The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-22


though, ON my soul III fall od into th'
river too
.Elder says Il thought when mar
lined your sect, 'he could never tall OF
aein," but | see you aio't 90 safer than
other folks arter ALL
Come SAYS he, let me be, that $
good spul; it's bad enough, without be-
ing lsrfed at, that's a fact. can't ac'
count for this caper no how
, It's very strange too, ,ain't 1t Whs'
or sirth got into The hosS TO make him
act so ugly, can you tell me MI
Shck p
why sails I, 'he don'I know Eos-
lish vel, hats all. He waited Tor them
beautiful French oahs that Good'sh
used. Stop the fnst Frenchman you
meet and give him shillin' TO teach
YOU 10 swear, and he'll go like a
lamb
81 seed what was the matter OF the
boss by his action as soon as we s'artedj
but | wsrn't sgoiu' for 10 let on TO hIm
about it. / wanted TO see the sport -
Well,he took his hoss by the bride and
led him over The bridge, and he follow
ed kindly, then he mounted, ana no
hoss could 20 better. Arler little, we
came 10 another bridge agln, and the
same play was acted anew, same coaxln,
same threalenin' and the same thrashln;
a, last pony put down bis head, and be-
gan TO shake his tail, getlin' ready ioI
another bout of kickln'; when Steve go'
of and led him, and did the same to
every bridge we come TO.
eIps no use, sais |, you must larn
them oaths. he's used 10 'em and misses
them shocking. A sailor, hoss, and
niger amt no good without you swear
at 'em it comes kinder material TO
them, and they look for it, fact | assure
you. Whips wear out, and so do spurs'
but good sneezer Of cuss haln't no
wear out TO it IFS always the same
'I'll larn him sunlhin, says he, when
get 10 home, and out o'sight that will
do him good, and that he won't Jorge
for one while, ] know
soon arter this we came 10 EverlPs
public house on the bay, and | galloped
up TO the door, and went as close as
cleverly could on purpose, and then
refined up short and sudden, when POI
goes The pony right agin the side of The
the house, aud nearly killed himself -
He never stirred for the matter OF two
or three minutes, actIly did think hi
had gone for il, and Steve went Tigh
thro' the winder on TO the floor, with
hholler noise, like log o. wood throw
>ousto tbe deck Of a vessel. 'Eugh
says he, and he Gu, himself with tn
broken glass quite ridikIous.
Why,' sas Everett, 'as I'm a Twin
sinner this is the Grave digger, he'
kill you, man; as sure as your born, h
is the wiekedesl hoss that ever was SeeI
IN these clearins here; and he is as bin,
as ba, TOO. No man in Nova Scott
can manage that hoss bul Goodish Gree
vov; and he'd mansge the devil tha
felIer, for>lle is a horse, shark, and sar
pent all 10 one, that Frenchman. Whs
possessed you 10 buy such varmint a
that r
Grave digger! said doletui Steve
'what is tha1?
Why sails he, 'they went one da
10 bury a man, down to Clare did h
French, aud when lhey got TO the grav
who sheuld be in it but the pony. II
couldn't see, aud as he was feelin'
bout, he tumbled in head ever heels an
they called him always afterwards. 'tt
'Grave-d igger.'
Very simple people them French
sais |, Elder; they don't know nolhIr
about hossess, do they3 Their prizes
keep them in ignorance on purpose
Steve WINGED and squoced his fIC
properly; sod said the gIassin his hant
burl him. Well, arler we sol all
eishls, we began to jog on towards DIgt
The Elder didn't say much, he was
chop fallen as a wounded rioosej at Ia:
sas be, d'll ship him to 81. John, AZ
sell bim I'H put hin on-boord Of q
tain Ned Leouard's vessel, as soon as
yet TO D,gby. Wen as turned n
hhead 10 answer him; and sot his eyes
him again, il most sot me a how, ,hawi
a second time, he dia look SO like o
Scratch. Old hedges! how haggardis
he wasi lis new hat was SMASH
down like a cap on,the crown of i
head, his white crsyat was bloody, !