The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-06-01
CHE Uribul,e.
BUTTING A CHEESE.

day, a vessel came In, consigned t.
the house, having on board large
lot of cheese from New York: dur
ing the voyage, some of them be
came damaged by bilge water the
ship having been leaky,) conse-
quently the owners refused to re-
ceive it, as it was not as the bills Of
lading delivered in good or
der, and well conditioned; they
were therefore sent to the consig-
nees of the ship, to be stored until
>the case could be adjusted. I dis
covered, few days afterward that
as perfume, they were decidedly. too
fragrant to remain in the warehouse
in June, and reported the same to
the concern, from whom [ received
orders to have them overhauled, and
send all that were passable to Beard
and Calhoun Auction Mart, to be
disposed Of for the benefit of the un-
derwriters, and the rest to the
swamp.
[ got a gang of black boys to work
on them, and they soon stirred EN-
up. "By the bones of MoH Kelly's
quart mug, but the smell was lille
giant.
Presently the boys turned out
big fellow, about three foot six
s'across the stump" from which the
box had rotted off; in the centre, a
space of about ten inches was very
much decayed, and appeared to be
about the consistency of mush, of a
blush tint, which was caused by the
bilge water. The boys had Just set
it upon edge, on bale of gunny
bags, when [ noticed over the way
a big darkey from Charleston, S. c.
who was notorious for his butting
propensities, having given most Of
the negroes in the vicinity a taste of
his quality in that line. 1 had seen
him and another fellow, the night
previous, practicing; they would
stand one each side of a hyndrant
some ten yards distant, and run at
each other, with their heads lowered,
and clapping their hands on the hyn-
drant, they would butt like veteran
rams.
A thought struck me that [ might
cure him of his Dragging and butt
ing, and have some sport also; so [
told the boys to keep dark, and |
called old Jake over.
''They tell me that you are great
fellow for butting Jake.
Il is some, mass, das fac: I
done butt de wool tirely orr oh old
Pete's head las night, and Massa
Nichols was gwine to glib me goss.
l kin just buck de head Off OBJ any
niger in desc parts myself, [ kim
"Well, Jake, | have got little
job in that line for you when you
haven't got any thing else to do. .
Use on han for all dem kin oh
jobs myself.
Well, you see that large cheese
back there p
= does dat; does myself
'sNow, if you can butt a dent in
it, you shall have it.
Golly, massa, you are foolin' dis
niger
No, am not, Jake;just try me.
'SWot Ill bust EN- wide open, [
will, myself. Jess stan back dar,
you Orleans niggers, and clar the
track for ole Souf Carolina, case
lie a comm myself, | is p
And old-Jake started back some
fifty feet, and went at it at good
quick run, and the next instant [
heard a dull, heavy sound, kind
of splash, and old Jake's head dis
appeared from sight, with the top
just visible on the other side, as he
arose with his new-fashioned neck
lace, the soft, rotten cheese oozing
down all around as it settled down,
so that just his eyes were visible.
From the centre of it, Jake's voice
was scarcely audible and half smoth-
cred, as he vainly tried to remove
the immense cheese.
100000! er Mas, took UNI Off!
O-o-o-o! Dress me Lif UNI up Oh !
oh -
Meanwhile, I was nearly dead
myself, having laid back on cot
ton-bale, holding myself together to
keep from bursting, while the boys
stood round old Jake, paying him
off.
''Massy sakes, how de nigger's
BRET smell You doesn't clean your
teeth, old Jake =.
81 say you didn't make more
dan four times dat han, did you old
boss !"
Well. you is a nasty niger, dat
a fac -
"Wel, you is de biggest kide of
Welsh rabbit, you is =
'sWhar you git your bair-greese
and thus the boys run old Jake
now half smothered-until | took
compassion on him and told them
to take it off. Jake didn't stay to
claim the prize, but put out, growl-
ing 81 done got sole dat time. L
Sc case of yellow feber, [ is, my
self"
Old Jake was never known to dc
any more butting in that vicinity
after that, and [ au1 still of the
opinion that it was not quite thu
cheese.
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