The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-27
GLIB 5EaaY.


Several days ago old Jerry established
Small restaurant, furnished with two
pine tables and four benches. 1t was
designed for ooiored people, and in
order TO attract that class OF custom
the old man hung ont sign bearing this
piece Of intelligence: Fried Catfish. "
Next day a malicious rival rubbed out
the fish" leaving the world to infer
that the old man sold fried cat and
then entering the restaurant, sat down
and asked.
"Gin me some Of de yaller species. p
81 doan grapple de termination oh
yer adverbs, sab, " replied the proprie-
tor.
"Gin me some Of the fine fur sort. -
Yer verb fingers too much in de
shade Oh dc proper noun"
Gin me n spring kitten"
Ter leah grammar an come down
to rthmetc, | doan grab the mulplica-
ton table oh what ycr's tryin' ter git
through YER
"for sign says dat yor's got fried cat !;
wants q spring kitten
Cat iiah, sab, my sign remarks
"Bet yer u hoss agin yer stablsh.
nent dat de sign says fried cat widout
de fab"
All right De restaurant Is up"
"De hoss IL under de shed yonder.
Ners man of honor, so is |, Now
let's 'oide the question
When the old maui looked Mt the
sign he threw up his hands. hardened
by toll aud wrinkled by wears, "De
establishment Is yer own" he said, His
rival ioycusly acknowledged thewilling.
ness with which the old man surren.
deftd ti,e property, when Jerry re.
ihafked&
"Wilin ness begits wilin'ness, doan
hit"
"Nesvelf Is A iiosifer ole man"
Bat Is my statement ereckedT'
Vas, sab, I'd stake my arthlv
sessions on de truth oe yer obsepva-
ton.
WAL deh, sense yers SO willia'
take my restaurant, I'll show All EQUAL
willim'ness ter take sss boss, Use a
aeessin' NV a hoss Morn is a r,>stsn.
rant, an as Use got bridal handy m
take the boss an 20 out 'lectioneeria1
fur some future eiiice, And befase
the rival could recover fspm his sur,
prise, Che Old man had mounted the
horse, But when he did recover, he
rushed up, caught him by one leg and
Dragged INN 10 the ground. A lively
fight ensaeJ, and occasionally through
4 cloud of dust hystaaders could see
that rheumatism had taken sides
asalns, Jerry, When the two men had
been separated, Jerry Went 10 the state.
hot,se, and walked, 0naaaos,neea, into
ttll, The executive, chamber.
"1subaee, " he said, use rot a mighty
tiae case fur yer dis time, and he es-
planned Che cause Of his visit. 81
wants the military to take charge ob
dis case. Der civil authority, which il
myself, fur Use always civil, hab foun'
itself unable TO git away wia dis ma
Now, sab wants yer ter point me
major Oh de militia, deoiag martial IAN
In de vicinity oh de trouble, order ne
on active duty an let me draw sS a
day till dis trouble is settled.
The governor explained that the
matter belonged to the civil depart,
meat OF The state.
Bat civil means hab bin zsassess.
Was mighty evil ter dat man. De
military is intended to g,esaeck de civil
hhTiases, de law says. Wall den, sen
de '@assaey CHER Saag an lea aae draw nae
SIS Aaay IS a naaFer til! he eess ls.s..a,s.as..
MD de essa. No did heah yer say
All right, sab. Beui s O'clock DIS
eeeaaia "A ger hears u gtsn fire .Rn "a
boiler. les cana ten De f,lnsisJn list uniG,-
Gial lam ssab hean aeslarsa. Gard tusr,
slsa. .