The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-06-03


Then turning to Lothaw she said, "You have
simply fulfilled and accepted your inevitable
destiny. 1t was morally impossible for you TO
marry out of this family. Fer the present the
Church Of England 10 safe"
ButtinE n Cheese.
Some years since was employed as warehouse
clerk in a large shipping house in New Orleans.
One day vessel came In, consigned to the house,
having on board large lot of cheese, from New
York During the voyage, some of them be.
came damaged by bilge water the ship having
been leaky,) consequently the owners refused to
receive it, as it was not as the bills of lading
said-"delivered in good order, and we'll condi.
tioued )" they were therefore sent to the con.
signess of the ship, to be stored until the case
could be adjusted. I discovered, 6 few days
afterwards, that as perfume, they were decid.
eddy to fragrant to remain in the wareouse
in June and reborted the same to the concern,
from whom received orders to have them over
hauled, and send all that we're passable to Beard
Il Calhsun's Auction Mart, to be disposed Of for
the benefit of the underwriters, and the rest to
the swamp.
1 got gang of black boys to work on them,
and they soon stirred 'em up.-"By the bones of
Molly Kelly's quart mug, but the smell was il.
legant."
Presently the boys turned out big fellow,
about three foot six "across the stump" from
which the box had rotted of; in the centre Of .
space Of about ten inches was very much dscsyed,
and appeared to be about the consistency OF
mush, Of blush tint which was caused by the
bilgs water. The boys had just set 1t upon
| edge, on bale of gunny bags when noticed
over the way big darkey. from Charleston, 8.
G., who was notorious for his butting propsnsi.
ties, having given most Of tho negroes in the
vicinity taste of his quality in that line.
had seen him and another fellow the night pre-.
vious practicing. They would stand one each
! side of hydrant some ten yards distant, and
run at each other, with their heads lowered, and,
clapping their hands on tho hydrant, they would
butt like veteran rams.
A thought struck me that might care hin
also so I told tho boys to keep dark, and call.
ed old Jake over.
"They tell me 20. are great fellow for but.
II is some, massa. dat's fac. done butt de
wool 'tirsly OFF Oh ole Petes head, las night, aud
Massa Nichols was gwine to glib me goss. kin
jist buck de head orr oh any niger in desc parts
myself, kin"
line for you when you haven't got anything else
| to do"
Use on hand for all dem dar kind oh Jobs
myself" o,
"Well, you see that large cheese back there ?"
~ does dat, does myself"
"Now. if you can butt dent in it, you shall
have it,
"Golly, Ma'sa, you fooli,' dis nigger?"
"No, am not, Jake; just try me-"
"Wot I'll bust 'em wide open, will, myself
Jest stan back dar. yos Orleans niRgers. and
car de track for ole Souf Csrlins, case Use 4
comm myself, is!'
And old Jake started back some fifty feet, and
went at it at good quick run, and the next in.
slant I heard . dull. heavy sound, . kind of
splash, and old Jake's head disappeared from
sight, with the top just visible on tho other SIDE
as he arose with his new.fashioned necklace,
the soft, rotten cheese oozng down all around
him as it settled down, so that just his eyes were
visible. Prom the centre Of it, Jakss voice va,
scarcely audible and half smothered, 40 he vain.
ly tried to remove the immense cheese.
"O.e-o.o! err Mas, took um orf! O.o-o.o! Lii
um up! Oh ohw
Meanwhile, was nearly dead myself, having
laid back on cotton bale, holding myself TO-
gether to keep from bursting, while the boy
stood around old Jake, paying him off.
"Massa sakes, how do niggsr's BRET smell
You doesn't clean your teeth, old Jake !"
II say you didn't make more dan four time
dat han. did you, ole hoss3'
"Wsll, you Is naety niger, dats fac !"
"Well, you is de biggest kline oh Welsh rab
bit, you isp
"Whar you git your bar grease ?" and thu
3 tho boys run old Jake-now half smothered-
until l took compassion ON him sAd told then
to take it off. Jake didn't stay to claim hi
prize, but put out, growing: II done got sol
dat time. Use a case oh yellow fsber, is, my
self"
Old Jake was never known to do any NOR
I buttiny in that vicinity after that, and az
t still Of the opinion that it was not quite tn
cheese.