San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-05
MUNICIPAL CHATTER.
Overheard For The Light by Sharp


| Brine-Who does the Eagle man mean
by "bulbons nose" and 'gin blossom" so
much lately?
Claud-I don't know, and I'll be hanged,
hurrahed and essentially tincanned If
care. I'm entirely dumb to references of
| habits and pulchritude.
Brine Put a weight on that last word;
| | want TO crowd IL into my next message.
It's long aOd fat and people will think
that I've been absorbing English by the
| car load.
Claud-Ive better words than that for
you around my old clothes If you want
| EN-.
Brine-CourSe do, what are they? kick
EN- our.
Claud-RefOrm, sobriety, economy, re-
trencnmenC, patriotism, candOr and a
good many others which you should keep
your eyes OIL.
Brine-Yes, but one must close his eyes
once in while.
Claud-I didn't think you ever closed
your eyes, judging by The number of
"eye-Openers" you take.
Brine-That'S enough of that sir;
don't want any references TO illusions at
Newcomb with pencil as long as tele
graph pole taking down items against us.
I've been punctured already until | feel
like a two acre porous plaster
Claud-I see you draw well, particularly
when attacking corks. By the way
would you have any serious objection TO
placing the decanter in more direct pro-
pinquity to my right arm? I'm somewhat
affected with gutteraI aridity.
Br1ne-Iour talk is TOO hifalutin for
me; cut 1t down TO the comprehension of
Conner or Weber and maybe can climb
ladder and reach your meaning.
Claud-Pm not abbreviatng just now
hI1t irri - Il . ha =,
to intervene me and the tagon the sooner
| can release this spoon. Some one else
will need it presently.
Brlne-Speaking about tlagons, this re-
minds me that you didn't put no flag on
the city hall this fourth of July.
Gland No, but we had the snake and
buzzard up all day, and that was enough.
Brine-4ou bet it was and TOO
much for the Gringoes anyhow. I'll
make 'em respect our rag yet,
as they call it. Anyhow we built the city
hall and can put up any flag we like on it;
| and on Italian day don't forget to put the
Malta flag on the highest point of it.
Bruni will help you. will also. (Here's
how
Claud-Don't you think the people
would object just little to that?
Brine-Let them and be id. I'll call
out the Aztec rifles and, if necessary, the
dog catcher's brigade if they say word
either in English or Dutch. Ny people
must be protected, even If every tax payer
in town is stripped to his shirt collar.
They must be fed, and so must be the
| leeches that are now tapping the body
polite for blood enough for the winter.
They are pumping like Sam Hill, and |
don't know where the blood is to come
from.
Claud-I'll tell you what to do-pawn
| the city hall and that stove pipe of yours,
q nd Tna vi 10 n M 10
kick us out.
Brine-I might soak the city hall, but
my plug hat, never. No sir, It's the only
thing between NE and the man in tie
! moon. I'll Hane The council vote me
| more money, that's what-they're a job
| lot anyhow.
Claud-YOu must except Hoefing, Beck
man and PerSch-you notice they are
| holding back like army wheel horses.
Brine-YeS, but the rest set there like
| enchanted asses and pull like blaSeS ev-
cry time | crack the whip. I've got EN-
broke.
Caud-And the city also, yer honor.
Brine-l know that, but say, how many
| good men are there on that grand jury?
Claud-Twelve.
Brine--l mean good men FOR US.
| Claud-NOne at all-there was no
smuggling in of friends this time. Twas
a square deal, and every tub must have
| lJS own OOLLOH, or Jnere II De terrible
| leaking after while and | would not be
surprised to hear certain character
utter something like this: cooper, a
cooper, my kingdom for a cooper!
| Brne-HuSh! there goes a taxpayer
aid he seems to have something on his
| mind.
| Cland-He may have something on his
mind but he'll have nothing in his pocket
after year or two. A few more years of
us and he'll be paying rent on his home
! stead. Don't care if dO.)
Brine-That'S nothing, like the bulls on
| Wall street he must bear it.
Claud-But the one that bears too hard
on the grind stone will soon have no one
to turn it for him. Balmaceda. you know,
did little of that, and you know the re
suit.
Brine-Yes, but he had patriots to deal
with, and not damphoOls as | have. Be-
sides | have plug hat, and that puts
more awe in a subject than crown, any
day; how does it look on me anyhow?
Claud-Like big bug nailed onto a
small head-that'S how.
Brine-Then | believe I'll give it to the
nigger-it suits his complexion anyway.
Claudio.
| Brine-I will!
!