The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-14
From the NeV York Spirit of The Times
APPLYING THE PRINCIPLE.
BIZ TmE YOUNG 'UN.

nighe previous aud had squandeEed full
nall dollar on himself, 10 white eye and
sweelning. But bic returning senses made
him feel philosophical and on the morning
We speak Of him, he StOod, at an carly hour
n----street gOzing mechanically Of the
Geographic wIrss--sOliloQuizing, thus wise:
'-'ic!-T That's the tcIergrI-W
-'c-well, | don't PoOrselVe Duhia'
oer-'lc-culIer bout them strings, Only
ode's bigger 'en t'other-'lc."
"That's the ightnIn' line, big'un,' sAid
an urchin in the doorway near by.
"When does she-'c staHH"
you'd peter ak in thar"
"WhGrf''
''ln the Office. up thar"
The loafer was Shown to the door Of the
building, and tby hook or crooks found
his way up three flights Of STARS, into the
Felegraphlc Office. TIE attendants eJqui.
red "what the gentleman had TO iOrwaeO T.
"For'ud = 'ic-w who's she?''
"WhaI will you SenG?"
"Send wharf"
"This is the Telegraph Office, sir."
"Well-'c-Who'n thunder aald &
wasn't" IL supposed you had businesSsir.
''Nulhin' % the sor, &c, quite the re-
'ic--verse o. the contraiTy."
"What will you havef"
ri want 10 make some 'ic-quiriea."
The hour being early, Ond little doing,
the clerks very charilAbly determined upon
some fun with the fellow, with view 10
SOLDERING him. The opportunity for aay"
thing gralulouS escaped them, however,
for as they commenced consultation upon
the best means te benefit the intruder, be
stepped up TO one at the batteries, which
happsned fortunately, TO be but l'ghay chsr'
ged, and concluding that The nobs acre P"r-
lable, be pulled his cap over bis lCrehead
and attempted TO remove enc OF the OOls'
the next nonen. Ze0aS lay stretched upon
the auOF!
He arose as best be could, and turning
10 the clerk, with,
"Look here, Mister-'ic--won't yure
name Z kin lick as many SIGH like skunks
Os YOU, as could be druV into tory aIker
lloti Wot in--did YER, ic-dld ysr-tc
-Dock an inuerssnl man down that way
I(er9-Eng"
uNobody touched YOU said the clerk.
"The-the-'ic-dIdnt"
"No sir. You took lhe"-
"TsOh wolf Yers'spure coFntemPhbIe
copper"-an1 proceeding 10 dash q loose
Denny towards the attendant, which lay up
on me machine-his fingers came 30 con-
tact with the battery, and away ne wen'
again, heels over head across the dOor!
s.Look yerew continued The sufferer whe
bv this time, was we'll Bigb sObered--"'Od
blast yer Internal pIcIdr, what IN thunder
are you 'bOu I"
nYou nu-ln'. handle the tOOls"-obserV'
sd the clerk, neatly bursting with laughter
Lick you! Nj. WuI's yOuf name-l ain
10 be lOoled this yer way, fer nolhiR =
ami. By thunder! Pm independent lnai'
vidooaI, / am-and this yeTs nOckin' people
down, without notice Of no kind, arRt the
Thing. By! Ef you'd open that yere
door, III go out o this, snd no questions
"TR0t's the door, sir
"Thst brass handel"
ayes" M.
" I'm bIOwed eff you do, drought This
child dom. NEEDLE with 90 more haro we're
liu his trap, 20 howl"
'Tbe door was opened BY The clerk and
ltbs fellow sided out 4 suppress iaugn
oerVaded the eountenaHce Of the s'.en1sn'i
a. Zsnas departed, which, 90 the oOOi
CLOSED, vented itself il broad haH nav.
= You'rs smart young g'n'lemsn7yoo
ISreF bawled the lUaisT' through me Aey-
.lbole, az hshsld he door fast win 00'h haoo.
-, ou'fs very smart young maa' ma J
De you'd like 10 gu o Tia. emo 60 y YOU =,
lSrssklsst, b,msby. may BE-! Aa'ei yer 70. Q
i, suy sruu afofs hOOO, jest ls' . lel' '.l
'oouu rs slz- ka0v L, sii Je't AZ 'e.S.
on % kock people dOsn' ''mul'A '.. ,
ior notie'--I ulliTi and, from ne on soc
! Inc Drosgsct vas thatihs 'IB''dsi' "''s .
pc made PIi'onerl. -, u.Hs
A lbouT III struck he aiisncahl' ne 90