Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-06-01

! ,o"h'lhao!e grocery, tying to kick up fight
long with Bill Pitcher, and you may thank
me that you's got eyes left in YER drafted
head to look for yer blind hossn'
That speech was enough tor ST, consid-
erIng It's source, and he a, once set about
searching for The missing horse and Cart
The balance of the Ticklegizzard party,
bearing IN mind that there was Jug of
rum In the case, were prompt to lend their
aid
Away they scattered in every direction,
lnqulrng Of every body they met if they had
''seed anything of blind horse and cart
with Jug in it :" But all their efforts
were vain-lhey could get no lidngs of The
object Of their search, and one after another
they returned to the store to report the re-
suit OF their investigations, and to take
counsel as TO wha, course was best to be
pursued. MIR. Harley, who had returned
IN the meantime, was of opinion that the
animal had gone home, and that there Was
no occasion for giving themselves any far
Their uneasiness about it,
But ST Perkins knew better than that.
"Whoever hearn," said he, so a biz
boss gwine home, six miles, all alone by
himseIf:"
''That's fact" remarked Boss Ankles,
''i' amt in natur for 'em to do it, no more'n
1t was for my hat and shoes to went of by
Themselves that time. Somebody's tuck
that boss, ST Perkins you may depend"
"Y es," added Bill Sweeney, ''aud that lick
er's as clear gone as ever was"
"But who upon yealh could went and
s'ol'd 'em right here in broad daylight,
'thout nobody seen 'em -
IN ever you mind that" said Boss Ankles,
"here's plenty of meanery and shecoonery
in this town to do any thing"
Just at this stage Of the deliberaton, our
hero who had been all the while intenly
engaged in carving the pine box upon which
he sat, affected to overhear the conversation
of the anxious group that was assembled
near the store-door, and to become interest
ed in!Ahe subject of their investigation. APP
proschng them, he inquired
"Was it little sun-burnt sorrel boss -
EYES," answered two at once.
"Wilh bob,ail -
eyes"
''In small cart with a new body -
eyes, with jug in it, answered a trio
of voices, while the whole party gazed with
eager expectations into the face of the in
terrogator.
SWELL" said our hero, 81 saw such horse
and cart standing hitched TO that rack, not
more than fifteen minutes ago, and my o.
pinion is, that the horse could not have got
loose without help.'
ITO be sure it COULDN'T" remarked ST,
''for hung him hard and fast myself''
But even if he might have got loose re-
sumed our hero, sit is not probable that
he could have got out of sigh. so quick"
'.Tha,'s fact,'' said Boss Ankles, "and
we've looked all over town for 'em."
"But, gentlemen, did you follow the track
of the cart?-lhat would, if taken in time
most certainly lead you to your property;
well, bless my soul? ~ exclaimed Per-
kins, "why didn't we think of that before
Come on, my boys, the squire's got more
sense than all Of US put togelher-come on
and we'll soon see where old Buttons been
tuck to-
The next minute the whole party were
pursuing the track of the cart, which they
traiIed round to Mr.. Harley's back lot
through the gate into the yard and up te
!, the cellar door. In another minute the doc
|, was opened, and ST Perkins had just succeed
ed III urging his half furnished pony up thu
steps, when MIR. HarIev's clerk, who was il
the back room at the time, attracted by TIT
, l. Y e a., i
f and saw the cart driving away from the eel
: lar with certain articles of unsold merchan
: die. Shocked beyond measure at such
: high handed proceeding, Mr. Van Scoil
rushed into the front store, exclaiming-
MIR. Harley, Mr.. Harley, do you thinl
5 them Ticklegizzard people amt ont in tn
: back lot, carrying off our goods by the Car
load -
The ID they are - exclaimed Mr.
! Harley, leaping over the counter, and hasten
, ing out, followed by his clerk, and few
) persons that were in the store.
} Our hero Joined to see the fun, secret,
exuling at the success Of his schemes, an;
whispering TO himself
] CHOW whether he sue Perkins,
Or Perkins HIM, or each do sue the other,
Every way makes my gain
The party with the horse and cart wer,
making their way across the yard to the
street, when The astonished merchant and biz
friends came upon them.
: stop tina, cart, YOU internal scoundrel,
exclaimed Mr.. Harley.
7 ST would have slapped the speakers
mouth with his fist, bu, that it required lht
: active employment of both hands, to guide
, the movements of his af1righled nag. How
ever his tongue was free, and with it b,
i gave Mr.. Harley as good as he sent, until h,
, ordered his clerk to seize the rens of TIT
5 animal. This movement caused others OF
, both sides to interfere, and a scrufile en-
, sued, i'll which amid ,ovren, Of oalhs AM