The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-15
gSailD Argus.
Official Paper.
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Snyder kept q beer saloon some Years AZ,
over nit der Grinkstone Factory ON Kens-
ingtown. Snyder was ponderous Teutou
OF very irascible temper-"suddeu and
quick in quarrel ?'-gettiug mad in d
minute Neverthele his saloon WAS ,
great resort for the boys, partly because O
shs excellence of his beer, and part,
because the boys like 20 chafe ''old SNYDER,
as they called him; foz although his bark
was terrific, experience had taught them
that he wouldn't bite.
One day Snyder was missing, and it was
explained by his ''frau," who "jerked" the
beer that day, shat he had goRe out fishing
mit der poys." The next day one of bows
who was particularly fond of roasting" old
Snyder, dropped 10 to get glass of beer
aud discovered Snyder's nose, which was 8
big one at any time, swollen and blistered
by the sun until it looked like dead rips
tomato.
why, Snyder, what's the matter with
your nose 2" SAID the caller.
81 peen out fishing NIT der boys" replied
Snyder, laying his finger tenderly Agains
his probosois, "the sun it pees hot like ash
ter tiful, INT purns my nose. Nice nose,
don't it?' And Snyder viewed il with
look of oomicsi sadness in the little mirror
back of the bar.
1t entered at once into the mischievous
fellow in front Of the bar to play atrick upon
Snyder he went out and called half q doz.
en- of his comrades, with whom he arranged
that they should drop in at the saloon, one
after another, and ask Snyder what is the
matter with that nose ?' to see how long he
wodid stand it. The man who put up the
job went in with q companion, aud seating
themselves at Il table, called for beer. Sny-
der brought it to them, and the new.co
exclaimed, as soon as he saw him:
why, Snyder, what's the matter with
your nose?"
IL yust tel your friend, pesn out fishing
NIT der poys, ant the sun he burnt 'em-sw
-lsger-den cents, all right"
Another of the boys came rushing in
exclaiming:
Halo, boys, you're head of me this time
spose I'm in though Eere, Snyder, bring
ms glass of lager and a pret-(he sp
pesred to catch sudden glimpse of Say
der's nose, looking wonderingly momen
and then burst out laug ughinglyl:
"dS! Ha! Why, Snyder, what-hAl ha
what's the matter with that nose ~
Snyder, of course, cant see any fun il
having q burnt nose, or having it laugh
ei at, and he says in a tone sterniy en-
phatio
I've been out fishing NIT der poys, 10
de sun is use as hot like ash ter tiful, uni
Purnt my nose, dat ish all right
Another tormsntor comes IN and insist
on setting 'em up" for the whole house
'Suyder,7 says he, "fIl up the boys glasse:
and take q drink yourself-ho no ! ha
ha! hA!-Snyder, whA-ha hs hal
what's the matter with that nose?"
Snyder's brow darkened with wrath b
this time, and his voice grew deeper al
stsrner-
Il peen out fshin' NIT ter poys on de
Sohoolkill. The sun pese hot like as hal
and purnt my pugle. Now, that is MOI
vot don't go to say. Vot gind of pes
nese? Dat ish all right; l purnt my ow
nose, don't it ?"
Burn your nose-burn all the hair 0
your head for what care; you needn't &c
mad about it,
It was evident that Snyder wouldn't stan
more than one more tweak at the Il ose, tO
he vas sramping around behindthe bar al
growing like an exssperated old bear In b
cage.
Another of his tormento:s walks il
Some one sings out TO him, Have gla
of beer, Billy?'
Don't care about any beer" says Bill
"but you may give me one of your segars-
hs ha ha ! ha no ho no ! be, he, h
sh nh, ha, hs, ha, why-why-Snyder-wl
-wha-ha-a, be, hA, what's the matter wi
yoar nose ?'
Sayder was absolutely fearful to beho
by this time. His face was purple vii
rage, all except his nose, which gloWed lii
ball of FIRE. Leaning his ponderous fguI
far over the bar, and raising his arm slo
30 em mphasize his words with it, he fair
rnared:
I've been out fishing nit der poys. Th
sua it peso hot like hsil-tsmnation. lPurr
my nose Now, you no like dose nose, 70
yust take dose nose uut-wr VIZ wr-wrlr
your tam American fingers NIT EN- That
the kind of man vot am Chicago EVe
ina M1H