The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-02-04
whats the Matter with that
Nose7

Snyder kept beer saloon some years
ago "over the Rhine" Snyder was a
ponderous Teuton Of every irascible
temper-"sudden and quick in quarrel"
got mad in minute, e,-Nevertheless
his saloon was good resort for the boys
partly because of the excellence of
his beer, and partly because they liked
to chaff "old Snyder" as they called
him; for although his bark was terrible
experience had taught them that he
wouldn't bite.
One day Snyder was missing, and it
was explained by his "frau" who Jerk
cd" the beer that day that 'he had gone
fishing nit der boys The next day
one of the boys who was particularly
fond of "feasting" Snyder, dropped in to
get glass of beer, discovered snyder's
nose, which was big one at any time,
swollen and blistered by the sun, until
it looked like dead ripe tomato.
"Why, snyder, what's the matter
with your nose ?" said the caller.
~ peen out fishing nit der boy g." re.
piled Snyder laying his finger tenderly
against his proboscis, "the sun it pese
hot like ash der tifel, unit purns my
nose. Nice nose don't it?" And Sny-
der viewed it with comical sadness, in
the little mirror back of his bar. It en-
tered at once into the head of the mis-
chievous fellow in front of the bar to
play joke upon Snyder, so he went out
and collected some half dozen of his
comrades, with whom he arranged that
they should drop into the saloon and
ask Snyder "What's the matter with
that nose?" to see how long he would
stand it. The man who put up the jot
went in first with companion, and
seating themselves at table called fol
beer. Snyder brought it to them ant
the new conner exclaimed, as he saw
him:
"Snyder, what's the matter with
Your nose?"
~ yust dell your frient here l peer
out fishin NIT der boys, unit der sun HI
purnt 'em-zwi-lager. -den-cents--
all right"
Another boy rushes in, "Hallo, boys
you are ahead of me this time, 'spos'
I'm in, though. Here, Snyder, brini
me q glass of lager and pret- (appear
to catch glimpse ofSnyder's nose;look
wonderingly) -ha !-ha !-ha! VIII,
Snyder-ha !-ha !-ha what's the ma,
ter with that nose?"
Snyder, of course, can't see any ful
in having burnt nose, or having
laughed at, and he says, in tone stern
ly emphatic.
"I've peen out fshin nit der boy
: unit der sun vas yust' ash hot like as
der tifel, unit purnt my nose; dat isl
: all right"
Another tormenter comes in and il
a sists on "setting 'em up" for the who
= house. "Snyder," says he, "fill up Il
$ boys glasses, and take drink yourse
e no! ho! no! ha! ha ha!-Snyde
: wha-ha ha !-at's the matter wit
your nOse?"
0 Snyder's brow darkens with wrat
:, by this time. and his voice grows deel
i er and sterner-
81 peen out flshin NIT der boys on d.
i lpedle Miami, der sun pese hot as ha
= unit purnt my bugle. Now, that
more vot / don't got to say. Vot gin
s of peseness? That ish all right puri
g my own nose, don't it 2"
o "Burn your nOse,--burn all the ha
n off your head, for what i care; yo
it needn't get mad about it9"
r 1t was evident that Snyder wouldn
/. stand more than one more tweak at II
e nose, for he was tramping about behir
y his bar and growing like an exaspe
" ated old bear in his cage.
3 Another of his tormenfors walks !
l. Some one sings out to him. "Have
= glass of beer, Billy?"
It "Don't care about any beer" sa,
d Billy, 'but Snyder, you may give n
/. one of your best ciga-Ha.a! ha! h,
e ha! no! no! no! he! he! he! h
f. ha! Why-why-Snyder-who-wh
" ha al ha ha J. WHAT'S The matter ,ci
ic your nose 7"
d Snyder was absolutely fearful to l
e. hold by this time. His face was purl
q. with rage all except the nose whi
N glowed like a ball of fire. Leaning |
e. ponderous figure far over he bar, a
he raising his arm aloft to emphasize
Of words, he fairly roared:
h, "Have peen out fishin NIT der bo.
f. Der sun pese hot ash hail tamnation.
rs purnt my nose. Now you no like dc
le nose, you yost take dose nose unit "
IN wr. wiring your tam American tingt
e. NIT EN- That's the kind Of man vol
O. am. Don't it?n
! And SpxIar xuaa ri..ht