Democratic banner., 1845-05-17

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such a trick afor IN all ID!
born days'
"Eh, what's the matter with YOU
Bossf"
sMan alive! csL't you see! eA-
cisimeb Boss, as he rolled uph's erea'
white eyes and tried I" suck IN a
sigh with his hanging lips. a.,
where's your shnesf inquired AF
Harley, observing tina, ne vas bare
footed. -.
They tuck them. too-oh' th'y
tuck everythink they could lay inc"
hands on, replied he.
aud your hiatt inquired Mr. haT'
.Oh, they tuck that, ,oo.-Man a.
live, NJ. Harley, they've actually
suina,ed ne, 30 they is"
Whor
you knowsas we'll q, ! does, Mr.
Harley ~,
.Hav. you been robbed, Do''''
asked one.
where did i. happen Inquired an
other.
I'M tell ycu all how it was re-
oiled Boss Ankles, grateful for the
srparent sympathy OF the crowd
I.Yuu see gen,'amen, arier LETT heae
.o-day, | was ewine right straight
lhome with truck wha, / bought OF
Mr.. Harley tied up in q bundle. and
i, mon..rous heavy. and i, was ding
Tho, TOO, down thar in the lane. so
g., down 10 rest a bi, under the
trees and some how or other ] got a,
sleep, and--and--you can jes. see
VIVA, happened to me. Some ouda'
| c;ous cuss o'thunder,' continued he
warming up a, ne approached the
climax, Jest come and tuck my btu
die, and the jug Of spirits and every
i thing and left me 10 this here fix
tAnd stole your bnndle and luEf
yes, and tire very shoes az my
feet, and my ha, Of my head, Is ~si
n bran new one brough, hers TO
dsr.' .
We'll, ,ha. wss rather a rough
joke, that's fact .
Man alive, | never heard o 'rct
a oudscious %procesd'n' in all nv llfs
! This towns got a monstrocs bad
name for meanery and she connorv
of all sorts, bu, ] never kno~ed shsy
ovid pirates here afore.'
IT'S truly n bad business
Jest look at my sitiva,ion--l csn;
20 homo in this here fix. The fo's.
would swear was toxicate6-l know
they would-,hough | was only O.
vsrcome a little with the heat. and
set down under them trees rs | does
now. Il ain, tho valley Of the plum.
der, but it's the principle Of the
thing looks at. What's the nss o.
laws and preachin' If peoples to be
sarved in this way. Cuss the luck
WHAT pity l didn't wake up
thar'd beea old works down thar in
the lane If I'd Jest happened to come
too bout this time He concluded
with q significant twist Of his neck,
q, the same time clenchine his fist,
and casting a wild scrowl round the
room.
.Never mind. Boss, you know nc
cidents will happen. Take some
thing to drink, to keep YOU from
catching cold. and console yourself
that it is no worse. They might
have taken your cont, Won know
TO be sure they moneht--that.s a
fact rejoinsd Boss, with o stare of
his owl eyes, as much as TO say he
wondered why they didn't.
Boss approved the precautionary
suggestion Of the comforter. and tho
clerk having bro't some liquor, Of
which he took n good swig to keep
off the cold, he began to grow famiI-
liar, and sideling up to the counter,
assumed a comfortable loua.ng po-
si,ion, where he soon nrgo! his ui's-
fortune, in the social enjoymsnts Of
the hour. He had a great deal 10 cav
about matters and things in general
among other topics he dwelt upon
tho ve,dancy Of his neighbors AID
the she coonery' which Tad been
practised upon them by The town
boys. For his own part. he neve,
GOT into shat sort o difficulty for
people always knew who to project
with.
why ihar's Bill Wlson-you
know that ugly cooked eyed fei;er.'
he continued, 'come down to The SCI.
element to,her day, with the iess Of
his trowsers split clear up TO the
e. his coat,aii crapi close
of, all the hcir off his head, and MS
as black rs the very old blazes.
He liked is skeered bis aunt Tohi.ha
Bisrs out of her senses, ond the dogs
tuck hold Of him jest ike he'd been
,o- ,,;Id yay,pint tEo- he, gas