The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-01-06

PlGS.-Among the dry quaint and philosophical
scenes with which Mr. Meals recent volumes of Char
coal Sketches, abound think the following solilo.
guy of loafer, who had been slegh-riding and got
"spiIt" is inimtaLle:
Its mans naur, believe and we can't help it no
how AS for me wish was a pig; there's some
sense in being pig wots fat. Pigs don't have to spec
iale and bust pigs never go seighing, quarrel with
their daddiesia'law was to be- get lo sprees and
mako tarnal fools of themselves. Pigs is decent be-
haved people, and good citizens though they amt got
no vote. And then they hav' Mt gstno old clothes to
put on oil cold mornings when they get up; ihsy don't
nave 10 be danin' and patching their pants; they
don't wear old hats their heads nor have they 10
ask peoples for 'en;-cold wucs is plenty for pigs,
My eyes! fl was jolly Tat pig, belonging to rcspoca-
bic people, it would be tantanouni to notn' with me,
who was President Who ever seed one pig a-sn'
on cold curbsonS rubin another pigs head wot got
chucked out ofu segl Pigs has too much ssaao 10 20
rldm, if so be as they can help it. wished l wGs
one, and out of this scrape It's true, pigs has their
troubles like humans; constabIes cGche9 en- Gogs
bite om and pigs is sometimes almost done over suck.
as men. But pigs never runs thor own noaos into
scrapcs, Goaxn themselves to beeyo it's fun as wa do
Inever see pig go the whole hog in my liCo sept
once, and that was upon rum Charles
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YANKEE S'fORY.-A Yankee ped!ar, on his yycy
to the west with two horse load notions put up at
the house OF an honest Dutchman between Harrisburg
and Wheeling, and as ii happened was detained there
three or four days by a heavy rain, which muds the
roads and streams impossible Aast the sky brighten.
ed up and he htched to, but when the reckoning came
to be paid which ten dollars, Jonathan requested
the host to score it until he returned from his voyage
promising very honestly to discharge them This did
not suit the Dutchman however, who insisted on Tho
cash. which was at last reluctantly paid him. It was
then custom, it now to treat traveller upon the
the payment of his BILL and the tavern keeper was new
er backward in following the CUSTOM But on handing
out mug ofclear cider, Jonathan remarked shrovdy
that it would make fine wine, and said ho had secret
by which, through abort process he could convert ci
der into the best Of wine. This put mynheer Oil the
nettes; posses, it he must, finally he took up the
Yankee upon his offer of putting the cider into proccss
ofwIne making for ten dollars down, and fifty dollars
more when he returned if succeeded to the landlord
mind Jonathan was accordingly conducted TO the Gel.
lar and having procured haf-inch uugur, bored a
hole in end of hogsbsnd of cider. and directed
mynheer apply his thumb to it while he bored like
hole in the other end, and then ordered him to stretch
his other to that also. Having thus go
the unsuspecting Duchman into business hO directed
him to remain until he cut two spggos for the holes
and walking out to his wagon, jumped in and was OF,
leaving his creduIous friend TO make wine his cider
the best way he could and to get back the ten dollars
when he caught him.