MAKING A DEAF MAN HEAR.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2671, 28 October 1882, Page 3

MAKING A DEAF MAN HEAR.

Funny how things will happen some times. Messrs Gallagher and Ragb»g are strangers, and the other day they went down to see old Mr Crops, who is very deaf. Neither knew Crops, but both were aware of his infirmity. Ragbag reached the plaoe and Crops out, but sat down to wait for him - Presently Galiagher came in. Each thought the other to be Crops. Ragbag went up to Gallagher, put his mouth to that gentleman's ear, and in a loud voice cried : • Got any hogs to sell ?' The yell made Gallagher jump like a steer and at first he was mad. lint he recalleoted that deaf people talk very loud, and so placing his mouth to Ragbag's ear he roared: * I want to buy & mule.' That nearly split Ragbag's head and he jumped in good shape. Then he saw that he was't understood and yelled louder : ' Hogs are the things to deal In!' and then Gallagher saw that he wasn't comprehended and cried : ' I must have a mule that won't klok -' „ „ , Ra.kbag put on more steam and yelled, * I tell you I want fat hogs.' Gallagher tuned up loud enough to be heard half a mile away and howled : ' Mule 1 mnla! biindie color preferred.' 'No Western hogs for me. I tell you I want to buy tome good fat hogs!' bellowed Ragbag, ' I wish I could make the old ass understand that I want to buy a mule,' thought Gallagher. ' Hove you sot a brlndle mule to sell ? he howled, getting very red in the face. 'This old numbhead is awful deaf,' thought Ragbag, and then he nearly tore the top of his head off in whooping out: 'lf you've got any hogs to sell, I want to see 'em.' By this time both men were mad, and eaoh inwardly swore he'd make the other fel!ow hear, or die in the attempt.' 'Mble, mule, mule! I tell you mule!' mally shrieked Gallagher, dancing about. ' Hogs! I said; hogs, hogs is what I want. Hogs !' screamed Ragbag, with an effort that split his shirt the whole length of his baok. By that time tho neighborhood was aroused. Crops' son came in and asked what in somewhere was the matter. ' I can't make this deaf old ass hear anything,'cried Ragbag. ' You might fire a cannon beside him and he wouldn't notice it,' said Gallagher. Kxplanatlons ensued. Then the disgust of both men was painful to behold. Eaoh said the other was an idiot, and altogether to blame in the matter; and it was hard work to keep them from fighting. They united, however, in a request that the matter be kept secret, but it wasn't, and they are keeping concealed to avoid paying the drinks ti> about fifty people who know of the affair.