The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-14

lHotlons, ahd settled down IN the Cadd0
country or some other undiscovered re
gion OF the State, aud there eencIuded
TO run for Congress-. The following ex
tract of letter. describing one Of his
eleclioneeriug tours, is a specimen al
the luck he had in this delightful bust
ness:
""Well, put up with FIRST rate, good
natured leler that met at a billiard Ia.
BILE. went IN. aud was introduced To
his wife, 6He fat woman. who lnoked
as though she lived on lafiin; her face was
so full of fun. After a whiIe-s(ter w'd
talked about my gal Sc about the garden, &
about the weather. and 81 0n-in came
three or -four children, afFiu aud skippin
as merry as crikets. There waln't no
candle lit. but could see they were fine
looking fellows, and | started for my sad.
die bags, in which had put lot Of su
gar candy for the children. as went
long Come here. said /, You Iilt'e
rogue. cone along here. aud toll me
what your name is" the oldest then cOme
up To me and says he:
My name is Peter Smith. SIR
Aud what is your name sirl' said |.
Bob Smith. sir
The next said his name was Bill Smith
and the fourth said his name was Tommy
Smith p
Well. gave 'em sugar candy, and old
| Mrs Smith was so tick led that she Iaffei
all the time. Mr.. Smith hooked on. but
didn't say much. Why says /, Mrs
smith, | wouldn't take a good deal for
EN- four boys it | had 'em. they're so
beautiful aud sprightIy'
No. says she, latin, i Sc: good deal
of store by 'em. but we spoil 'em too
much
oh, no. ses I, they're ra'al well be.
haved children, and by gracious says |
pretending to be startled by sudden
idea of striking resemblance tween 'em
boys aud lheu father, and | looked al
Mr.. Smith, i never did see nnlh.n equal
to it, says your eyes, mouth, fore
head, a perfect picture Of you. SIR says
|, tapping the oldest on the pate,
thought Mrs. Smilh would have died laffir
at lha'; her arms fell down by her side
and she shook the hull house latin
DO you think So Col Jones, says she
and she looked towards Mr. Smith, and
thought she'd go of in fi e
Yes, says |, i do really think So
'Hu, ha, ha-how. WI said Mr.. Smith
kinder half laffin, you're too bard on me
now with your jokes .a........
4 amt jokin at ALL says |. they're
haudsum children, and they do look won
derfuIly like you
Just then gal brought in light. aud
I'd be darned if the brats didu't turn oul
to be mulatoes, every one of 'em. aud
their hair was as curly as the blackesl
niggers. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith never had
any children, aud they sort of pelted 'em
littIe niggers as play things. | never fell
so streaked as | did when | see how
things stood. If | hadn't kissed The liz
tie nasty things, | could have got ov r it
but kissin 'em showed that was in airn
esr; (though | was soft soapiu' ON 'em al
The time) how to getnut of the scrape
didn't know Mrs. Smith Iatfed SO hare
she almost suIlncated. A IilIe while af
forwards there was a Whole family nf re
laions arrived from The city, aud turne'
the matter of, but next morning | cnul,
see Mr. Smith did not like The remem
brance of what | said, and don't be
lieye he'll vote for me when the eleclio
comes on. 'spect Mrs. Smith kept tn
old elbow under the joke for some tim,
PoPPY HEAD TEA.-Some years ago
well known botanical doctor was Gale
in To prescribe for man who kept f
sale all kinds Of dogs The patient wa
great believer in herbs and bntanica
productions, and was indeed very i'll =
The doctor felt his pulse, aud as he wa
leaving the room said, Oh, cheer up MI
Jones. III send you some herb mediciu
that will put you all right again. | wan
} to find your wife To the latter, VIII
J met him on The stairs, ne said. Mrs Tones
III be back here again very shortly, an
, in tho meanwhile make your husband
, large bowl full of poppy,head tea. Tn
v wife of the sick man was a German WI
( man, and didn't exactly understand wha
was ordered. As soon as the doctor wa
t gone, she went into the yard, and too
, from litter of wfnundand puppie
| five specimens, cut their heads Of, an
boiled them down, and gave her husban
;. pari of the tea.
: "a In the evening when the doctor re
D turned, he ask - ..- i,s.-. .....
D Well, Mrs. Jones, have you done as
3 ordered you to do? ss'
D To be sure have, doctor.
e Well, and how does it operatel s.
Operate, sir2 can't tell; but Pm SUI
$ Sam will kill me when he gets we'll.
h How, kill youl What should he XII
II you tor, good woman2 3
$ Because, doctor. he's been offered f,
o dollars apiece for them Newfnundlau
Vt puppies, and know he wants the IN
h ney. a-.g ail0 H
e Puppies, woman. replied the astonis
d. ed doctor; what have you been giviI
n your husbandl -nt .t.l.-t
% Puppy.head tea, replied the woman
'r Puppy,head tea! | told yau popp
a. head tea. ;, ..a .....,s ...........
ID And the doctor sloped; for his patier
N who by the way, got well, and after
u while forgave his wife, but never /
80 doctor. and has eschewed botanical m