Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-03-24

winds up the reel and takes leave, think
ing to himself, now you see whats on
the end of my line, | guess know where
to find you when want YOU
/ There's no sort OF fshin requires so
much practice as this. When bait is
scarce, one worm must answer for seve-
raj fish. A handful of oats in pan, ar
ter it brings one horse up in a pastur for
the bride, serves for another. A shakin
of it is better than givin of tit saves
the grain for another time. Its poor
business arter all, this electioneering.
and when the 'Dancin Master is abroad
he's as apt to teach man to cut capers
and get larfed at, as any thing else. 1t
tante every one that's soople enough to
dance real complete. Politics take a
good deal of time, and grind away a
mans honesty near about as fast as clean
ing knives with brick dust, it takes the
steel out What does critter get arter
all for it in this country? why nothing
but expense and disappointment. AS
king Solomon says, (and that are man
was up to thing or two, you may de-
pend, though Professor did say he warnt
SO KNOWN as Uncle Sam,) its all vanity
and vexation Of spirit.
raised four year old colt once, half
blood a perfect picture of horse, and
a genuine clipper, could gallop like the
wind; real daisy, perfect doll, had
an eye like weasel, and nostril like
Commodore Rogers speakin trumpet.
Well, took it down to the races to New
York, and father he went along with me;
for says he, Sam, you don't know every
thing yet, | guess, you hant got your wis
dom teeth cut, and your among them
that had 'em cut this while past. Well,
when we gets to the races, father he gets
colt and puts him in an old wagon, with
a worn out Dutch harness and breast
band he looked like Old Nick, that's a
fact. Then he fastened a head martin
gale on and buckled it to the girths a.
twixt his fore legs. Says |, father, what
on airth are you at vow, | feel a.
shamed to be seen with such catama-
ran as that, and colt looks like old Say
ton himself-no soul would know him.
guess | warnt born yesterday, says he,
let me be, | know what am at. guess
they'll get sucked in afore they know it,
as slick as whistle. | guess can see
as tar into mill stone as the best on
'em.
Well, father never entered the horse
at all, but stood by and seed the races,
and the winnin horse was followed about
by the matter OF two or three thousand
people, praisin OF him and admirin of
him. They seemed as if they had nev-
er seed a horse afore. The owner was
all up in eend a boastin of him, and
stumpin the course to produce horse to-
run agin him for four hundred dollars
Father goes up to him, lookin as meech-
in as you pleas, and says he, friend. it
tante every one that has four hundred
dollars, its plaguy sight of money, any
how. Would you run for one hundred
dollars, and give me littlestart ifyou
would, I'd try my colt out OF my old
wagon agin you, vow. Let's look at
your horse, says he; so away they went
and proper sight Of people arter 'em,
to look at colt, and when they seed him
they sot up such larf, felt cen most
ready to cry for spite. Says to my
self, what can possess the old man to act
arter this fashion, do believe he's taken
leave of his senses. You needn't larf,
says father, he's smarter than he looks;
our ministers's old horse, Captain Jack,
is reckoned as quick beast of his age
as any in our location, and that are colt
can beat him for lick Of quarter of
mile, quite easy--I seed it myself. Well,
they larfed agin louder than before, and
says father, if you dispute my word, try
me; what odds will you give2 Two to
one, says the owner--SOO to 400 dollars.
Well, that's a great deal Of money aint
it, says father if ! was 10 lose it, I'd
look pretty foolish, wouldn't /. How
folks would pass their jokes at me when
| went home agin. You wouldn't take
that are wagon and harness for fifty dol
lars of it, would you? says he. Well,
says the other, sooner than disappoint
you, as you seem to have set your mind
on losing your money, don't care if i
do.
AS soon as it was settled, father he
drives off to the stables, and thenreturns
mounted, with a red silk pocket hand
kerchief tied round his head, and colt
lookin like himself, as proud as a ma
bob, chock full of spring, like the wire
eend ola pair of trowses gallusses-one
said, that's plagy nice lookin colt that