San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-03
MUNICIPAL CHATTER.
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OVERHEARD FOR THE LIGHT BY SHARP EYE.
| Brine-Hand me that corkScrew quick
an idea has squeezed through my ear and
! given me a headache
| Claud-Turn on your side and it will
| drop out itself. IL won't stay in SOli-
: tude no longer than IL can crawl out of it.
| Didn't ] tell you? What whOpper
| 1t must have come from the four kings,
| who are now dealing in brains eXclu-
| Sively.
Brine-Never came so near suffocating
in my life. Pass the bottle or I'll play
| principal in a funeral procession.) Now
! can thank you with my eyes open.
| They were just tritle closed.
| Claud-Eye openers are good when ev-
| erything SEE ms TO be in eclipse. Il have
not connected with it yet, renember).
Now don't care what you do with it-fOr
a while.
Brine-,Didn't Hogg and me keep it
moving though?
Claud-Yes, and your eyes looked like
| overcOat pockets, you'd been opening
| them so. And the promises you made
him though. GeewhilikenS, but thought
| Id die without the use of a corner when
| you told him you had the town wrapped
| up in a tamale shuck and that you'd give
| it to him TO fill his teeth with when they
again watered for office.
Brine-l bad to swell out bigger'n
was and look commensurate with my
plug. One like me feels his Smallness
alongside of big man. ] could have
danced the can-can in his pocket without
| touching the sides. He seemed to know
this and once in IA while would ask me if
| learned my English from parrot or a
suffering Dago.
Claud-Anu didn't he shake with laugh
ter, as if every part of him was attached
| to a tickling machine, when you told him
that Thad and Nat and the two JoeS
| danced when you whiSIled? ! had TO
sneak off and laugh three times at the
| effrOntery. Wonder your nose didn't
| melt and fill your mouth with shame.
Bril- e-lt'S the part OF a politician to
deSsicate.
Claudio dissimulate, you mean.
| Brine-Yes: hang English, can't chew
it at all. 1t makes my tongue raw TOO.
Pass the
Claud-Not until explore it myself.
This is 6about the only amigo we
| have left. Brown has left us too. and the
| joker walks around us as if he had some
thing that we wanted.
Brne-Brown and the joker and all OF
| 'em can go to
Claud Where they can't dig for water,
| | suppose.
Brine-That's where mean, though /
| can't think of the word in English. Hogg
| said he'll Smuggle me through to congress
/
the gang can go to satan and bore wells.
| Oscar is leaving me too, and he can sink
| for water In the same locality.
Olaud-When you can't use them you
would abuse them, it seems. You would
walk to Office over these men and not
think of scraping your boots. You would
make step stones of their hearts and W all
heavy the while. You would make sin
ner of a friend and a saint of the devil.
| You would swap three friends for one
enemy If it brought you more votes. You
| would do more, YOU would
| Brine-SuppoSe ! would,-it'S politics
and I'm politician from head TO feet and
al around the waist. It's living with
me and don't care who furnishes the far
pass the bottle and don't take your time
eitherD
| CLAUDIA snake seems to be peeping
out of it and am afraid to touch it.
| Briue-l don't care if boa constructor
was dancing wedding Jig in it, let II
come. You know me Pete.
. CIaud-l do: End if it gives you a ser.
prntinp walk blame the dog and not thu
hair for bitng you. | don't want to be
responsible for something that would give
a cOrkScrew the jim jams the first dash
cut of the box.
Brine-Let'S go then and count the
county commissioners To see how many oil
ON Jonas has swallowed lately.
Clduu- IlcN are 100 many LOT you any
how. They've crushed you into such
SmitherncSS that Gabriel won't tind
enough of You to tOOt over. A key hole
would make you SiX-StOry house this
minute, and only pap suckers See enough
of you to smile on.
Brine-Then don't blame me for spiritu.
al Initiation. I've got to swell on some.
thing stronger than water and drieC
appl"s. If don't I'll rattle in my boots
| Claud-And the brainieS of your reIa
tiveS, knowing you from giZzard 10 cover
have dropped YOU like an oyster from
ShOt-tOwer. Even the niger smiles or
lou with mental reservation so appar
eDt that you can see IL around the corner
Like the dogs ear that fell out of the ia
male, you're not in ii all.
Brine-l don't care three hurrahS in
Beanville if amt. Little Tom and Jak,
stick to me like postage stamps and | was
| a letter with Doodle in il. Don't look a
me too straight, for that grandeur of tina
prOmOntOry daZZleS me.
Claud-l was only looking to see If tho
| contingent fund could stand another lick
Its been hit thirteen times today, no
counting the fouls, and we are nearer
knock out than il is
Brine-GOu're too technical to last Ions
without salt. Call hack and let us rattle
home in it. And il this comes out in tho
LIGHT deny it and I'll OutSwear a circu.
latlon oath taker confirming you.
Claud-l'll do it with hands up.
Brine-Or down either.