San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-07
MUNICIPAL CHATTER

OVERHEARD FOR THE LIGHT BY SHARP EYE.
Claud-You must be making cemetery
out of Military plaza
Brine-How is that?
Claud Because you're putting grave
yard fence around the city hall.
Brine-It does look that way, surely
was wondering yesterday what people
were laughing at when passing it,
Claud-lts fit symbol anyway of our
political DEATH feel it in the wind and
every place around these grim diggin's.
Brine-SO do /, but I'll be eternally, eS-
sentially and especially packed into a
Sardine box before | admit it to any one
except to you aud the niger, Not so
much sugar. pleaSe.)
Claud That's right: in the language
of the poet, keepabuS stiff upperlipa-
bus.
Brine-DOn't be singing any of your
Latin at me-what do | know about
Latin anyway?
Claud- All right, III shoot English at
you. Shall | make anymore financial
statements while the grand jury is in SeS-
EOn?
Brine-No sir, Keep EN- in the dark as
much as possible I'm running this
town myself, an if they want me they
can find me in my office, which is general
ly here. Heres how'd
Claud-All right. but say. why is
Breckenridge so diSincllned to let us have
any more money?
Brne-He thinks the boat is sinking
and that the pump. like ourselves, is in a
bad fix. told him we'd squeeze another
quarter of a million out of the people, and
on this he says he will advance us fifty or
sixty Thousand dollars at eight per cent
interest.
CIaud In other words on quarter of
a million dollar security, he will loan
fifty thousand dollars At big interest.
Brine-That'S the size Of it, | am sorry
to say at this stage of the game.
Claud-The people would kick like
smash if they knew that.
Brine-What are you here for but to
throw your oil hat over il If you have
nothing else to hide it from them. They
mustn't know Tits none of their bust
ness no how, we're SHINING this cat.
Claud-YOur English Is bad since you
left Paris-take it to blacksmith and
let him hammer it into shape. Any
way you might play with the school
children and get your accent back again,
You talk worse than a Mexican on a
fourth of July.
Brine-You mind your own business and
I'll try and mind yours. that's what |
articulate before and after taking.
Claud-Very well, but how about old
Mack, he only strokes his whiSkerS when
passing you lately-there must be some
thing up.
Brine-Yes, Mack is hot. | wanted him
to take Krsmer'S plans for the court
house. but he wanted something better
and took GOrdon's, but I'll see him la'cr.
Claud-WOnder what Jenull. Mack 5
cellar boss, was kicking about when they
discharged him that time?
Brine-Don't care to tell-aSk Mack.
They seem to be thicker than forty men
in single bed.
Claud-He might give me what l.
gave you before you left for Paris, black
eye.
Brinc-No danger. Mack fights only
news boys. and snail ones at that. Be
sides hell need us in his business after a
while.
Claud-I see in the German day cele-
bratiOn that you ana he are not III it, how
is that?
Brinc-Becau>e, as you know, him an
me id the Dutch until we got bad tastes
in our months, that's why.
Claud-ThiS probably accounts for the
amount OfSugdr that you consume lately.
Brine 1t does. Same to yOu)
Claud-There goes taxpayer.
Brine Let's skip
Claud- Sure. Blu before you 20
wnaJ DO you think Of the street car
strike?
Brine-Tm with the company all day
and part of the night. You see I've a
free pass The men are not clocks and
had no right TO strike. Besides when they
are tired aud worn out they eau commit
suicide. They're slaves anyway and ut
only TO W rk. They'll have TO leave town
il they don't go back to work. You bet
they will
Ciaud-Thought you was in favor Of
labor.
Brine-In favor of the other fellow do