Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-21


ing, my larkey, | will try you with
two thousand dollars"
''Wal, General, scein' it's you, and
only for amusement, dew Jest lay
down them ar four thousand of yourn.
and I'll try and raise the half ONT"
The General accordingly laid down
his four thousand dollars on the boat,
while the Yankee placed his two thou
sand in companionship.
"Now, Mr. Gineral," said Jonathan.
'jest hide them ar hands o. yourn, and
speak it out plain, SO | sha'nt make no
mistake"
The General cast his eye towards
the landlord, winked, placed his hand
behind him and then, in low distinct
voice, said "oper o. shut"
The Yankee looked at him steadily
for some moments; without moving
muscle of his face, as though, by some
intuition, he was about to divine the
certain position OF his hands-when,
with a motion quick as lightning, he
drove his brawny fist slap between the
eyes of the General, which laid him
PROSTATE upon the deck.
"Open, by gosh!" cried the Yankee,
as he saw the others hands flying thro'
the air, at the same time snatching the
money, examining it into his pocket,
and hurting the Strengthened body of
the General on the shore; then giving
the boat a sudden shove by means OF
a pole, he and his French companion.
to the great discontinue Of their en-
emies, were soon gliding down the
stream.
"Fire!" roared at the General al the
top of his lungs, as soon as he could
regain his feet and turn to his host
"6re! tell you; you stupid fool,
blaze away blow out that Internal
Yankees brains he's not fit for dogs
meat!"
The frightened host endeavorcd TO
obey, but it was no go; the more he
tried to shoot, the more he couldn't
while, TO complete their chagrin, and
to add to their vcxation, the voice Of
the Yankce-in the real nasal twang
was heard calling out
81 say, Gineral, this ere's putty con-
siderable kind of slick game of amuse-
ment, amt it? Tell that ar chap on
the stump 10 blaze away-keep tellin'
him so--horn gun nints are raal slick
things to shoot with, amt they Gin
eral?"
81 give it up" said the General,
with an oath; that cussed Yankee has
beat my game dead open and shut
by loading my gun with wooden nut
mcgs, and ptiiuluH Ia % -'.s,. s.-a:-~.-',
81 say. Gineral," called out the Yam
kec again, with a hearty laugh--pla-
cling his thumb to his nose, and giving
his fingers a few extra nourishes--"i
say, Gincral, Jest give my respects to
that ar niger of yourD, and don't get
to playin' none Of your dead open and
shut with Yankee again;" and head
ded to the flourish Of his fingers by
giving his other arm the motion OF
tnrning crank, and keeping time Ivy
moving his right foot up aud down, as
long as he was in sight
Until the day Of the Generals death.
no seyerer chastsement could have
been inflicted upon him, than to have
simply said thorn gun nlnts"-
"woodcn nutmeg,"-big Yankee"-
"Frcnch gentleman" or "dcad open
and shut" Cincinnati Casket.
0-J- Feeling an interest in the Ma
tional Museum, whose formation you
have announced, / beg leave 70 offer
the following curiosities for the accep-
lance ofthe managers:
The tail Of an Irish Bull.
Some sand from Times hourglass.
A torn ruff c from Loves last shin.
The iron, from the plane of the eclip-
tic.
A duandary, with somebody in it.
Part Of the patch with which OCon-
nclPs rent was mended.
Half a dozen feathers from GIN
cocktail.
A fishing rod and two walking-stIcks
made Of hurricane.
A knock down argument, and the
impression it made.
The world in miniature; very old
copy-fadcd.
A pound Of butter from the cream
! Of Joke. and cheese fromtbe milk OF
human kindness.
The march Of mind, arranged for
full orchestra, with Trumpet obligato
Of Fame.