The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-11-24
Mel68rRllaatn.
"TAKING THE MISSISSIPPI

now engaged on the great panorama o.
the Mississippi, in this city, was one af.
ternoon slowly floating down the river in
his boat d very Uncomfortable shower
came Pat'ering down. at the moment. al
he was about dropping anchor TO sketch
the picturesque establishment Of squat.
ter lie besItated a moment, but fnally
lei go, and hts boat swung around IN the
stream.
'Voh 'sh YOU going TO pictur' him nit
der rain!' inquired his German boatman.
| Mo- says Sam, 'bnt I'm going to pic.
tnr' him init the pencil We are now
abon, al The rigsi spo, to lake a A ood view
of that old looking cabin, and II we 60 % ,
we ioose il. So haul out the old umbrel.
Ia, aud | VIII try a sketch, Perhaps by
the time we 6n,sh our view The proprietor
will invite Us to take some but,etmllk
v ilh him.
This old umbrella had, by certain vio.
lent conclusions, received, on the trip,
the whalebones were gone, and, when il,
was h listed, II hung like a wo-begnne
sombrero over its owner, The pitching
Of u carelessiy into The boat, on surdry
occasiuns, had introduced i'll shaped shy
lights 10 its roof aud, taken altogether,
it was the surilest apology for shelter
ever stretched over sovereign citizen
OF the United States Sam, however,
Worked away beneath the 'ginghdm,' un
nj ha gnished his sketch. All this time
a" aifl"en' from the top Q I his cone like
Governing, poured food of dark ting ed
water, through Que OF the holes, and down
hi, neck His German W chsd this stream
with intense interest, as If calculating
fhow mDeh the artists ciot would hold
before they would leak. When he had
hnished, the German broke forth 10 ad
inirstion
'Vell, for a little mans you soaks mole
vatler den ever sees befure. llvlii take
you Won week to be 10 nice und Dr., asve
shut now
| Just thea a vvice from shore hailed
,hemi
Look yRr, you, with that awful ugl,
lat; what IN thnOder are you siltin' out
thar in the rain for! Who are youi--
Mia, are yon goin' to dol!
Il am going 10 ranvass the Mississippi
said Sam
You're an electioneerer are you'' 10.
qui'ed tho sqnatter,
small wa, for my own Individual bene
lit. | am goiug to take the river
'Nhar are you goIn' to tskeit tol iD-
q"lred the squalter.
'All rouud The country said Sam, sand
ever to England
Nell, afore you kin do that, you'll he,
to git an awful big tub, aud sot yourself
at the mouth to draw it-rf.'
Oh. no., said Sam, i am dratoing
ii IF, now
The sqnauer looked up and dowd, the
shnte, Two or three time, aud secuted !
baek.
s II don't see as il gifts much lower-your
suckin' machiue draws it off dreadful!
sluw.'
lam pai"ting the Vuississippi, tiny friend,
answered the artist.
'lIev you got my cabin chalked down!
he inquired.
Yes answered Sam and you tou'
Good, by thundei!' said the squatter
.When you show me to them lngIIsh fell
la.. jest tell 'em I'm Mississippi scream,
er-l kin hoe more corn in a day than
any Yankee machine ever lnven,ed, and
W hen l hi, any thin from bullock down
TO human naiur, they generally think
lightnin' is comm ,a
Are you Taylor mani inquired Sam
NO. by ,Luuder,'sa,s lie.
do yuu go fer Cass, them Inquired
Sam.
Well, I calculate hot, s,tanser, = shouts
ed he. .s,.t.s..,sr .. - ,,, -
.wha,i do you snppori Van Bareui' con-
inn. the artIst. ...y. 81
No, SIR shouted the screamer: Il
,apporf Betsy and the children, aud it's
i----u ,igh screwin' to get along with
hem. with cotn only twenty-five cents
,ushel.'
Good bye, stick TO Betsy and the chill
rem. said Sam: they are he best candi-
tates ou,;' and raising anchor, he Slated
If. As lie sped Onward, the squat,er's
o ce tesched him once more, and ITS
u, then was:
sHdrrah for General jackson, the old
aud me aud Betsy. p Resitie' :