Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-06-25
From the Yankee Blade.
HOW A CONSTABLE MADE HIS FIRST
LEVY

LEVY.
In one Of The interior counties Of lennes-
see, an iliterate man named Jake Short, wh"
of law matters il might truly be saId-'d'd
no, know as much as the law allows him
by some chance was elected constable.
The mex, day he was me. by a neighbo'
striding like military officer with his sad
dle-bags on his arm.
Hold on Jake, says he.
The wheels of government never stop!
Going to make levy?
Yes, got the documents in my saddle
bags.
! You had better look out the last man is
lost by not doing his business according to
law.
Don't catch mel am up TO how it is
done, answered the new made ofic proud
ly, never turning his head IS he strobe along.
Let me see, solloquizes he, am to dis
train for rent, attach all the property can
lay hands on.
| When he arrived a, the tenement, lie found
i, vacated and no vi BILE means left.
Whew-where am to make my mileage
"a pill Of The State must have sharp eyes
-government expects it.
After seeing abou, the houses and bushes
for some time be espied an anliquaed pork
er end her little ones.
| Attentive got 'em-I say Pm some
he CALCULATED, as he crep. silly around and
caught the unsuspecling po'S by the kink
in her narrative, that he might lay hands on,
and 60 according to law (for he had seen
prisoner taken by the slapping him on the
Ia H. Acha
ing (as he had heard at cour)-hear ye-
hark ye-I-atlach-yo All this time
the porker had been up and doing her best
licks, bu, Jake's motto being 'never give il
up so,' hung on to she forlorn hope like
death to departed colored gentleman.
The pre, thus beautifully describes a
similar catastrophe,
"Jack fell down. and Jill came tumbling after"
The porker fell-and wheel Of govern
ment was suddenly heels over head making
six feet measure and fracluring some jean.
The porker, owing perhaps TO her having
more propelIers than the pillar, got under
way first, The lillle ones doing tall >speci-
men Of migrating all ihe'lime. Not a very
profitable office groaned Jake as he survey
ed his d;lspidaed habimen!s. Bu, a sworn
officer must do his duty and 60 according
10 law.
He now went ii slrong-it was nip and
tuck for about quarter, he then gained, and
ended the contest by Pouncing, like "a duck
on June bug nabbing the porker by the
organs of hearing.
Hear ye-hear ye-hear ye-I command
you to appear at9 O'Clock on Saturday next
at Jim Parker's grocery-(the porker was
going her death on i, in the lillle matter of
brouge, Jake looked around for the little
ones-not one of which was to be seem
end bring with you tha. passle of cussed
pigs, for in the eyes Of the law you are ac-
countable for 'em. Fail no. to appear un-
der the pain of the penalty laid down in the
Law Books. This is done by me, sworn
officer, and as the law Directs
As he had done his duty he loosed his
hol6, the porker no doub. being accountable
for the appearance Of the little ones, was in
so great hurry to Join them that she got
her head bothered with the understanding
ofJake, and sad to relates pillar Of the State
fell and great was the fall thereof
The next day the following was found
sticking on a tree:
NOTICE.-A. Jim Parker's Grocery a.
9 O'Clock on Saturday next, will expose an
old sow and passle Of pigs-more or less
who will appear as the Law directs to be
dislrained for rent.
JAKE SHORT, Constable.