Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-24
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OAK FLATS posTMAsTEH.
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OAK FLATS POSTMASTER.
A.w He Maintained His Poslt;on ry.a~<
Adverse Ciroamsfanees.
The postmaster OF Oak Flat. Ky.
Mas sitting on q stump in front OF his
door when weli-dressed stranger
came up and asked II that were the
p0st-ofice.
Yep" the postmaster answered.
placing bis chin In his hand and squirt
ing a yellow stream 1t : lizard.
= am expecting letter and --r
"Whut's yo' nsmefr
James Henwnod. /"
ANY kin 70 old Zeb Henwood that
lives down beyant the forksy"
NO.
Same name.-
Eyes; but that makes no differ-
ence."
1T mout not 70 you but ii does to
me-
..How sop
Wall, ef you air any kin to old zeb
you KANT git no letter outen this
Office
Il 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 1t with
him.
II don't care any thing about that.
! want to know il there's letter here
for me7-
.Yas, thar is one; come day befo'
yistidy."
Let me have it. please"
mot till you prove that you amt
no kin to old Zeb.r
Il tell you that am no kin to him
and also tell you that it makes no
d ference whether am or not"
Il know what you tell. me; know
that as we'll az you do. but you amt
proved nothin' yit"
II don't have to prove any thing.
YOU don't know who am"
s'And don't kere. nuther."
Il am United States Post-office In
spector"
udS Ill right
II know it is. Give me that letter. "
Not till You prove what want you
to prove"
.'If you don't give me that letter at
once TIL have you removed"
What frum?"
From this post-office."
Who'll remove mefn
1.-The Government
wall, now, femme tell you: This
Is my post-ofice. l built this house
myself"
But as postmaster you are under
the Government.
mo, Iain't Iain't under nuthin'. ~
Are you going to give me that let
ter?"
Not till you prove"
What is your name" the inspector
asked. taking out notebook.
Bose Hicks
well. Mr.. Hicks. I'll see that you
are removed"
"All right"
''And more than that Til have you
arrested"
'All right"
I'm teach you what it is to keep
back letter"
"All right"
IN give you one more chance"
Better g mme two"
No. | won't give you but one"
well. I'll shake you the dice for
the other one"
You are a fool"
.All right"
You haven't got the sense OF a
monkey"
'Ain't compar'd myself with you
yit."
''If you were to start out to look for
a river you couldn't find sprinS
! branch"
"All right"
You give me that letter now. or
you'll have trouble"
"Thai's me-"
Give me that letter. or TIL whale
you right here"
''fm yo' man"
| =
the letter or fight?''
Halter fight. reckon, under the
circumstances
| just about that time the inspecto,
knocked the old fellow of the stump
He got up. rubbed himself, aSi said
You air a putty quick pusson. FL
thar's thing like it's man thai
amt lazy"
He went into the house and bro ugh
out the letter. Just rs the inspecto,
was turning away the old fellow said
"Thar's another letter here fol-
you"
Give it to me-"
J No, not till you hit me ag'in."
The inspector hit him again and HI
brought the other letter.
| Traveller.
One of the professors of a Main,
college once had pupil (now grow,
to be the mayor of Maine city, wht
was decidedly skeptical-and uncom
fortably inquisitive very often. He
was always asking if a demonstration
could not be made in some other way
or if there was not some different
method OF performing a problem
''Couldnt this be done by shorter
process2' he inquired one day up il
the recitation room. Very likely.
said the mildly-exasperatedp professor