Saturday morning visitor., 1848-07-08
WAKING UP THE WRONG
PASSENGER.
II High-uoy Story Of High @crif.
DY rALc coSnRIpeE.

The mexcusable penchant some pco-
plei,art, for Iinkihs ilieis basal prot,iher-
anue Into The affairs of others, not un!re-
queuily costs considerably more, upon a
lair average, than il comes 10, as The fol-
lowing facts wo,iA seemingly Illustrate.
The high sheriff ofean almighty small
settlement in Indiana, SJiohad arose TO that
tallhiche in official duty, from the mere
lee$ OF petlitoggng, knowing the law, and
feeling his Oats, determined TO do his duty
up 10 the handle sand under these crcum.
stances, he lii upon alltransgressors of the
statutes of his country, Nth the "dead
set' Of possum on June bug. Fate
and an old surrel horse, with Yankee
wagoit 'stowed with notions, brought an
ad, enturous son of New England out up
on the Aforesaid higl, sherill''s beat, and as
The sheriff was particularly pandemonium
on hawkers, and pedlars without license,
he no sooner espied pedlar's wagon, or
"a Dutchnm with pack, than he would
drop all, )" and board such craft pliln!-
For The sake of abhreyiation, we shall call
the high sheriff NIckem. Nichem one
morning, sees ali aid sorrel, hi,ched 10 a
"yailer" wagon, coming up the road; SO
oul be sallieS, and soon oyerhauls the wag-
oil and contents.
Fine mornin', said Nickem. refining up
his nyg in front of the pedlar's wagon.
IT'S poo'y fine, | guess, fur yeour
wooden country" said lhe pedar
What you got 10 SEX, any thing ?"
said the sheriff.
Guess hev, Ia few notions, one sort
or u,her. What'd yeou like 10 hey ? Got
Scme rale Slick raze-su' >, and some prime
sirops; an aritle i guess yon want, Squire,
by took oyer beard. And here's some
rae peneo-wine paste bLckin' make e
them aid ceou hide becots o'yourn shine
ike dollar
Thank you," said Nickem, II don't use
hlackn' grease is better, We allow, out
this way. But what's that stuff IN the
aotles thar is ii good 10 lake continued
he, pointing 10 lot Of labelled bottles.
'Well / guess, Squire, il is sor, o. good :
its balm o Colum6y good for the har,
and cures the col!l wabblcS all nation fine
stuff for assi,rih' 'porr human natur, as
the pcot says, in the affairs of life. A-n-d |
,uch stuff irr eXpaEdin the ideas, and
causin' EN- 10 flow spontaneously !
Knew a Teller once who look bottle on |
the 4ih OF July, a-n-d scissors didn't he
make a speech! Dan'l. Webster and
Henry Clay got ashamed of ihemsel, rs,
and went clear hum! Fact, by goly !"
~ hat dye ask for ~ inquired Nick
EN-.
"A dollar a lo!tle's Tie price, Squire,
but seen its yeoIi, s,lsS III let yeou he,
it fur seventy y-hve cents. Cheap as dirt,
aint il p
well, reckon I'lltske bottle; thar's
the change" said Nickem.
And there's the balm of CoIulnby.-
Haint nothin' else in my line, to-day,
Squire r. SAID the composed and ,iyacious
Yankee.
s'BIieve not, oh yes, now think of il,
stranger, have you got licenSeIlor pedling
in this Slaief' said Nickem, coming TO
business.
Guess kev, Squire may lie yeou'd
like 10 see il?'
'Well, stranger, see'in as I'm the high
Sheriff Of ibis county, ! reckon i shsll
rouhle you TO show yuur license
oh certain, certain, Squire, yeou can
see il; there il is oil iiAed mp IN Llack and
white, nice as. wax, ain't ity'
Irsallrigln, perfectly right, said Nick
I'm, folding up the document and handing
i back 10 The petllar; and he added, i /,
iont know, now That ! have bought ilis
,iuT, that keer any thing about il, / /
-eckon / may as we'll cell il TO Nog again
Nharll you give arilY' a.,....
'OIf don'l Sns that The darn'd smff's
NY use 10 me, biG seein' il $ ypn, Sheriff,
,,sss III give yeol about thirty seven.
ind-a,half cents ir IT, qlioily responaed
he trader. The high Sheriff handed over
he Snitle, and received The change, when
I've ipedlaI observed -, b s4e sVY /
4 say. yeau, guess l're aqpesiioh ask
ust neSw y hev you got a Pedior'S license a.
Iout yeoar irowsers ~ 3fis ifanrt
'Me? No, havsnt no use for the arr
lols, myself, said Niekem.s Il
+ ilIniRi, ,seh 2 We'll, gness Wen see
shout that peoty darhd soon, EI' tn-1
iersiand ihr law, meow lis clear case,
bat yeon'Se heen tradin' with hue, hpw-
kin' and pedlln' Balm o lolIihby, on die
highway, and | shall inform on yeeu-7Illl
% darp'd ef donfV ~, ~,
Reaching lhs Town, the Ypnker Psdlar
was as good a. bis wcrll, and The high
Sheriff was hieked and fined, for rsddimg ,
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