The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-08-30
LOAFEUS soLILoQuY.

Cob my gracious, voi place" groan
ed a coatless loaier, rs lie cta~led into a
sugar hogsheud on tie wharf, after looking
artfaly around, to see # he vas under the
eye OF any observer" ere 10, all vet as
rat. and this place ISN'T &, for semman,
no way you can fix it. Cunsafn the lazy
~iIins vot don't sweep out their 'ogsheads !;
| shant pai--.hete now, II bant Tor
got to bring stone for my plier, coosafn
/, all; veil can't Get out again. that's ti,t
no faint, nuiher cos its round-seil,
slut q goin 10 pa,ronz' this vafl eny mofe
# the CONSUMED cd fciets don't sweep out
their 'ogsheads. when they puts 'en cut Tar
gemnsu's retrn' PAGES, ven its ralnin
O dear, gracious goody, 'ow vel IS, end
no ticker % keep out the cold = Wouldn't
q leetIe etn warm tellef uq-Iist like q
small stove with fire IN II, ~ mes ards.
o, dear me, amt ! a vet anf sHistlas
creature, put away ere IN darned old 81.
gar 'ogshesd, as leaks ~us than plg ETY..
Thee ere feilers rs tells about bcin' ones
brother, Wy don't they invite me TO lake
sumlhn', aud ave bed like q gemmln as
| Isl Con,atn the Old by pocrltcs, they
halut 70, no fcehu's for sUtl-tin' leiler
cfcetur. Gs hasn't had a dtop Of gin since
tho afternoon, and uos's got to lie down IN
this ere nasty old wl''inous 'ugs'ead. Q,
Lord vol otful times these IS, speciay
With the 'ogshcads. FAINT as il used 10 vas,
ven Teller d get nice dty boy, and a do
zen real slick 'oeshesds, all IN cap to.
these ia hard times enough, thet Is; rs
nough to wrins quar-, OF water out Of
ieiiei's eyes, ven he's a 4 over vet as | vaIs
tha,' Iiclloa Who are you' o get out
Mcrdcr murder ffe thieves aud out
scrambled the loaier, AMI rushed away.
shouting all manner Of alarm, until he tell
ilnto the hands OF the watch, and was borne
to oiIicial quarters. He swnrc positively
lha, robber had assaulted hln, Jist as he
was lying down comfortably -aud the poor
ca, whom he dis,ut bed, never appeared, to
deny it.-Er. paper.
ANECDoTE OF JACK HAYS. TIE TEN.
RANGER.
4 Amcnn the many incidents IN the raila-
ton of which the Usually tac.turn Young
Ranger vas accustomed TO bngulle the long
and latotious nigh, rides Of Gen. Lace Ia
pursuit of the guetsiIIeros, | recollect the
following which may not be undressing
TO your readers.
/ odd ever tel! yon. said no one night as
VIC we're riding towards Ma'amoras, IN
drzzl,ne ram, 'abou, my being appointed
commander Of tho forces for our frontier
BY the Texan Congress
'No-how was fF
.Well, when was about fourteen years
old, go. in the habi, Of going with out
spies aud following trails to find the camps
and villages Of the Camsnches. 10 'hor'
time l used to 60 alone, when the sp'e'
would 20 no further, aud sometimes sue
ceeded 10 finding the enemy and leading ou'
Raueess to their camp. Very soon The
ofiicess employed the ss regular trailer
and from that time vas always in the
woods in the pussui, Of The Csmaoche'
and for : whole year have not slep. in
bed. and bu. tsics in house. Thing,
zen, on THE way until | got to b about IL
or 10 years old. Doe day, after 90 absence
Of several months, came into tho settle
msn., hsdo't on pair Of pansalOons lot oil
. mouths-