Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-22

fell out. The gentleman told Billy that
T if ho would carry the trunk to ship that
he pointed out he would give him fifty cents.
With the alacrity and strsngth of young
giant, Billy shouldered the load, safely de-
posted it at the appointed place, received
his half dollar, and went on his way rs
happy asa prince. AT the first grogshop
Billy took. what he called an sseye.opener,a
made of gin and bitters,an then sphlegun-
SPLITTER of rum and water, and lastly a
.snor-wester,", Of raw whiskey = These lit.
Tile creature-comforts made him feel happy,
fandh went cut into the streetlin search of
Inoshing.l paftisplar 1a| q ilIy wandered as!
Bout all day eaiiiIilsg II at this gerry
and that, and at night he found himself
sitting on the edge of the wharf in front of
the f1atboat landing. He was in q rather
sorrowlul mood, and thus gave vent to his
feelings: ,.a'" ...-f.-
sYes,'' said he with whimper, ssthat's
me. Pm just like that fatboat foatin' on
the waters-rotten in all my timbers, and
nobody to break me for fre-wood That
ere old flat is like me too in another way.
It was very good boat to come down
stream with corn, pork, and all them sort
of vegetables, but now, when all them's
discharged, they don't care tinker's dam
for it! That's my case kersactly-I was
very good when listed in the s'mule-
drivers" but when they discharged me
they said | wasn't worth a dam? How
could help it if the darn'd mules broke
out of the pen when them fellers, the gru-
elkillers, or guerril,as, or some sich man,
ed fellers come? Wasn't it rainin cats
an dogs, and was to get soaked into the
skin for the sake of a parcel Of long cared
critters like mules? reckon not, my wal
lent Captin! Billy White aint the Teller
to lower hisself in that way, whatever he
may be in other pertiklers. Then, agin,
was | cout-martialed? Did | have any
boards of ossifers to set on me, and see who
was right2 Mop
Here Billy gave deep-drawn sigh, wip-
ed his left eye with the corner of his jacket,
and proceeded e.. ,...
Either me or tho mules was right; but
the yeller Mexicans took one Of us, and
the Merikans took the other. Then they
wouldn't let me stay to fight the battles
out. Oh, no! they was jealous OF me, and
sent me home to pine away like a dog who's
made his dinner off on pizened sassenger.
Howsumnever, as once heered feIler
say on Fourth ofJuly oration, 'sRepub-
lies is ungrateful and no mistake don't
know what to do; Pm too poor to work and
I'm too proud 10 beg. I've been in the
workhouse so often that they won't send
me down any more; and that's what | call
a violation Of freeman's rights. Spose
| goes on the highway with big hoss-pis-
tol and demand people to stand and deliv-
err who's the lawyer will come forrerd
and defend me if I aint got the dimes to fee
him2 I'D commit suercide, but what's the
use of that? Ten chances to one my body
wouldn't be found and if it was, and an in
kest was held on my smolderin remains,
what would be the consequence? Would
any feller write poetry on my virtues and
my inwailibleness as a member of society?
No! all my epertaph would be that white
feller was found in the river with pair of
blue cottonade pants, check shirt, and a
pair of coarse brogans on And then,
what would the verdict be ?-Whoy, moth
in but found drowned Who's goin to
die under such circumstances? Not me
by" gs@aaa 20: r
| who's that talking SO loud there2' asked
night policeman.
1t aint mel! said Bill, with shudder;
its gentleman as is just gone under the
wharf there. I've heered him talk to his
self for MORN half an hour
The watchman left Billy 10 his medita-