The Lincoln County herald., 1871-07-27
Dutling q Cheese

Some y.a.s siuvo L wss s-rs- 80 40
warehouse clerk 10 large shipping house
10 New Orleans. One day q vessel came
in, consigned to the house, having on
beard a large lot Of cheese, from New
York. During tho voyage some Of them
became 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 10
good order, and we'll conditioned" they
we're therefore sent to she consignee Of
the ship, to be s.ored until the case could
be adjusted. l discovered, that as q per.
fuue, 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 pas
sable to Beard & Cslhoun's auction mar.
ket, to DO disposed Of for the benefit Of
the underwriters; and the rest to the
swamp.
l got gang Of black boys to work on
,hom. and they soon stirred EN-, up. "By
the Bones of Molly Kelly's quart mug
but the smell was Elegant"
Presently tho boys turned out big
fellow. ut out three feet six "across the
the stump" from which the box had rot.
! ted off; in tho centre Q space OF about
ten inches was very much decayed, and
appeared to be about the consistency OF
mush, and Of blush tint which was
caused by the bilge water. The boys
bad jus set it upon edge, on q bale Of
gunny bags, when noticed over the way
big darky from Charleston, s. c., who
was notorious for his butting propensities,
having given most of the negroes in the
vicinity taste of his quality in that line.
had seen him and another fellow the
night previous practcing. They would
stand on each side of hydrant, some ten
yards distant and run at each other, with
their heads lowered, and cIapping their
hands on the hydrauts, they would but
like veteran rams.
A thought struck me that might cure
him of his Dragging and butting, and
have some sport, also, SO told the boys
to keep dark, and l called old Jack over
They tell me you are great fellow
for butting Jake"
II is some massa, dat's fac. done
butt de wool 'tirely orr Oh ole Pete's head
las night, and Massa Nichols was ywine
to gb me goss. kin j,st buck de head
orr oh any niger in desc parts myself, l
kin.
"Well Jake, l have got littlejob in
that line for you when you haven't 90,
anything else to do"
Use on hand for all dem dar kind of
jobs myself"
"Well, you see that large cheese back
there"
81 does, dat, l docs myself"
"Now, if you can butt dent in it, you
shall have it,"
"Golly, massa, you fooln' dis niger o.
"No, am not, Jake, just try me-"
"Wotl III butt 'em wide open, |
will, myself. Just stan back dar, you
Orleans Diggers, and clar de tracd for ole
Souf Carolina, case I'se comm myself,
| is"
And old Jake started back some fifty
feet, and wont at it at good, quick run
and the next instant l heard dull, heavy
sound, kind of splash, and old Jake's
head disappeared 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, so that just
his oyes we're visible. From the center
of it, Jake's voice was scarcely audible
and half smothered, as he vainly tried to
remove the immense cheese.
"Ooool er! Mas, took um orr
O.oo.ol Lif um uni Oh! Oh
Meanwhile, I was nearly dead myself,
having laid back on q cotton bale, hold.
ing myself together to keep from burst.
inc, whilc the boys stood around old Jake
paying him off.
"Msssa sakes, how de nigger's bret
smells You doesen't clean your teeth
ole jake |"
II say you didn't mako more dan
four times dat han, did you, ole boss r.
"Well, you isa nasty niger, dat's q
fac -
"Well, you is de biggest kline of Welch
rabbit, you u"
"Whar you get your bar grease 2" And
thus the boys ran old Jake-now hall
smothered until took compassion on
him aud told them to take it off. Jake
didn't stop to claim his prize, but put
out, growing. ~ done got sole da,
time" .., ..... =.
Old Jake was never known to do any
more butting in that vicinity after that
aud am still of the opinion that is was
not quite the cheese.