Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-02-26
CARROLLTON, OHIO--FRDAY FEBRUARY 90 1saz

ana so was "buld lace" Whskey. 10 the cebWe
Of the town was pole--a hickory one, towering
as the mast Of ihree-deckeT, round which revolt
we'd and danced and hobbled in noisy orgy, boys
just disbanded fromthe nursery, bare-armed wood
choppers, daDdies in swallow tails, shanking sen
ilty in Iatiered inexpressbes. o, great was the
fun thai day in the Town Of A.! Exploding
machinery was there 100, Of varied description
crackers, pistols, fre.dngons bunder-buses and
muskels. that would not "go off, in the time Of
CORVALLIS.
But the scene is now shifted to an old field ad-
jacenl 10 town, where two great men Of the fall
len dynasty are to be shot in effgy, and vast and
hurried the preparsionstherefor Abouliorty vol
unteers from the crowd repair TO distant part Of
the town, for the purpose Of hauling from IheRce
10 the place Of execution a revolutionary six
FOUNDER, verruginous from encrUS,ing years. and
which had lain unswobbed since the battle Of the
Cowpens. The "moual engine" had now arri-
we'd, and every thing was 10 readiness except the
efiges, one only of which had been completed
that OF the father Of the then Executive; for both
atherand son were the victims intended for this fig
urative martyrdom. The efigy just finished, and
which had been done in lamp-black. on seven
foot length of canvass, showed no intention on
The part Of the artist TO fauerlhe original. There
was something, indeed. very, oulre about II alto
gelher, and il resembled one OF those carrcatures
we have seen Of Scaamc uch, when conyuslng
his audience in the earliest days Of Italian farci-
comedy. The second extravagance was under
the brush of a second and different artist, ready
wiued, dapper liule fellow, called Moses Liule,
more commonly, Little Moses, who had been
school-masler and laclotum for many years in the
. Of A A. IF axr
have some novelty in it, shall partly explain il
by quoting portion Of the dialogue accompany
ing the performance.
"Why Noses," said Talbot, the only son of
AureliuS Talbot, q remarkably handsome young
man Of about thrce.and.tweniy, with a reckless,
daredevil look and who had just now come up,
chow is that? Do you begin al the feet frSt!"
I "Why," replied Moses, who had ready ex-
cusc for every blunder, "as one leaves this world
feet foremost, it is we'll 10 be geuiug them ready
be.limes; in architecture, too, Of which painting
is subordinate part, we always begin with the
underpinning."
"Ha! ha! very good! Painting a subordin ate
part Of architecture! house painting, suppose;
but that foot you have made much larger than
the other; you should have an eye 10 proportion"
"D--n The odds about that, Mr.. Talbot, Er
pede, or rather, er pedibuS HcrcuIem. The man.,
you know, spolitcaIly dspro-p -portioned through
out, and so ought his eiligy;" and Moses glanced
} round him in triumph, as loud laugh followed
his explanation.
''Bul what is the cause Of that humpl Why
make him crook backed!"
THAT, Mr.. Talbot, is intended 10 represent
what the learned and eloquent TulIy deDomina-
led 'OnuS ciriiatiS," the burlben ofthe Prcslden-
cy, as may say; and this curvation OF The back,
is designed 10 illustrate that The load was too
heavy for him."
"But, ha! ha! you have drawn him in profile.
yet placed both eyes on this side ofhlS nose!'
and loud and long was the laughter at the extra
ordinary appearance presented by the elbgy.--
Moses was evidently puzzled.
"Why, you know" he replied after moment,
''that the whole drawing is emblemalica, and
thai the location of the eye is intended TO show
that the man always took a one-sidcd view of
things" The ingenious reply now got the laugh
on his side and he seemed craving attention TO
something additional. "You know, too, Mr..
Talbot" he now went on in louder voice, and
as if TO produce an impression ofhis learning.
THAT Horalius FIaccus, who was great Judge OF
such things. says,-PictOribus atque poetis,
Qmdlibet audendi semper tuit Gqua pOtestas."
And now, boys, put them up. Which shall
VIC shot at first! lmove that mine be the first
target; for, no doubt he is suffering most at pres
enl, and it would be great charity 10 put him out
of pain first"
"Agreed!" was responded from all sides; and
one olthe party having loaded the cannon with a
peck full ofin stones, it was fired at the target,
which it knocked into ''immorlal smash"
"And now, boys for the father ofsII mischief!'
shouted the editor orthe Constitutional AlIiga-
lor," while one Of the gunners crammed down
about twice The quantity Of flint-stones fired be-
fore.
"Now for the author ofthe 'Sedilion Laws"
vocilerated politician, whose turbulent manner
would have out-gracchussed The younger of the
Graceful But il was mo go" this time, the lin.
stock did not approach sufficiently near ,heiouch-
hoIe,--apprehensive probably, that the cam on
might burst, for it was filled 10 The muzzIe.
'sGo out Of my way there you cowardly tad
pole" exclaimed Il SQUAD looking. red-nosed ST.
enus, as taking The stump Of cigar from his
mouth and seating himself astroddle Of The can
non, his back TO The muzzle, he thrust the glow
] ing stump ofthe 'long nine rightinto the touch
Fl hole. This time il went off, and so did Sile-
f nus 100; for the sx-pounder recoiling about nine
d feet, caused him 10 perform aretrograde summer
+ sauIt which, considering the motion, was alto
gether an unsteady one, and that he had not the
: advantage of preparatory practice, he executed
with celebrity that was highly astonishing. Eve
d ry body laughed now-yelIed, except the tumb
e Ier,' for he amused himself with his dorsel ex
c tremity and grinning a ghasty sme.'
The crowd had now deployed into the town
+ and stood opposite TO the only hotel at that TINT
S in the place. Near it also, are some Of our for
mer acquaintances-Captain Simpson on horse
back, half superciIliouS, half condescending
smirking at this, perking up his head at that
e brding and attitudenizing. A little farther up
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