, 1877-10-28
ZEKE AND HIS POLLY.

ZEKE AND HIS POLLY.
Cincinnati Rreakfust-Tabze.
"Jest We fellers fall right back an let a body
out, or there'll be music ~ be replied to the
army of hackdriyers at the depot, dragging his
bride through the crowd. to the Infinite danger
Of her slender arm. I'm man that reads the
papers, and KNOW all about ye and yer low
lived tricks on strangers. fc may skin some
| pcop1e, but re don't rob me without rumpus,"
and leading his timid partner to tue other side
of the street, hc told her to freeze to the hitch
ing post while he went to look after the bag
ragc. He soou struck bargain with hand
cxprcssmnn. aud after helping hun with the
| trunk iuto the cart, and trying the key in the
lock to make sure he had the right one, he
told tile sable propeller to keep him in sight, and
ciyiug hin to understand that If he undertook
| to "scoot up ary back alley with that 'cre box,
| he'd never live to see specie resumption" he
went back to his Polly aud found her in tears,
| frightened almost out OF her senses by crowd
! OF BOYS and cxprcss-dEiyers gathered around
| her, engaged in voicifcrous competitive test
rs to who should have the honor of conducting
| her to her destination. Her gallant groom re-
| covered the basket from q couple Of fellows
| who were trying to make it go two directions
ut the same time, and choking boy till hc garc
up the satche1, he showed hls hat over till it
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hand, the satchel in tue other aud telling. Polly
| to wipe her ercs and come along, or everybody
at the tavern would think she wasn't happy,
they set of up Plum street. By sh1s time tue
| darky had rot half up the hill, and fully believing
they were about to lose the trunk, which COLI
| tanned all the store-clothes OF both parties,
| they set off on dead run with dozen small
] BOYS and three dogs chasing in the rear,-tie
| bows filling the ar with remarks suited to the
! occasion, pl1n"tuated by the baFks Of the ours.
tsHold on, thar! re long legged, black-skinned
| roustabuut!" yelled the cnraged bridegroom,
bounding thirty feet ahead Of his companion.
HDrop that 'ere trunk, or LII break every soli-
ta1y bone in yer old 1njun-rubber carkiss, ye
I liyer-colored son o. darkness!"
| The darky, hearing hubbub In the rem,
| looked round, saw the comnution, and stopped
the wagon, until the brcathlcss couple came up,
the bride gaspiDg aud crying, and wishing she
| By some special providence they ut length
brought up at thc Grand Hotel, made their way
into the exchange, and asked the porter aud
| pretty much everybody else II the landlord was
about, aud then seeing benign old gentleman
with silvery hair and beard pacing the tiliug
with head down and hands under his coat
| tails
they ut once made their way, and set down their
ri saw, slster Grand what's the show for
| few DAYS board and lodgin' with ye? We
| have no tenn to look arter. Jcst our twose
| kim in on the kcers.H
4sThcrc's the man you want to see," said
sN1stcr Grand pointing to tic desk.
s.Well, Fin real downright IT glau t, to see ye,"
said Zckc to the clerk. s. sHDw's things been
think ave want to tie up with ye for spell, It
yer prizes is reasonable. Polly an' me has just
been gittin' spliccd, an scctn' as she's never
knocked around the world any to speak of, l
Jest thought we'd kim downto see the fountain,
an' the bridge, mn have peep at the anula|s IN
the garden With the iaw-breakin name, an
see how prices stood on hollsekecpln,
traps. There Amt much style about us, an
SO you needn't 70 to any extra trouble on our
account. We eau cat jest whatever yc set be-
fore yer rcg'iar boarders--so it's fresh au' the
yittles amt too high seasoned. We both take
milk an sugar in our coffee, au', il it's jest as
handy. we'd like to have it three times q day.
We'd like to have q room with carpet, handy
to the pump-for ! 1nay not be around ai the
ti1nc. and Polly's so shy shed mos likely get as
dry As herri.l' alorc she'd venture out to Get
herself drink, If she couldn't sec the well IRON
the winaer. We're not particlar what time We
have our meals, an wouldn't want ye to make
no change in hours on our account. Our time
amt prcssn, an We can easy TX our programme
to suit the rules q the house. veg Ike to cat
at the fust table, If it wont interfere
should all happen to be gone to
he'd when VIC git home from the theatre, VIC can
60 around by the back door or climb in at the
windcr-if We hare room downstairs. folIy
will make the bed, Of course, and sweep out
the room herself, 50 if the hired girl wants to
run over and see her mother, don't Know as
We'll rusc any objections, pervldod she Gets
back in time to peel the pertaters for dinner
II there's arr shin-tlig comin' oil in the house
while we're with yc, we won't mind slingin'
heel in it, but then don't mean to inslncrate
that ye ought to git up dacce on account OF
our comin We're both young an like fun as
well as anybody, but VIC don't want to have
sooti timc at anybody clse's expcnse. Eve got
plenty Of money with me, and Intend 10 pay
as l go,-still we're not big fee!in', an II ye
| hare anv extra circus tickets wcre not ABOVE
cxccptin' a few, US I believe tayern-kecpers
alus has q free blow with sech concerns,
Especially if the show tics up with 'em:
We shall want to commence eatln' IN inc
mornin' and ye won't have to keep the table
waitin' for us Ut ary meal. Ii we're not here
every time the bell rings, 90 right along an
we'll take our chances with whatever colu VT
ties the cook can shake up when VIC git around.
No; we sha'nI want any supper to'n1eht;
we've cot two wnolc chickens, the best part Of
duck, six or eight eggs. thrce pies, q null rail
o. tarts, pickles an' things, an' seven different
kinds O. cake in our basket here left from our
lunch on the kcers and if yc'll jist step out an
cit US tincuD q water. we'll sit right down
here presently an eat our bite. an II ye'd like
to polish them store teeth d yourn in little
prime country cookin', yer welcome to jine right
in with us. an what NC don't glt away Win ye
can lay out before the hoarders Tomorrow
sBut to come right down to huslness-for
see BY the way Po]y's bitin' her lip-an' think
in o. home, that them ere new shoes is 'cst
c'cn almost KILN her, and she'd give her last
winters bonnet to have them burnin' feet o
hrrn in the lloss-trough-so now he question
is, shat'll yc tax us for weeks kecpin', iu-
cludin' the washin' of a shirt and handkerchief
for me AM little toggcry for Polly. There
won't be anY u,endin', re know, for our traps
is all bran new, but we'll want little snack O.
cold meat an biscuit to take along sometimes
when we 80 out to see the sights an to the
theatre. AM there, ye've got it all now. how
much be We goln' to charge for weeks keep
in'!"
s'Scyenty-five dollars" said the clerk, dis
posing OF peach with neatncss and dexterity.
"Grcat iimson-wced and plow-sHares! What
air. We thinkin' about nlanl We only want to
s,ay a weck-not all winter" said Zeke leaning
over the counter with eyes big Us the clerk >
diamond pin.
III told you, correctly, sir. Seventy-tiTc dol
lars is the cllarge-not including extras"
"Mighty hurr-oak!" said Zckc, turning to
Polly, ibid you ever! The price O. three
cows for a weeks slccpin' an eatin'. The man
is crazy an thinks want to buy the house, OF
else somebody's told him just how much I've
rot an be wants the hull pile. Kim along, let's
. get out o. here, or ii we stay ten minutes longer
We won't git away with the chickens"
AN ITALIAN LOVE-STORT.
Florence Correspondence PhilddttChia Trorefer
Not apocryphal, put just as it really happened
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