The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-26


frlendIy JuxiapositIon, a painted print Of some
female or other, and the corpse Of a rabbit
mysterious engines Of felectioneerrng, as the
sequel proves. Through the principal ave,
nue. OF The town lin which this humpIe tenn,
pie of liberty was planted flowed strong
and heavy current Of beer and cider, on
which the holiday urchins were sailing min
iature soops, ships, and schooners, ofvarious
and marvellous structue. .gs ,,a.. B, ,....
Throughout the thoroughfare, busy por
sons with baskets we're dealing Out fac sins
lies Of The suspended print. By tfifling in
quiry, a traveller might ascertain that the
community was split into factions 1.-The Toad
and Bull frog paTies--or, as others named
them, the Rabbit and Anti. Rabbit parties.
The Bull frog party, it was acknowledged
by all, possessed the loudest speakers, but
The Toads surpassed them in the length and
breadth OF their oralions. A deadly and
savage haired seemed to FIRE the breasts of
both
The sight Of a Toad made a Bull frog
spit; and on the other hand Toad's physi>
ognomy was spoili for a whole day, by a
chance glimpse Of a Bull frog.
Not lar distant from the lonsorium, IN,
mounted on decayed hogsheaGi, which last
had been flled with the primest N. Orleans,
was the leading orator of the Bull frog and
Rabb faction. He prided himseifon always.
appearing before The people with tattered
walsIcoat, and half burnt cigar in the cors
ner OF his mouth In truth, the chief point
OF his eloquence lay in this that, while he
reVolyed from one cornerof his mouth clouds
OF smoke, from the other, with dexterity
IuneAanpled, he puffed forth equal clouds Of
oratory He held forth his bony, knuckle.
knobbed hand, in which was clasped, seem>
IngIy with a death gripe, a green Jersey
sweeln,' and harangued motley multitude
OF men, women. and boys, with an occasion-
al dog, to this purpose: s'"% 1.l' s9'1 Is.
Fellow citizen! rise in my place 10 re-.
mark--anda while | am up, may as well add
you are all here e!--yes, you are all herel
Ponder OH these things: you are all here, ev.
cry one ofyon! You appear here, in Behalf
your much injured countrymen.!-t the real
Bull tiogs, that live over by the mill, and
down here by. the bridge whom S;ubbs, the
candidate OF our enemies, has so cruelty, and
| may say ungentemanly, prosecuted with
sticks, slaves, stones, ropes, hands and feet
and IN behalf of the Rabbits, too, whom he
has hunted with dogs, Sunpowder, and shot;
there IS one Of the innocenls,( ,(ponting 20 the
rabbit That surmounted the baIber's pole,) n
victim Of his unchtistian hunting; and so
sure, feIluw-ciiizens, as | hilthat abbt with
lhs Jersey sweeln, ,'-and here The orator
arrayed himself in projectie atttude--'so
sure will you beat
The smoking Demostbenes sunk - the
earth seemed TO give way under him--and
he fell through the hogshead. The apple hit
ltsmnrk; the crowd gave three Ioud.ringing
sh uIs--but for which object, the ldpsus Of
the speaker, or his correct aim, is matter Of
conjecture 10 this day, The orator was not
abashed, bu with head projecting just above
the wall OF his wooden prison, ne continued
his rhetorical aourshes with renewed vigour
striking its sides with his feet, and ever nd
anon leaplng up and down, after The manner
of porpolse. aa j --t.a
| Leaving him 10 escape as he best can, Tot
US for while accompany another figure OF
our little drama--a figure whom we beg leave
10 Introduce 10 our audience and readers by
the name of Amelia Slubbs.
| Size was The daughter of constable Slu5bs,
| (who was a candidate for reelection 10 that
high dlgnhy,) and lhe fair one whose picture
graced the barber's pole, in company with
the defunct rabbit AS FaIstaf had limited
in the mail stage, the whole election "A,
least on the side Of The Toad and Anti .Rab
rit party hinged On her. The most influ-
enllal Of that party had, at sometime or other
and somehow or other, fallen in love with
her manifold graccs. She was certainly moi
Venus de Medici, but charms she did pos
sess, which marble never has possessed, ol
'can or will possess There was nothing
magnificent in her features; but there was
somelhng really magnificent in her smile -
and her laugh-ye gods it tcas laugh, lha
made the very air merry mile round.
/, Her father, the honorable constable, Solo
mon SDubbs, was, in addition to his oflicia
duty, devoted 10 sportmanship, he could rins
his whistle as merrly through the woods
, and run down rabbit as quickly as any
lie was enyied for bis admirable facility il
!, gathering string of these long cared hop-o'
lmy-thumbs, and envy begat opposition, HI
had also unfortunately murdered lin cole
/. Eblood,j half dozen cauering Bull frogs
J who had disturbed his slumber for more thai
Two months. unannoyed. so..
From these two facts sprang the grea
. Bull frog and Rabbit party, SO warm in il
enmity ri SO virulen! in lis iEVecIves! ..,
al Nathan, the biushing quaker of The stag
ii coach, was q stauuch friend 10 Solomo
d Slubbs, in fact his friendship for that poten
e tate was so enlarged and electric, that il ex
ended even TO his beloved 1augher Autclii
# The orator, also, who. fell through. IN nj
sublime attempt at missile argument, was a
nj enemy to Solomon only because he had bee
il occasionally laughed At and despised by b
Is blooming daughter, ss.l h se. ..,.,.5
ffi The political war in the streets, or rathC
n llslreel, of Bell town, waxed hotter and hottie
q The country was secured; old men, wi
had lived lifetime in the woods were d
Ie inferred, and brought once more ON u
!, stage: Juveniles, beardless aud almost "
g. D. .tiicodted, advenlured to draw nigh and d
ID post a vote. Old women clothed in ii
is habits Of male eoctogenorians s--sleight o'har
voters, who know how TO insert Two ballO
,e at limc-- were sought after, and we'll fee'
,e1 One hatlcss, unhewn son Of Erin deposltt
I four. t''5 AAr % arli2 aal. "a t9 ge1
% While The campagn.deepens, Ralph Jone
,e ,he third traveller, o'eT.wearied with the bu
ne lille Of BelI-,own, has escaped at least "
tn niles from lis precincts, and, supportedby
antique stone wall, is alternately PIuckil