The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-04-10
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Old Csptsin Sick was remarkably iine
old gensleuau, and esuscisai;cusly Just man.
He vas, loo, very meihodical in his hablls'
zone Of which wasAo keep "a accom-, IN wit
ing OF the conduci Of lis servants, Rom DAY
TO Gay. II was soffof fSaplday afternoon
No one dreaded the Letdomi1ai balancing
more than Tony, the boy 81 all wofk, for The
Captain was generally Obliged TO write re-
.eeipl for a considerable amount aeross ms
shoulders.
One settling afsernoon, the Capt. accom-
panied by Tony, was 'todding' down 90 lhe
old stable, wittihis little account book in one
hand aud a small rope in the oiner. AHer
they had reached the bar ot Jns'ce' aup
i Tony had been properly Strung up TIE cap
Tain Proceeded 70 state ais accounts as loi'
lows:
Tony, Dr.
Sabbath, 10 dot half blacking my boots,
&c, five stripes.
Tuesday, 10 stopping four hours longer at
the mill than was necessary, ten stripes.
"Wednesday, to not locking lhe hall door at
4 night, Ave stripes. b8
Friday, to letting the horse 60 without
water, five. stripes.
s. Total, twenty five stripes.
y Tony, CT.
Monday, FIRST rate days work, in the gar
den, ten stripes.
Balance due, fifteen stripes.
The balance being thus struck, the Capt
drew his COW hide and remarked ed-'Now, 10
i ny, you biaUa scamp, wiIar say sou, you az.
villain, why should not give you iil'eel
lashes across your back, as hard as Cal
drawn
stop, Massn,' said Tony, 'dar's de wori
in dc garden, sir dat ought to take of some
You black dog said The Captain, 'haVn'
Il IgIven you the proper credit OF ten stripe
Il for that, come, Gomez
Please old massa,' said Tony rolling hi
yes about in agony of frighl-'da''s-yo
@rpet--ilil's de sc0urin' Of the hoor--ol
A,pIn 1 koistaliolisA -rEo good before
'Slho, YOU saucy rascal quoth Capa
3 Stick, 'yoi're brlngiug more offsets, are you
Well therer-here ine Captain made an en-
ny upon his book you have a cred Of fiy
stripes aad lie balance must he paid
Cor a massa, dOn't bin yet--dal's sumpe
else oh Lordi please don't--yes, ar--gt
um now--kitchn :he white boy and felchl
um TO old massus, what throw rock at Ia
young duck
That's fact, said the Captain --'lte ou
rageous young vagabond-t that's fact, an
II III give you n credit of ten sIipeS for II.
wish you had brought him 10 me e--now We
Settle ihe halance.'
ii Dress de Lord, old massa,' said Tony, dat
4 ALL Tony gfnaed ex'ravaganty.
The Captain adjusted his spectacles wit
great exactness, held the book close 10 b
, eyes, and ascertoined that The fact was safe
by Tony. lie was not a Ihtle rritated
You swear off The account, you rascal, 20
swear off The accuunt do ynu.'
All de credit is fair, massa,' answere
Tony.
Yes, ut,'-said the disappointed Capa
but bul'-slilI The Captain was sore
puzzled how to give Tony a fe" Iicks al
Aow-'bul,'-an idea popped into his head
where's my costs -you ncorrgihle scour
drelf You want TO swindle me, du you, o
OF my costs, you rascal? And,' said CAPITA
Slick, chuckIing as we AT his own lngenui
as The perfect business Of the sentence:--
enter ludgmen, against you for cosIs--t
stripes, and forthwith administered the strip
aiI'sSatiS6ed ifie iudament.