Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-16
What's the Matter with that Most, ,

Snyder kept a beer saloon SON
years ago '.Over the Rhine.H Snydt
: was pOnderOus TeutOn of a very ira.
icible sudden and and auic
in quarreP'-get mad i'm a minut,
Nevertheless his saloon was a resoI
for bOys-partly because of the excel
lency of his beer, and partly becaus
they liked to chafe ''Old Snyder" a
they called him; for although hi
bark was terrible, experience ha,
taught them that he wouldn't bite.
One day Snyder was missing, and i
was explained by his ''frau, +" who jerk
ed the beer that day, that he had gon
out fishing NIT der poys'." The mex
day one of the boys who was particu
larly fond of roasting" Snyder, drop
ped in, to get a glass of beer, and dis
covered Snyder's nose, which was
big one at any time, swollen and bis
tered by the sun, until it looked like {
dead ripe tomato.
'Why, Snyder, what's the matter
with your nOse?" said the caller.
II peen out fishing nit ter pOys, y
replied Snyder, laying his finger ten
derly against his proboscis, 1.-THE sun
it pese hot like ash der tifeI, unit i
purns my nose. Nice nose, don't it?''
And Snyder viewed it with look OF
cOmical sadness, in the mirror back of
his bar. 1t entered at once into the
head of the mischievOus fellow in
front of the bar to play a joke upon
Snyder, so he went out and collected
half dozen of his comrades, with
whom he arranged that they they
should drop in at the saloon one after
another and ask Snyder, whats the
matter with that nOse?r to see how
long he would stand il. The man who
put up the job went in first with a
companion, and seating themselves
at a table, called for beer. SNYDER
brought it to them, and the new COM
er exclaimed as he saw him.
Snyder, what's the matter with
your nOse?"
Il yust dell your frient here / peen
out fishin' NIT der pOys, unit the sun
he purnt 'em-Swi lager-den cents
all right"
Another boy rushes in. "Hallo,
boys, you're ahead of me this time,
'spOse Pm in, though. Here, Snyder,
bring me glass of lager and a pref
appears to catch a sudden glimpse of
Snyder's nose, looks wonderingly a
moment, and then bursts out laugh
ing)-ha!-haI-ha! Why, Snyder-
ha !-ha !-haI-what's the matter
with that nOse?"
Snyder, of course, can't see any fun
in havinga burnt nose, or having it
laughed at, and he says, in a tone
stearnly emphatic:
I've been out fishing NIT der pOy's
unit de sun it juse ash hot like ask der
tiful, unit | purnt my nose; that ish all
right"
Another tOrmentor comes in and in
slsts on setting 'em up" for the whole
house. snyder" says he, ''iH I'D.
the boys glasses, and take a drink
Observation-Disclosures !-ha u
Snyder, what-ha !-ha ats the
matter with that nose?
Snyder's brow daTkens with wrath
by this time, and his voice grows deep
er and steamer
:! peen out fishin' NIT der pOys on
der leedle MAMA. The sun peesh hot
like as hail, unit / purnt my pugle.
Now that ish more vOt 1 don't got to
say. Not gind of peseness? That ish
all right; | purn my own nose, don't
p"
Burn your nOse-burn all the hair
off your head, for what l care, you
needn't get mad about it."
. 1t was evident that Snyder would
not stand more than one more tweak
at that nose, fOrhe was trampingabout
behind his bar and growing like an
old bear in his cage. An
other of his tOTmentOrs walks in.
Some one sings out to him, "have a |
glass of beer, BilIy?"
Don't care about any beer.u saws
Bill, ''but, Snyder you may give me
one ofyOur ciga-ha-a-a l-ha hal
ha Tho Tho Tho he he he
lh-h-h-ha !-whO-wha-ha- : I
- What's the matter iCith that nose pr
Snyder was absolutely fearful to be-
hold by this time. His face was pur-
pie with rage, all except his nose
which glOwed like a ball of fire.
leaning his pOnderOus figure far over
he bar, and raising his arm rloft to
his words, he fairly roared:
1--WE peen out fishin' NIT der Dovs.
The sun 1t pese hot, purnt my nose.
Vow you no like dose nose, YOU yust
axe dose nose unit IUF-lCr-lUring VOur
am american fingers nlt 'cDl ! That's
ne kind Of q man rot / am -
And Snyder was right.