The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-04-11

for that worthy functionary. He was
told by Tom B--tIiat the Mayor
was subject to the ordinary human in
trinity of occasionally eating something,
and had gone home to dinner.
What do you want of hing asked
that impressive officer.
I" vants-I wants Mishter Heelum
to gif me Elm baper to ~kill a tam tog
vot pites me in to Leg answered he OF
foreign origin. .
"Ah? you wish an order Of execution
issued against a Vicious canine" said
Tom, who has a smattering of legal &C
q~uirements.
"No, | tussant want no such ting.
I rants Elm harer to tell NE TO kill te
tam bup. He pites my leg so bad you
neber see. kits te hyterfoohy. ~ tam
unit wants to kill him Or I Goes mad too
"Ch? now [ set.' said Tom "you
require authority to proceed with force
of arms against the dangerous aDimal.'
Mein Got, no! dat ISL not vot | want.
I wants tr Mare to git me Won l;chenS".
to kill te tog. l wants him to make us.
Elm baper SO ven | kills tie tee he can
NIGHT go inter tie court and Shwear ADJUST
me- .~'.
"The dog swear against yon?'
"Nein. not tie tog te man vot owns t.
tog. You see, if l kills him
What, kill the man e.
"Nein, tie tog; und te man shues me
for te brice of te toy, den | wants tie law
on mine side, you see.'
"Ah! now / understand you,' said
Tom, greatly amused at the German,
and humorously intent on exhansting
his patience F.; " then you want to get a
warrant Ia arrest the man who owns the
dog, so the animal may not bite you
again 49, ....... -.1..
"No, no! Got in himmel! you kits
everydings Ply tie tail cried scwheitzer
kase, who began to think Tom was
"poking fun at him. II drinks you
want to make chokes NIT me! Der tuy-
vel! / want shustice, not chokes. |
want to knock te tam tog's prains out,
ant if de Mare wont gif me de baper for
to do UNI, [ knocks his prains out any
'.t
THE Mayors brains?"
"Nein, te tog's!" roared the heavily
Teuton, and he turned TO leave
the office, but met at the door the
who had just returned from his
repast. Making his wants
known to that officer, he promptly re-
,eived an order to execute the vicious
animal. As he was leaving the bull
ling, he encountered the impassive Tom.
"AlI right, now 2" inquired he.
Il" Yah, all right ! I Goes right off to tie
'wner of te tog und kills en-"
What, the owner? +" gary
"No, tie tog! Look here, mishter
[om, you make tam fools NIT yourself
" saying tog ven | means man, and
aging man ven | mean tog. Now. you
lin yust co to tie tuyvel, und I GOES kit
glass lager nit Otto,' and the gentle
nan of 'Teutonic derivation departed in
laste.-Sugar Plunte,-.
-" = IL I |
p AkIND OF A SENTINEL.-The colonel
Il an Alabama regiment was lannon's 70,
laving every thing done up in military
lyle. Once while field officer of the
|ay, and going his tour of inspection
|e came on a sentinel from the eleventh
Mississippi regiment sitting down on
is post, with his gun taken entirely to
leces, when the following dialogue took
lace s. ~. -a..rE'.
Colomel.-" Don't you know that a
entinel while on duty, should always
eep on his feet 2"
Sents1ez( withoutlooki gup).-'That's
way we used to do when the war
rst began but that's played out long
60" - -s@ 80 .s" 8 -"o /
Colonel beginning to doubt if'the man
as on duty).-"A Are you sentinel here p
Sentinel" Well, I'm a sort Of a SEN
Ra ea@
Cozouez.-" Well Tn a sort of officer
the day" {
Seatinel.--"W Well, if you hold on till
sort of git my gun together, I'll give
a soft OF salnte.'-GraWachcts.. l.,
A NATURAL MovEMEST.-One night :
eneral Adams, of Tennessee, on return
6 to camp, was halted by a sentinel
an outpost. After giving the counter
On, and telling the sentinel who lie was,
got to questioning the man obout his
as u sentry.
General-'I If you saw two men COM
3 toward your post, what would you
Sentanez.-".I would. halt them, and
en- direct one to advance and give the
untersign." :
Genfral.-"I If three or four shouA1
'proach, what would you do 2"
Seatinel--.I would do the same thin
General" Suppose you saw a H.
coming, what then 2"
Sentinel" would do the lame
l.,
Geaeral.-. Suppose a whole regiment
ouid come, what tlen ~
Senttael.-"I would form a line as
isk as possible"
General. What kind of a Inc could
u form by yourself?"
Scatiae."A bee line fol camp"
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