The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-29
GOAT HILLS SENSATION.
The Humen Anvil Gives the Boys
Something to Talk About.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.


Something to Talk About.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t was at the landslide on Goat Hill yes
terday. Seated on rocks and boxes some of
the boys "wot live on de hill" we're watch
ing the big pile driver rattle up the derrick
and come down 'chug," and wondering
what would become OF 'de Teller wot put
his nut under dat" Suddenly one of the
gang jumped up and shouted: go, Petit 8!
o, Petite AcCurtiel" Crossing the vacant
space on the slope OF the sliding hill was a
thin, cadaverous- looking young man
Hearing the call, no turned and, def1antly
snorted:
"WotT
Come up yeEe, Petite" was the rejoin-
der as the speaker turned and informed his
comrades: Here's de greatest bloke in his
biz in the country. Talk about dat pile
driver. 'Tain't in it wild him."
By this time the young man came up to
the crowd and slyly remar ked:
"How are you, 'ButcnP Didn't know
you when you fust hollered."
Mutual oour tesies being exchanged.
Cant yer break rock on yer breast,
PETER
Oats what KIM" was the response
"An' yer kin break brick on yer jaw,
can't yerF"
LESS see yer, said one of the spectators.
"I kin do 1t, but amt goin' to do it fur
muffin, seer was the guarded ans wer.
LES go down to de Dutchman's an We'll
pass de hat fur YER suggested diplomatic
Climbing down through the 'Iot' to Bach
mans Sixth street hill saloon, the party an
nounced the proposed feat of Petite" The
"Dutchman" sized the visitor up, aud caus-
tically remarked: "Lige hill he Will"
II know me biz" returned Petite, "an'I
kin do it fur de stuff"
The hat was passed and 50 81 raised. Ed
die Clark, the blacksmith, got q sledge from
his forge. and convenient chunk of lime
stone was procured Lying down on the
floor, "Petie" had the stone placed on his
bosom. The blacksmith gave few GIN
gerry taps, as though afraid OF hurting
Petite. Fhsn game out tbs remark. ''Wuts
eatin' you. pard' Let it out Of you wild dat
hammer" from the PROSTATE performer
Thus admonished, the blacksmith pounded
away until the stone cracked and fell apart.
dot beads de deffil," observed the
Dutohman. "Dake> beer, Bette, yet.
| Don't dot bead h-u9"
Muffin at all when youse usfe to IL, "
was Petie's remark as he got up and shook
| the flinders out of his shirt.
''Le's see you break a rock on your head, :"
| demanded a spectator.
81 ean't break 'em on me nut" returned
Petite, "but you can break a brick on me
jaw"
The sidewalk was looted for a specimen
brick, and small hammer was procured.
Laying the brick against the side of his
tace, Petite bsde the hammer holder strike
He did SO, and the brick fell broken to the
| floor
"Wot do youse tink O. me now9" de-
mandsd the proud Peter, as he wiped away
the brick dust.
Tommy Goggins who had got the brick,
chimsd in with "she Dutchman" in assert
| ing that it beat "h-ll," which somehow or
another was the criterion.
"Bete, you bin wonder. First hafe a
peer, yet" remarked Baohman.
'sPete" blew away the foam, aud said:
"Fellys, dis is pie fur me. Ne name ia
Petite Mccarthy, an dey call me the Human
Anvil. I'm known throughout the East
End be dat name. useter to show al
Washington Park hall an at de museum
but dere WIZ nuthin' in it an Pm a-workin
at Sechler's carriage factory. Have a beer
wild me- See what dey'll have Bachman. y
When he departed it was observed by
the fellow who Clipped in quarter: "Say,
dat bloke wouldn't make a great scrappeI
nor nuthin.' Whut 'ud be the use of sQakin
him wild your mitts when he kin bust rocks
wild his jaw, ayp