Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-10-25
Sc aUEL TO CAPT. RICE's TREAT.

Sc QUEL TO CAPT. RICE'S TREAT.
Some few years since "A gentleman re-
81 ding not an hundred miles from thus,
tfav eilingn the neighboring state of Ar
k ansas on collecting expedition, mad oc-
cesion to callupon 'cust0mer, whom
we shall call John Smith-not the immor-
tal John Smith, Jr. who writes for the
newspapers but in all probability rela>
ton of the great original whose por-
trait hangs upon a peg against the cabin
wall. s 17 peg
Being as he thought in the ne,ghbor-
hood, but not knowing precisely the
whereabout of the aforesaid ] Smith he
accos,ed -copperas,striped specimen OF
the old North Carolina State, who was
rather Iistlessly at work in front of cabin
hewiog an axletIee foran OK cart from a.
pine sapIng.
Trayeller.--Goodmoning, sir; will you
have The goodness to direct me to John
Smith's2
N C,--CertainIy, sir. Il there is any
thing in this world do know it is the
wayio John Smiths. Why, John Smith
and me came out together from North
Carolina We cut out that new roadIead-
ind across the branch and over that hull.
We
Tray.-But, sir, will you have the kind
ness to tell me where he liveSF
N C.-To he shure will AS l was
saving irthere is any thing in this world
Tjo Know. II is the road to John Smiths
Why, sir, John Smith and me married SIS
tels; and he has got the smartest wife IN
all these parts She
Ttay.-No doubt offi, sir, butt want
10 SEQ him, and have nothing TO DO with
,ha pood qualities of his wife. VIII you
direct me? -,
m G LOT course I will, as | said be.
fore if there is any thing in the world ]
do know tits the way TO John SmI'h's.-
But az was observing his wife can spin
six cuts a day, besides attending to family
mTrav.-she may spin sixty for all know
Or care: but that has nothing TO do with
nv question. Iwish 10 find her husband
win vou tellme where he lives?
Nc. .-Will tell You where Joh" Sn''t'
Iivesf Wen, that's good one. ! tell you
aoain if there. is any thing in this world
TSoknow it is where John Smith lives
Wbv. sir, as I said before, we came from
North Carolina1 together. And be has
woke of the truest pulling oxen in all these
parts. His negro man. IS a leesle OF tue M
Trsy.-My dear sir, il Is growing late
and I wish TO get on R..you ca" direct
me- why don't you do III Task yon a
gain if you ,OiII teIl me The way to John Jobn
n C-IIav'nt Itoldyou a dozen times
;f,heTe Is aGv thing in this world ! dc
Gnow Il Is where John Smith lves?-
Hav'ntI told you that we came IRON i!
North Carolina together, But speaking
# his how jim; he can pick up his hun
J,sd weigh, Of cotton in a day; and shell
M, "a turn oF corn FOR mill' at night, ant
M mistake. Resides, sir--
Trav-Zounds, man! what have Ito d
1iih Jim-or his corns ] have aske'
YOU plain question, which ! will ask ask q
cain. Is there, or is there not such
man as John smith living " tnas nlis s00''"ti
snd Il YOU know the way to his house
y vii you point II out TO mei -.
Nc And zounds, man! hsv'nt bee
,sfIinU Won al The time that there is sue
! ,ae man q John Smith living in 1.l these d'f
.,;s'ss-and ii there is any thing in u
world / do knop, il IS The may to p p
Sonss I tell YOU again we not on n
cane from North. Carolina tqgolher, q
cnt oul that new road leading across t9
Srsneb and oyerthe bill. Why,slr, Joff
smish has III, ssmariest little daughter, y
aver saw. She has only been 70 scho n.
Two t years, and has got as far e 3ss snP''
Trag AConfound his daughter, Z
her ampIificatioh, too! | think yo'T, hs
aot that far your self For When ,fe ! !. !
y you PLAIN ls1So question, WHICH YOU mis-
answer II, Il, 4 half a dozen words, you 81
NJ ! I5np 4 yarn about roads. wives,
aroee, oxen and lille girls Now DO TO- 'h' I,
Z good Ispowqg Just talka little more more 1
aman Of this world, and show me
roNd IA uoAh Smiths ...