The Irish standard., 1888-01-21
KNEW WHAT TO SAY.
Information Obtained Under Trying ani
Unheard-of Circumstances

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Information Obtained Under Trying and
/ Unheard-of Circumstances.
The leader OF a party of men engaged
in surveying railroad in the Indian
! Territory, wandered so far away from
the camp that he could not find his
way back. While roaming about he
saw an old fellow sitting ona log, and
pproach1ng' him, said:
''Although we are strangers, yet /
assure you that this meeting on my
part, at least, affords great satisfac-
tion."
you must be stranger" the old
fellow replied, ''but I amt. I've been
livin' round here fur ten year an have
got putty we'll kncwd."
Yes, see, ha, ha. Clad to meet
with some person who has such sly
idea OF fun. / am glad, also, that you
are SO thoroughly acquainted with the
locality, for, to tell you the truth, an,
lost"
"Didn't AK you whut you wuz."
ono, ha, ha. My men are camped at
OuS1CJ StL4AS. ~ yoo AhOH AS1 T.
it isf'
'sYep.'
"Where, pleaseP"
'Oser yam
''Ha, h;.. Now, which would be The
best way to reach it?''
with d tin cup, reckon, lessen
you want to dip UP bucket full at a
time
Eyes, to be sure, but how can get
there??''
"Ez you amt got nothin' to ride !
reckon you'll hat Ell walk.
''Eut which way?"
'I.ike any other man-with yore legs
and feet"
"Come now
'.non't wanter come. Got no biz
ness over thar, an sides that I'm do
in we'll ernuff here. -
IL say, come now
81 know whut you said.
Eyes, but wait q minute"
II amt goin ncwllar.
.'Oll, here, now, don't be crank. J
want to go over to Bugleys spring and
have lost my way"
"Wail, I amt got it. ~
The surveyor, thoroughly out Of pa
tience sat down or {, stump. The
native stuffed his mouth full of bark
which he had stripped from 50 twig and
began to chew it.
"My dear SIR said the surveyor,
"will you direct me to Busley's spring?
Answer my question without any fool
ishness What do YOU say?'
'Dia you hear me say any tbingP'
'No, but | want to-
''What do you want me to say?'
"ConGound you, Y want you TO tell
me, or rather show me, the road to
Bug'ey's spring.
<Th;s. amt no roso to THAI. Never
wuz none"
''Tel, path. then.
':AIn't no path. -
well, but how do people go there?'
'.Soue ride and some walk. y
"Look here, you confounded hairy
orang- oatanS, if you don't give me
some sort Of satisfaction, QUE way OF
anotter, I'll pummel you until you
cam move. DO you hear naeP"
81 amt deef. Wuz Ell little thick O.
hearin' at one time, but wife she cooked
er rattlssn;ske, got his lie an pat some
in NV years an sense then have been
all right
eff you don't answer 1ne you'll he
both deaf and dunb. Which way shall
L CO. added the surveyor, turning
iercely upon the native.
s'Go away. That's all the advice
I've got to give you
II won't"
''Wall, stay here.
The surveyor sprang upon the old
fellow and had forced him to the
ground, when he heard shout OF
laughter. Getting up and looking
about him, he saw his mon standing
near the spring, only few yards
away. They had heard the conversa-
tion-in fact, had engaged the old fell
low to enter into conversation with
their chief in case he seemed to be lost.
"Neii old fellow" said the surveyor
as he held up a bottle, ''what do you
say now?n
Il say pass her thiser way, Cap'n. "
-44r6:nmsa,u Trnreler.
Might Have Done Better.
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