The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-01-30

large family, that was ushered into this
couriOus world, at the same time. Our
whole family was laid in regular order iu
pile; my situation, being one of the 6rst
born, was particularly uneasy, damp and
uncomfortable. ! had a silent, iotuitive
longing wish to get into the world; which
was at last grati6ed. ea4 ae
Morning came, and ] was carefully fol-
ded and laid, Moses like, in basket, by |
boy, who was called the carrier, and
borne into the street. The carrier / soon
found was an obi ect OF inrerest end desire. |
He was soon accosted by an elderly look.
ing man, with threadbare, rusty 5reecb.
es- as
"Have you spare paper, this morning.
my boy!"
'No sir" was the short reply, and he
truged on with us, muttering, "Not as you
knows on. old gripss-you are the same
old chap that promised me some coppers
for paper the other morning, aud hain't
paid the yet; you are too stingy to take
the paper--you won't get another from
me guess"
My brethren were now fast leaving me,
being deposited at their proper destina,
ton. At length my turn came, and was
tucked into the crevice Of a shop door
The 6rst sample Of the kind W as not at all
alMring. had not been long in my new
situation, when reluctantly early conner,
swinging key in his hand, wistfully eyed
ioasly siezed me, and thurst me into his
pocket.
M righ,ful owner by right Of advance
pay, being in sight, hailed aud arrested
the pilferer, and with threats compelled
him to relinquish his prize. He entered
his store, and | soon found that was the
great object of his attention. After has
tily drying me by the fire, in which pro-
cess l narrowly escaped conflagration, be
ran over me, and fixed his eyes upon the
sales at auction, advertisements, &c.
was then more particularly examined ant
dismissed with condemnatio
"Nothing but foreign news-Congres
and Cabinet--loSe stories, and food an
field, A newspaper should be CONNER
cial report, one side at least should be de
voted to price current" l was the
thrown upon the counter, but was 500
in requisi,ion. A boy came in. with
s'Please lend me your paper, a few mir
Gtes, just to look at the ship news!"
The reques, was reluctandtIy granted
with something about the plague of new
paper borrowing and determination ,
stop it. / was soon borne to neighbo
ing house. The good old woman who!
husband was at sea, eagerly sought Il
ship news, but was disappointed in h.
search.
SHOW negligent and careless these pri
ters are," said she, "not word of inte
ligence of the Wind Bird: they print
Portland and Poetry and gil their pap
with advertisements and that is all thu
care about.' Miss now took her turn.
She sought the stories, the poetry, al
marriages, which in half an hour were
devoured, with "the wonder that they p
any thing else in the paper" An elder
81 lady now took me, who adjusted her spe
tacIes, surveyed me little. and declar
me terrible "uninteresting paper; hard
a column of deaths, and n OF more than
teen or twenty murders and accidents"
In this way p assed through all the han
of the family, and after being somewi
torn by the little ones, was sent home.
For three whole days had no rest
was continually borrowed and abused.
at the end of this period, was suppant
by new face, AMI was then discard
and ,br own aside like all servants. VIII
they have become useless. ] was, howt
er, again resusciated, and employed a
wrapper to some merchandise and sent
to the country. There; again becau
the object Of interest, went the round
the neighborhood, and was slime da
WONDER"
am now quietly hanging Up in sh
tered condition, in farmers kitch
from which / have written this brief h
moir. have seen much of the world, a
learned that mankind are ureasonable y
ungra,eful, and that in world ofgreat
riety of tastes aud wishes il is imPossi
to please all.
wild cat MONEY:
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