The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-05-16
2Niscellaneous.
HOsO Squire sIceg0s got Skinned by
the "Ph0TO0H Men.'

Hos0 Squire sheg0s got Skinned BY
the "Ph0TO0A Men,"
From the Savannah News.
''You see, said the Squire, pitching his yoice
to an exegetical altitude, iii nas sorter this way
Last Unuseday wuz week ago, Sailed down
from Gwinnett to Atlanty with seven bags Of
cotton. After sold en- kinder loaed round
| lookin' at thiags in general an feeliu' just as
happy as gu please, When who should run agin
but Kurnel BasengsIEs. Me and the kurnel
used to be boys together, an' We uuz as thick as
We kittens in rag basket. We drank out the
| same CORD, an we get the lnr snatcbed outen US
by the same band s-legged schoo-leacher. | wuz
| gitten as lonesome as IA rain crow, aore struck
up with the Kernel, aR' | was glad TO see him
burned glad We knocked round town smart
ually, an the Kurnel INTERRUPTED me 10 "a whole
raft of fellers- mighty nice boys they wuz too.
AFTER supper the Kurnel says;
'Skeggs,' says he, less go to mJ room w!'ar
| we kin talk over ole times sorter comfortable an
ondisurbed like
"GreeabIe," says l. an we walked squar or
| so an turned into AN alley an walked up II mar
rer par Of stars. The Kurnel gin little rap at
| green door, an slick lookn' mcrlattpr popped
out an axed us in. he WITS the durndest peril
test niger 700 ever He jest got up an
| spun aroun like tom cat with her tail atire.-
| The room vuz as fine as n fiddle an full Of pic
| turs an sofys, an the cheers WIZ as soft as
| lambs wool, az ] thought TO meself that the
| Kurnel WIS lu1urient cuss Taar lot Of
mighty nice elers scattered roun a laffin' an a
| takin' quite soshahe like. Aperient, the Kur-
mel wuzen much sol back, for he sorer LATED 10
| himself an then be says:
Boys" says be, 81 hev fetched up frien' +,
ledge Hightower, this is Squire Skeggs, Of Gwip-
nett MHjer Briggs, Squire Skeggs, an so on
all aroun'. The kernel turns 10 me an says:
''Reely, | wuzent expectin' company, Skeggs,
but the members Of the Young Mems Christin
Sosashun make my room ther headquarters"
81 ups an says wuz mighty glad to meet the
boys | used to be Prema,ivc Babtis myself
afore | got 10 cossin' the Yankees, an hev al
ways had sorer hankerin' arter pious folks
They all LATED and shook hans over agin, and
we sot thar smokin' and chawin' just as
| muchuel as you please. | disremember how it
come up, but presently Majer Briggs gifts up an
says:
"Kurnel, what about that new parlor game
you got out the other day p
"Oh," says the Kurnel, lookin' sorter sheep
ish, "that wuz humbug. can't make no head
nor tail out it,"
"I'll bet kin manage it," says ledge High
| tower, quite animated like.
"I'll show you how, Judge with pleasure"
says the Kurnel, an then he went to table, I'M
| locked DoX an TUCK out Geek OF keerOS an
whole lot of little whatyoumay callems, similar to
horn buttons, some white an some red"
| Squire Skeggs paused and supplied his tireless
| jaws with fresh guild of tobacco.
at amt no use TO tell you any more. When
| them fellers got done larnin me that game
didn't have money enough to take me down
stars. l say looked leetle wild, for when the
ledge closed the box he said
1--WE hev had pleasant evenin', Squire
You'll find the Kurnel waitin' for you on the
steps, and he'll give your money back
~ amt never laid eyes on the Kurnel sence,
an when do thar's goin' 10 be case for the
Kurriner-you mind my words. seed Rufe
Lester next day-you know RUFF; he's in the
Legislature now, but used to give him popcorn
when be wuzent so bigh-I seed Ruie an he ssd
wuz tuck in by the Pharaoh men. Tuck in
amt no name for it. Derned eff didn't 60 to
the bottom an git skinned alive"