Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-01


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ngiy.
Crsixteen lines or less make square.
nerhy real grit stiil--the same as'twas in the
Revolutionary war. Teller citizens the coun.
ry's safe while this here spirit OF '76, as we've
Just witnessed, burns in the blossoms Of the fair
sects'--but the kurnel couldn't 60 on; his COM
pliments to the wimin, set them as crazy as
bed bugs, A dozen of 'em 60, up at once, an
give us so much Of the spirit Of '76, as the kur-
mel called it, that I'll be shot and billed in lie,
il it didn't seem as tho thar war two or three
young hurry canes in the house. The deacon
hollesed Order! Order till he was as hoarse
as bullfrog--but old wmin held out in spite
Of him; they'd got the steam fai'ry on, un didn't
seem TO know how to shut il of. e''s.'s"'.
At last Ensign Pike an the town clerk had
10 GO up and gag them with their own shawls,
and then the meetin went on.
We passed great many resolutions some
regular clnchers, I tell you. III show one or
two jest for curiosity. e-.
Resolped That no people in the hull, giner,
nluniversal world are 60 free, viriuous an hap
py as the people ofthese suvrin states. fe
Resolped, That TexIco, Rslleforno, AIatty-
moras. Korpus Christi, and Medywosky. was
originally part Of the Union an ort to be re.an.
nexed right off. sns. tls ias
Resolved, That tho hull millintary force Of
Hosrby be placed at the disposal of gineral
jackson as the case may be; provided they are
not obleeged to 90 further than portland.
Resolred, That fany Of the pesky Mexicums
dare to show their yailer faces up in old Ok.
ford we'll give 'em some.
RESOLVED, That any individual who amt
ready 10 go these sentiments, is no friend to
gnowine liberty, and ought to be sent TO 'sho.
| pel in The hnts Of Monfysumys'i
Resotped, That our patryotic teller citizen,
mister lettenant Libby, by his intrepid knoduct
in starting right of to rescue gineral Cass,
has won for him our highest--- fags .lt
This here resolution, mr.. rite wasn't finished
cos jest as we got so fur Ephe Libby burst into
the house like lokymotive an said his father
was in fix and wanted us oil to help him. So
we all started like shot, thinking the leftenans
had met some of the enemy, an run as tight as
we could scratch down the road till we came
10 a pickera pond, there right over into neigh
! Dor Eastman's orchard, on the tip.top of one the
biggest apple trees sot the iettcnant yellin like
an injun, and Dea Wiggn's great brindle bull,
PAWN and belowin at the foot.
We drv the critter of, and got the leftenant
| down, but he was about the skeeredest feller
you ever see. He went rite of hum, and hasn't
said a word about the Mexicums sence.
told you when begun that rit for inform
alton. The question want to ask is this {: Is
them Mexicum injuus, nggers or Jarman
Cos father sayd they is, an l say they isn't
/ Yours tor the country, rite or rong.'
-t.ss1 s.4 BE as ETHAN SPIKE.
: P.S.-When you see the government, tell
: i. to depend upon Hornby, if wust comes TO
wust and that we hate the British wus than
poison 5ii 5.
PRorIrApLE HoAx,-Recently at the Copper
Mines on Lake Superior, a'green horn ask.
ed some miners to show him where to dig they
offered 10 90 it, provided he would treat to a
quart Of prairie dew' which he did, and they
set him to work under shady tree, in mere
, sport. Before night, he struck Lead, and the
next day he sold out for $4,000. What did the
hoaxess feel like, we wonder. af-ssE
A COFFEE BAo SKIRTS Tho Boston Bee tell
/
! a story Of fashionable and dashing looking
o spinster, who a few days ago was attempting L
pass the ruins Of tie old wooden building il
il Beaver street. I; seems that laborer was re
}, moving plank from the place, when the lady
j. light ample dress which protruded sever,
n which way" was caught by an envious mai
1 which was sticking from the aforesaid plank
n The lady shrieked but the careless fellow di'
d not hear the appeal Of the lady until the QUITE
d dress was almost entirely torn off, revealing I
I. the as,onishcd spectators the well known com
ID mercis phrase. "PRIME OLD JAVA" written i
" large characters upon the skirt underneath
The CONSERVATION OF the victim, and the amuse
At ment of the bystanders can be better imagine
sr than described. q She stepped into cab m
+ media,ei5 looking daggers at the grinning spec
n tore as she Q ID 90, and WAS conveyed hone in
n state of mind BORDERING on distraction. '...-i.
u FRIoHrEs,Su RoGuE,- In the st. Lou
is Recorders Court. recently, Alexander M'Ms
NJ nus was fined - for stealing wood from -
:, steamer Hannibal, aud was asked to fork up }
his honor, ,--. --..
re .C.c.c.csn't do il, suffered he, a.a-a-ain'
mr. lsl m tho m. n. NO xvfer vanr Honor