The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-21


Sam Slick making Love to sophy.
DO you believe in witches, Sophy?'
says |, leaning on my elbow, which rest,
ed on the grass, and looking into her pret-
ty face.
How can I believe, who never saw one?
Did you?'
'Jist come from county in England
says I, that's cuck full of 'em.'
DO tell me, what seFt Of looking peo-
pie are they? Little, cross, spiteful,
crooked Old women, amt they?'{
The most splendid gals, sais /, NOR
tai man ever behelJ-half-angel, half
woman, with a touch of cherubim, musi-
cal tongues, telegraph eyes, and cheeks
made of red and white roses. They'd
bewitch Old Scratch himself, if be was
only to look on 'cm. They call em Ian
cashire witches
Did they ever bewitch you?' she said
laughin'
'Wcll, they would, that's fact; only I
had been bewitched afore by far hand
somer one than any of EN-
And pray, who is she?'
ii | were to call her up from the deep
have you courage enough to look at her
III the face?'
We'll, she looked q little calky al that,
but said, with a steady voice: Certainly
| have. | never did harm to any one in
my life why should be afraid Of her,
especially if she's so handsome?'
We'll, then, Ill raise her, and you'll see
what never sawin England or elsewhere.
III shew her to you in the pool and l
waved my hand two or three times round
my head, and with staff made a circle
On the ground, prctcndin' to comply with
fixed rules Come sais I, sweet
witch, rise and shew your beautiful face
Now, give me your hand MISS and I led
her down to tie deep transparent pool.
Mr. Slick, said she, 4 am not sure the
risin' Of spirits is right Tor you to do
But said: 4 would look On this one,
and viii, to slew you there's nothin' to
be afraid of but doin' wrong.
'Stoop ard look into the water, ssis I:
TOW what do you sec?'
Nothing she said, but some trout
swimming slowly about
Hold your head a little further this
way, on account Of The light: that 5 it
What do you see now?'
'Notlin' bat my own face
Are you surc?? Look again
Certainly It is my own, I oug ght to know
it,
We'll, that's the face Of sophy, the
which of Eskisoony'
Well, she jumped up on her feet, and
she didn't look pleased at the joke, I tell
you
POP THE QUEsrIoN-A young lady
said to her beau, after fifteen years court
ship
''Charles, am going out Of town, to-
morrow
\ 'Wherc?'
4 don't know
When are You coming back?'
Never
4 am going to look for something which
you have not; never had, and yet can give
NE, without any loss to yourself
You are welcome to it, am sure; but
what~is it?'
"A husband'
why you might have had that fifteen
years ago; if you had only said the word;
but | was afraid to begin.
How DID YOU SLEEP last night asked an
anxious land-lady Of a new Logger.
Why, madam, said the stranger if the
inmates Of your house were only demo
Gratis, [ should have been taken cut of
bed.
Who do you mean? enquired the old
lady eagerly.
The feas to be sure Union is strength
is q maxim they do not appear to under
stand, for had they been unanimous, they
could have easily carried me off.
[ was not aware l had a single one in
the house, said the lady.
4 don't believe you have, retorted the
lodger, 'they are all married, and have
uncommon large families
FATHER, father, look ye here, said a
dark eyed little boy.
Well, sonny, what do you want now?
Was George Washington ever married
to any body else but his wife?
Shut up-you're a fool--what dye
ask that for
F Why, COS, this ere paper says that
Great Britain was the mother OF this ere
country, and everybody says Washington
was the father Of it-he must hev bin mar
ried afore he cum over, to have such an
awfuel big young 'un,
Sonny, blow your nose, wipe your face,