Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-07

The assessor az the TOWNSHIP peno,>
containing l3l degs-,hat il, iher. ar tei
that haze owoef,, though il Is shnwdl, sls
pcctct hy some folks ihst a. many mon may
b. found ia the township. who when the az.
sossmeIt Is going on are discovered to belong
10 nobody. Sumo citizens acknowledge 10
two aui three each.
A nch scene occurred ia the n~eighborhood
connected with this subject. Going up 10 a
miserable shanty ia the outskirts OF the town.
ship, planted just al the end Of a pine wool.
with scarcely any thing but bare sand on every
SHE, uhe assessor encountered an old woman.
Who was hanging out her wet, clothes line
Some seven or eight young negroes. pretty
much All The same size. we've rolling about In
the dirt, showing g%rinniug rows oi ivory from
ear To car, having just finished baking a long
row i saud pies. The day was one oil ,hoss
sconcliing ones wc had ia July, aud the Young
brood had thrown OF their sparc cloth;ng
whilst what was left of their incxpns,ibles
Wa 80 ia;icted and torn. particularly sbou,
Tie rear gusul. a. 20 present a most rcmsrka-
ble aspect. SiN dogs contributed To the sports
winch these fellows kept up all day. stopping
only when they got hungry. These were of
a~iherent breeds, aud OF ihatlazy good for moth
ing sef, Ion which roms people have an e.
pecal liking dogs. as Hnaibas says
Who snah and fight about a hone.
And play together when they have O r.
Good morning. auniy, (" said ihe township
Assessor addressing either the mother org5anI-
'notheT ol ilis gooup-ioI She was either one
on the other.
Plenty Of dog, 20 day.
YES sir she replied. plenty Of dogs
"Ah how do YOU sell them aunty7 How
much tor the fellow that's licking the boys
nos ~
Couldn't scll him sir"
Wei, there that fellow with his tail be.
tween his"
"oh YOU couldn't buy him, sir, for no mo.
ncy. interrupted the woman.
well, there's the four stout. sharp looking
dogs. ! should like the whole tour OF them
continued the Assessor; "they are Just the
dogs iwant."
Why | couljn't sen them Tor no price
ihein The best thieves OF ali. they steal more
sheep than NC want, replied The neppss, with
a laugh that fairly made thc Assessor open his
eyes and which showed that shg considered
II "a capital JOKE.
Thea, continued he. pulling out q large
DOCS IRON The pocket of a very broad tailed
onot "hiob he wore 'thcn you may pay nae
uie iaN on hese six dogs. auntyt -
-,"@f .E sRNi utiikt We nnl ( Keep
dogs replied ,he woman. electrified nj dis.
coscnag how cu,uplciely she was cornrrci.
"hali . dollar . head. come aumty eiycme
tie money, udltdne Assessor.
But tell yon wc iau't keen any deas-
iac dogs oaly stay here
Who's dogs aFe .hey thenw inqulnel the
Assessor.
why, they 70 anybody : dogs. Goodnessl
10 think OF making me ray ior al the dog,
inai come htul' replied the woman affecting
10 b. quite surprised. Here Gnpcr. Gnner 3
she called in a sharp sngp voice. and az She
called a savage monster as tig as a well grown
call, jumped up on a little fence whic, had
coneceled mm from view, aud came forward
gro"liog like a steam engine. with his hack
DFss.iei 40 Ike thc tail OF dn euragei cat 50
the Assessor, thinking the chance alher %seainst
him. stepped out Of ihr gate very qnicAly and
pnt OF iuT the next h0usc.
There were dogs enough a; this shanty Ia
Nit a Whole flock of sheep Ia a singl. night /:
aud By being seldom lcd-iur The whole hsd a
kiut oi skeleton look-wem always peadt for
mischief.
But as regards the respectable dogs, IL may
p a Kindness 20 caution them against a newly
lnFcuiei patent sausage machine. which We
see ADVERTISED Ia some II the newspapers. par
u~euisgly az people will b. wanting Saussges
about hgsc times.