Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-03-02
Tnn BApr Acr.--The editors at perrysbarg

The BABY AcT.--The editors at Perysburg
seem desperately engaged in pleading infancy /
to the public and each other.
ssLet them whet their tusks on every hag-
gard skeleton which the vocabulary of our
uouihful indiscretions can reveal" cries a
six. foot two listed fellow big enoughto shou- |
der camel.
"Locatcd among peop.e every ready to
grant indulgence for our youth and inexperi-
ence;" says the other at the head ofhis three
columns of editorial upon matters and things In
general.
"Republican charity" whines the one.
"Great indulgence" begs the other.
Now young men: havnt you each beard?
Don't you both shave? Didn't you take upyour
present business of your own free will and ac-
cord? If yea, why all this puling2 Are you
determined to stultify yourselves, or is each
as big an ass as he calls the other? Don't
make fools of yourselves or we shall feel our
self obliged to come over and spark you both:
you young dogs. Come now, be pretty, that's
fine young gentlemen, and we'll give you
copper each next foodwood muster. Above
all, behave yourselves. and nobody will take
the trouble to enquire whether you are young
or old. Ifyou have no dignity of your own,
please to ofeign little for the public good; and
remember that ours is digniied employment,
for proof of which we refer you to your own
columns.
Let's see,. our Charter Election must hap
pen some time about these days. We have
heard some discussion as to when shall be the
candidates for officers. For our part, we
should like TO see the old officers unanimously
re. elected. They have
"Fought like brave men, long and WELL"
and we cannot but be willing they should en-
Joy some of the pleasures as well as the tolls
of Office.
NOpENINe OF NAvIaATIoN.--Ye Yesterday saw
the saucy steamer Vance in motion, putting
out the bright columns of vapor and going
ahead for the towns below. The icy chains Of
winter are broken and the bridge of the res
pectabe Mr.. John Frost has foated away, in
detached pieces down the current, to give
place to more durable structure rising at the
foot Of Conant street. The wild geese are ia
king their long flight to the regions of colder
eather and in few days the river will be
alive with groups of glossy ducks, noisy and
busy in getting living. The fisherman has
already begun to circumvent his prey, and
the lovers ofthe fnny tribe have prospect of
soon satisfying their cravings for the firstliDgs
of the season. The mud too promises to dry
up, as it has for several days been deep as it
could reasonably be, and the frost is out of the
ground. March has come in like lamb and
her breath is like the whsperings of May.
OFFICIAL Bon MoTs.-The following from
the Globe, having been extensively copied by
the Locofoco press, may be relied upon as au
thentc That they are official, there can be
no doubt on inspection of their quality, for
even king could not desire to pcrpetrate
poorer jokes. We recommend them to the
friends of the Administration, as containing
the very essence of democracy as well as proof
positive, that if the author is not Prentice in
wit, he Is at the least an ap-Prentice.
ExTRAcrs.--1. " Buy roscf' said De-
mocratc urchin, presenting a tuft of wted
cabbage leaves to one ofthe new made Wings
of the day. "Rose! you little rogue, that's
no rose." know 1t, sir; but you can call it
, rose"
2. A gentleman of this city recently went
into merchant tailor's shop, and ordered a
coat from piece Of cloth. which he selected.
4 Tie seller told himthat WIN. C. R**** had a
coat from the same piece "Then,'' observed
, the gentleman, you ought TO make my coat
like his. Finish it on both Sides"
8. A little fellow the other day, in a crowd,
!. cried out: "Hurrah for Van Burcnp AT which
Harrison man exclaimed angrily Hurrah
: fora jackass" "That's right, said the boy,
"you hurrah for your candidate, and I'll hur-
rah for mine."
!, A. A farmer being recently asked by Wing
2 friend who had sent him a copy Of Wise'f
and Bonds speeches what he thought of them
replied, " They are very small potatoes: no,
J fs for the table, and worth little for thf
pigs"
' There is land enough upon the town plot
9 cleared and unoccupied, to furnish food 4oi
k our whole population. This land could bt
cultivated to great profit as it would produces
o most lnxuriant creps with no more than ordi