can a ride habben, und der don 7
anybody can know bout 1t. Coin up do
de mules. Stufy goaKed him little,
rolled piece ropes round bis neck made
him up do de fence, und shumped en-
Vile he vas gitten dings ready, Pen
Britchard vas come along und seed him,
so he COED down to Sam Fartig's gro.
Gerry, and dole de boys dat Stufy StoO-
yer vas up down trunk, und dey must 60
und make nit him some fun-you see
der vas heep of pad boys in Binchgut
den, vorscr as der ish now. Veil poys
vas coined up down. dey met Stufy ridin
along by Rinhert's und he vas Singing
oh, de vite-scbmit, und de plack-schmil.
| Und de gnn-schmit, he can dell
| How all tanceG rOunt dat hOg-trodt,
Und datsmost tevelesh vel;
end de mules vas Walking sideways some
times he made bis pehint part go heat.
'Pooty soon be tries to lie him .toWn
pu; Slufy kicked him, und made him
git up. Shust ven de mules vas gOtted
up, sax or seben boys shuped rite round
de corner, und yelled at him. BY shings
put Slufy und de mules vas scarf de
mules kicked up before ind rared up be
hind, und hollered more as good deal
De boys had gotten a lots Of hoop .boles.
.und, vile some made de poles in de mule:
belly, de oder ones trowed gravels a
Stuffy like anything. Ven mules fnded
dat he must 60, be started und run like
a spook- Stuffy vas hanging do de hairs
on de mules neck, und can't most hol
on; ebery dime de mules shumped, be
made Slufy bout dow feets up; und ver
he vas comm town, be crunied a heep
and most can't his Wind git agln. De
boys vas runnin' all de dime ,und punchir
de mule nit de hoop,boles, pnd hollern
so lout as de beeples not can sleep most
"After vile, bimby, directly, dey va'
comm rite on de brikge Ober Calico
itch, und de mules vas gittin dired, so be
yust glib pooty strong kicks, und sem
Stuffy rite ober his heat, knocked him or
a little dress, and be pounded rite indC
de itch, and den de mules run off mi
himself Stufy he holIered dat be va:
going trOwned so de pOys bulled him
| out, und he most couldn't walk. his close
vas so vet Veil, de poys carried him
up do de davern, und glib him some warm
schnapps, und dat made him feel pooty
spunky; so he vas commenced to swarm
but de shackass-dats vat be called the
mules-und maxim doc much noise, und
Kaldebaugh trowed him outen de par.
room; Stufy struck himself on de stones
by de zine pest, und it most made him
gray. He shumped up, und looked Kali
debaugh rite in de face, und says he
.KaIdebaug, you done me q tam wrong
ting" Den, Stufy vas goin' home und
bat TO stay his ped in more as dree weeks
he vas so sore behint his goa; dalls.
"Ven StufTy vas gifted veil, he COON
ed town. down, und de :fust qeeples he see
wor. dat ,4Siminon Shafer, und Simon
dole him dat oll Penner vas goin do make
him in Jail bout de mules; Stufy va:
scarf, und be dort dat of he would go dc
de Swear, und dell him all bout de
schrapes dat 9lt Penner no' can anything
/ do miI-hiR. So he ,yas vent up do Swear
Wiseman's house, und walked rite in
De Swear vas gone away, und Mrs
Wiseman Lat a lots nv gumpany, put
StufTy he.vas mat, ,upd said do Mrs
Wiseman; Rick. tick, I'm Stufy SloO
yer, ware ish de Swear.P She saold hin
dat de-Swear vas gone do Kanaughlen
hoten. Den Stpfy axed Mrs. WisemaI
eff she bin de Swear's wife, und lsh'
made yaw mil her heat. Stuffy said, j
makes me no difference. youst so .gOOt
spozin case. SpOzin you vas Olt Pen
| ner'ss splack shackass, und / pOrrows yOU
10 habben little rite NIT, und ven vC
vas comm de town trough, de poy'
makes sand up my eyes, und hOop-bole'
in your bowels, und you gifts mat, une
kicks up, upd lroYs me ten feeis of &
yiie oak drees, unG like do broke my
neeks, und den runs off who no pOddy
can't fint you, do you link / pays for yOos
no, I'll see you in-fust'
"YeH, ven Stuffy dole her dat, she va
mats heap.und she ,yOast dock de prOOu
und licked him his heels ober bis hea
rite out Of de house. Den -Slufy mad,
himself home, und de PEBBLES didn't see,
him any no more Gauss in couple Of week
he vas moved away do his relations il
Bennsylwany."