Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10
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are none of your business, nor Van Bus
ren's mother, reckon. oh, old Van
Bamburen! wish l had you here, you
old rascal! Pd-Td make Bull and PomP
show you how 10 be sendin' out men to
take down what little stuff peoples got,
iist to tax il, when its taxed enough a
readyp
All this time we were perspiring through
fear of the irece euaadians Of the old
Widows portal. At length, when the
widow paused, we remarked that as she
was determined not 10 answer questions
about the prodnce af the farm, we would
Just set down the age, sax, and complex
ion of each member Of her family.
mo sich thing you'll do no such a
thing said she; 'I've got FIVE in family,
and that's all you'll git from me. Old
Van Buren must have heap to do, the
droited old villyan, TO send yeu TO take
down how old my children is. I've got
five in family, aud they are all be-
tween five and hundred years old; they
are all plaguy sight wither than you,and
whether they are be or she, is none OF
your consarns.'
We told her we should report her to
the Marshal and she would be fined; but
it only augmented her wrath.
sYes! send your marshal or your Mr.
Van Buren here, ifyour Dad &Off tOo-let
'em come--lOt Mr.. Van Buren, come,
Cooking as savage as Bengal tigress.)-
Oh, | wish he ,OOuh comeP and her
nos,rils dilated, and her eyes cleaned
I'D cut his head Off
THAT might i'll him. 1--WE venturcd to
remark by way of joke.
XII him +! kill him!--oh, if [ had bin
here by the gears, reckon | iOould Kill
him. A pretty fellow, TO be eating hi
vitil outn gold spoons that poor people
taxed for and raisin' an army to get mad
king of Ameriky--the audacious, nasty
sinking, old scamp!' She paused mo
ment. and then resumed: And now
list put down what tell you on that pa
per. and don't be telling no lies TO sen
10 Washington city. Jist put down Ju
dy Tompkins. ageable woman and fou
children
We objected to making any such er
try: but the old bag vowed that it shoul
be done, to prevent any misrePresenti
tion in her case. We, however, wer
pretty resoIute, until she appealed 10 tn
> couchant whelps, Bull and Pomp. A
the Grst glimpse of their teeth our coul
3 ace cave way, and we made the entT
. in a bold hand across a blank schedule
' 'Judy Thompson, GgeGble woman, ar
n fourchiIdren.'
f We now begged the old lady to dismi
r her canine friends, that We might go OF
(. and depart; and forthwith, mounting o.
o old black, we determined to give the o
10 soul a parting fre. Turning half roun'
/. in order 10 face her, shouted:
'Old 'oman!,
sWho told you TO call me old oma
is YOU long legged, hatch faced whelP 20
h. IN make the dogs take yOu Ofthat hOr
10 if YOU give me any more sars' What
yeu wantF -,
sDo you want to get marriedr
1t. Not to you, if ! do
Placing our right thumb on the ma
1t. extremities of our countenance, we sal
sYou needn't be uneasy, Old'un, on Il
score-though you might suit sore le
ged Dick Sup our way, and shol
ike TO know what to tell him what
might count on, if he came down ne
sundsy!'
. Here, Bullr shouted the Widow, IS
CS :s him Pomp!' but we cantered off, unwo'
no ~! ded, Gortuneately, by the fangs OF OF b
l.e y, and Pomp, who kept up the chase
Gn q, long as they could hear the cheer
H.o y. voice oftbeir mistress-'S,t ck' FomF
iA> sick, sick, sick him, Ball-suboy!
boy! suboyH