Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-16
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naut-t-t 2"
F Call me q tlief - crles one oi the art
tul dodgers. making & fei'o al . .'eoteInpo-
ralv ard hitting Yankee.
+ 'I-I-I-cit aout-t-t -
( SAID was convict, did Yer Take
that = wells another
And that :" saws & third. making mss
Int, , and smashing the Down East gen
tienan sheet-iron looking hal tightly over
the Yankees orhs Of light.
''Everlastin' crc-a-a-a-tion -
60 IL. lemons shout the crowd
Let SO my hat what in the sin are yon
'haout-t-t> : Let 60, gol darn ye yeonN
tear my hat al IN flinders ="
Call the peerless 81 c,les one OF the
thieves.
Here's q teller rAisi1 Z fight 50 yoIls the
carnage driver,
-'Murda'-r-r! feIle''s got my watch -
Look out for peck pockets :" shout the
Ioafers and thieves.
Let me aout Let 60 my pockets, goll
darn ye : What are yaou ct Z? Git aout o
that Murder ~ crles the poo, victim,
a hustle takes place, the crowd scatter.
somebody crles that pick pockets are about
and the 'paT-lees' are coming
Halo 'hro, what 5 al tins ahout 9" ex-
claims the red-faned policeman, coming mp
70 poor Down East who hAs finally man
aged to oxt1Icate his head from has hat, the
exernoE putting him AIl II & foam Of pres
pl~atlaD as wall as tumbhug up ms hair
Ike qUiIs Teon the fretful Porcupine.
w hal ; II this row. eu -
'Raow : Con darn ye ? Yeon one OF
them fellcr's been pitchin' into me jest
say SO, and II he darned i dEnt JEST
waIlop yeou aout Of veour ceow SKINS or
my name not Jedediah jumper. a,ooar r.
What ?" cries the policeman. Ara
you the feIlar's been raising al tins mass ?"
Hes the feller Mister Perleesrnan.
says one Of the caacLmal, comllg up to
The scene again.
'Yoou're the darned skunk as hit me ="
crles Jumper, throwing Of lis hat and
coat II the most heroic fashion, and evl2-
eng other symptoms Of gong Il"
Hes drunk Take him of r c-3es q
loaier
Hes been raising a fight ha7a al the al
te'poo2 r" says apo1fl,- coming up with
more .feres.
Hes picked ny pocket, the thief -
cllas one Of the rascalS.
And stole nv watch '' chimes II an
other william
y ~ eta1nal, double-and-tvisfedsk skuDks,
yeou. raSps poor jumper. now writLliDc II
the hands ot the terocious policeman, Won
pizen-nean, ceowardly. low-ifod saT7ints,
yeou' We stole my wawch. yeouve hooked
my puss, and
Come along =" roars the virfuously in
dignant officer. Come along, you rascal
Want 10 let on you've been robbed, oh ?"
Him robbed IA Ia ha -
You're a pooty feller to be robbed y
Ia la Ia - shout the thieves.
Come with me, Won scouudrel! II
show Won how 10 come here and kick up
row among decent honest people, Just 10
get d chance 10 pick pockets, Eh ?"
Me pick pockets Gres-a-a-t kingdom =
Gene along - crles the policeman
Give me my coat Sa-ay, lock a'here
Fetch back my coat Stop that teIler with
nv hat Sa-a-y, look a'here -
Come along with me =
And hatless and coatless, s1as purse and
watch. poor JedediAh Jumper was rushed
of 10 the police station, valiSe in hand,
which he had been fortunate enough to re-
tain. hy hook or crook, in spite Of all the
exertions Of the thieves to seize it. The
policeman made a formidable charge
against J, Jumper he had been drunk.
fighting, molesting honest people in the
discharge Of their respactaful avocations
and picking pockets.
Look a'here. Squire, " exclaims the out
ragged Jumper
Hold your tongue, you-you rascal T
Want II know il that feller's a-goin' III
rip into NE thot way and I stand here
'swaIerin his gon darn lies and yeou lis
ten TO EN- ?
"I-I-Tn give you thirty days ON the Is
land. roars the magistrate, If yop don't
hold your Jaw. Now, I'll fine you five dol
lars and cost. and give you two hours 10
leave the city"
"Yeou du - says Yankee,
L do ; and if you don't pay the fine, I'll
send you up for thirty days, you rascal =
I calculate, Squire yeou call this a
mighty spry town p
s'Whhat's that =
.Peert fellers al craOwdin' strangers -
viii you hold your jaw 2
.'Grea-a-at on grabbin' feller's watch =
DO you hear me =
'.Steahn' feller's puss :" continues the
imperturbable.
Mr.. Clark, make the rascals fine seven
dollars -
. Hold on, ho-o-o-o-ld on, Squire LET us
see how much the damage is naow, great
gravy What sewing dollars fine for git