Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-04

De ttflk man Is TOO quick fur him.
= Bout tree year arter de time wur in
de bar cabbern my rich claim up de
Ioway petered out. De cunnel he got
tired OBJ climbin de big mountain 30
much, packin up gold an comm down
broke, so he sell his claim on de Scotch
man fur w'stever he kin git. Den he
say to me, "Jerry, my boy, let's w two
so a-sportin togedder an ketch all de
suckers"
"Cunnsl," see I, "I KANT play pokah
an In sn my life hab nebber buck at de
tigah."
"oh, I don't mean dat" seq de cunnel,
I'm Eick Of boff dem. De fac is, sez
de cunnel, "dat ! b'lieve Napoleon kin
whip any bull in Californy. De bull an
bar fights alters draws, an dar's lots OBJ
money in dat, to say muffin OBJ de bets
kin ketch on de outside. Now, Jerry,
boy, I'd like you wifi me. I'll ingineer
all de bull an bar fights. You see, de
feller wifi de bull will alters be in VIII
me-a pard on de sly-an between us we
won't perjuce any bull but one Napoleon
kin whip"
"Den wat am to go furY' sez l.
"Well, one ting is to sorter give me
tone," sez de cunnel; ~ am high tone
gentpum from de souf; see? have my
black boy wifi me; l boss round an put
on airs-maybe swear at you, but datll
all be fun between ourselves, part OBJ
de game"
"An all you wants oh me, sab, is fur
q mark fur you to swear atY sez I.
De cunnel he laugh an say: "Oh, no,
no; dat's on'y at off times-times when
we's loafin bout de hotels. You see,
Jerry, you'll take ole Moscow wifi you.
Well advertise him on de bills as DE
Fightin Owl OBJ de Souf Yuba.' While
! ingineer de bull an bar fight you'll run
de side show OBJ de fightin owl, an well
jis' rake de miners"
Well, dat away he talk me inter de
bizness. He is to have all dat's made on
de bar an Pze to have all dat's made on
de owl-an one show will help de oder.
So out we starts an jis' fairly coins
money. Napoleon OBJ course whips all
de bulls-kaise dey tries dem fust-an
Moscow whips all de cats, kaise he's
got it in him to do it; sides he's had lots
of sperience OBJ cats, an de cats hain't
sperienced owl afore. De big hoot
owl goes at 'em toof an nail an snakes
de berry insi1es outer deml
Well, we are doin fine till we come to
Red Dog. At Red Dog, arter Napoleon
have used up his reg'lar bull an de bets
am all settled up an the cunnel have
rake in de money, one Josey lookin fell
Ter he gifts mad. He tell de cunneI, dat
it wuz a put up job-dat de bar have
whip de bull afore.
OBJ course de cunnel rip an swear dat
he is high tone gent, cum from de souf,
but de chap he amt skeered- he jaw
right long. At las de Josey feller turn
up him nose at Napoleon an say he'll bet
emmy mount dat de bar KANT whip his
ole jackass, an he pint to er sleepy look
in ole burro tied to a post.
De cunnel jump at dat offer. Dey keep
raisin OBJ de bets till it git up ter five
t'ousand dollars q side, an de cunnel
kain't put up no mo- money. De mex
day is sot fur de fight. When de amer
mills am put inter de ring moas' all de
people jis' vile to bet on de bar.
At las de bettin is done. De cunnel
he hab borried all my owl winnins-
bout three t'ousand dollars-to bet on
Napoleon on de outside. Den de anermils
am turn loose.
De donkey it stan kinder sleepy an
onconsarned, but Napoleon git up on his
hind feet an march to'ards him.
1.-TWO to one on de bar" "T'ree TO
one on de BARR yell de fellers. "Take
it'll Take it'll take dem bets" sing out
de Josey.
As de bar come up pooty close, de ole
burro look at him an move off pooty
smart fur 'boutsfiv rod. 'Bahv' 'Ohp'
"Yee hswp cries de fellers. "Ten to
one on de b'arg' II takes 'emy' says de
Josey.
Ali at onct-quicker dan wink-dat
ole jackass wake up. He whirl an
run at de bar wifi his mouf open like one
desc yere fax brakes. Den, jis' while
de bar is 'stonish at dis, de jackass
wheel an plant boff hin feet under his
chin. Down goes Napoleonl He is
knocked stupid. Den de ole jackass go
at him wifi lis teef. Take him by de
scruff oh de neck and Trash de groun
Wit him. Den he kick him in de ribs q
time er two, and den ag'in pitch in
Wit his teef an drag Napoleon long de
groun. All dis time Napoleon doin iis'
muffin at all. Him got him nose tucked
tween him fore legs an hab rull hisse'f
up like ball. AL he do is jis' to whine
and beller while de ole jack am snakin
OBJ him about.
~ gives it upr' shouts de cunnel.
"Take off dat debil OBJ donAsyp
Well, de Josey fros lasso, an after
de pullin OBJ bout five men de jackass
am dragged away from de bar wifi bout
hatful ha'r in his mouf.
Den in de settlin up dar was timel
Lord. what swearinl Sehberal dozen