The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-18
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Retreatins from a Battery.
A COLoRED SKETCH.


asa A CoLnRED SKETCH.
From Collection Of Humorous Sketches.
Away up among the granite hills OF Ne"
Hampshire, there lives good. na'uted Dc
ter, who IS we'll known in the village where
be dispensss squils and opium pellets, as an
,nvs,era,e was, fond Of joke al his o"n or any
one slse's expense, and who never suffers an
opportunity TO pass for the creation offs laugh {;
for he contends that the latter 10 oiientimes
far more conducive 10 health than the mos,
formidable dose OF csloDel or ipecac.
1; chances ,ha, in the same village where
the Doctor holds out, there lives also . stout,
b-asny representative Of the African race,
Who hls made himself notorious. the country
round. for his Dragging proPensities. sad as
he is the only colored eemman in the vicinity
he psides himself upon being able 10 do sny.
thing and everything which any body else can
perform. No. long since joker from this
city happened to be passing day OF two
the Doctors residence, and ia the course o.
his peregrinations sbou, the town he came a.
cross San DO, whom he set down al once ae q
character
Ssmbo. according to his own accom-. Of
himself, could hft the bigges. log, turn the
heav,es. stone. knock doan the strongest OF,
carry the creates. weight. or hold the hardest
mouibed horse, in slI New Hampshire. And
sier listening s,tentively 70 sambo's yarn,
cur friend very quietly remarked tina, he was
undoubtedly . very smar, Niger, bu, that
~iih ell his boas,ed proves and strength,
there WAS . small machine DOM at the DC.
tors that he couldn't hold no ho1-for he
hid tried il himself, and he'd bet en- ii.
Wot yoa be, OBJ i, 7 asked Sam, de.ernin.
ed TO make Iifle Out Of the stranger.
Well, Sambo, have you @en il
times; up at de doctors. LIS do masheen
aid de brass balls on I'm
That's It, Sam. III wager dollar tina,
you can, hold it,
Done, massa, said Sanbo at once and Up
they wen, forthwith TO the Doctors office,
sho was very quickly informed Of The nature
OF The present visit, aud Who VAS up 10 the
thing 10 j ffy.
i u think the machine is 90, in very good
order. SAM said the ID ,clor pleasantly, and
you will ibos have the advantage Of my friend
here. You are q very strong man, Ssmbo.'
Wal, ] isD't nof q else; and Sc g~ine
10 make sPenny out o dis german, as be
comes all dc way from Boss'n 10 teeche de
Gale about DE- aasheea.'
Then you thick you eau hold it. eh 7
Il duz'n iink nof n but dat, go you eau fetch
i'm rite long, Massa, SAID Ssmbo, trlum.
plainly. snd The old. fashioned eecsffy ing sp-
parstus, with ns two long arms, wss quickly
charged. and Ssmbo was directed to take bold
81 the balls and bod on.
10 sn Instant SaiDbo gsssped the handles
With man strength, and the Doctor applied
the battery 9th compound, double.refiaed,
high.pressurs force! But poor Sambo, quick.
" esinced, by the cruel aud unea,,hly con.
ioriions Of bis ebony vssse, that, sotnshow
or other. be had made irf,ns error ia bis
calculations this time, certain
'Biess de Lord-o~ l-ighp exclaimed
Sam al fret. as the tsi.ching, twittering, start.
lug current dsried from his palms 10 The shout.
ists-' oh de IOrdy. goddy--nsssaf Take
i'm OIL
Hold on, Sam-~hy dou't you hold it I
asked the Doctor, a. he renewed the we'll.
charged battery and the motion Of the handles
had begun to work well, hold on, Ssmbo--
yss'a fetch il yeti AZ the poor dsrkey'.