Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-12-30
SHIRKING THE TnII


wednesday, Skillern. the cond,ctor :,
DOW d.. street patrol, was standing on the
niduiesex side of Waterloo bridge gate.
neaf 10 the steps that lead to the water
slde' on the left hand, and observed two
sweeP-boys with sack partly filed with
soot. One of the boys said to the other
I've only got penny, Sam, and that
Won ! pay toll for both, SO you must pop in
20 TINS bag, and if carries you. nobody
VIII Know but as how you are sut.'' al
Won't get In the bag" replied the other
knlght OF the brush; g but Che added) /
VI, Will toss you up which shall, YOU or me .
MS was agreed to, and Sam threw I'd
lne penny. 4" Now, Jem, he said, sswhat
wili you bave, heads or tails 2" WV
sad Sam, civil have voman.'' /" You've
lost, cried Sam. Jem instantly got into
the bag, and in a few seconds ne was on
MS companions back, who made his way
to the toll gate. The money-taker beIiev-
ing that the sweep had got bag of SCOT
TOOK penny toll, and allowed him to pass
with his load. Skilern immediately went
to the gate keeper, and said. 81 Do Won
Know what that chap has got on his back ~,
why, what should he have but bag Of
SCOT = Skillern laughed, and said athe
sweep has done you out of. penny: if
you VIII go to him you will find he as got
sweep IN the sack" Away went gate
keeper, and away went SkiIlern. hot in
pursuit OF the chap what bilked the toll y
and they overlook him near to the gate
on the Surrey side of the bridge. "What
nave you got in your sack ?''asked Skill
ern. Wy, vat should | have but only
sui" replied the sweep. eve must see
what IS in the SACK" replied the officer.
BY this time crowd was collected round
the sweep, the sack was opened, and out
came poor sweep lad, who confessed
tnat It was the want of penny that
caused them to "bilk the gate" The
crowd Immediately entered into little
subscription, and in few minutes. by
pennies, few shillings were raised and
gwen to the sweeps, who appeared not a lit
tie pleased at the issueof this rather conf
cal lncident.-London Weekly Times.
REMARKABLE INSTINCT OF DOGS.
A correspondent Of the London Record
who appears to have accompanied Capt.
Parry's Polar Expedition, mentions the
following curious fact -
1t might have been supposed that DUR
ing our long winters, when our two ships
ware stationary, and within few Yards of
each other, for eight or nine months To-
gether, with close and constant inter-
course kept up between the crews. the
dogs would have mixed indiscriminately
with both Ship companies. This howey-
er, was SO far from being the case, thatthe
people belonging to the Griper could new
er succeed in making friends with the dogs
on board the Hecla and the same was
the case with our Esquimaux dogs at Port
Bowen, not one Of which would even re-
celve piece of meat from any of the
Fury's people whereas they were on the
best possible terms with all those of the
Hecla.
This faculty Of remembering and dis
terminating between sixty persons in one
ship, and nearly the same number in
another, which these animals invariably
did, IS in itself sufficiently remarkable !;
but still more wonderful instinct was
constantly displayed by dog, somewhat
resembling barrier, belonging to Capt.
Parry, at Melville Island. The circunl-
stances were these: when any persons
came on board the ships during the win
ter, it was usual to stamp their feet hard
upon the apper deck, near the entering
port in order to clear their boots from
snow, previously tosgoing below 1t is a
fact, for which Captain Parry as well as
several of his officers could vouch, that
his dog, while lying before the cabin-fire
could always Immediately tell to which of
the two ships the person thus announcing
his arrival belonged. Tito the Hecla, the
dog lay perfectly quiet; but if to the Grip
err, he used to run to the cabin-door,
growing and barking quite furionsly /;
thus infallibly giving this piece of infor-
nation in manner unattainable to human
faculties, and inexplicable to human wis
dom.
| A SCOTCH STORY.
A gentleman was waited upon by four
workmen, usually employed by him, on
Whitsunday last, who presented their
compliments to him, and put him in mind
of tba;r noun wars riffs which he had