Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-29
SUM MERING
On Fonr Bits Day and Board" Is
There Anything Here for Any

va 1os
special Correspondence of the Gnzette.
CRAWFORD, Ten, Aug. 25.-Since
writing last ran out of employment,
and was hunting job and run up
on our postmaster and he proposed to
board me and give four bits day for
the remainder of the hot, dry weather.
/ considered the first part of his
proposition, took him up and walked
with him out TO dinner.
AT | o'clock y IN. he opened the
doors. and after had taken an iron
clad" oath, he instructed me how to
wait on the people, and took ! Ia cane,
lighted an old cigar stump, and telling
me to wait with all patience on the
people, he walked Off to Join crowd
of fellows who were discussing the
sham' full pro ,eedings of the lease. law
men during the convention.
| picked up paper which had cut
of the phiz OF Gov Ireland on il, and
while | was studying the comparative
physiology and anatomy be.
tween man and other animals,
some one came up and stamped
at the deliv ry, aud before / could col
lect myself together again he roared
out: SIS thar anything here for us?n
apraug forward and told him TO
tell me the names forwhich he wanted
me to look, and he, looking very
angry, replied: "Well, Joe or Martin
or me
told him that / was beginner
and did not know him nor Joe nor
Mir. Martin, but il he would call their
names | would look in twinkling
He replied that no one had said Mr.
Martin but me, that lie knew moth
ing of Mr. Martin and did not wish to,
that he wanted Martin Hulcomb'-
papers, Joe Miller's mail, and said he:
"lf there is anything for me, | want
1t.
| looked for the other names and
then determined to take him by sur.
prise; aud said: What might your
name be?h
John" he replied, "and some.
times" said he, "they write it John
W.
| was inst ready to express myself in
terms that could not be mistaken.
when the postmaster came in and re-
minded me that the law would moi
Tolerate Erofane language in or about
u post office. The postmaster then
went To the y box" and took out MIR.
John w. Jones mail and told him no "
he had got away with some lease law
men, aud Went Oil with Mr.. Jones,
talking about Ben Buffers trick, etc,
and l sat down to read letter from d
man in Western Texas aud some one
else came up and called out: "Any.
thing for me?'
looked at him moment aud said
no. Just as he started oil the pDstlnas-
ter came i'll and hallowed after
him Hold up, Bob, you've got a
package aud several letters here aud
your papers are all here, the New
York Sun, the Dallas Herald and the
Irish World, and, L believe, yes, and
the Gatesvi lie Advance
Tne fellow, Bob, / don't know his
name, said. well, your clerk told me
a lie then, for | asked him Tor my
mail aud he said had none"
The postmaster told him he must
always tell his name and | would look
Tor BIN. He cussed me.a little more
ana left, and l wrote on q card and
stuck 1t up at the delivery, "Call you,
name when you ask for mail.n
sat down To read Ben Bdtler's let.
Ter and had just got arted when |
heard, IN very feeble voice, some one
say: us there anything here for me?,
shouted out like "a midnight cat:
"Who the devil is nut? WIN don't
you call your name? Are you n lease
law Dimmykrat and ashamed to call
yonr own nane?p
Just then the postmaster came In
ana smilingly looked out at the little
door aud said: as your ma well to-
day, Miss May?"
she said yes, aud when she had gone
he told me L must not use bad Ian
guage to anybody, but especially tc
women. L promised him | would not
II they would call their names. hui
told him thought any one that had
led an honorable life ought. not to be
ashamed to call out his name
am getting on better
now, but don't know one
,hing about politics, nor never shall ii
| remain In the posJ.oflice bu siness.
Ian You tell me why 1t makes a
se,iaw man look SO pale to talk
about Wash Jones being a candidate
tor governor? What makes SO many
say that the free-grass matter was not
understood until after the convention?
III can Keep up my contract wi Ii
ths postmaster here / shall write Won
again