The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-05-09
1OW A CONSTABLE MADE HIS
FIRST LEVY.

who of law matters It might truly be said--
"d'h not know as much rs the Law allows
nim"--by some chance was elected consta-
bic.
The next dav he was met by neishbos
| ',riding like military officer, with his sad.
d'e.hans on hrs arm.
"Hold on Jake" said he. -,
"The wheels of qovernms ut never siopi"
"Goina to make a levyl" .. ....
"Y-s 90, the document in my ssddIe-
bans." .r.
"Yon had better look out. The last man
in. lost by not doing hi, business according
10 law"
'.Cant carch me. am up to how iis
DONE" answered the new made official.
proudly, never turning his head as he sirods
alung."
"L"t mo see." so'iloqrizes he, II am 10
d's'ra'n for rent. 1l'a,h all the property
can Law hands on.
When he arrived al the tenement, he
found it vacated, and n, visible means left.
"Whpw-wherP nm 10 make my mile
aae-a pillar of The Stare must have sharp
eyes -gov"rnmen' expects il
| After seeing about the houses and bush.
es for soup ''u''. h esp'ph an anl,qua,sd
pnrkpr aud her II,i- ones.
"Ah-m-l'vp GOT '-m-I sav I'm some"
, he ejacnlalei, as he crept silly around and
caught the unsnspeclng p"rksr bv the kink
IN her Narrative, thai he nigh, lay hands
on, and 90 according to law. (ior he had
seen y prisoner taken by sIappipg him on
the shoulder while the process was ready
shouting (,s h. had heard at courD-
"IIear ye-Hark ve-lIear ye-T-at-
lach-vou." Al this time the porker had
heen cup ana dong" her best licks, bu,
Jake's motto being "never give j. up So"
hung on 10 "rhe fo'l"rn hope" like death 10
departed cni"red gentleman.
Tn. poet 'hus beautifully describess Q
similar catastrophe,
sack fell down,n'd Jim came tumblng AFTER
r." r"rkrr frlI--rnd wheel of govern.
men' was suddenly heels over head, making
>Iy feet measure. and f-aciuring some
jean. The p"rk'r. owing. perh"ps. to her
hav rc more propellers than the pillar; GOT
under way first. the lille ones doing q tall
specimen ot migrating all the lime. "Not
O very profitable Office" sroaned Jake. as
he surveyed his tiIapida,ec habiliments.--
"Bn, a sworn cflice' must du dis duty, and
90 according to law"
r.. now wen, il strong git was "aip and
tuck" for abouta quarter, he then gained,
and ended the contest by pouncing like "s
duck on a Jane bug" nabbing the porks,
by the organs OF hearing.
"H.ar ye-Hear ye-Hear ye-I com.
"aod YOU 10 appear a, 0 o'clock on Sa,ur-
day next a, jim PMker's grocery-(,he
porker was going "her death on il" in the
iu,le matter OF broymc. Jake looked around
tor Ihe llile ones-not oLe OF which was
70 b. se-n) and hing with you that passlc
Of cussei pigs. Tor in the eye Of the law
Nbu ar hcCON lIdDe IOr en-. tAl MT 10
appear under pain Of the penalty laid down
in 'h- Law Buoks THIS is done by me a
sworn "fiic-r. as the law dirsc,s"
a, H. had done his duty he lonsed his
Mold. 'he p"'ktr no doub. being acc"unta.
ii" tor rhe appearance Of the little ones.
was IN so @,ea, hurry to join them. that she
.o' her head bothered with the understand.
IN! oi Jake. aud sad TO relate, ga pillar OF
the State" JcI. aud great was the fall
lh-r Of.
Tue next day the following was found
sticking on iIee:
Al Jim Psrker's Gr"cery at 9 O'Clock on
Saturday next. | will expose "a old SOW.
anj passle Of piss., more or iess--wno
will appear as the law directs to be dislrs,o
ed fpr rent. JAKE SHORT, Constable.
MARCH, 1851.
Miss Dubois Is rather down on her cIer.