The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-29
A QUEER CUSTOMER.

MCIVlh. as ne IelehQu's"t" '"e "''S"'P'
10 rise from the quite, al the corner Oi
-.---- aod - streets. 1T really as.
iontshing how soon his dreadful climate
VI anerlcs btings onold sg". shaI'
never supvive TO get home aud W wl'.
. book sbou, the place never. Here ]
sm. sS feet TWO, wiihoul my s,ochI'g',
spraWling 10 dirty, repubIIcsn eni'e'
without beiog able TO help myself ou' o.
il. Thsie's lsmp wiOklng sod bh"k-
lpg in my face, az # II vans to ugh
end would if it hid mouth, and big
brute of dog JUS, now nossd me to se.
whether ives good TO es'. Whs' :
coun,ryl--~hst gutlers! and whist lqnor
II ooly took nIne smslIeIs OF wh'skey'
and What with that and premature old
sgp, verify believe am asSsssindied--
am gone checked"
M. Metvyn now clamoured so loud
that assistance soon came.
Silence lherc!-whs''s The m"t'en"
'Mstter yourseli-I'm bslng done, o.
as some people say, I'm doing Tnc
march Of mind has ripped, aud Richard
Mervyn is 100 deep for himself: Hep
me ou'--senlly -lh|re. Amt ia q
pretty pickle. This what the doc
tors call gutia serena, Isn'' Il,
when | was al school The boys would
have called you cultural.
They would'nt have known much
grammer, if they did. I'm liquid
see me drip
'Obl no!' ssid the watch, don't Try 10
be fuooy;I Know you well enough,
now you have washed yonr face. You
are the chap lhsl locked me up IN my
box once, and when blrst open The
door, you knocked me heels over head
and legged it,
sThst's me. did that thing. How
do you IKE the ups and downs of pub
lie lifc1 Isn't variety charmingF
III ii wss'ht thai I'm public iunc
tionsry, and mus'n, give way 10 my
fee ngs, I'd crack your cocoa, and cas-
my mind of doing as was dons by.
IN m,ks an example of you, however
You're my prisoner. Haliy choosha to
fhe wstch 'us.-ThaPs the Duich for be
ing took up
We'll, give US your arm. Don't be
afraid OF the mud. Gutter mud is yer,
whoIssoms. Look at the pigs how "a
il makes 'em; aud # you like IA, pork
why shouldn't you like what makes
pork faIi So---so-stesdy. Now III
tell you ell about i'o,her night. was
passing your box in friendly promi'
cuous sort of way, | thought you were
asleep, or had run down, and | turned
the key to wind you uP, it can't either
keep good lime, or even go.'
Why, then warch'd the box, and
when YOU tome out, boxed tho watch,
That's all. Il grew out of my obig
ing disposition.
'H,! very obigng Now It's my
iurn 10 wind you up, and, to do it in
the same way, III lake you before the
watch. maker, 10 be cleaned snd regus.
ted. You 60 to fast, bu, l'I put spoke
in your whsei, he'll set you by the
regulator, and make you keep good
tme.'
why, watch, you're wag, Why
don't cay that | was a horizontal, and
thai you lifted me up like patent lever?
You're awake now; bul ,hs, night you
vss'n' up 10 tray. or yau would have
caught ms, ] caught weazcl asleep
that nmc--l put fresh salt on you for
once
10 add one morelo his isvsgaries, Mer.
vyn now refused 10 walk step further
and sitting down on step, londly a.
vowed his resolution, aud declared hi,
name vas no, Walker.
'Whs,her your name is Walker o.
ret, you must co.
Not without go,cart--you cam
force ma 10 go-l'm legal tender, ana
you must lake me. HsV'nl got al
Office, or al least public situation, her,
on the steps? If must 60, it shall be
on The Yankee principle of rotation,
brig me wheel barsoW! Reform mt
ool regularly i was procured and
"ay lhty went. So we CO., SAID, Mel
vyu, 'Chal~y's msking Darrow.orghD
o! me. Genlly over The sonet dom
like bumpers, exccpl when get the n
Of porter. Thls Is tie way 10 wheel.
ing --hur,,! caii before the horse" A.
liviog at The watch house, he insised
upon b'iog wheeled up sajr', ard syl.
ed HE place Garro.s nlsl castle. .lnI
molesl man, sald he, 'and 40 s,sirer.
II c,u'l have ride an ! lhlrk ,,,s,lI