Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-09-08
smiths Moonlight Encounter.

Tbs stars twinkled tearfully in the
depths of heavens blue; the light wind
sadly rustled the lilac bush in the front
yard; the dew drops lay glistening in the
moonlight, like tears on Natures cherk;
the iron hostlcr, on the curbstone, looked
mournfully down the street, while, over
al, the pensive moon gazed sorrowfully
down and seemed 10 weep. Tho ar itself
wept tears of mist And al this, because
Smith had been ''out with the b'hoys on
a beastly jamboree.
"uow are yer-hic-ole pard!" said be
and made snatch for tho aboye.meu.
toned h0st!er's fist.
"Wbat are yer-Mc- a-tryin' ter-bic-
celebrate, this time in the hic-mornin'l
Eli, ole boy?' The party addressed look.
ed sadly down the street.
Smith braced himself up, and regarded
the ''ole pard" Indignantly.
"Why don't yer-hic-say sun.hin' ;,
dern ye?''
| 20 ooh! rsce; been ont on a-hic-tea.
eh! drunk-hic- dom want thu OLE
hic woman to-hc-knew i.?'' and be
gave him facetious dig in the ribs and
said, :'He! hel-hic-he! he!"
.Well, braze up an lll-hic-take ye,
inter the-tic-bouse; but you've got te,
l-hic-lay mighty-hic-low, pard; the
ole woman's a-hic-snorter, when {
chsp's Ilttle-hic-''
AT this interesting crisis the ''ole wo'
man referred to j+rked her head and nigh,
cap out OF the window and got birds
leye view of Smith kindly taking the ''olt
hoy" under his protecting wing, and shs
sung out, ~ she heaved . hair brush q
him:
Smith, you fool. leave 60 of that pos
and come into the house. OF course you've
been out to that innocent club again
Leave 20 of that post! do you hear. yor
old reprobate,' and she fairly shrieked.
He "Iet CO." am sadly went up I'll,
steps. where Mrs. 8. co,lared him, while
the 20 d boy" on the curbstone gard int
vacancy and communed with himself.
An old and long neglected church i.
Belgium was at length cleaned aud r.
paired. A bill embracing all the detsill
of the work being required, the following
ridiculous list was the result:
Corrected the Ten Commandments. IS l;
Emb.llished Pontius Plate, and put
ribbon in his bonn+t..................3 q
Put new tail on the Rooster of st.
I Peter, and mended his comb......... 3 q
Rrplumed and gilaed the left wing
of the Guardian Angel..............4 Il
Washed the servant of the High
4 Priest and put carmine on his
cheek. .............. i
Renewed Heaven, adjusted two stars
and clean. d the moon... .......... Z i
\ Reanlmatcl the flames Of Purgatory,
and restored sOuls...........-....... 3 o.
Revived the flames Of He'll. put
new tail on the Devil. mrnded his
left hOof, and did several jobs for
the Damned. ............ Z 4
Rebordercd the robes OF Herod and
I re-ao justed his wig. ............... 4 O
Put new spotted dashes on the Son
Of Tobias, and dressing on his
eack............ ......... . u
Cleaned the ears 81 Balaam's Ase,
and sho,i him. ). ....................... 8 o.
Put earrings in tho ears of Sarah. 2 o.
Put q new stone in David's sling,
enlarged the head Of 0o]ish, and
extended his legs. ............... 3 o.
j Decorated Noxh's Ark....... ...... 3 on
Merded the shirt OF the Proiigal Son
i and cleaned his ears................... 4 00