Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-12
DRSBRET EVENING NEWS.
HOT NAIL AT HoxHY RON.
TALE OF HITTER RIVALRY IN
THE PosroFFIcE BUSINESS.

A postoffice had just been e.tab-
lished at Honey Run, a community
mainly populated by the sons OF the
veterans of Africa, and was placed
in the keeping Of Abraham Nick. a
seller OF eggs that had attained
their majority and bacon SO musty
that a hound pup had ceeu know
to turn from IL and sigh distressing.
ly. When Abraham received the
appointment there was great rejoic.
ing among his friends. He had
been sentenced to the penitentiary,
but the fact that the Governor par.
doned him proved that he had at.
tracted the attention OF the Chief
Executive and was Therefore worthy
OF the respect OF his everyday as
sociates.
Shortly after the first mail arrived
and while a number Of negroes were
standing around, looking In sdmira-
ton at seed circular, Bid Sawyer,
a weii-known character and n man
whose scrsp" throwing was mar.
veilous, came into the store and, ad-
dressing the postmaster, said:
"Wall, / reckon you think de
mantle o. ole man'Ligy dun drapped
on you, ehs'' D.
"Neber mine bout DAT. But III
say dis: Eide mantle has drlpped on
me | kin war 1t ter de queens
tase.v
"Oh, aln't s'prized OF dat,v Bid
replied. "You Is SO ulster WARN
uder folks clothes dat mighty nigh
anything VIII lit you.'
81 Amt were npne o YOU clothes,
I'se mighty purticular whose clothe.
] WAR;
"Yas, mighty particular not tc
war yo' own when you kin hell
it.o
shook yere," said Abrahsrl
brushing the mornings ''mail'
aside and leaning back against tn,
counter, did you come round yer,
ter pick er quarrel wild me on dis Il,
day o. my joyment? Is dis de va,
you does when my ffien's an neigh
4 bors has CONS in yere ter 'gratulats
me: WY, man, I'se almos
threatened TO lie ershame., o. YOU
''Oh, no, Abe, | amt come t.
pick no quarrel wild you; but tel
you whut / has come ter do; I ha
come to tell you dat Use gvinl
start er sto' right or cross de roa;
dar, ar NON dat, de wayin an
team il dun gone after de lumber te
build de house wid.,
"Huh," Abraham grun.ed, "a.
Is dat all you come ter tell, WY
useless worryin' pssson, you mou
er staid at home, an sont ia
through lie mail, er haw, haw,''
, "Mout er done 1t. OATS eT Jack
fur I'>c mighty handy wild er pen
but dat sin't all l got ter say.
: Knows in resson dat KANT bucI
er gin you when you il got er pest
office to draw trsder-
Snow you hittin' It," Abe brol
in.
.'But mole on. DOan ack ike i
sheep dat jumped o5eE lie shade
an den butte,i his brains out er gil
de fence. knows Cat | kain't hue
or gin dis post-oilice, 50 has 'ciu.ie
10 start one myself
"W;y, man, yea kain't do ia
De Guberment VIII be down on yo
in CT mint. DlE KANT be but OF
! post-OiIice in &c same place, 20
know"
"0h, | knows DAT, bat I've gwir
J start er branch Office. Oar ain
nuthin' in de Constellation er gi
: branch offices. De CoIis.ertutio
say mighty p'intcSily dat eve
post-oiiice is Titled ter or nrane
an dat de main Office has got {,
divide de mail wild t:e branch, an
furder states, am states might
: p'intedly, tat ef der man dat ms
charge o. de main office fuses
recognize lie branch office dat d
: office shall bs tuck or way rum biz
5 an put in lie hans o. lie branc
postmaster. oh, yere's de Conste
luton right here, " Re aided, takiu
, a book from his POCKET and begiI
: ming 10 unwind n twine Sirini
|. s.f-nfsfn=tstrae,s -titsH.- yoTe IN m
nam. an ef you want ter sho,
yo' ignunoe ter all deze folks. W.,