The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-16
VOL. 3 NO. 90. WHOLE NO. l2s

hecould not effect his object he relaxed his
hold and and settling down coon rose near tho
second mates boat who by we'll directed
lance dispatched him.
know Of no more terrific sight then that
OF whale during lis dying agOnies. With
his head raised q few feet above The surface of
the water he describes a circle from an eighth
r. a quarter OF a mile IN circumference. lSshing
the tea into foam with his Jaw snd fukes
ihro wing the cloued gore from his spout holes
several feet into the air with noise moi unlike
The roaring of mad bull-until exhausted
with his mighty exerions and the loss of blood
he turns on his back and (what is remark
able fac.) dies with HE head towards the
sun.
If ever experienced moment Of real joy du-
ring my spouiing" excursions it was after
dangerous conflict with the levialhan of the
deep-when felt assured that the spark of life
was extinct The proudest moment Of my life
was when struck the first whale and as good
fortune would have it killed him the harpoon
which is rare thing. As gaZed upon his
huge form thought was il possible with my
puny arm that Ilcould bereave such a monster
Of lile2 felt then that ! was entitled 10 make
a selection from that society Of fair damsels in
unite in the silken bonds Of Hymen with no one
unles he has killed whale
AN OLD CoAT.-A man in new coat is
never at rest. AT home he is uneasy for fear
the act Of sittingi should disarraDge ils prime
val smoothness end abroad he is still more un-
comfor table inasmuch as the transit of every
passenger fills him with nexpressible dread Of
an unpr ropious contract. He steers like the
pilots Of old an uncertain and dangerous cour-
a bank in Scylla, and chimney sweep his
Charybds. Now an old coat labors under mono
ofthese disadvantages. Ifanew coat.is like a
troublesome stranger an old coat is like an
old acquaiutauce However restricted your
familiarity may have been at first, time renders
you perfectly at ease with each other and all
ceremony is forever banished. An old coat is
evually favorable to retirement and 10 learning
for when your coat is old you lose all incna-
lion for gadding out elsewhere;-it acts
as a gentle moralist recalling your mind from
external pomps and vanitles and bidding you
look within. And then again how an old coat
enables you 10 plunge headlong into a whole
train Of adventures, regardless Of what place
or company chance may throw you into.
And then what an enviable independence Of
the weather is felt by mani in an old coat
What Spartan scorn he manifesls for coach
es and umbrellas! To him the, 'peliing Of
the pitiless storm" brings no great terrors;
his is no coat TO be spoiled.
PouRINe INTO CANADA.-Hundreds Of emf.
grants from the British Isle. Any place is-
better than living in country where oppress
ion and starvation tame the free Of man.
kind.
MICE. BY observing the dislikes Of little
animals, we may often get clear Of those that
are troublesome. II is said that mice dislike
spearmint go much, that they will not touch
hay, grain. or vegetables, among which it has
been sprnkled.- Pi.sburg Sun.
ENCOURAGING TO MECHANICS BY The
Madison Indiana Courier we learn that the
| Municipal Offices of that place are all filled
by Mechauics. The Courier says:
s.Our Mayor is Cabinet maker, our Mar
shal a.Blacksmi!b, the City Attorney Plaster
er,the Secretary a Carpenter, the Assessor
Pattern maker, the Collector Tobacconist,
and three of The nine Councelmen are tailors;
two are Carpenters, one Machinls', one
| wagon makeTSono WUh"''Sutt auu Vno raH
Mill maker. Let any other city 10 the United
States beat US if they can. Who will cay we
are not workmen ."
DUTcH JUSTICE. 81 ish bound" said aduicb
Justice, 80 decide according TO Jer weight
Of der desdemony: dat ish der law. Yer we'll:
here ish four men dat shwears dey did 0ot see
der prisoner take der poots: and dere pc only
dree dat shwears dey did see him take um.
Der desdimony ish in his favor: he may go
away, and der constable shall pay for DEG
poots."
A JuooLER JUeeLED,-A juggler in Boston
after performing several feats Of ledgerdsmain
asked any Of the company TO favor him with q
nine. penny silver piece and he would convert
it into dollar A spectator Out with HE
leather pouch and handed The exhibitor Q
ninepence, which the latter readily, apparently
converted into silver dollar; handing il to the
spectator to examine. The Couniryman, on
receiving the dollar took off his hat and
made low bow to the exhibitor. exclaimiug
"Well, III be darned If you hant done i;' end
and then putting the dollar into the pouch form
which he had taken it, said, ''but you aim
going to turn it back into nine-pence nt
how"