The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-12
What's the Matter. aUith that Nose

Snyder kept beer saloon some years ago
over the Rhine Snyder was ponderous Teu
ton of very irascible temper-'sudden and quick
in quarrep-got mad in minute. Neverthless,
bis saloon was great resort for boys-parqy
because of the excellence OF his beer, and partly
because they liked to chafe old Snyder, as they
called him, for, although his bark was terrible,
experience had taught them that he woulda't
bite. -
| One day Snyder was missing, and it was ex.
planned by his frau, who jerked the beer that
day, that he had gone out fishing nit ter boys.
| The next day one of the boys, who was partidu-
aIly fond of roasting Snyder, dropped in to get
glass of beer, and discovered Snyder's nose,
which was big one at any time, swollen and
biStered BY the sun until it looked like dead
ripe tomato.
Why, Sny der, what's the matter with your
nose :? said the caller.
peen out fishing NIT der poys.' replied Sny-
der laying his finger tenderly against his pro-
boscis, the sun it bese hot like der dife, uut
burns my nose. Nice nose, don't it !? Aud
Snyder viewed it with look of coinical sadness
in the little mirror back of his bar. 1t entered
at once into the head Of the mischevous ssfoss
in front Of the bar to play ioke a"osy. dSer,
50 lie went o.t "''@ nv
..SSsstsss6o5sd drop eranother
nd ask Snyder 'wL..- -.-.,er with that
nose p to see how long he wo.Sfd stand it, The
man who put up the job went in first with 4
companion, and setting themselves at table
called for beer Snyder brou2htit il to them, and
the new conner exclaimed, as he saw him =
Snyder what's the matter with your nose 2
Il yust dell your trient here been out fshin
mi; der poys unit der sun he purnt 'em-zwi
lager den cents-all right"
Another boy rushes in. Halo, boys, you are
ahead OF me this time, 'spose I'm in, though.
Here; Snyder bring me glass OF lager and a
pret-(appearing 10 catch glimpse OF Snyder's
nose, looks wonderlngl, moment, and then
bursts out aughiug) )-ha ha ha Why, Sny-
der-ha IN what's the matter with that
nose p
Snyder, of course, can't see any fun in having
a burnt nose, or having it laughed at, and he
says, in ii tone slernly eInphaptic.
I've been out fshin nit der poys, INT der sun
vus yust ash ho, like ash der tiIcl, unit purnt
my nose that is all right
Another tOrmeutur comes in and insists on
setting 'ern up for The whole house :-'Snyder,'
SAYS he, fill up the boys glasses, and take a
drink yours -ho no no ha ha Snyder,
wha--ha ha ats the matter with that nose 2
Snyder's brow darkens with wrath by this
time, and his voice grows deeper and sterner-
Il peen out fishin init ter poys on der eedle
Miami. Der sun pese hot like as hail, unit purut
say. Vot gind of peseness That ish all right
purn my own nose, don't it g"
Burn your nose-burn all the hair of yonr
head, for what care you needn't get mad
about it,
1t was evident that Snyder wouldn't stand
more than one more tweak ut the nose, for he
was tramping about behind his bar and growing
like an exasperated old bear in the cage.
Another of his tormenters walks in. Some
one sings out TO him, Have glass OF beer,
Billy :?
Don't care about any beer, says Billy, 'but
Snyder, you may give NE one OF your best cga
--Ha ha ha | no ! no no ah-h-h-hal Why
why - Synder - who -wha-ha-a- a-a-ha !
What's the matter Wih that nose p
Snyder was absolutely fearful to behold at this
time. His face was purple with rage, all except
his nose which gowed like ball Of fire. Lean
ing his ponderous figure far over the bar, and
raising his arm aloft to emphasize his words, he
fairly roared =
i've peen out fishing nit der poys. Der sun
it pese hot like as inflammation. purnt my
nose. Now you no like dose nose, you yost take
dose nose e,unt w-wr-wring your tam American
fingers nit en- That's The kind OF man vot
am 2
And Snyder was right.