The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
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A pony. that looked very ni'lett IS III
was far gone in consumptioni was ned to
a lamp-po=t, and standing on tNe SIDE
walk in front of Nose SchaunlsAifg en-
porum, on Austin Avenue. lhefoiored
porter came out, and seeing the pony
tied to the lamp post. and old Infic Nose
leaning against it, said bantefiugiy:
Look heah, ole man, jess youpnhitch
dat ar crow bait from often dat AZ lamp
pos. y
II amt gwine ter do hit.s sasl Uncle
Nose, sullenly.
..Why don't yer hire scarf cQnllEned
the colored porter. and hab ID n moved
out inter de mesquite bushes Wiiar de
buzzards kin hold CONVENTION on de
ole bag ob bones? Ontic your hoss, ole
man, hit am agin de law ter tls hosses
haaint gaXine ter do nESs.ss = II Qld
.Tn see about dat ar, - responded tie
colored porter, so he went in and told the
clerk, who came out, and said:
Look here, uncle. you will have to
move that horse. He draws flies, and
besides, he may fall down ON somebody
and break some customer in two. You
will be fined if you tie your horse to
lamp post. Unhitch him right OF"
/ ndlni HNtIft ltT no Ill.
You ain 't?-well, FL show you," so
the clerk went in and told Nose Schaum-
4 burg himself. that sassy nigger had
/ customers were afraid of being kicked,
and were doing their trading at other
/ stores.
Schaumburg came out in his shirt
sleeves, with a yard-stick in his hand,
and said coaxingly to old Nose, with
genial smile;
Mine fren. we're you gets dot fine
FLOODED animal? l wish yon would do me
the favor to move him away mine door
pefore."
Il haint gwine ter do hit"
Il dells you vat,' urged Scbaumburg,
"ven you dakes dot horse away right oil
some of desc fine days don't you forget
it, makes you n splendid Christmas
present of bair of nish new shdspend-
ers. by schimminy grashus."
81 done tole yer, haint gwine ter do
hit"
Then Sehaumburg lost control of HIM
self. Before anybody could prevent
him, he ran his hand into his hip pocket
! Old Uncle Moses eyes began 10 stick
out, and his legs to wabble about, when
Schaumburg drew forth, not pistol, but
a police whistle, upon which he began to
improvise a lively tune.
About forty men, supposing 4 fight
was going on, poured out of a neighbor-
ing saloon, like bees out of hive The
gentlemen who sit in front of the Bruins
wick hotel, and squirt tobacco juice on
the sidewalk. went on the doublequicll
to where Schaunburg was still engaged
on his solo. There were men in the
crowd with towels about their necks
and lather on one side of their faces
| Upwards of two hundred excited men
were gathered around Schaumburg and
Uncle Nose, the former still playing on
his wind instrument, while the sly old
nigger was holding his-hand- 5als-ear-
and his head on one side, rs II rschaum-
burg intended the musical performance
for the special amusement of the aged
African. Everybody in town, except
the police, seemed TO be there, and every
body suspected Uncle Nose of some hor-
rible crime.
Finally two policemen in uniform
pushed their way through the crowd,
and with drawn revolvers wanted to
know what was the cause of the riot.
Schaumburg brought his concert to a
close. and pointing to Uncle Nose, said;
..He wont dake his old horse from dot
lamp post away"
ii haint gwine ter do HIT" said Uncle
Nose, solemnly.
.'UncIe Nose. why don't you unite
that horse and lead him off?'' asked
friendly voice in the crowd.
because dat ar hoss don't belong ter
me. hain't gwine ter ontie and lead
off hoss l nebber seed before. Use
seed too many men in Texas tied up so
dar feet didn't reach the ground for
foolin' wild horses what didn't belong to
'em.''
There was a roar from the crowd.
"Why didn't you say before that II
wasn't your horse?'' asked the indignant
policeman.
..Bekase nobody asked me.''
The crowd began to disperse good,
humoredly, notwithstanding the voice ol
: Schaumburg could be heard seyera
blocks off, like the voice of one crying in
5 the wilderness: ..Schentlemens, don
4 tear yourselves away. Choost walk right
Z in and inspect my new stock of schentie-
| manly underwear, shoes, boots. hats
e which vas being given away to make
! room for new goots. ."-TeraS SiftiEgs.