The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-09-12
OAK FLATS POSTMASTER.


How He Maintained His Position Under
Adverse circumstances.
The postmaster. OF Oak Flat, Ky,
was sitting on stump In front Of his
door when wefl-dressed stranger
came up and asked II that were the
post-office.
Yep" the postmaster answered,
placing his chin in his hand and squirt
ing yellow stream at lizard.
Il am expecting letter and"
"Whut's yo' name?"
James Henwood."
Amy kin to old Zeb Henwood that
lives down hey ant the forksp"
"No. y
Same name.n
Eyes; but that makes no differ-
once"
ut mout not to you but it does to-
me-"
How SOP"
"Wall, Of you air any kin to old zeb
you KANT git no letter outen this
office. "
II tell you that am no kin to him,
but even il were that should make no
difference"
But it do all the Same. He pizened
my pup last fall an that settles it with
him."
II don't care any thing about that. !
want to know il there's q letter here
for me?"
"Yas, thar is one; como day befo'
yistidy.r
Let me have 1t, please"
Not till you prove that you amt
no kin to old Zeb. !"
II tell you that am no kin to him
and also tell you that it makes no
difference whether am or not"
II know what you tell mo; know
that as wei as you do, but you amt
proved nothin' yit. !"
II don't have to prove any thing.
You don't know who am"
"And don't kere, nuther.
II am United States Post Office In
spector.
That's all right"
II know it is. Give me that letter."
Not till you prove what want you
to prove i
If you don't give me that letter at
once. Ill haze you removed. =
What frump"
From this post-office. y
"Who'1i remove me ----'-=-
ssT lie Government. - ----------
"Wall. now, femme tell you: This
is my post-office. / built this house
myself. y
But as postmaster you are under
tthe-Gevernment."
mo, Iain't. Iain't under nuthin'. !"
Are you going to give me that let
terp''
mot Till you prove.
What is your namep" the inspector
asked, taking out notebook.
''Bose Hicks.
"Well, Mr.. Hicks. I'll SEQ that you
are removed"
ALI right. ----,-.-
"And more than that I'll have you
arrested"
"All right"
"I'll teach you what it is to keep
back a letter. -
"All right"
"I'll give you one more chance. !"
Better gimme two.nn5 -.
mo, i won't give you but one"
.'Well, I'll shake you the dice for
the other one."
You are fool"
'.Alf right
you haven't got the sense OF a
monkey"
Amt eompar'd myself with you
yit. nevyr
"If you were to start out to look for
river you couldn't find aspiring
branch. " -
...;All right.
T"You give me that letter now. or
you'll have trouble"
That's me-"
Give me that letter, or I'll whale
you right here" {
I'm yo' man."
do you mean that you'll give me
the letter or fightp''
Halter fight, / reckon, under the
circumstances.
just about that time the inspector
knocked the old fellow off the slump.
He got up. rubbed himself,, and said:
you mir putty quick pusson. Ell
thar's a thing like it's man that
amt lazy
He went into the house and bro ught
out the letter just as the inspector
was turning away the old fellow said:
'.Thar's another letter here for
you"
Give it to me.
mo. not till you hit me ag'in.,"
The inspector hit him again and he
brought the other lotter.-Arkansaw
Traveller