The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-07-19
ANECDOTES.

SOARING YANKEE.-The following story
is told by the Boston Commercial Bulletin
Say! You! Mister Look here! !" said
specimen OF the genus American Yankee
the other day to a -slightly built citizen who
was hurrying past him at the southern part
of the city.
"Well, what is it? be quck-I'm in a
hurry" replied the citizen.
"Wall, | spose you kin stopp'n arnsel
civil question, can't yer"
"Certainly-what is it "
ais there much smallpox naow?"
Il think there is s7you had better avoid
crowded places, and"
| Yaas, / know, that's what our doctor
told me, SO got aout at the Roxbury depo
instid of ridin' into the Boston one where
there's crowd. I'm pesky 'feard on it, an
I'm daoun because"
But, sir, I've answered your question
and you must excuse me from stopping any
longer"
"Shant do no such thing" said iona
than, "what in thunders the use of YOU
gettin' huffy about it,"
Sir, you are evidently from the country
and don't consider"
"Consider be darned It's your city PEG
pie that consider themselves so COMPOUNDED
stuck up, you can't speak to common folks.
Il was about to say remarked the citi
zen, g that you don't consider the risk yor
run IN p stopping str,anger-e"
small -pox scare, and misinterpreting the
caution. Resk why there's fist" doub
ling one that looked like fitch of bacon
that would knock you into the middle o.
next week.
NO doubt of it," replied the other draw
ing back, as it fourished in dangerous prex
unity to his nose.
Yaas, my little feller," continued Rusti
Gus, laying both hands upon the lappels o.
the mans coat, and drawing him close tow
ards him, Il could throw you clean over my
head if had a mind tew."
Take your hands off me, sir. You don't
know what you are doing. You don't know
who l ann
Don't know who you be? Well, who
are ye? Governor, or the State Constable ?
NO, I'm one of the nurses from the
smallpox hospital over yonder, and Pm go
ing to get some medicines at the doctors
Office, and you are stopping me and running
something of a risk in doing So"
The Yankee, evidently, was of the same
opinion, for he let go the lappels of the
others coat collar as if they had been rec
hot, and stepped aside as if he had seen g
locomotive coming for him at mile min
ute.
Then casting hurried glance at the
hospital over yonder," he left in an oppo
site direction, and was last seen in chem
lists shop negotiating for pound of chic
ride of lime, and quart bottle of dsinfect.
ing fluid.
You AND I CAN'T DEAL.-A gentleman
OF ample proportions and rough exterior who
evidently came from the rural districts, yes.
terday called upon noted dentist for the
purpose of having his capacious jaws meas.
ured and fitted with set of artificial teeth
He explained that his others were lost BY
his shaking and shivering during the recent
cold snap, and evidently entertained firm
convictions in regard to the model on which
the new set should be constructed. He
finally inquired the probable price of the
set, and was informed that full and fine set
would cost at least $3.50. Zone hundred
and fifty dollars" repeated the surprised
stranger, "darned if | don't hire boy to
pound my grub for me fore pay it. Why
you don't know, boss, that that's the price
of couple of fine cattle You and | can't
deal. Good mornin'." So. Louis Democrat