The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-29
in THE LIONS DEN.
Old Bob Tells Neat Little Story and 10
Imprisoned ON Strength of 1t.

IN The LIONS DEN.
Old Bob Tells Neat Little Story and ID
Imprisoned ON Strength of 1t.
..Dar oughter be some law IN dis heah
country agin BLOWN homes folks up
wild powder an all dat sorter foolish
ness. said old Bob, who, hobbling on
crutches, entered the Office of the chief
Of police, and addressed that officer.
s.What's the matter?' the chief
asked.
..W'y sab, somebody dun bowed me
up wild powder
where were you at the timer"
..In my own house. sab; ez peaceable
ez er man could be. =
Had you been engaged in : quarrel
with any one9"
mo, sab; not er tall. .
son good terms with your neigh.
bors?''
ssBest in de worl.'
..How were you blown up?'
.sW'y, sab, ez l tells yer, / wuz asset.
tin at home jes' ez peaceable ez er man
could-bless yer soul wuz or readin'
my Bible at de time when all O. Ter sud-
denment, dar come de blamdest 'splo-
zion cher heard.
1--WE must look into this matterl''
said the chief.
.Yas, / hopes yer will, sab. De fust
thing / knowed, bur lur BIN! an den
de stove do few off an come mighty
n gh breakin' bof my laigs. De stove
an it cos me two dollars an sebenty Fl
cents-wuz blowcd all ter pieces, an
some sweet pertaters dat l had er roast.
in in dar-huh, scraped one o 'em of
de j ce wild er case knife, an amt seed
de udder ones yit. y .
You say that your stove exploded?'
..Yas, sab.
GLOW do you account for it2"
"Doan know, sab. Wuz er settin' dar
er readin' my Bible an"
Eyes, / understand all that, but how
do you suppose any one could have put
powder in your stove without attracting
your attent on.
Ida couldn't done it, sab, an dat's
whit posters me. l tuck all de ashes
outen de stove an SWEEP it out clean. y
"Could any one have thrown powder
down the chimney"
"Ain't got no chimly. Stove-pipe
goes out de side O. de house.
just then a well-known citizen en-
tered. ..Chief," he said, ''the negroes
out my way are stealing my wood.
spoke to policeman about it, but he
said that he couldn't do any thing. SO
took the matter into my own hands. !
bored hole in stick of wood and
loaded it with powder. That night, so
have been told, terrific explosion
took place. I don't know whether any
one has been killed. Thought I'd drop
in and tell you that if you hear unusual
no ses out my way not to be alarmed. !"
When the citizen had gone, the chief,
turning to Bob asked:
Doesn't that statement explain the
cause of the explosion which occurred
at your house?"
Look heah, boss; l wuz in faber o
yerse'f when yer wuz er canerdate fur
dis office.
That is all right. Where did you
get your wood the other nightp"
Hump
The chief repeated tho question.
''Whar I git de wocdf'
Eyes"
Bought it."
Gall of itP"
s'Huh?"
The chief repeated the question.
''Lemme see. Oh, yes, I found Ell
chunk in de street,"
i "Are you sure it was in the streetp'
"Cose Lis. Knows de street when ]
sees it, l reckon
Jim sa d the chief, calling .
policeman, take charge Of this man.
..Whut fur?'' claimed old Bob
..For stealing wood. .
''Dar, now; dar now; Use got it
Neber seed s CHI er fool ez I is. Come
right inter de lions den an gin myse'1
up. Thought wuz gwine ter git some
money frum de city. Take me on Of
way, an blame eff keers ct yer filings
me in de riber. y Arkansas0 Traveller.
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