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

.pony was Of The water, got of 10 lead
him, bu the crilter guessed it worn'I ,
bridge, for he smell salt water on bOll
Isides of him, aud ahead too, and bulge
he wouldn't. Wei, they beat him mos
TO death, aud he beat blck agin with hi
heels, and it was a drawd fight Ther
They goes to the fence and gets grea'
strong pole, and puts j! across his hams,
Two men al each eend of the pole, and
showed away, and showed away, I'LL they
progressed a yard or SO; when pony
squated right down on the pole, ,ihrowd
over The men, ,and most broke their legs
with his weight
'At last the captain fetched rope, &
fixes it round his neck, with a slip knot,
faslens II 10 the windlass, and dragged
him in as they do at anchor,and tied him
by his bride TO The boom; and then
showed eli, and got under weigh.
Steve and sol down on The wharf,
for il was beautiful day, and looked al
them driftin' out in The stream, and hys-
TIM sail, while the folks was gettin'some
thin ready for us to The inn.
when they had got out into the mid
die of the channel, took the breeze, and
was all under way, and we was about
turnin' 10 90 back, saw the pony loose
he had slipped his bride, and not lkin'
the motion of the vessel, he jist walked
overheard, head fus', with a most beau
tifu splunge.
"A most refreshin' time, said |, 'EI
der. that crilter has of it. hope that
sinner will be saved
He sprung righ. up on eend, as If he
had been sung by galley nipper, did
Steve 'let me alone said he. 'What
have done to be logged, that wayi
didn't keep within the strict line o.
truth? did l tell that Frenchman one
mosseI of a lie? Answer me, that, will
ou? I've been cheated awful; but !
scoln 10 take the advantage OF any man
You had better look TO your own deal
in's, and let me alone,yo pedlin, cheat
en- Yankee clock maker YOU
Elder ssis |, 'if you warn't too
mean to riIe a man, I'd give you kick
on vour pillon, that would send you a
divn arier your boss; but you an''
worth it. Don't call names tho or III
settle your coffee for you, without fish
skin, acore you are ready to swaller ii
can tell you: You think you are angry
with me; but you aint; you are angry
with youl self proper fool for 10 come,
for 10 go, for 10 talk 10 men who has
seed so much of the world as lhave.
bout 'relreshin' time and uipourin' o.
, spirit and maxim profession and wha
not; and you know you showd yoursel
IN everaslin' rogue, meditatin' o'
r, cheain' that Frenchman all summer
] LIS bitter bit, and don't pity you one
p mossel; it saryes you right. But lool
at the grave-diggerj he looks 10 me a
/ lIif he was a diggln of his own grave ii
rael right down airnesl.'
'The captain hayih' his boal histed
I and lhinkin'the hoss would swim ashore
= Of hisself, kept right strait on, and III
1 hoss swan this way and that way; an
; every way but TIE right road, jSt as th
eddies look him. Al last, he got int
the ripps off of Johnsfon's pint, and the
wheeled HIM right round aod round ik
whip-,op. Poor pony he got hi
match at last. He struggled, aud jump
= aud plunged and fort, like man, 10
dear life. First went up his knowiu
little head, that had no ears, and he tre
;, to Jump up and rear out oft, as he use
y o did out of mire hole or honey pc
. ashore; but there was no bottom there
aothin' for his hind foot TO spring from
, so down lie went sgin ever so deep: an
hen he tried tother eend, and up wen
Is his broad rump, that had 90 tail; bu
there YVES nolhin' for the fore feet
= rest on noiherI SO he made a summerse
Is and as he went over,he gave out grei
o long eendwise kick 10 the full stretch
, his hind legs.
- Poor relIer it was the last kick }
= ever gave 10 this world jhe sent his hee
" ,traightup on eend, like pair Of kilcl
Y, en- 1ongs, and the last | see of him WI
bright dszzle,a the sun shned on h
, iron shoes, alore the water closed ovt
-, him Cor ever.
d rally felt sorry for the poor o.
adj grave digger ! did upon my soul, Il
ID hosses and Iodies afe two things, that
Is body can't help Iikin'. Indeed, fell
i. Ihat hanle no Taste that way ain't mi
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