San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-07
MUNICIPAL CHATTER.

Overheard for the LIGHT by San Pedrol
Claud: Don't talk craftsmanship be-
fore the bartender: he might catch on
and run for alderman. Keep him in the
dark as you do the people.
Brine: Don't say people" any ofteneI
than you can; that word makes me so hot
that when perspire you could boil eggs
on me. The word sounds bad Ito me.
They had the cheek to put gentleman
against me want me beat it seems. /
always did say d--n the Dutch but now.
further say d-n the people.
Claud: Wouln't give up entirely, yer
honor, maybe your small pox ticket and
blanketed aliens across tine creek can
push or pull you through, yet.
Brine: Afraid not that Dutch editor
has given me away. Besides my
opponent, Captain Schramm, has
never attained any particular eminence
as chump. | have! Hang it. keep that
bottle knowingly Again, our people are out
OF town and we can't get 'em in, in time.
What must we do, my fellow brick, If you
amt in chimney.
Claud: Telegraph to Don Jose Ancho
Tencenmonte, at Laredo, for three hun
q dred blankets. He'll put enough animal
matter inside themto cast vote each. You
said you are short that number. He can
wrap them up in box cars, G. o. ID. and
you know the rest.
Brine; You bet | do, but suppose they
Claud: Not us but them, you mean.
Only those that vote suffer. We, or
rather you, can squeeze out of it. Sup
pose several of 'em do get in the hole,
they'll only be in it, that's all.
Brine: just as / thought, there goes
that id Dutch editor again. He's over
heard us, every world After this, issue
an order to the police not to let anybody
within small poX distance of u.s.
Claud: That would quarantine us, yer
honor, and keep US from the saloons.
Brine: Hadn't thought of that; what a
dangerous mistake that kind of auaran-
tine would be-to us. 1t makes me Shud
der to think of it.
Claud: i was looking out for that, yer
honor, and to celebrate our escape, lets
agitate the fiagon.
Brine: Don't care If do, though I've
been in the vicinity of bottle twenty
five times today already.
Claud: That's nothing-for you. / see
you've quarantined against several of
your old aldermen, knocked 'em out, as il
were.
Brine: Yes, vaccine shouldn't take on
them. d-n 'em; but mind your own
business and I'll mind - yours. Getting
back to Capt. Schramm again don't
know what the ID we can charge against
him. He's gentlemen of course, but we
must lie about him some way. Though
he is fine scholar, what do you say if
we report that he can't talk English good.
The ID Dutch are against us anyhow.
and we must get some Others. My present
SYMPTOMS indicate ground hog case.
There's old judge D. looking for some
scavenger work-give him the job and
tell him that my thumb paper, the Ex-
press, is open to him at twenty cents a
line. There's enough for one thousand
lines-no, they owe us more than this for
house rent; they're living in city property
and paying US nothing. Tell him also
that I'm full of promises and-don't care
if do-hopes of the future. Tell him also
TO believe as much as he can that I'm a
brick for office only, and that I'll fan the
flies off his conscience at dollar puff
He must lie like HI. That's what!
Claud: But he told me yesterday that
he has talked for you already until he's
got bad taste in his mouth, and written
for you until his pen turned up and actu-
ally spit in his face. He can't look a
chunk OF truth now straight in the face
without getting crosS-eyed.
Brine: Can't help it. Prevaricat's the
word.
Claud: Well, I'll tell him.
Brine: Not until
sClaud: pass the bottle.