Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-11-13
:. That feller'fl swipdle you!'' eeboe.

That fellerH swlDdle you echoes
another. f''7'' "a" '.' = 81 '''' -
p "Aud you'd rob q hen roostr' is the
ready answer: S27~' '.''a' = d -. 90
80. youago long" replies the chal-
lenged Jarvey; you're just out Of the
Toombs. for stealing bride r e-4" ;a"1
a,;'And you come out O. Sing Sing last
night, where you was put for stealin' Z
bride with. boss to it ~ p ,a go.., 80 81.
You're notorious thief" c. ....,-
You're noted for lying choked your
self, trying to tell the truth" ~"
-''You lie p . y -..'' 4-'.' -. ~''' -.
ia-'aDo l p Take that!" = p -..a" 90 I
int Givesit to him p yell onsnes:
"Fight!' ii the echo. Z i - '7""
..Let upv' -so1} s;. - giro : 80.
rr"Give it to him!"is, re,, ,er .haa
'..Murder-r-rp, 7si.aaJ u q ~ i.s1i
Call the police p 3 fs,s,as, ,r.se,
Now the fight becomes general, some
fifty of the carriage and cab drivers, with
a large sprinkling Of thieves. dock loafers
and id1ers Of the various calibers found in
the vicinity of a New York steamboat land.
ing. But where was our Down Eas,
friend, amid this general and sudden ere.
volution" of the sanguinary publicans
Gone, double quick time, Of COURSE
No, there he is, IN the very midst of the
COIN bstants4 Houtheyrush around him
How they hit7and hustle'one another. and
yet seem to scapewound. scratch. or soar;
And the quiet, observer might discover
rather an Odd expression msntling the fact
of each psuedo pugilist; for now and then
as they tossed one another over our Yam:
kee friend, and cried out in brave tones,
""I'll give it 70 you ~ :, ',.,s =. -,
'7sCall ME a liar ?'' Il '''' 7''' 80 '<'''3 .
a"Take that; I'll pepper you'll ,'''..'
They griuned and leered and actually
seemed to have ajelly time of il. % Dowr
East was not idle; legs and lungs were il
notion a:di:s.@sl1i IS l.7@es:.ss ,,s..ty1 tas
st'''Let COCO! Coll darn yeou. let ms
aout-t-t!'' ted. s.,,,.,..,- s.e,.a,..,sf,, ed,
Cali me a Jthief cries one (, Of the art ri
full dodgers, making teint at q .'cotem
porary" and hitting Yankee. 80 . -
9a''I l-I-I-git aout.tit!" !. so --''<'%i
lo.'saidI was seonvict. did yer? - TAX
thatH' yells anather.n oas .asdi .taea9
'"And that!''' a. third, making ,
miss bit. e. and smashing the, Down Eas
|gentleman's, sheet,irop looking hat tight,
over the Yankees orbs Of light II G.
'EveFlastin Gre a-aia-tion p
"Go in, lemons p shout The crowd.
LET go my haiti what ID sin are yeot
'baout-t-t2 Let &C., COLL darn yel yeou'l
tear my hat all tn flinders r ~ gro J., no
"cal the the psr7l(eses'!!" cries one Of IL
"Here's ifeller raisin,' dght,'' Yell
the carriage driver. q 'asl' So 'ta' I'4.a
iss'Marder.r.ril ns'Aq 9eller's got inj
wawch!w l7eg3 sogo :asTai1aib saisd 81
4. ',Look out for piek-pocte:slr sheutsths
loafers and thieves; Lazl5syigq 81 il! as
~ Let, me aoutl Let 60 my poke, col
darn re! What. are yeou att s.Git aonl
o. that! Murdery cries the, poor, victim
| * hustle takes place, the, crowd scat.
ter, somebody cries that pick pockets are
about and the ','per-lees are coming
a'Hallol 'hrre, what's all this about r
exciaims tie red: faced policeman. coming
up to poor Down East. who has 8aslly
managed to extricate bis head from his
hat, the 'exertion putting him all in foam
Of pefspiration, as we'll ss tumbling az
histhair Ike quilts upon the ftetfnl porct.
pine! Vi .si1jgNf e goisTGs IaceiiO f9at
..What's Ill this row, sh!".eaoso as,e
,n"Raew? Is Gen darn yell sYaou one Of
them fsller's been pitchiu' into met jest
say so, and I'll be darued if I dunt jest
wallop yeou .aout of yeour ceow, skins, Q,
my names not Jedediah jumper, nao,cr'
E''What7' cries the policeman, Arr
you the feller's been raising al this muss!!'
z".He's the feller, Mister PerleesmaN'
says one Of the coachmen, coming up r
the scene again, .r.4 >.,8, ,.5@t.,cu ,,r>t,.
"Yeou're the darned skunk as bit me p
cries Jumper. throwing OF bis hat and
coat in tie most heroic fashion, and evinc.
ing other symptoms or going i'm i.f.'
aJtHe's drunk! Take him Off" cries q
loaferl i ! u d1do.o y19ss 10 is7h 3
us'H as been raising a fight here all tbi
afternoon Y''ssays. another, coming up viii
more comfreres. .a.us9 o. ass,
"He's picked n.y. pocket, the thief =
cries oneaof therascals:o'i ad' f1o73 -[sss
sEAnd stole nay watch r.. Ichimes in IN
other villaia...o, sd: 10 4qj92s1 ed: oslalwof
s.. .Yeou4 etarnd. ndouble-and-tWistee
skunks, yeou.ysI ggasps. poor Jumper. nov
writing 10 the hands Of the ferocious .pe'
liceman. "yeou pizen-mean, ceowardly
low lifed sarpints. yeop.ue stole my wawoh
yeoa'ge hookodomy spusss andn--'iA -7ssa
nt'Comsaloug!" ross the virtaouslyib'
|dignanto Come sloog. you rascal
Want to- let on you've been .robbed, sh p
,: Him lrobbed!a rHat hs! la s. anidsa'
You're 2 pooty TELLER to be robbed
Ha ha! ha r shout the thieves; a,nn Y,
Come with me. you scoundrel II
show you how to come here and kick W
a row among decent, honest people. jus,
to get i chanDe I'd pick pockets! Eh?"'
-"Ms pick pockess91 Grea-s's!t king
dom ii,is1q ii eiss saT .oa 80 ,siooI :
-t.Come along l'heries the pciissmas:ds
a''Givs. me my scos,1ia 6a.sy, look q
,bsrs! Fetehrbaek that soeatl,7sStop that
Teller with N.Y. hat!.s~ fSa-a-y, look q