The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-30
WHOLE NO. 1888
Hlisttll llonrous.
waking up the Wrong pnsscMp.
a nIGH. WAY sronY OF A nlsn Suph,ry

Wakins up the Wrong PnSscmger
a HIGH WAY STORY OF nisn SmERIFT.
The inexcusable peDchant some pso.
pie have, for poking their natal proifh-
herance into the affairs Of others, not un.
frequently costs considerable more, upon
fair average, fhan il comes 10, as the
following facts would seemingly illus
I lrate.
The high sheriff Of az almighty small
settlement IN lndianu, who had arose 10
that tall niche in official duty, from the
mere fees Of petilo2 ging, knowing the
law and feeling his oats determined to do
his duty up to the haudIe. and under these
circumstances he lit upon all lransgress-
ors of the statutes ofhs country, with the
dead set" Of possum on a June bug.
Fate and an old snrrel horse, with Yam
kee wagon slowed with notions, brought
an adventurous sou Of New England out
upon the aforesaid high sheriff beat and
as the sheriff was particular pandemoui-
nm on ha"kers and pedlars without IL
cenSe, he no sooner esped the pedlars
wagon or a dutchman with pack, than
he would "drep all. " and board such craft
plum! For the sake of Authorization We
shall call the high sheriff Nicken,
| Nicken one morning, sees an old sorrel,
hitched to a "yalIer" wagon, coming up
! The road so out he sallies, and soon over
nauIs the wagon and contents. Fine
mornin.' said Nickem refining up his nag
in front of the pedIar's wagon. IT'S
Pooty fine, | guess, fur yeour wooden
country, said the pedlar.
What you got TO sell,-any thingl"
said the sheriff
"GuessS | have few notions, ons
sort or uther. What'd yeau like 10 hevj
Got some rale slick raze-surs, and some
prime Slropsi an article guess want you
Squire, by the looks oyer beard. And
here's rale genoo wine backin'-makS
them old Owhide beoots . 'yOurn shine
like dollar"
Thank YOU" said Nickem, 81 don't
use blacin'; greas is better we allow, out
this way. But what's that stuff in tho
bottles thar-is it good TO take?" contin.
ued lie, pointing to q lot Of labelled bot
tells.
well | guess, Squire it is sort o'good:
it's balm o Columby; good for the hair.
and cures the collywobbles; al nation fms
: stuff for assistiD' poor human natur' as
the poet says. in the affairs Of Ilfe.-A-n-d
such stuff for expanding, the ideas, and
causis' 'em to aow spontaneously! Knew
feller once who took bottle on the 4th
July and scissors! diden't he make u
speech! Danl Webster and Henry
Clay got ashamed ofthemselves, and went
clear hum! Fact by golly!"
, "What Dye ask forit!" inquired Nick
, en-.
"a dollar bottles the price. Squirs.
. but seen its you guess III let yeou hey
it fur se-ven,ty.iive ceats. Cheap as
dirt ant itl"
We'll | recon I'll take bottle: ,har,s
the change" said Nickem.
And there's the balm Of Columby.--
o Haut nothin' else in my line To day
Squirrel" said the composed and vivaci-
: tous Yankee.
q "B'lieve not, OH yes, now think Of i;
stranger. have you got license for ped
ling in this Siatei" said Nickem coming
:, 10 business
Guess bev Squire. maby you'd like
: to see it
We'll, stranger seen as I'm the high
Sheriff Of this county, reckon shall
y trouble you to show your license"
= "Oh! certain, certain, Squire yeou kin
see ii, there it is. all fixed NJ in black and
white, nice as wax, au't IN"
- "lt's all right perfectly right" said
=, Nickem, folding up the document anc
- - handing it back To the pedlar and he al
. ded, 81 don't know now that have
bought this stuff, that keer anything a
10 bout it. reckon may as well sell it it
I you again; Whatll you give for tl"
=, "Oh! 1 deop't know that the darn,
= stuff's any use to me, bat seeiu' it's 20,
b, Sheriff guess III give yeou about thirty
- - seven and.a.half cents for it," quietly re
- sponded the trader. The high Sherii
handed over the bottle, and received tn,
~ change, when the pcdIar observed
81 say, yeou, guess Pvea question {,
ask just meow; her you gOt a Pedlar's Il
cenSe abO0t ycOur TOwSerS::"
MET No, haven't no use for the 81
" ticle, myself" said Nicken.
"Hant, ehl Well guess we'll see abou
o, that pooty darn'd soon. Ell understan,
II, the law meow its clear case, that yeou'v
"a been tradn' with me, hawkin and ped
a lin balm o'Columby. on the highway
ii and | shaIIinform on,yeou-l'll be darn
Ih ef l'dontl!"
I'd Reaching the town. the Yankee ped
n lar was as good as his word, and the hig
IS, Sheriff was nicked aud fud for pcaiiR
us uifhout icenSei The high Sheriff wa
rd heard to sayyou might as well try to hol
e. "A greesed eel, as live Yankee "a
he Blade.
r. PrescrVagiOU Of NEilk.
m If milk be introduced into bottles, the
N well corked, put into pan of cold waite