The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-07
The Man From Trenton.

The Man From Trenton.
Yesterday noon a wild-looking indi-
vidual, with his hat in his hand and
blood running down his shoulder from
a badly bitten ear, appeared at the city
hall and wanted to know fwhar' the
mayor of this town was. Several per-
sons asked the cause of his agitation,
but he waved them off and dashed into
one of the rooms, where he encountered
one of the officials and demanded els
this the mayor of this town ?" Without
waiting for a reply the stranger contin-
ned "See this ere ear !" The official
looked and replied that it was sad
looking auricular organ. yes, and it
was did right in this downright down
here not forty rods away!' exclaimed
the man. els this a one-ho-s town,
whar' they jump from behind the door
and grab a mans ear, or is it big town,
whar' they strike from the shoulder :?
Bite Teller in the ear No, sir, new
er did This is the way I fight y and
he unbuttoned his jacket and danced
a md in front of the official, shooting
out with his right and then his left,
and than "getting away from blow
on the nasal. The official was kept
lodging to avoid a sore eve, and he
hastily promised to have the police look
into the matter. "Perlice !" shouted
the man" who said perlice what l
want is for 'em to stand up square and
come for me so-and so-and so -
And he jumped this way and that, duck
ed his head, kicked higher than the Of
ficial's nose, and then "put in" couple
which came within hairs breadth OF
loosening some teeth. "Perlice-I call
for perlice !" shouted the stranger
squaring off in front of the hat-rack and
knocking hats right and left-"no, sir,
I haint no chicken want a square
shake and no more Let 'em climb on
to me by the front door, and they gifts
it this way-and that way-and so-and
under the chin-and on top of the head
and in the stummuck y His kicks
and blows drove the official into a corner
to avoid accident, and the man was
promised that hereafter he should have
a square show according to the latest
rules of the P. r. "That's biz, that
is p he replied, getting ready to walk
out, "and now / know this haint one.
boss town. Let them climb on to me
now-let 'em come in front and on both
sides and all around, and if old Trenton
don't flop her wings and crow then I'm
red dog urder meat wagon !'-De-
trOjt Free Press.
The Life of an Indigo Planter.
7 For some six months in the year the
indigo planter in India is in the saddle
from six o'clock in the morning until
noon, experimenting the blowing, the
sowing, the wedding and the reaping.
About the end of June, says the Lon
don News, Mahaye" begins, and lasts
until the beginning of September.
"Mahaye" is the manufacture of the
indigo, the MASKING and heating of it
| in great watts, the running off of the
water into other watts, and the treatment
of the stuff through various stages un-
til it energies from the "presses" veri.
| table indigo, worth ever so many rupees
pound, "Mahaye" occurs in thevery
| hottest part of the Indian year; but the
| indigo planter must disregard the heat
if he is to keep up his character and
earn commission. He spends hours
every day in a little shed perched high
over his watts. whence he can superin-
| tend the labors of the coolies, and see
for himself that the MASKING is
| thorough, and the running off takes
| place in the nick of time He must gen.
orally pervade the presshouse, and il
will not do for him to be dainty over q
stain or blue on his hands or face. He
must superintend the storing, for the
mild Hindoo is not proverbial for hon.
esty, and feels sorely tempted when the
chance offers to carry off piece of in.
| digo which will hardly make a knot in
can realize rupee. When Mahaye'
is over, the cold weather is thinking Of
setting in, and then, giving a start tc
his cultivation, the indigo planter feels
himself free man for a season. His
holiday time has come, and he is the
man who knows how to enjoy holiday
time.