The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-25
The Razor strop MAN and his
Horse

Henry Smith known throughout Uncle
Sans dominons as the " Razor Strop Man
is now travelling South, selling few lnole
Of the same sort" of razor stIops. lie IS ge-
MUS, benevolent soul and and capital fellow
and is making money hand over fist" lie
gets up some racy letters to the Editor OF the
n T. Washingtonian. From the last eve de-
ted at Charleston, 5. c., we Clip TIE following:
Maine Farmer.
For the last five months / have been travels
ing in company with q man who vends soap
and cement. He is good fellowbut has been
in the habit of taking drop onceia while
by way oflathering up his spirits, so that he
might the better shave his customers. At
ter hammering away at him for some tine;
have at length induced him to sign the pledge
and now he has completely washed lis hands
Of all intemperance, and is firmly cemented
to the cold water army. There Is not SO
much lge about his soap row as there used
to be, and his cement sticks better Than ev-
err.
When I was in Virginia. stopped at
small town, ard seeing crowd around tie
Court House, mixed myself in the Companyi
and saw that a horse was put up for sale at
auction. The auctioneer begged Justify for
bid, and as / am rather near sighted and SUP
posing the horse was actually alive, Gor thot
/ saw him kick once,) l bid him ten dollars
Just to start him, not thiiikIng that be would
be knocked down to me. But no sooner did
the old fellow hear my bid than his confour-
ded hammer came down kerwhack, and the
horse was pronounced gone I put on NY.
spectacles; and sure enough the cid critter if
not gone completely was fast going. l paid
my ten dollars and then dragged my neioh-
ing steed to a ncighboring stable, where
introduced himto some old ac1uaintances,
which he had not seen for some time before
viz :--mown hay and grain. While he was
eating man told he would buy him if he
would draw told him there. was no doubt
of that for he had already drawn ten dollars
any horse had ever done before. After
the old crittcr had finished his meal, put
him before cart; and although he wouldn't
90 himself, he made the cart GO, tor lo
kicked the front part Of 1t into 4 general
cooked up hat. then lied a handkerchief
over his eyes, and give him a cut i'll Tic
rear with one Of my strcps, NHd away he
went like locomotive, until the hariker-
chief slipped or, and then he stopped short
then got horse and buqoy and tied the
old fellow behind, but he was ike the modcr-
ate drinkers when we try to hitch tEcm CT
to the temperance car, he held back most aw-
fully. next tied him to the side OF the horse
in the buggy, and then started, and every
little time the old critor hung back tho
wheel was on his heels just 50 with the
moderate drinkers; we reformed drunl7alds
tread on their heels until they get so sore
that they are compelled to seek for safety in
the arms Of the Temperance society. Tho
pledge is a sovereign balm i;or sore heels, and
sick-head-aches. After trying al sorts Of
WAYS to get rid of MY old horseI,s last reach
ed Petersburgh, and there took a new
start, and jumped on his back and rod. him
through the town, making as much noise Is IL
man who had lost his razor strop and could
not see me to get anothor,0nd at last managed
to sell him for seven dollars TO man who y as
more rear-si ghted than was and who h
left his specs at hcme.
Ny horse is gone that poor old beast,
ne'er shall see him more
His like was never seen behind,
Nor ever seen before.
That he both sure and steadfast was,
am compelled 70 soy,
For let me leave him where would;
He ne'er would run away.
A first rate horse to draw was hc
"a fact which made me proudly
For whercsoe'cr he Went he would
BE sure to draw a crowd,
He draws in life so wonderful,