Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-03-06
HOILlNG a COCUASUE L.

Tom is a gen uine specimen OF me seuu'
piketns Oregenisnsis. He lived at the
Dalles California, where be had retired
70 enjoy city lie, after having accpmn'a'-
ed a competency by lucky speculation
10 cattle.
Tom was no fool, on the contrary rather
sharper than the average Ut bis s'n"' y,
matters and things that be
about
One morning Tom walked up town, as
was his wont, TO see what was gong GU
and stopped in front of the Mount hnou
Saloon 10 exchauge saInGati0ns with Die
friends. Jim C. and Vic T., who occupied
arm.chairs near the door. Adjoining the
Mount Hood was q cigar, fruit and gen
uine meerscbaum pipe" stand, aud among
the multitude Of wares exposed tor sale
on the sidewalk, Was a huge pile OF co
c~onDuts. arranged Ike cannon balls.
i" Watts them T. asked Tom
"Cocoauuts, " replied jim quietly.
"Wi.st are they tor n l"fn inquired
ITO eat. you darned foot" said jim 4;
"didn'r yea ever see u cncoatiut briore!
How DO you eat 'em n continued Tom
waving the rtAection upon bis igoranef
why, boil them CONTINUED jim, "ith
great inmeb'lity Of face.
81 without further delay, Tom bought
the largest one he could hud. paying SIX
bits t!.ersior, aud made a Dee-!Ine 10.
home.
That evening Tom came up town, and
entering tue Mount Hood, said 10 We, IL
a quiet o
THE old woman has been a biiin thai
~cocoanut all day. an hit 'pesrs ike 1t aih''
done ~yei.-every once III q while sbt
makes s4ive after it With u two-prongpd
f,rk. and il cagorls all round the kittle.
What do Won think =
why" said Vic, " perhaps you didn't
put any saIpraius in the water, that's 1t I;
20 home aud pet 10 a handful of Ba!era
tns, and keep Oh boiling ii it may be
an old one" taE55tf i.
The next morning Tom started up Main
street. walking quite fast, with . very
excited air about him, and going into the
saloon, he at once advanced towards Vic
aud Jim, and pale with half-suppressed
passion, exclaimed -: EtsaGE uFssf
"Ypu thlnk sou are mighty smart,
don't you, TO tell 6 Teller TO go aud bile "a
cocoauuts Here we've bin a bilin' and
a bin. the cussed varmint all day and
hight, and the blamed thing amt done
yet. Now, Til just lei you felIers know
that | don't believe that's the right way
to cook a cocoanut no how"
Whereupon Tom called upon Judge,
late Of Western Virginia, q knight OF St.
Crispin aud justice of the peace, and sp
pealed TO him TO prove that boiling q co.
coanut was not the proper culinary meth.
Cd to prepare that tropical luxury for the
table. The judges ideas opoo the sub
ject Of ~cocoauuts being somewhat Grade,
his evidence was Father = mixed Says
the indge,s very deliberately, after taking
"sugsr 10 his'n," :" Whar | was raised, !
think cocosnuts Wasn't ginerly bilt II |
dou't di.retsember. they barf,ecued EN-,
or eat lem like shell barks, aud being
guided hy observing 8 smile going round
-" think these Jere fellows has been
. seiiin' you'i staa aa .aF
TIE idea nov becoming perfectly clear
to Tom that he had been sold" lie wa-
frantic With rage, and grstuit0usly Offer.
ed to " lick any naa who said HAT
"biliif' a cocoanut was the right WY to
couk it.n $50.
A few days after this occurrence, Ton,
called Vic ard Jim aside, he said with d
voice tremplUus with modification :
Boys, this bilia' a cocoanut is mighty
roughou ne; them fellers that got stuck
IN that qnarz mine hasiu just coine Ia me
to berry FIVE thousand dollars, and offered
good security, Boys, if was ever riglr'
mad, that was the time. Says |, : Gen le
men. you didn't try to get money till you
heard Id tried TO bile q cnc ,anut. NV,
gentlemen, | may be id fool enough Il
bile y cscs'snut, but cuss my everlasting
melt it I'm fool ensagh to trust my good
American gold coin go on snrh secuIi !
as a qnarlz letga Np ,e Busy Basin. Gil,
or ~somrhodyN glt hurt Aud they got
Now. boys. couldu't we get the 8 or>
out that il was Joe Teal that bi,ed III,
caeosnut : he's a bigg.rfonl than ~ y, ard
tatssEs he has got = heap ma & motley
Pay the pr'oter and q &C. III .av"n