Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-09-12
A STREET DIALOGUE ON DIET.


chop wat you 60 in your basket3
Cato Why wat a fool question you AK,
Cuff I'm goin to eat em be sure.
CuG-Eat 'em, my gush You die, Ca
to, sartin's you eat 'em.
Cato-Wal, pose do, Cuff, wat den?
! muss die wen my time come, werrer no.
CuG-Yes, but TO die fore you time,
sartin you take no better care you dup.
De Cola kill you sartin you eat dem are
nassy squash, and dem are ogis mutton
chop.
Cato-[Lookiag black You tink SO
Cutie?
Cuf-Tink SOL Why no tink noffin a.
bout it, know SO. hab de proof all "a
round me.-Twenty leben my acquain.
lance die since the Cola come, and dey
all, without deception, eat no ting or "a
nurrer. Wat you tink o. dat, Cato, ha?
Cdto-Dat is berry alarming, | inuss
say, Cufiee; but are you sure any on 'em
eat the quash and the mutter chop?
Cuf-Are surel Wy how long will
you spute my word, Cato? tell you there
was Sambo Caesar, he eat hearty dinner
o. green pease and tingling bean, and in
less AN tree hour he cotch cramp; turn
blue in de face, follow arter Sambo Caesar
Den dere was Dnah Phillisy, a strong
hearty wench as ebber walk on two leg,
she paid no attention to her dup, but she
eat hot corn and sucklefash, and now she
underneeve de sod too. Den, moeober,
dere was Tom Traiyship, wat kept with
IN house down saller, he eat sebben hard
bile eggs and pound o. CANNON for sup
per, so dat dey neeo'nt be loss; and gosh
almighty. for de morning light he wake up
in fodder worl. Den, moreober, besides,
dere was-O, loddy! dere was eber so
many OBJ 'em die wild eatin dis ting and
that thing, and fodder thing-I tell you,
Cato, dat unless you pay more tention to
you dup you sartinly die sure you lib.
Cato-Wat muss eat den, Cuffeep
CtH-Eat-wy de safess way is not eat
noifin at all, den you no 'spose yourself.
The shoemakers in N. York are driving
a PEG higher for wages. They have
sworn on the LAP STONE that they will
stick like WAX to the LAST before they will
give up their ANVIL TO satisfy the soLEs of
their employers.
A man in Jefferson county has invented
a machine for milking co,cs; and some
wag has suggested the idea for a machine
10 suck eggs.
Fish Story.-A gentleman sent his black
servant to purchase fresh fish. He went
TO stall, and taking up fish began to
smell 1.-THE tishmonger observing him,
and fearing the bystanders might catch the
scent, exclaimed, "Hallo! you black ras.
cal, what do you smell my fish for?" The
Negro replied, ME no smell your fish.
massa." "What are you doing then, STRIP
"Why, me talk to him, massa." sAnd
what do you say to the fish, eh?" "Why
me ask what news at sea, OATS all. massa 8
sand what does he say to YOU" He
says he don't know, he no been dare desc
tree week."
Charles BaDister was one evening pre-
siding at convivial party, when a friend
said to him, "You will ruin your consttu
ton by sitting up at night in this manner"
On" replied Banister, "you do not know
The nature of my constitution; sit up to
watch 1t, and keep it in repair, while you
young lawyer, who was almost dis
couraged of getting living by his profes-
SION, entered into the tanning business; a
gentleman one day asked him, "why he
tanned for livins?" answered 81 have
skinned long enough, and now think il time
to be tanning
II broad hint-A poor fellow entered
a tavern some time ago, and addressing
the landlady, said, MADAM. will you be SO
KIND as TO give me glass of water, | am
so hungry have no place to sleep"
Three gentlemen being at tavern
whose names were Moore, Strange and
Wright; said the last, there is hut one
rascal m company, and that is Strange
aes' answered Strange, there is one More
Ay' SAID Moore, that's Wrighk