Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-02-09


I'D hax what il is--iandlord, fetch me
hanother pot OF beer--I'm hopen to
conviction
.Well den I will dell you mine
obinion. Nulligation ish like kreat
wetch or cleaver, wat shplits tings to
pieces, yust a. we shplits lie lacks in
lie woods, and IL will shplit de country
py and py ia toussnd pieces. Dat
ish wat ! Understands ny naiIigation,'
That is something near the mark,
said the Justice of Peace, gravely
stroking HE chin--sbut not exactly
the thing. lf 1 understand il right
and, ahem! think I do, or oush, TO
at DISQUALIFICATION is a kind Of
statue ar law. passed at the last Con.
gree, af the Southern states, for the
expires. purpose Of abrogs,ing or pro
roguing the people Of the North. Bur
IL is my opinion they might a. we'll
blow their breath against q harrykin as
undertake any such business. Pro-
rogue these states with more than ten
hundred thousand people in 'em!-
landlord, I'll take another glass Of
toddy, with q toasted cracker in it,
prorogue these states! Why New
York alone would blow their whole
nation to pieces in the ~histling Of q
jack. pudding
Plow DER nation!' exclaimed the
Dutehman, Mine Colt! I links dey
would in de shnappinS of wip. wy,
Mishter fustice, l declare, us sure az
! be's a Dutchtman, I can lick tree
Soudern mems yust as easy a. can
take down dis piackstrap,' raising the
glass to his mouth-'egh! dere ish not q
drop here-you lantlort ell mine klass
tam supple. be's dry rs kraven i'm
mitch
lfso be, said the Irishman. you're
after little bit Of fighting, or the likes
OF that. Pm the boy for ye. Didn't
whip Phelim O'Brian last night. and
knock down three other black guards.
You dide started up the Justice
| must take you into custody for q
breach of the peace
IL il me that broke the peacr!'
Didn't you say SO just no~i'
Twas that axed the question my
ounseif.'
Oh, that alters the case.'
Don't IL now? I'm not the lad Ia
be afther confession to a priest of the
law. That wouldn't be christian dalin;
and IL I'd bate hundred men I'D niver
spake Of il at all before the likes OF
you. Bot eOnsarnin this same MILL
csmfaction, this paper informs me i,
prevails very much at the Southland
Pm consatin it's 4 BIT Of disease very
much like the lngeB Gallery morbas,
that's eutiin down the Rushins ON the
to.her side Of the water
Really, gentlemen,' said the Cock
ney, Pm surprised at your hisno.
rance. thought hevery body knew
that notification was q Southern manu-.
faciure wat they clothe their nigsers
on. What say you, landlord, ham,
righil'
| The landlord. thus appealed TO. de
clsred, that for his part he had never
examined into the subject particularly
but he believed il was kind of soS
OF cold water society. got up for the
disgracelui purpose of driving rum,
brandy, gin, and all other good liquor.
into non-existence: and That being the
case, he considered il the bounden du
~ Of every good citizen to resist it al
the very bunghole.
This sentiment was spplauded e
the skies by the whole company; AMI
each one insisted, that, though al
other liquors should be nulIified, his
own fAvOrIte beverage, at least, should
be exempted from the general fate,
And finally, notification, whatever Il
might be, was unanimously voted q
be great bore, aud not to be tolera
ted ~ free county.
a Matrimonial Tale. "A fiddler and
his wife, who rubbed through life al
most couples usually dO--sometimei
good friends, AZ other times not quite
80 well--happened one day TO have 9
dispute, which vas conducted with be
coming spirit on both sides. The vii,
was sure 20 be right, and the husband
was resolved 10 have his own way
What was % be done ia such . case
The quarrel grew worse by their ex
plsnalionsJ and at last their ferry rose
TO such . pitch, that each made = vow
never to aleep IN the same bed vitt
the other for the future. This "a,
the most rash vow that could be ina
gined for they were It'll friends o.
bottom, snd besides. they bad but OF
bed IN the house. However, resolves
they were 10 60 ibfovgh With u; aud
a. they had not separate beds, al nigh
the fiddle case VAS lad between them
N order 20 make a separation. Il
ibis msnneF they continued three
weeks every night the fiddle case BE-