The National tribune., 1880-07-01
A Mean Trick.
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PLAYED WITH NEw-HAF AND AN OLD CHEESE.

PLAYED WITH A NFw-HAF AND AN OLD Oh
Probably tic rheanest trick that was eyer pl
a white luan was played last week iR New J %
fact that there is no vigilance committee there
reason the tjefpetratofs ~ the trick are alive
man had itist purchased a new stiff hat, and Ii,
a saloon with half a dozen of bis friends TO fit
his head. 4, They al took beer, and passed the
So all could see it, One of the meapest meI
lteid n ct6lpty Office went tostie ar.tendtr and
slice efIRnAburcef cheese cut of and. when
we're looking at The frescoed ceiling through
this wicked person slippel the cheese under
leather of the hat and tile man put II on and
Thenman hoowned the hat Is one Of your n
ple, who is always complaining Of beng sic
feelsias fhoagll some dreadfui disease Was go
possession OF him and carry him of, . He we
his plhce'of business, took OFF bis hat and In
tablub and proceeded TO answer Some letters,
he sietected AssfclI and swlitn his paituer ask,
sifin'tifeel siek, he said he believed he did,
tufncd pale and said he guessed he would 90
met a man on tile sidewalk who said. the, all
niiasinag and IN the Street car 4 man who sat !
moved away t6 the-end of the car, id asket
iusteome ffbm Chicago. The, man Nth the
had not, when the stranger said they We're ha
dsul OF small pox there, aud he pulled the bell
ofal nThe cold spefspiratiof broke out on. the
the man with the new iIat and lie TOOK it of
Forehead, when the whole piece Of Hheese see
overland bgeatlie,, ana Che man got he fun
and ii6iGaffn rear fafnting away lie got Ia
wife met kim and asked him what was the
said he believed lnotttication had set in, .
took one whiff as 9ie took of his hat. and, sal
think II ahad assWhtre did you get into it.
s.t3et into it?s' said the NAH, - L have not
tlincgaa,s some deadly disease has got hold 4
shall NOT lfve ~ Size Told him IL any disease
like that 0Aaa got hold of him ana Vas going +
she feltaslt though lie would be,9 burden to !
lived eerys1oRgah she GOT his Clothes oft. so
fnas1ussafsl water, and he Slept The ma
dreaIned tlat ID Smallpox flag was h,fng III
house and tfAs he seiis riding ma butcher S,
uest.huuse THE wife sent ifoT q doctor, and 4
of fee1ilss arrived she told him al About th
doctor ,,icketi up the PATIENTS new HAT, tried
asniffY III a. said the hat was picked up befol
The doctor and the wife held a post-mortem
of the hat and found the Slice OF linbtrg
shortwere the prayers they said. They awok
and. prepare his ind for the revelation I'll
to be made, the doctor asked him IL his y
were In a satisfactory condition He, gasped
wereao The doctor asked him If he had made
said he had not, but that he wanted, i tawy
once 4 The doctor asked him ff he though
pared to shuttle of ia The man said he had a
lead aidifferent life, ande lsid tried to be don
as. fle woalelfdoit himself but that he might
misdeal some way, and hewonid like to have
forso,,ake an aecount'of stock. Then the q
tol the bedsioeilthe hat, opened MP tue swe
showed the dying man wlat it was that 81
told him ase was as swel as any mar III the 1
tientr rpihchea himself TO See If he was alive
ont Of fbes and called fora revolver, al
couldn't keeaup with hifrio has way dow
lastsw we saw of the eodofiferous citizen he
bribes the bartender touch which one of iii
was thatyput that slice of cheese i'm rs hat
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