Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-16

home, and, Mrs Mackentosh not havn
supper ready, Samuyooel split her head
open with an AK. Sammy wuz in Jail
eighteen months, witch we he'd to pay
tor-he wuz tried three times and finally
hung. 1t cost us, on ruff calkelashun
about six thousand dollars to hang Mack
entosh, countin from the time he got
drunk at Bascom's, eXeloosiv Nv the cost
Nv berryin his wife and takin keer of his
children since.
Then 700 remember the Magrafh
trouble. Sim Magrath and Tim Ed
son got drunk at Bascomsn
Why do you perpetooally refer to our
esteemed friend Bascom?" shriektI seein
that Il. w, wuz turnin ez pale ez he
Good turn
" | RELY don't mean to offend nobody,
but | must be historically kerrect. Sim
Magrath and Tim Edison got drunk at
Bascom's, and from there they went to
Aliens place, and quarreled with Allen,
and sot his barn on fire. The Judge
woodent take into account the fact that
they wuz drunk, but sent EN- TO the peni-
tensharv, wich cost us five or six thousand
more. They sed they woodent have done
it eff they hedn't bin drunk.
"Then Sandy Johnson, who drawd
knife on Pete Larkin and carved him
They wuz both drinkin at Bascom's,
when"
Il pertest agin all this kind % talk !"
shrieked Bascom, VINO by this time seed
what they wuZ drvin at Il pertest."
1t won't do, G. W." re,ortcd Bigler;
"fax is fax, and we must hav EN- out |
lief hotp oh yi, IL, 81.
the criminals, Mr.. Pollock to the contrary
notwithslandin. Does Mr. Pollock remem-
Der the Paddlefordsg Old Paddleford wuz
aluz drinkin at Bascom's, then Seth, his
Oldest boy got into it, and then ANDY,
and finally the old woman herself, and
the children are all at the poor-house. |
say"
"Will Mr.. Bigler pretend to say that
the Paddetords cost the country ez much
ez the single case Nv Artcmus Jenkins,
who, after he got drunk at Bascom's,
stabbed Abslum Parkins?"
"Wat did that amount to-" sneered Big
Ter, compared TO the cost the county
wuz put to in carin for John Otis, who, at
Bascom's bar, dropped down in fit and
"Oh bosh," retorted Pollock, ~ in
sist -"
But" sed hastily, call our taxes amt
for criminals and paupers, is they? How
about yer roads?n
1--WE amt spent dollar on the roads
for six years." retortid Pollock.
"And the skoolsY"
"All that the county hez paid for skools
from the time the first settler struck here
amt ez much ez we paid for the hangin'
Nv Sam Mackentosh. We hev bin very
economkle in the matter NV roads and
skoo's. insist ="
"And | insist" sed I, "that this thing
come to an end. This meetin' is ad
journed."
"Al rite, Parson," said Bgler, and he
and Pollock walked off, latin hilariously.
After them two he'd gone we re-organ-
lied and sot some time in silence
"Parson," sed Deekin Pogram, "wat
shell we do?"
Il hev written a resolooshen or two
witch kivers the point" sed |, and pre-
sented EN-, eZ follows:
ReSOiyed, That taxes amt ez high after all ez they
mite be, exceptin NV course them ez is imposed by
the tyrannice, consolidated government at Wash
ington.
ResOtUed, That SIGH taxes ez may result from the
abuse NV the ordinary comforts NV life by our fell
low citizens We shell pay cheerfully, feen il to be
our duty to bear our sheer NV the burdens laid
Gntous.
Res0ioed, That our confidence in our fellow
townsman, g. W. Bascom is undated
These resolooshens wuZ passed yoonan-
imusly, and Bascom invited the entire
meet.n over to his place TO take suthin.
Thus wuz the danger to the Corners, de.
yised by them two wretches, Pollock and
Bigler, happily arrested.
PETROLEUM Y. Massey,
(Which wuz Postmaster)