Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-10
POnlfret Items.

Snooks," in making up his Pomoukev
Items for the Independent about two weeks ago
found matter Of interest so very scarce in his
locality that he had To step beyond the bounds
and make an allusion to our Pomfret Colonel
from W HON he desires an explanation. Newlli
here state that our Col is 50 very modest, that
any attempt on his part at an explanation,
would he attended with considerable emhar-
rassment aad woald cause the tender bushes
to mantle his cheek. So 10 relieve him OF he
difficulty we will state from what information
we could gather concerning the ease. that Al
the time referred TO. certain fisherman in
Pomonkey sent buggy load OF whnt WAS term
ed fresh water luxury 10 our Pomf'et mar
ket The Pomoukey salesman arrived early III
the morning and remained until late in the AZ
ternoon when be was heard to complain of not
finding any sale tor his fish, and said that he
did not care to carry them back. Our Colonel
being a man of feeling, thought he would have
compassion upon the poor hungry fellow by
offering him a certain sum- which was readily
accented BY this time several persons came
up who were anxious to obtain a mess 30
the Col. having more than he needed. agreed
to let them have few punches at cost, and
sent the balance home IN his hands on the farm
Among these purchasers gentleman we
will call Vim. who came mp aud looked GA
the FISH with utter amazemcni, causing such an
a-ined he could taste them, and oh how deli
cions they were. Fiaslly he raised his eyes
and inquired If b.. could .'have pair FOR -
cents" The Col smiled and politely told him
that he might have six Of them for IS cents -
Being delighted With his bargain, he hurried
home, summoned his cook and requested her
| to have them cooked Immediately. In fcw
minuter they were brought in nicely fried and
buttered, and placed before him. The result
was he swallowed three, got choked with the
fourth, and that night had the hickory jack
crsmp The re1i morning finding that the
pains had not ahated, and havin. tried so ma
nv remedies without obtaining relief, he came
| 10 the coucl psion that there was not medicine
among those enumerated in the L. :. Phsrma-
copoea that could relieve him, and that he
would have that fellow put in the paper II he
| had to pay ''Suooks' s.. So he went 10 pur-
suit OF Snooks 18th one hand upon his pocket
| book and the other over his stomach, and while
| tfrri az from those paroxysms which usually
attend such cases he could be heard TO say -
| ''hc- hic-hic ko, hic-ke-ree-J jack. putting con-
siderable emphasis upon the lsss s. liable. r.
ter hayiug experienced great deal of trouble
he succeeded in fading Suooks, and laid his
case before him Snooks accepted the zee, and
in a dignihsd manner told him not 20 give him
self the least uuetsin.ss, for the matter would
| be prompilp attended %. Subsequently, Shocks
went TO Giymont to invest his fee in the same
species OF fish hui not heidg able 10 get them.
and finding the Chief Judge and deputy sheriff
on hand, he held session Of the Orphans
Court differed with the Chief Judge on some
legal points, slew his head with all its fine
chronological proportions to the auiisa-e aud
requested them 10 look Al il and they would
see bat il vss ''level' although 1t was not
parted in the middle. Ahsr which he wisely
invested the amount in manner which ne
dou pt paid him better, though We have not as
yet ascertsinsd what emolnmeut he derived
from said iGvesimcst. We hope this statement
will prove satisfactory, though we cannot rouoh
for s u uthfulneSs, from the tact tea; we have
merely given it as reported 20 Us.
Carrie.