The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-01
EBENSDIRG, TIIURSDiY, JULY |, lS5

the history of the world, say to you here, they
may appear to be divided, yet they are sure to
| maintain great and severe struggle, and one
| in which the young men of this country shall
be called upon, they always have been, to the
yeoman's service in the ranks And it is for
New York, the imperial State, as our neighbors
call us, to come forward now as she did in 1900
now as she did in 1914, when distinguished
Tennesean q candidate for the Presidency.
New York must come forward, and her giant
arm, and throwing the sword into the scale, give
to it an inclination to the democratic side. And
if this is the duty of New York, ought not the
democracy of the city, which has always been
foremost in the contest were radical principles
are involved-who took the lead in favor of an
Independent treasury-who took the lead in re-
leving the country from the oppressive taxation
of an unequal tarff-who took the lead in re-
sisting the nfraction of the constitution, for the
sake of providing for the enlargement of the
canals-ought not New York now ABORT these
State right doctrine presented, and make an eff
fort worthy of her ancient fame ? Ought she
not make an effort worthy of her past career,
to throw a strength into the contest which will
make this old hall resound, as in the days of
Jackson and Polk, with the cheers of victori-
GUS democracy Enthusiastic applause, du-
ring which the honorable gentleman sat down
How the Yankee cured the Dutchman's
Dog of stealing Sheep.
Abner was quiet, peaceable sort of Yam
kee, who lived on the same farm on which his
father had lived before him, and was generally
considered pretty cute sort of fellow.
Now it so happened that one ofAbner's neigh
bors sold farm to a tolerable green looking
specimen Of a Dutchman-one of the real unin-
telligent sort. Won Vlom Schlopsh had dog
accustomed to obtain his dinners from his neigh
boris sheepfold.
When Abner discovered this propensity in the
canine department of the Dutchman's family, he
called On his new neighbor to enter complaint,
which mission he accomplished in the best ma
tured manner in the world.
''Waal, Won, your dog Blitzen's been killing
my Sheep
''Ya, dat is bad-bad-be ish Won goot tos.-
va, dat ish bad
''Sartin; it's bad, an you'll have to stop him"
''Ia, dat ish all goot but Ish weis nicht"
''What's that you say?' He was nicked =
Waal, now, look here, old feler, nickin's no use.
Crop him; cut the tail off close-chock up to
his rump. Thatn cure him.
''Vat is dat?'' exclaimed the Dutchman while
a faint ray of intelligence crept over his fea-
lures. ''fa dat is goot-dat cure Won sheep
steal, ell %
'Sartin it will he'll never touch sheep-meat
in he
''Den come nit me! He von mighty root
tog; ali the way from Yarmany. 1 not take
Won five dollar; but come nit me and holt his
tail, eh +? I'll crop him off,
''Sartain - said Abner e.I'll hold his tail.
if you want me tew; but you must cut it up
Close
''Ya, dat ish right; Ich make him Won goot
tog. Here, Bitten Bitten, come right here,
you Won sheep-steal rashcull-I chop your tail
in Won two pieces"
The dog obeyed the summons and his mas
ter tied his feet fore and aft for fear of accident
and placing the tail in the Yankees hand, re-
quested him to lay it across log
''Chock up" said Abner, as he drew the tail
over the log
''Ya, dat is right Now, you Won tam tief
sheep, learns you peter luck said Won Vlom
Schlopsh, as he raised the axe. 1t descended;
and as it did so, Abner with characteristic pres
ence of mind, gave a sudden jerk, and brought
Blitzen's neck over the log, and the head rolled
over the side.
''Waal, [ swow!" said Abner, with apparent
astonishment, as he dropped the headess trunk
of the dog; ''that was leetle too close ~
'Mine Cot :" exclaimed the Dutchman. ..uou
shust cat him off dc 'erong end''
Tribute to Woman.
There is something about woman that is Curl
Gus, isn't there? This morning I swept the