Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-10
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OAK FLATS POSTMASTER.

How He Maintained His Poaftion Under
Adverse cirslmstances.
The postmaster Of Oak Flat, KY,
as sitting on q stump in front Of his
door when a well-dressed stranger
came up and asked II that were the
post-ofiice.
placing his chin in his hand and squirt
ing a yellow stream at lizard.
Il am expecting letter and
"Whut's yo' namep"
..James Henwnod.
.sAny kin to old Zeb Henwood that
lives down beyant the forkse"
s.No.n
..Same name. ("
Eyes; but that makes no differ.
ence."
1T mout not to you but It does 70
me-
How sop'
wall, of 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 II were that should make no
difference.
..But it do all the same He pizened
my pup last fall an that settles it with
/ him.
Il don't care any thing about that.
want to know If there's a letter here
Tor me?"
..Yas, thar is one; come day befo'
| yistidy.'
''Let me have it, please
mot till you prove that you amt
40 kin to old Zeb.'
II tell you that am no kin to him
and also tell you that it makes no
d ference whether am or not "
II know what you tell me; know
that as we'll as you do, but you ain
proved nothin' VT.
Il don't have to prove any thing.
Yoc don't know who ann
..And don't kere, nuther."
Il am United States Post-office In
-pector."
That's all 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 I'll have you removed"
"What TRUMP
! "From this post-office.
"Who'll remove mep"
"The Government.
sWall, now, lemme tell you: This
; is my post-oftice. / built this house
!. myself"
"Bnt as postmaster you are und er
the Government"
Il mo, Mt. Iaint under nuthin' !"
Are yo' going to give me that let
ter?"
? Not till you prove"
5 What is your namep" the inspector
! asked. taking out a notebook.
/, Bose Hicks
t 'Well, Mr. Hicks. rll see that you
are removed"
! "All right"
= !, And more than that I'll have you
. arrested"
O. "All right"
s ''Tll teach you what it is to keeE
a back letter"
u "All right"
20 'Tll give you one more chance"
n Better mme two"
No. | won't give you but one"
well, I'll shake you the dice TO
the other one"
re you are fool"
# "All right
4 You haven't got the sense OF
o monkey"
n Amt compar'd myself with yo1
&c yit,"
d .'If you were to start out to look 70
re a river you couldn't find sprin,
d branch"
N "All right"
p you give me that letter now. o
!, you'll have trouble"
= That's me-
: Give me that letter. or TIL whal
,s you right here"
p "Im yo' man"
v "Do you mean that you'll give m
to the letter or fght?"
lg Halter fight, | reckon, under tn
circumstances.
S just about that time the inspectc
~ knocked the old fellow off the UNI
lg He got up, rubbed himself. aSi sait
n You air putty quick pusson. I
OF thar's thing l like it's a man Thu
a' amt lazy"
~ He went into the house and bro ugt
w. ont the letter just as the inspect,
no was turning away the old fellow sal
id "Thar's another letter here II
ed you"
ng Give it to me-"
he mo, not till you hit me ag'in."
ny The Inspector hit him again and
he brought the other letter.-Arkansa
ay Traveller.
ar,
on One of the pro essors OF Mail
I'd, college once had a pupil (now grow
to be the mayor of Maine city, wi
tly was decidedly skeptical-and uncor
to fortably inquisitive very often. t
9?' ,yaS al,vavS nslyino If n demOnstr f. il