Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30
A HOT AFFAIR.


This Country.
Some time ago, Col. Milbank visited
Mexico, and upon returning, declared
that the Mexicans are the only people
in the world who know how to cook.
Why" said he, to his wife, their
dish of 'cheely' lis excellent. You take
a handful of bird peppers, mix in lit
tie meal and stew 'em up. OF course
it's hot, and especially with a stranger,
seems tobe composed of three parts
fire and one part torment, but after
man gets used to it, why there's moth
ing that has such a tendency TO pro-
mote digestion. 1t undoubtedly pro-
longs life, keeps the mind active and
tends toward a general promotion of
good feeling l have brought home a
sack of those peppers, and at every
meal after this, shall expect my favor
ite dish" Bird peppers entered into
the coloners daily diet. No one
thought of sharing the dish with him,
until several days ago, when old Uncle
Sam Blackamore, of Red Fork town
ship, came to the city and called at the
colonel's house. The old man, while
at dinner, noticed the host dipping
into what appeared to be cooked to-
matoes. The old gentleman is fond of
cooked tomatoes, and, during an ami
mated discussion into which the sub
ject of literal place of torment in the
world to come entered strongly, he
reached over and helped himself to
spoonful of stewed pepper.
Now, said the old fellow, lifting n
good-sized blaze on the point of his
knife, and holding it near his mouth
| hn el 4
am little quar- in my belief and /
don't hesitate to say that the wicked
will be roasted like 'possom--"
He dropped the knife, wiped his
tongue on his coat-sleeve, and without
speaking, he "hauled off, with sauce
bottle and knocked the colonel down.
The colonel being resentful and impet-
uous, arose and discouraged old
Blackamorc's familiarity by hurling
his favorite dish into the visitors
frank and open cOuntenance. A hand
to hand encounter ensued, resulting in
the defeat of the'colonel. and the subse-
quent arrest of the old man. The case
was taken to court and tried by an
eminent justice of the peace, a jurist
whose idea of justice rarely meets with
reversal, except when it chances to fall
under the severe gaze of Judge who
knows the law.
When the lawyers had closed their
arguments, the old justice, killed a
horse-hy with a paper cutter, and
said:
This court is ready to deliver it's
opinion. The court holds that the de-
fendant had n right to visit the land
of the MOntezumas and CorteZes, and
that while there had perfect right to
: form taste for the dishes prepared
by tie inhabitants of that country.
This court furthermore holds that the
defendant had perfect right to pre-
pare the dish and eat it under the
American flag; in other words, he had
right to put it on his table"
Then understand" said the law
r yer for the plaintiff, "that you have de-
cided in our favorP"
Just wait, if you please until this
< court has concluded the decision. In
l order to be thoroughly prepared to
G Judge the case wisely, this court
e ordered and tasted sample of the
t stuff brought from the depraved land
of the MonteZumas, and this court is
| prepared to say that a man who
y wouldn't knock a fellow down foI
8 placing suoh.a~ hidden mine of eXplo-
e sive compounds within his reach, ought
y to break out with the nettle-rash and
T be deprived of the right of suffrage.
= This court would advise the plaintiff
! to keep out of the defendants way,
5 but will say that if the defendant don't
e catch him and maui the eternal pizer
d out of his disposition, he will lay him
e self liable to "A fine and the odium ol