Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-18
The Knickeri,ncker


Old Knick erbocker never tires in the racs T..
fun. novelty, viii and news-that is 10 say, news IN
lis own line:
FABuLA Ii-Hoar not to get elected 10 CONGRESS,
g The Bull and The Ass were once candidates fot
Congress. The animals of The constituency helm, al
assembled election day, the Bull mounted the stmn
and thus addressed them: r'
Horned cattle, hogs, sheep, geese, turkeys and
ducks, ask your snffrages because believe c,r
serve the public better than any of the rest Of yo6-
Congress, as You all know, has become mighty hard
congregation. Col. Wolf and Judge Fox, Captain
Panther and old Governor Grizzly are elected mem.
bers of the next House. and unless you elect some.
body that can't be bullied down, your interests will
suffer Friend Horse. here, is good sensible beast
but be has no talent for public bodies He declines
the nomination in my favor. As Tor the rest of YOU,
there is moi one who is fit for The post You sheen are
keys, geese and ducks are but little better than idiots
and would die outright if Commodore Hawk shouId
whistle at you when you took the floor My worthy
antagonist here you know as well as do. These old
Federalists would fool him out of his ears. can saw
nothing about myself II you think can he buIlied
down by the whole menageric, don't vote for me; IS
otherwise, Otherwise"
1.-The Ass then began in the most magnificent ne.
RODS: d" My fell-o citizens! When the o.o.maR
empire was al the summit of IFS corruption, do not
think that such nsoence was ever heard What
my courageous and heroic friends, the sheep, are
sgmatZed as towards: these intelligent and candt
swine styled stupid and pigheaded : and these
geese and turkeys, whose gigantic inteIects are the
admiration of the known world, covered with
flood OF obloquy and vliuperalion, worthy of the
most corrupt period of the Roman empire p
1--WE cannot report The remainder of this grand
harangue Suffice it 10 say, that the Ass obtained the
entire sheep-vote, pig, votes and goose vote, and was
elected
Moral-' This fable teaches that candidates for
office should not call pigs pigs.'
"a friend gives us an amusing idea of a Dutch
Judge in the following sketch He was about tor
sentence prisoner. and on looking around for him
found him paying chequers with his custodian while
the foreman of the jury fast asleep. Replenish
ing the ample judicial chair with his broadcast per-
son, he thus addressed the ury - isder voreman
and to Ter jurymans: Der prisoner. Hans Veckter
is vnshed his game NIT der sheriff, und has peat
him, but shall dake care he don't peat Hans
has peen dried for murder before you und you must
pring in der vardck, but It must pc 'cordin' to der
law De man he KILT wasn't kilt at ALL as it was
proved he is in der Jail at Morrisdown for sheep
sdealing. Put dat ish no madden. Der law says
ven dere ish tout you give 'em to der prisoner
put here dere ISL no tou't-so you see der prisoner
ish guilty. Pesides, he ish great loafer, ] hat
knowd him Witty year. und he hashn't tone sditch
of work in all dat dimes, und dere is no one debend-
ing ubon him for DER Twin, und he ish use to no.
pody dink it would pc goot bans to hang him
for de EXAMPLE. dink, Mr.. voremans, dat he pet
ter pc hung next fourt' O July, as der militia sh
goin to drain in anoder COUNTY und dere would pc
no goin' on here Ii should be added, to the
credit of the jury that in spite of this learned and
impartial charge they acquitted the prisoner find
ing him not guilty. if he would leave the State y
THE ST. CHARLES HoTEL.-This magnificent bull
ding. advancing rapidly towards completion.
has been leased for term of seven years to Messrs
Hall & Hildreth. The basement stores are not in
cluded in the lease. These will be let by the
pany on their own account 1t is expected by both
parties that the hotel will be finished and put into
the possession of the tenants by or before LIST day of
December next. To effect this great deal of work
is to be done but all that is promised may be con-
fdently looked for from the energy which has pre-
sided the direction of the building The lcssees,
who to furnish the house entirely at their own
cost. will proceed Immediately to make the
ry purchases for fitting it up in such style as be-
comes the most spacious and costly hotel in the Uni
ted States They confident that within fort
night after the keys delivered to them, they can
open the house in perfect order for guests and we
believe they can do all that ample means, enter
prise, and activity assisted by perfect knowledge
OF their business. can accomplish.
Mr.. Hall, son-in-law of Mr. Nudge, whilom of the
st. Charles. and of the St Louis has had long
training in the best schools of prosperous hotel keep
ing; and his partner, MIR. Hdreth, is the popular
host late of the Verandah. Under their manage
ment we shall have the favorte st. Charles rising
with enlarged dimensions and increased popularity.
Rag~A Western paper called THE Banner Of
Peace" is continually fighting with its contcmpora,