The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

glass of MonnOugaheln, it's a.gitttn late
and want 10 commence. Bring forth the
digger thal'lI match this barometer"
Here Jaker' bawIed the overseer.--
Forthwith there hobbled from the negroe
quarters an old Ethiopian, three shades
darker than charcoal, as blind as bat and
four times as ugly.
" Har massa, har am old jake"
Jake, what kind Of weather are we
going to have Tomorrow"
" Cloudy wedder, massa, cloudy wedder.
Ole Jake's big toe feel like de debbil tOs
night"
Wa.al, If that don't beat all that ever
| hearn tell on, wish may be darned,"
said Mr.. Spry, with horse laugh. Con
Iy tn think, blind niger telIin the state
of the weather by his toes! Oh, Jehesa
phal"
Well sir, and what says the barome>
ter?' said Simmons.
Says5 Why it says clear, light winds
and not drop Of rain"
Well see,'' said the overseer. Jim
fodder this horse, and put the wagon I'M
der the shed. Mr.. Spry, this is your room.
Good night sir"
"Good night, Mister Simmons. But
wait while, noew du take Of them boxes.
| got nearly four hundred dollars worth Of
goods in 'em, and if the ;utlery gifts damp
or the calIocoes get SIZED, | shall be ruin
ed"
With this Injunction the parties retired to
resi-. The next morning, when they a
woke, the sky was overcast, and the aspect
Of nature Porlended long fall Of raiA.
All! what did old Jake tell you, Mr..
Spry," was the fret remark Of the over
seer.
Wa-Al, now the quicksilver in my ba-
romdter must a. been damp. But say,
now friend Simmons you'll let me have
another trial. You won't take all that
poor feller's got on airth, just on account
of the quckslIver's being damp2"
Son, no," said the good nutured SIM
mons, you may try every day for week,
your board and your horses feed shall cost
you nothing, but at the end Of that time
must either have your goods, or you my
fifty dollars"
Mr.. Joel Spry concluded the bargain
with some apparent hesitation, but seemed
resolved to make the best Of bad case
Every night Spry's barometer was pilted
against old blind Jake's toes, and regular
ly every morning the toes came off victo-
rious. Spry who ate all the while like a
horse, and actually commenced getting fat,
declared on every successive morning that
=" he should be ruined past redemption. -
He tore his hair, clenChed his hands, ours
ed old Jake for hObgObIin, and swOrs that
had he been in Salem, he would have been
hung for wizard. AT last the seventh
day came. 1t had rsined for six days pre-
viouS without intermissOO, and now, as old
Jake, through his science 10 theology, had
predicted the night previous, IN opposition
10 Spry's barometer, the sun shOne bright
and beautiful. Spry took his mare from
The stable and harnesSed her in his wagon.
With tears in his eyes, he babe the ne,
groes, who were laughing at him, "gOOd
Bye" and actually gave old Jake the bar.
omeler which had cost him 50 much trou'
Bile.
"SimmOns," said he, you won The bet
the things, and keep EN-, and
- yer say agin that you never knew an
honest yankee psdlar. "
Well, we'll. good bye" said Simmons,
{ wanted to teach one Of you id YEN /
ices a lessUn, and guesS that I've gwen
gOu Whist you Deserve
"Wa-ul,', sObbed Mr. spry 10 a most
tone, cit can't be helP6.-
Good bye Simmons. Git up NSbby-gii
% you larnal crittur!'' So saying be nP-
,lisdths lash to Nabby, and che moved
way sl en- astonishing rate. When sPry
,sd got outside the gate, he turned around