The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-31

shinge; then altered by inserting sleeves
shirt fashion into the shoulders--the garment
being buttoned up ''chuck" in front with
small brass buttons. Between the lower
part of the aforementioned coat and the
trowsers was gap of about three inches,
throgh which dingy shirt pulled out like a
life preserver- His pants was of linsey-I
woolsey, the larger part Of the cloth in the
of his hinder suspender bat
tons, the smaller quantity remaining grow
ing smaller and smaller till it reached some
six inches from the red untanned shoes that
covered the pedal cxuemeties, as tight as
India rubber garters. A tallow complex
ioned countenanc, grey eyes, and you have
ltheIan.
He alked up the plank on the boatdeposi-
ted his truh4o . cotton bale CROSSED his
hands behind, took a. eral view fittings
in general, and noticing IN tengineer get
ting up steam, walked around to>ommuni-
cate with him. y
"Guess this 'ere's 'mazin fast critter Of
yourn."
"Ah," granted the engineer, not disposed
to enlarge his circle Of acquaintance by the
Chestcrfeldian mode.
"Neyer kicks eout ov the breechin',"
| "Ha,"
"Nor rars nor pitches, nor nothin Of the
sott,"
Bah"
"Wen," old hoss, l guess you'll never
die from wastin' yer breath, fur ye keep yet
rusty old mouth as close as an lister. Ie'l
don't pretend to say this 'ere ugly lookin,
concern can run fast. Jemi-ma, ef yeou'd
sem my brothers wiles, uncle skeet, yea
wouldn't think it-Yer see he run agin
time, Ga1d tew,sboat, be run agiR time, and
| tew beat, he run so gol-alfred fast that his
hair whipped and cracked, so that when he
cum eout at the eend Of the race, he was
clean ball-heaed- fact-but that warnt a
primin to what he did one n.c racin with a
ghost."- ......
Here the engineer opened the safetyvalye,
in close proximity to the coon skin, which
suddenly disappeared, thSs breaking the
thread of the ghost story, its proprietor soon
making his entrance into the ladies cabin,
which was only occupied by a black cham
bermaid,
-"Gemman's cabin next door; no gemman
lowed in ere without ladies'" said the dar-
key angry at the intrusion OF such looking
man into the cabin.
"Ain't gown tew fetch nothin,' jest
wanted to toexamine the crltter. What's them
arr" pointing to the old state rooms.
"For de ladies berfs, sah.''
elbow many hev yer got?"
"Bout thirty, sah?"
"Whar's the wimen folks?''
SON de deck, sab "
"Thirty births year, 'spose-what a
fine place for a doctor tow settle in-lots ov
sickness among SO menny." soliloquized he,
while he stuck his head into stateroom to
see the accommodations ga real narrer
contracted tucked up consarn. the folks up
in our kentry wouldn't liye'in sich a tite
narrer contracted naberhood"
During this soliloquy the chambermaid
opened the door into the gentlemen's cabin.
"Sah gemmens de like OBJ you amt lowed
in here tall, yer must 60 from here quicker
dan 'mediately."
He sauntered out of the door, asking as
it was slammed shutin his face, if there was
a regular doctor settled in that neighborhood
which interrogatory not receiving a response,
Iperambulated the cabin with his hands cross
ed behind, making observations and inqui-
ries, much to the amusement Of a crowd of
passengers, and none more so than that OF
a double-refned, patent elastic, made to Or
der (by tailor) dandy, who with his little
silky goatee, and bigger sicklier moustache,
perfqmed soaplocks, standing shirt collar,
trising like two side-boards, to fence in the
face, galvanized watch chain, wasp waist
little heeled boots, and goose necked cane
with puppy's head on it, containing nearly
as much brains as the head of the owner
was cutting quite swell, dcm-ning every
thing for not being as he wished it, and
disgusting every one by his self-importance
and senseless twaddle. ae., IN.
| Atdinner, by chance, the dandy and Yam
kee sat opposite each other at the table
After Captain Bell had performed the usual
ceremony Of asking a blessing, the dandy
threw himself back on his dignity, and called
out ina pompous tone to the waiter: @
/ ~Yaw dcm'd wataw. brwing me the sup
Iportah Of young female hen, a fresh laid
lhegg, and rub the bochim Of me plate watl
I spechaminc Of fruit yulgarly called an in.