The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-03-20
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He entered the Journal Office with
the smell OF buckwheat cakes on his
garments and blood in his eye. He
had on an army overcoat; q plush cap
and frown darker than a thunder
cloud folded three thick. He looked
at the foreman who was just sitting
down to give a man credit for IL cents
on subscription, and sternly inquired
where ish der aiditor?"
"He just stepped out, a moment ago"
"Shtepped oud, eh? When will he
shtep imp"
Expect him back very soon. Any
thing / can do for you?"
"Maype he knows l vos gooming,
und dots Wy he shtepped oud?"
"Well, couldn't say as to that.
"Goodn't eh? Veil / Wait a leedle
und he gooms back, eh."
~ think he will be IN, sir, in a few
moments"
"I haf leedle pishness NIT him.
What vos he peen zayin' 'boud me in
dat Shournal?"
"About you? 1 don't know, SIR"
wall, by shiminy, he zay / vos got
drunk und raised some hale Won tay.
und I shoost zee 'boud dat.
"Think you must be mistaken, cir, 1
-"
"Dink vos, eh? Maybe got some
friends yot told me all 'boud dotl
find oud all 'boud id, py shiminyl /
find id all oud in dwy minidsl He zay
/ vos drunk und makes some droubles,
und when he gooms pack / shoost see
'boud dot. plack his eyes, py shimi-
nv. und gick him und knog his prains
oud maybe, for dot. Shoost led him
goom pack und show him all 'boud
i'd"
Somebody's been putting up job
on you, fear" observed the foreman.
"I dond got any foolishness mt you.
I wait dill he goomes past und / got
some satisfaction. / gick him right
away down shtairs so gwick der leedle
guss won't fiud oud vat vos allied him.
/ bald you!" =.
"But. my friend, guess you don't
know him. He is twice as big as you
are; weighs $40 pounds, and got lots
OF muscle"
"He vos ferry large?"
"Well, about the size OF Atkins,
down here, the Banner man."
"Ish dot SO? Adgins vos a stoud
man."
Eyes, either one Of 'em can pick mp
a barrel OF salt and throw it across the
road, without n grunt,"
"Py shiminyi ish dot SOP"
eyes. There, there comes the edi-
tor now''-cried the foreman aiming
his finger at Capt. Fuller (another 240
mani who was just coming dowr
Bridge street.
"Dot vos the aiditor? Veil, Of he
didn't zay noting bond me dot vos al
right"
Lets see, your name is-9"
"Yaw, dot ish my name"
"wsll, come TO think, ] believe hs
did say in the Journal q week or two
ago that you got drunk ut IS sa
loon, kicked out three or four window
light, smashed up q few chairs ant
tried 10 steal five cents OF small DO,
TO buy another drink With"
"Vos dot all he saidf"
II believe he said that q man vht
would conduct himself in such an out
rageous manner ought TO be tarred
feathered and rode out OF town on
rail-"
"vhat else did he zayp"
"I think he closed by remarkinI
that il he'd been the owner OF th
property, he'd have smashed you int
Dutch cheese in less than two min
utes."
"Und dot vos all he zsy bond me i
dose bapers?"
"well that is about all ! remembt
now"
!, "ysll, py shiminy. vos a pig foe
OF got mad 'boud leedle shokes lik
dot. I 20 right away oud und 70
nottings 'boud ia. Dose vellsrs vo
dryin' 10 put some shob on me. Da
gay he vos hurt mine garsctcr und
know il vos tenn he meant all der vhils
Py shiminy. wish vas pig as Adgir
, I put some head on dose vellers, 20
bald"
just then the devil In the press-rool
gave q Comanche war-whoop and n
, foreman heard q man going down stat
; ; as though his satanic majesty was aft
him.