The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1845-01-09
FROM Lhe Eaquirer aud Message.

them the most awful passionate folks that ever lived
when they chose, and Then they could keep In their tenn
ter and be as cool at other times as cucumbefS One
night old Peleg as he was called told his son Gucom
boy Of fourteen years DID, TO so and bring in back
log for the fire. Backlog, you know, squire, in wood
fire, is always the biggest stick that one can find or
carry. 1t takes a. stout chunk Of boy 10 lift one.
well, as soon as Gucom goes 10 fetch the log, the
old squire drags forward the GOALS and fixes the fire So
as TO leave bed for it, and stands by ready 10 fit il into
its place Presently in comes Gucom with little ca,
stick, no bigger than his leg, and throws it on Uncle
Peieg got so mad that he never said word, but just
seized ridin' whip and gave him most awful whip
PEN. He tanned his hide properly for him, you may
depend Now, Gays he, go sir, and bring in proper
backlog
Gucom was clear grit as well as the old man, for he
was chip OF the old block and no mistake 50 out be
goes without so much sayin word, but instead ol
going to the wood pile he walks Of altogether and said
away eigh years. till he was one-and-lwen.y and his
own master Well, as soon as he was man grown
and lawfully on his own hook, he took into his head
one day he'd go home and see his father and mother
agin and show them that be was alive and kckn, for
hayn heard Of or from him one blessed word all that
time When he arrived at the old house, daylight was
down and lights lt and as he passed the keepn-r
winer he looked n and there was old Squire siltin 10
the chair he was eight years atore when he ordered in
the back log and gave him such an unmerciul whip
min So what does Gucon do but stops at The woodpe'
and picks up most hugaceous log, or he had grown
10 be most thunderin big feer then,) and openin'
the door, he marches in ana lays down on the hearth,
and then IooEIn' on said he
'FatherjI'Ve brought you in the backlog
| Uncle PeIeg was struck up all OF heap he couldn't
believe his ewes that the six outer was the hoy ne had
cow-hided, ana he couldn't believe his ears when he
heard him cell him father: man from the grave
wouldn't have surprised him more; he was quite onak-
ilized and bedumbed for minute But he came too
right of, and was iced down 10 freezin point in no
time, Nn 'f'
what did you say?' said be,
That have boughtyUu in the backlog, sir you semi
me out for.
| 'Well then, you've been add long time fetch
in it,, said he, that's all can say. Now draw the
Goals forward, put ii on, and then 60 TO bed
| Now, that's fact, Squire; know the parties my
SELL andthals whalI do call codness and no mistake,
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The Cadiz (O) Liberty Herald tells capital story
of an inexperienced candidate for public Office which
may amse such ofour readers who have never had The
misfortune in the course Of their lives, to- be set upon
the pillorJ Of political ticket TO be shot at like SC
many Thanksgiving turkies ts H ao .
"We once had fellow student, who, after he hac
graduated entered upon the practice Of medicine with
very tar prospects, but in an evil hour he consented tc
become candidate for eectiont the State Legislature
He was man of good natural endowmenis, and com
peen, literary education he had prepared himself To-
his profession by close application to study, and had
course entered but little into society," so that he was i
acquainted with the world, and had no conception
what he was to endure in the electioneeng canvass
he was elected But after il was all over he said tc
| us. aIf had known what would have been said OF me
| by nv opponents, would have lun away rather than
have been nominated. | knew that nobody could say
much good Of me bu thought alsothey could not say
much harm; yet the newspapers opened upon me, they
made me out so bad fellow, didn't believe il was me
at ALL and could not be satisfied Of my own identity
until called my deg, and fonud that he knew me"
ACOURT SCENE IN NEW ORLEANS. :.
On Saturday, the 7th instant, Judge Canonge, OF the
Criminal Court in New Orleans, in consequence OF the
petit jury having found verdict of not guilty. in two
cases Of assault and battery in opposition to his charge
directed the sheriff to discharge the jury for the reason
as he said that no justice could be expected from sucf
men,"
On Monday morning, MI Pandel, respectable
citizen of New Orleans, who had been on the above
Jury, was called by name 20 on the new jury sum
moned by order Of the judge. Mr.. Pandeli rose and
observed that he belonged othe jury whom the Judge
| had denounced as a body Of men from whom Justice
was not to be expected and that the Judge in converse
ton with him Yesterday in the Market had asked him
f the Jury meanto turn the court into rdicule by giving
such verdicsl To which he had replied that the jury
acted under oath, and had rendered correct verdict
Now said Mr.. Pandelli after being denounced by the
Judge as man from whom no justice is to be expected
and again being told that had perjured myself can
nol consent to serve as Juror in this court until the
udge retrarts his expressions fer some little discus
sion, Mr. p refusing to be sworn, the Judge ordered
him to be imprisoned for oryeighl hours for contempt
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/ Beating tie Dead Narch,-.-The evening before DR..
Clabbe died, hisphysican feeling his pulse with much
gravity and observing that bea, more eusr thanupon
his last visit my dear friend" said he iii you don't
already know, or have not technical expressionor il,
tell you what ii bats beats the dead march p
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