The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-11

uOoC-DtS3 anu man . IAlS Aoi t'A4AO VI
porter he's sucked up; but never a
air came of that. Then my missus
explained as it was stymmylusses
applied to the part itself, so l tried
liquid blister and solid blister; but
they never did nothin' but to make
the old 'oss kick; while as to rubin
on Spanish-fy pOmatum, 1t won't
no more use than nOthin'.
'I can't stand that there tail no
longer I says to my wife one night
quite low-spereted, ''its enough to
break any mans art, that it Is.
Here's three days runnin' I've only
took in twelve shillings."
''Tain't the tail, it's the whole
turnout, says NY wife.
But | knew better, and I'd made
my mind up what I'd do. Next day
l makes believe to be i'll, and send
word to the yard as 1 worn't COM
in, KNOWN as it would be a rest for
the old 'oss, as nobody else wouldn't
drive; and off l goes to the knaek-
er's yard in Maiden lane, Kings
Cross, outs with my money to Mr..
H, and comes back with the skin
and air of as pretty a tail as ever
you see in all your born days.
1t took me all day to dress and
do that bit O leather into shape;
but did it and fitted on straps;
and next mornin' I fitted it on to
Solomon, and drove out O the yard
with hem holdin' it up for every
one to see, and our chaps a-laughin'
like mad. But I didn't care for that
the public wouldn't know, and they
didn't neither; for though ! never
could expect to do much with such
turnout, with that tail improved
and set right my takin's rose a pound
week, and I says to the missus,
quite tlyumphant like, "Now," /
says, "wOrn't it the tail?7
Now, this here's all Introduction
to explain why l had such a shabby
TURNOUT, and what followed. I told
you that allus got the wust JOBS;
| but l didn't tell you that time after
time the others would be called OF
the stand two or three times over,
while Solomon and we chewed our
cuds, a-remainin' all alone with the
waterman and his little fat pals
Solomon's cud bein' all chatf, and
mine bein' little baccy. What was
the good of takin' about turnsE No
body decent wouldn't have my keb
as I'd found it out long enough be-
fore, when I'd gammond footman
and buttonses into takin' me. l on
!ly used to get sent back; people
wouldn't 90 in me, and then there
was only a row, and one got ones
feelin's hurt.
1t was one evenin when | was all
alone, and quite melancholy like on
the stand; old Muddy the waterman
being fast asleep a-sitin' on a pail
turned topsy-turvy, and his back
leanin' up agin the water-post, when
a swellish looking fellow in one of
them long Inverness capes comes
sautherin' by. He was a big, we'll
| fed, tallish chap with plenty of black
whiskers, and a rollin' eye, and way
! of stoppin' and lookin' up street and
down street, and beatin' his gloves
together, Well, he wakes by me
two or three times, examinin' the ket
and Solomon alover and at last pulls
out a penny cigar, and makes up tc
me, and asks quite civil for a light
which 1 gave him, and he begins
smokin',
Drive me through the squeers?,
he says then.
All right, sir l says, and l opens
the door; but he didn't like the smell
l thought, for no thanky,' he says
I'm take turn on the box with yon
SO 1 bears up the 'oss, when up gOe;
his tail-that bein' before the i'm
provement time-and as I jumps up
/ hits Mr.. Sol. sly crack with th,
whip. to make him keep it down; bu
| he. What does he due but gives i
a whisk, and lay the twenty-threI
airs over he tail board, and rest tn
end of his tail or the top, as if jes
out of aggravation, becaus I'd a out
side passenger.
However, he drives gently along
'shig, shog-shig shOg, which is Sol
omon's reg'ler space; and my gentle
man talks away quite afable-like G
bout kebin' payin', and the rest of i
till he pumped me quite dry; for
let 90 a good deal about bein' oblig
ed to drive such shabby turn out
and ended by sayin' that it was quit
starvation work at times, and l wa
!, pounds now behind hand with til
gayernor; for my dooty was to TAX
in fourteen shillin's a day, and a
over was for myself, when sometim
/ / couldn't make above six or eighr
and allus havin' to work what W
call dead horse.
i "An," says my gentleman at las
"rve often noticed you standin emf
ty on the rank. Yours isn't a goo
! turnout; but 1 dessay it will do fo
me. want a keb four or five night
!, a week"
"You, do, sirg' I says.
"Yes," he says. Not reg'lar, bu
mostly for professional purposes"
You don't looklike q DOCTOR say
! to myself But there; it's no bus
ness of mine what you are, 50 lon
as you hires my keb, and pays m
| honestly" And then 1 says alouC
I shall be very happy to attend o
} you, sir"
| ayes" he says, Il thought yo
/ would. I suppose, if you were we
| paid, you would hold your tongu
E and not keep your eyes too wid
t openE'
Il say, governor l says, checl
/, ing solomon, so as he threw his hea
round, and looked at me full in Il
t face, as much as to say, " What q
D you meant - l say governor,
says, "no burgulries, body-snatcl
p in, or habductions."
! Nonsense" he says, laugiI
c Don't you be alarmed; ] shan
l get you into any scrape. Mine
e professional business, as is qui
L honest and above board; and, b
5, tween ourselves, a five shillin' jC
e every night for you is't to be sneezc
: al"
t Now, l knew that well enoug
t and was precious glad Id meet hin