Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-17
SOME INTERESTING NOVELTIES.
The Yalue OF Principle.

Il dunno"
''You said you did
Didn't"
81 say you did,
"Say l didn't
"What did you say"
"Said I'd tell you when it comes
along, an eff both of US is here when
she comes I will, but l reckon yer
ken see her as well as ! ken.
"You think you are very smart
don't you::'
mot now. 1 was right peart till
the rheumatic sot in
"Where do you liye?"
"I'm Twin here, now"
rs this your homer"
"Noa."
"Then you don't live here"
"Wall, / don't die here, do l?
Longs I'm here I'm livin' here"
"When the train comes do you
suppose l can get on?"
"Yas, if 1t stops"
"But that's what I want to know.
Will it stop:'
Il KANT tell you right now, al
though I'm alters pleased ter give a
stranger any information in my
power"
"When can you tell me?" asked
the stranger, evidently thinking that
the old fellow was gong in search of
information.
"When she gifts here"
NOW, say, old man, l don't like
to be made game of in this way.
You may have nothing to do hut sit
around and spend your life in joking,
but I'm thoroughly IN earnest. l
have come a long distance to reach
this road, and l want to leave this
devilish country. You would centre
a great favor on me by answering my
questions in a straight forward man
ner. If the train is not likely to
stop at this wood yard, why, then, 1
must walk on until [ come to the sta
ton. Now give me your honest opin-
ion. Do YOU think that the next
train will stop here?'
Snow, stranger" replied the old
fellow, leaning yer and tying his
shoe, Eyer can talk mighty pitiful, l
must allow, an eff yer was preacher
it would take all the plank at the saw
mill to make a mourners' bench big
enough fur yer church. I'd be a
mighty bad man ter hold back news
I've got about this matter, an 'bein'
as I like your looks, I'll tell yer all l
know about these trains.'
II thank you most heartily, SIR
II expect l know as much about
these trains as any man what lives in
this here community
81 have no doubt of it,"
"An' all that l know about 'em
stoppln' here I'll tell yer"
ssWell?''
"Why, sometimes they stop and
sometimes they don't. That's all ]
know"
''I'm half inclined to jump on you
and maui you"
"Bettel walk to the station, stran,
ger, than ter try that. The last man
who tried 1t amt been able ter tend
the United States 'cout sence."
"Well, how far is it to the next
station 2"
(which way; thiser way Or thater
way?"-pointing.
"Either way"
swell. they's bout the same dis
lance"
How far?"
''Blame Fl know"
''I'll be COMPOUNDED if I stand this.
Come V here and I'll kick vou."
"WelI, eff yer wanter whup me
wus'n l wanter be whipped, yer'd
better come over here"
II can do it and don't you forget
it."
"Wall, eff yer do, l amt apt to
forgit it,
''I'l try it anyway" and taking
off his coat a bottle fell ont.
''Hole on. What yer got in the
bottle:"
'Whisky."
Then thar's no use IN fightin',''
and throwing out a quid of tobacco
he limped across the track, took 8
drink and said:
''Train amt likely to stop here
Took another drink.
CLOSEST station down this way
Another drink.
''Three miles,"
Another.
snake it better. Two an a half
Still another.
$50 down thar, an them niger.
will take yer ON a han car. Coco
day, Cap'n. Wush yer well. E
yer'd 'nounced yer principles in tn
first place thar wouldn't ter been al
this argyln."
Bob White, of the Mexico LEDGER
believes in patronizing home institu
tons, and very justly rakes the youns
men over the Goals for sending abroad
for Italian ''banana p~eelers'' to fur
"