Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-12-07

lucky Stripping, with 20 horses, as easily
squeezed as ripe lemon. 1t was not in
his nature TO forbear.
In the meantime, Mr.. Job Tompkins
made himself quite free and easy; and
staggered aboutlhe costly furnished apart
ments as If he had been in a log cabin
He viewed the silver plate on the side
board with much apparent astonishment;
and pair of silver shutters, especially,
! excited his curiosity.
Lord, Ginerali ar them that candle
shutters made out of pure stuff | never
seed any aiore but r'n ones and NANNY
uses her sheers. And all them ar things
on that ar big chist (the sideboard) is the
ra'al spanish cas:ins! | heard talk Of this
afore. but never seed it. Now if | was to
tell this IN our settlement, may be they
wouldn't hop straddIe of me, and ride right
over me rough shod for liar. But they
say you're a powerful sight the richest
man in the South States amt you?
10 all OF which the General retired
suitable answers; and Mr.. Job and he were
hand IN glove, for the time being. Each
man resolutely bent to make Judgment in
his neighbours pocket with the view Of ia
king it out-a Herculean task, 10 be sure
when Job heard in the next room the
sound OF music, Several Kentucky reels
were played, anon, the sweet breathings
of a melodious voice sung Sweet, sweet
home
MAY be DID, said Job, .if that
don't beat Bob Walker, and he's patch
above common. But that amt none of
your music boxes, know; it can't be. Is
it?'
My daughter is playing on the piano
said the General, 'we will walk in the
room and hear her. Here were bIandsh-
ments TO strike Job dumb, and entrance all
his senses.
1.-The man who has no music in his soul,
And is not moved with concord of sweet sounds
Is tit tor treason, stratagems and spolls"
Job thought man might love music and
spoils also. He felt Jiken for both.---
Therefore he appauded the music in his
own way most rapturously.
SAID Job, May never pull another
trigger if she's not printing above any
thing | heard talk about. Why, she's
chartered. Shes a ra-al one, assure you.
Why, It's enough to make a fellow swim
that can't; and if it wasn't for all these
fine llverlids over the track, (the carpet
and | had partner to my mind, I'd go my
drove to nothing or less, can shake the
ticks off any boy you can produce
The General now thought the Kentucki-
an ripe enough. To aid in which he had
been piled with choice liquors as he de-
nominated the Brandy and Madeira.
The horses were brought out and exam
ined and praised, and cheapened, and
faults found with ALL
They could agree upon nothing.
well, where is your quarter horse 2
asked tie General. 'Oh, no! L ort O tho't
what you were AFTER answered Job, for
! you hardly looked at them thar matches,
and these fine geIdings.' SO you be after
the quarter nag, jim, fetch up Lazy Sam,
will you? Now Gneral, III tell you,
honor bright, he's never been Iick't in a
quarter squirt, but once by Joe MilIer's
sorrel mare which runs like a streak Of
| lightning. She's ra-al screamer. Daddy
swapt for him last fall, after she tanned
him out. If know'd her I'd give you
her marks, so rs you migh'nt be tuckt in;
for | heard Joe was bringing her to the
| South to win his expenses. But here's the
horse any how, and assure you he's not
slow
Now be it remembered that honest Job
was not ignorant that General II was
at that time the owner of this Identical
mare, and for reasons best known 10 HIM
self, he wished to make race between
her and the Lazy Sam.
The General examined Lazy Sam with
the eye of Jockey.
'Pish, said he very contemptuousiy,
'why this thing cannot run; why it's fab
sided as a sheep and as heavy shoulderod
as a hog and cat BANNED besides: | would
not give good mule for three of it. Why
! did you not bring lot Of mules to market?
Your horses do not suit me. Pray what
do you ask for this thing which you call
running nag 1t may do to plough a sea-
son or two. Does it workP
Unlike the Job Of ancient days, 10
Tompkins suffered his anger to rise and
master him. At least he made the Gene
raj think so. To use his own words he
corvorted. He screamed out,
Hello Mister, wonder you're so
mighty wise considerin you know so little.
Why, You make me feel all over in spots,
10 listen at you. reckon may be you've
got quarter nag yourself, amt you 2
| have plough nag here said the
General very cooIly, that | am sure can
run away from that thing Of yours
'ThingF hallooed JOB, 'why you make
me feel a sort of woIfy, and Eve good
mind 10 go my whole lot agin any thing
you can parade in the whole SOUTH
Il would not spoil a good mind them
quoth the General. But suppose you
are afraid TO run, as your father has for
! bid it,