Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-05

The following is an extract from new $3.50, ~
lust published in London, ent'tied, nv s Ss >,
maker: or tho Sayings and Donss % v,,lea char.
oss an,;,nd;ed in ths adventures OF Cohtect'-
cut CLOCK Tg eals,K IN HOUSEKEEPING.
r,,r VALUE oy POPULARITY.
r ,esea four year old oae, nan p,op', ps
tec, .ic,are OF horse, and genuine c,ppsi nod
yaao Ike tho wind, real daisy, a. ra,,,r,
ON eve like weasel, and noatfils ~, ,iSs So.
en eys oa..., snsaking trumpet. Well to,s it
ao.e ~, s,o aces a, New York. and father nc went
uu"n :. mn. for says he, Sam, yo' dont know
TO-. .,..s ,hjny-I guess you haas cat your wisdom
,.s,b vet, and you are goa ar.ona them that's had
en-, through their gums his while past. Wen,
wl,an SIC gets to the races father he gets the cot
and pu. him in a.. old Wagon, with worn on!
Du,:h harness aud band: he looked like old n cs,
that's fac. Than he fastened head marlihsaie
on, a,a bIckod il to his giytns atwxt his tofsiegs
S.ys 1. father, what Oh airth are you al! 70"
te.l .,han. sl 70 i,a sae, with SUN caiaDariah as
,ho;. and colt looks like old Satan himselno soul
would know him. lgIassl want BON yesterday,
saws he, let me be, know whs. I'm at. guess
Tll SPLIT i, 10 'cm efore I've done, as slick as
whistle can ssa as far III mill stone as the pes
OMEN Well, father never enteredth the horse al ~
bu, stood by and seed ths RACES, and the winnif
three thousand people, 2taisn Of him ana adm
rim him T.ey seemed as ii they had never sssi
a horso alorc. Tbs owner vi hin was al n2ol
cend n boas.in Of him and stdmpii ihs course y
produce ho.se TO run ag!n hin! VI iouf nun
tlred dollars. Father goes UP 10 hm, looking sou
asdough, and ns incrchn as You please, anu sny
he, amt every one that has four hn'd.ed dollars
its plaguy sight OF l.oaey, tsl, you. VII o.;
YOU ru, for one ra,dsed dollars, aad give me- Ut
lie start! If you void, would try ,nyco!t
nv old wagon again you, voy. Le''s iook
vour horse, says ac-so away they went, ana pro
er sight OF peopia artcI them, 70 leoS a. tne con
when thsy seed him they got up such lar', ei
eca.a most ready to cry for spite says 70 my
self wha, can possess the old man TO ac' al'ef una
fashion; I do believe ne hos taken leave OF ~
senses. You needn't larf says father, mss smart
or than he looks; our minister's horse, oap''' az
is reckoaed az quick beast of his age us any II
our location, and that are colt can beat him Tor
lick Of quarter quite easy--sscd II myseIf.--
We'll, they larfal again louder than before, am
saws father, if you dispute me, what odds WIN yo
rive! Two TO ore, says the overweight nun
bred 10 Jour hundred dollars. Well, that's grea
deal of money, ajnt it, says father; 1t was
loose i, I'd look pretty foolish, wouldn't l! Ho'
folks would pass thoir jokes upon me when
home again. You wouldn't take that are WACO
and harness for fifty dollars of il, would ye! says NJ
Well SAYS the other, rahe. than disappoiht yo'
as YOU seem to have set your mind on losing you
money, l don't cara if do. As soon MS II we
set,lsd father drives of 10 the stables, and then n
turns mounted, with red silk pocket nandkerch
ted round his had, and colt looking like mn
self proud as nabob, chocx full OF spring. like II
wire eend OF bran new pair OF ttou:er-saliusse
One said, that's pla5oy nice looking colt thato
Teller has ertcr all-that horse will sho" play iof
Gays ,hrd--and head one lsef say, que
tha.'s reglar yankes trick, a complete sake M
They had fair start for it, and oil they SOL; u
Their 10 * tho lead and kept, and won the race, IN
ii was pretty tight squeeze, for father was TOO o.
10 ride the colt ne about the matter OF sefen'
yoars old. Well, when the colt was walked rout'
after tbs race, ths,a was an amaztn crowd arte
him, and several wanted TO buy him; but says ia
Their. how am To get home without him, or VINE
shali do with that are wagon and harness SO ~
n, be from slickvillc. So he kept them IN ia
till ms felt their pulses pretty well, and AT last ci
sed with Southernor for 70O dollars, and we r
turned. having MAIDS a considerable spec OF co
Says father 70 ma, Sam, you seed the CROWD &c
ierin the wnnn horse, whsn we came tncfe ,ola'
you! Yes, sir, says |, did. Well, when q
col, beat him, no ore iolered him a, all, but can
a crowdin about MIN. That's popularity. says
soon won, soon lost--cricd up sky high ono MI
n.e--dcs.rted or run down the next :.cot will,sha
tn sems fate. He'll get beat aore long, and tn
les done for. The multitude are always foul min
cd. Our great Washington found that Out, al
:,he British officer that bear Bonaparte the bre
they gave him turned sour alore he got hall TIL
st.o leaf. His soap had hardly stiliened atore
run back into lye and grease again.
TIE EAST AND WEST.
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