Telegram-herald., 1888-02-15


txlakso ia 81 80 Dhlez Eroetz-zaed sAss Be
~as ncs = stranger = cbs zsa - a1zLiy
~tnks4 a. Taz sHzs outlbsr rstaraasi tEe
a eat resting s1Ea tEs hzzAofs1s stci.,lsza
of Es = oe aai a. -er = assseF91s 2a,<sss -
Elzrzss Nlsa a sa-ls.ied b.4zSzl-sss ne al Eot
ssas1aEs ~ ocaes4is
~Aai 7 Sc - - gct cn-
-X4s. iva res err. replied the eoanrry
maa. "A saeys iess 70 Palrtlsss cFlElsEs yos
ever lay FF eyes 'peLl
Ise coaEtFYcaaa slowly shifted TIE Tag
fran zis s10Gller - the roor. AID taen tarl-st
ha sn1ls Fislt aznd In-o ir, 81 S1th 60
Eessarai .i1eae-s shsch delcsea ae--s Fr',c-
tce .a 1As arr u suslsctias kesgs 70 a scissoe
Slowly - crew ais hand cat q tbs Tag ard
la.l 1p a Algs anlnai b. q long, clean.
asi.s l4lL Tie zlialai toCkai Ike = glg, ana
T. Atat lad ison gray hslr Al ever q IA
! Kas patckes- IL ~as remarkably fzt. Tks
aoll.tfyul repeated ths ceerzIloa until
tsles Q. tie 4al1-a-s lay 1pcH tls stalL Ihs
b. 1cser gazri ss tkea N1Lh adnirstIon
lien tgraed lnem ever AID over Tksn be.d
tEsa1 up eas 20 a tiae, ~ TIE ioss tail aad
lE4-iy dHu9ed teen IN tAs scSics. ons az a
s.E1s. y asll hs hAd dlished ho vent 10 BIS
drawer and psrs<-- 4 4 silver dollar.
which Re Eanded % .hs eouasryman. who
/ toCk t1s cola azq S1;sll Eis say, snly gr11at
/ of -atisf.-c1lsa C-.el0sing thzs lie wss aIaply
satlalsL
s.Oposairn. ehF' said sae reporter.
-, aad nie 4ty Ens ones they are. plump
rs taey Can be, and hTsG class Ia every Wy
SO lae bltclsr.
"tF DO bars lhecaF
'.W 10 bass emp exclaimed the butcher
| '-WAy, my dear isllos. thaIE 'psssuals won't
hang On them pes ,N-nty IaLAlts By my
zatch- Every colcved lnan what comes
along tais say vii SEQ them pqssurns the
m.lil be strikes tia entrance, and bel make
= break tor ny stall There's nothing in this
mar ket IN IA meat lIas a co,OTe1 rlan II buy
a. long "a one OF them animals IS around
* ou make good profits on tie1nr'
.+Wel, yoa see, / ts4k1 al that John brings;
and n0s al ths LU5chers cares about bother
ng with 'en. They don't ornament q stall
- k.n, yea know"
Iac reporter could not suascrihe 20 this
senf.msrt, BIT before be lad tine 10 remark
b. caughs aght Of en 2ssd African bearing
DIVA upol TIE stall villa al tas expedition
hls years ..oUld aloH
~II0g slacb far dis, bossF' hs said, grab
oang the largest opoSsrGa by the tail
sod sad the butcher, with emphasis
''SoP Groat Scosti- exclaimed the Afri-
can. WITH lasnenta.ioa ia as voice and con-
.lernaliOa IN his looks "Yoa don' sol' en,
eh' TOo bad I doa' set my heart on dat
| posglA Y O. isnms have emf
| 10. hes sold HIM sofore / got
hln7
'.But you sint don sol dis oneF said the
customer. seizag tAs nsxt IN SIZE with look
o. defiance.
NO; thas ones for SALE
| Before the e0nve-saEoa kad proceeded fur
! sher another ancient Representative OF Ham
aad come upon TIE scene and was waiting
as tuTn. lie locked upon the second prize
| with longing eye, and the reporter could
SO that be was ANXIOUS TO compete fcr the
| possession Of IL
| How much Goes y'r wart fur its' asked
| the first customer, eyeing the second conner
| with volanes OF oistrJlst.
Il want seventy-fve American pennies
with Pocahontas stamped on the back said
| tue butcher, wiz wave OF his hand
IN Gin yrer dollah, boss said the Sec
ond coEasr.
| NO, y'r won't do no sch, Mr Snartie,n
exclaimed the first customer Oats my
possurn, an I'm gwinter have i'm, an y'r
needn't let Vt rnoufS juice up ober de hopes
| 90 gi1tin' i'm The man held the opossum
firmly in his strong grasp with his right
hand while be Skirmished IN al his pockets
Tor hls mcnsy. After q while he produced
tho required pennies and said with lofty
Eion: Oars y'r money, sab, Pokeehuntus
an all
Tie second customer said nothin-, but as
certaining that the remaining oposSum could
be had for fifty cents, paid down the tariff
and shulIlod or, casting upon the first Gus
toner, however, glance which looked Ike
razor IN tao sharpness of its direct view
ana "a the bluntness OF it in its sidewiss
ssyecp.
.'Tell the gcrt,snan hero something aboJS
the 'possuln, Uacls JACK" said t-7 butcher.
Certify" said Uncle JACK, with I.
chuckle 'Is been bayin' 'possIrns from
y'r Eaore'n Eve yesr, amt IL, / guess it am
- lnigaty nice 'possgTns dey Is, ter be
80 But they don't hor er candle light ter
'posSums il de Ian where 1 -es fotch up.
CANS from ole Nirgiry, were dc 'possu---
grow On DO 'sinmon trces-"
II see. Your Ialnd goes back to the good
oil days beforc tao war. You can't forget
those days, even here in New York, ehf'
"Weu. moat fargit de days, but / can't
| furzi5 do 'possuns, said Uncle Jack. and
there was a levity in bis voice which indi-
Gated that tho sly old fox know a tang or
two.
wen. tel rs on about il Tell us how you
cook tho opossurn, said tie reporter
How yen cook 'eTn, hossf OATS fns
quest'n. Do people Up dis way doaa know
muffin bout cookin' er 'possum. Dsy goes
bout it hks dey want de 'possurn ter swim
srwaY IN rrsass Wy. look at dat 'psssun.
Do be look lie be wsEt eny no grease ter
cook heself ia ia An den dsy 90 SKIN dc
'p-,ssumr And Uncle Jack burst out in q
G. of laIghser which was SIMPLY ind-scriba,
be
''Lernnle TED y'r how y'r 10 it Y'r tex d.
'poss5,ra ca held in oAer a 6re mex OF corT
slccks tan yr dun sirEs al De hs'r OF him
Den y'r scrspe IN wid a dau case knife. an
den yr put ia n hos water. rs Ike y'r ID
er pi<. By dat tire Re be -lean AZ w'ite
Den yr clean IN Jess Ike y'r wod q pi-
Bet now comes De pint Ie mex y'r stssiiia
in dis wav: Tex sr loaf ob corn pone an
. tre'z it ID fine. Den y crt Up two rcd 4.
yuus. a an ext up sxo red reppers. mir ia
up rice an' mt it inside DE- pcSsaua. csrsfs
Ike D-n rut in ia sr big chen and we'd 2
in au round ~i5 zig sweet pertsters Pu
. 6e lsi On de chen An ras oak cosls under i
So o0 top or e. Den ler - 'po~sun sra,
dere ti1 I'm ne cooked hrowa s'j obsr v nsl
Be loos. LOr' wat er dlsh New srS sun
Tvs CowlSs Covzr
If = fsncea ~ grafefal rssron fhs
; the n~xt comet vii soresr in the form of
/ hara bottle. having Golden Ne.licsl Dis
c0vpryr Inscribed upon 81 II hois chsrsc
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