San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07
MUNICIPAL CHATTER.
Overheard for the Light by sharp
Eye, No. =.

Overheard for the Light by Sharp,
Eye, No. q
| Brine-I am much annoyed at the
exposure of the tax situation; it seems
| that can't take one of my usual
tramps abroad without having my
orders disobeyed.
Claude-Your orders will have to be
put on i,e, or they will smell to high
heaven.
Brine-Another grand jury in ses-
sion makes the situation critical; is
there no way to dispose of these in
fernal inquisitioDs?
Claude see no escape from this
American method of examining into
public crime; but really there is no
great danger this time, if you will
only instruct the gang to lay low.
Brne-We must stop our bottle
practice, or select some more retired
place for our meetings. Sharp Eye
No. 2 has. caught on to US In more
places than one; how would the
Young Mems G. A. rooms do?
Claude--Capital, and will reform
with the new year In order that we
may write our names In letters Of
gold.
Brine-You make me tired, the
letters of gold on theSt Mary's street
bridge. give me the cold shivers
every time look at them.
Claude-But the people must be
amused, and is would be highly
amusing to see you play the roll of
temperance advocate.
Brine-The people,-bah! what do
/ care tor the peOple,-th people De
id, have my foot on their necks
and will keep it there and don't you
forget it.
Claude-I think l have heard that
kind of talk before, but a long ac-
guam lance with public life has taught
me. that it wont do to monkey with
the people.
Brine-Give US 9 rest, since you
have sunk so low as to get to mOraliz-
ing 1 have lost confidence in your
sanity. l will make my faithful ten
bare their backs to the public lash
what did l elect them for if not to do
my bidding and take the blame.
Claude-The failure to put out the
financial statements IL causing COM
rumors that Col. Bracken-
ridge has buttoned up his pocket has /
broken out, and unless we can keep
the taxpayers on the collectors rack
all will be lost.
Brine-Bah! you are chicken heart
ed-the taxpayers will have to come
down with their tin.
Claud-The impudence Of the street
companies in calling in our
passes IS q bad sign.-I must borrow
q pOlicemau's uniform now If I want
to ride. These creatures of our crea-
ton have evidently caught the infec.
ton of public contempt for our power.
Brine-You make me smiie-here's
looking at you-in the pollceman's
Uniform.
Claude-Then just cast your eye
over Judge Noonan's charge to The
grand jury condemning our flourish
Ing Institutions over the creek. The
people have a sense Of decency left
ard will condemn our license of the
public display of immortality so com
mon upon our ST. eets.
Brine-Ha! ha! you make me laugh;
have not been i'm Paree, and other
great capitals; then what do care
'or the people-bah!
Claude. Il see you are deter mined to
have your way. How about the tax
IL will raise q storm.
Brine-I shall leave that to you and
my other faithful followers; the hunt
ing season is not over yet, Il will take
, pleasure trip, and let the storm
blow over.
Clsude-Yes, I have reminded you
In the past of q famous historical!
parallel-Tweed.
Brine-Enough of this, my soul is
tired. Let US drown our tears In THE
last libation-if Sharpeye should
catch us here he would get up some |
vulgar allusion to the city goat.
Ciaude-That last remark suggests |
to my mind another reform; we must |
avoid slang phrases. pet expressions
about the hackman's hottie, and other |
side play. that reads ugly In print. |