Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-27
From The N. O. LEANING

"SStOih p'tNNSt. auu MS STOCK Is no
more noted for its variety thar for the
superiority Of the several articles which
he keeps on hand. His per certage or
the sale of Munongahela whiSkey hro
the year would, by a man Of moderate
nouons, DC reckoned a liberal incoming,
Customers came so quick to purchase,
that, TO save the trouble Of too frequent
n recurrence To- ,he barrel, he has been
IN the habit OF keeping "A sample bottle
In the store, always full or partially so,
for their trial and inspection. He has
found for a long time, that the contents
OF the sample bottle decreased very rap
idly, daily, and in a ID at first, very
mysiericusly. He soon learned, now.
ever, that "Sampson," the negro who
staid In n store, was anything but a
Nashingtonian, and that he tried the
strength of the Monongshela ofiener
than The whole OF his ton Desi.
rous To know if his conscientiousness
were as large as his alimen.ivencss. he
said To him on Monday sen night,
sampson. how is it that the whiSkey Ia
the sample bottle dIminIShes SO iaSt?-
Why, it has to be filled daily -
"Clar Co. massa, | doesn't know"
said Sampson, looking as serious IA a
converted sinner al a camp meeting,
''but | links, massa, it is carried off by
de princerples 90 wol white folks calls
Evaporation
40, you do. Sampson 2" said Mr. c.
al does ,~osartain, maSsa," said Samp-
son, "%'cause tells you dat ere ~'wapora-
TONS right strong; gosh, il ain left a
drop o. hard cider in de country.
links IT'S dat wOt makes de whiskey so
scarce, and not de temperance movement,
Us dey calls H."
"Well, then, Sampson" sail Mr. C.,
'fIl the bottle now. and | will cork II So
tight as TO prevent cvapoIat;on
''Es, sa," said Sampson.
lie filled the bottle, his master corkcd
il, evaporation tight, and again it was
placed on the Shelf: Again on Tuesday
morning II was found 10 have decreased
conside. ably in quantity, and still more
towards noon,
Nv ell, Sampson" said Mr. c, find
the whiskey is stIl rapidly decreasing.
How do you account for il nOw?'
"Na-wali, it be berry hard 10 'splain,
massa," sad Sampson, cit be one OF dose
'slerious disappearance wot ringers
can't count for and wat sometimes puz.
zles white folke, | tell YOU"
But what is your opinion" said Mr.
C.
"Wal- al, | tiLks," said Sampson, "to
tell goramighty lruG, dat dc rats be drin
in 1t, for dey hasn't joined dc temp
rance 'siety, us knows on"
"Yes," said MrC, "Uut when it would
get down as low as the centre Of the
bottle, how would the rats manage
TO gel at it then2'
"Hah! yah! yahnn said SAMPSON, but
supPrcssing suddenly his cachinnations,
he, ''ioOk heah, massa, was Just a goin'
10 say as how you was green. Now,
does you link as how dem ere rats wol
you sees bout de store, and wot's so
much in de carberet at dc corner-does
you tink, | axes, dat seoIu' 50 many
takln' Juleps on the suction prince rpIe,
daI dey doesn't know je use Oh a StraW?
Wal, ! reckon dey does nassa.'
"Weli then Sampson" said Mr. C., eff
the sample bottle eau neither be pre-
served from the rats or evaporation,
must only submit TO the loss, and I'll! Il
whenever 1t Is empty. Fill il now and
leave IL again on the shelf land | care not
whether you cork it or not.
Mr. Z, told an acquaintance Of his, an
nPothecary, Of Simpsons partlality for
the sample bottle, and asked him II he
could not give him some ~decOction 10
mix with Il, which, while II would not
YIsIbly alter its color or taste, would
prove less agreeable to SIMPSONS sys-
TEN than the pure Monongahcla. The
apothecary told him he could, and, on
the Tuesday before last, he furnished
the required preparation. sampson was
sent out on an errand in the early part
oil the day, n in his absence the OBJ.
noxlous ingredients we're introduced into
the whiskey. To give Sampson q better
scope, when he returned, his master
went out and staid away long enough to
give the sample tasting Sampson full
play al the bottle. When he returned,
he noticed a.strange and peculiar rolling
OF Sa nPsons eyes his lips we're the col
or OF stale yenisOn, and he had all the SIN
guiar characteristics ia his appearances
OE"a sick Niger" Mr. G., managed to
keep hun pretty busy, and although ap.
pearlng not TO notice him, closely watch
cd has movements.
"W0!" he'd about, raising his leo up
against his stomach, but still endeavor.
ing 20 conceal his pain from his master.
aud again he would exc!aim, "ah, e eebi
WOO! goranighy 2" and be would brace
his belly round with his hands and arms.
At length, finding himself growing worse
that there was no chance Of the pam
nbatiDu he threw bfyreoIr an the H,,r