The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-02
From the New York Spirit of the Times.
Appiy ing the Principle.
BY THE YOUNG 'UN.

pP'J'S WV
BY THE YOUNG 'UN.
A brace Of legs, thrust considerably
too far through par Of mnt,led pants
and attached to a couple Of the largest
sized feet. which were encased in twin
cowhide br ,gans. formed the under
pinning to long, slab,sided body, ol
otherwise generous proportions; the
whole being surmounted by head.
which was covered with grey. five
year old lat least! seal-skin cap. This
sum total-legs. pants, feet, shues, bo-
dy, and chapeau-wa the property.
by possession, of Mr.. ZENAs HJMspUN.
Zenas had been on "a bat during the
night previous, and had squandered full
half dollar on himself, in white eve
and sweetening. But his returning
senses made him feel philosophical, and
on the morning we speak OF him. he
stood, at an early hour, in--st street.
gazing mechanically at The telegraph
wres-soiloquizing thus wise:
"-'ic!-That's the telegruf-
W--'ic-welI, | don't poorseive
nuthin per--'Ic-culier bout them
strings, on'y ones bigger ZEN t'other
-'r."
"That's the ightnin' line, big 'un"
SAID an urchin in the doorway near by.
When does she-'ic--s,art"
." You'd better AK in thar"
Whar?"
sin the office, up thar"
The loafer was shown TO the door OF
the building, and Shy hook or crook
found his way up three flights of stairs,
into the telegraphic office. The aiten.
danls inquired what the gentleman
had to forward?"
For'ud ?--'ic- who's She?"
"W hat will you send?"
"Send WHARF"
"This is the telegraph office. sir"
VI ell-'ic-- WHOM thunder said it
wusn't?"
81 supposed you had business, SIR
Nuthin' o the -'ic-quite the
re--'ic--verse o'the conirai'y."
What will you have?"
81 want to make some-'ic--inqui-
ries."
The hour being early, and little do
ing, the clerks very charitably deter
mined upon some fun with the fellow,
with a view to SOLDERING him. The OPP
portunitv for anything gratuitous esca.
ped them, however-tor as they com
menced a consultation upon the best
means to ben.ft the intruder, he step,
ped up to one of the batteries, which
happened, fortunately, to be but lightly
charged,and, concluding that the knobs
were portable, he pulled his cap over
his forehead and attempted to remove
one Of the balls; the next moment Ze-
mas lay stretched upon the floor.
He arose as best he could, and turn
ing to the clerk with
"Look yere, Mister -'ic--wot's your
name? ! kin lick as many sich like
skunks as you. as could be druv into a
forty aiker lot! Wot in-did yer--'ic
knock an innersent man down that
way fur? Eh?"
Nobody touched you," said the
clerk.
The - they-'ic didn't"
No sir. You took the" -
"Took wot? Yere's yure contempt
ible copper"--and, proceeding TO dash
a loose penny toward the attendant,
which lay upon the machine his fingers
came in contact with the battery, and
away he went again, heels over head,
across the floor.
Look yere!' continued the suffer-
er, who, by this time, was well nigh
sobered--" 'od blast yer internal pictur
wut in thunde, are you 'bout?'
You mustn't handle the TOOLS" OBJ
served the clerk, nearly bursting with
laughter.
Look you! Mr.. Wot's.your-name
-ain't 10 be fooled this yer way, fer
nothin'-I arn't. BY thunder! I'm an
independent individooal,l am--and this
yere nockin' people down, without no.
lice of no kind arn't the thino. by