Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-07

TIE DUrcu BLACKSMITH. Col. F., very irri-
table and inpatient man, had occasion once, while
passing on horseback through small town in the
west, to patroniZe Dutch blacksmith.
g Are you the smith, he asked of stout, black
bearded, smoking dirty man, who came out of the
shop to look at the horses defective shoes.
''Yces l been der schmidt" replied Meinheer,
steadying his pipe with his left hand while he lifted
one Of the horses feet with his right. :" You wish
him to have de new shocs?"
mo sir" said the colonel, in his quick way, set
the shoes on his fore fcet-that's all
Set de shoes his tore feet; oondhcrstthand.
l will have him in hour shOed."
The colonel went away, and returning at the ap-
pointed time, found the smith still at work on his
horse. He was very wroth when he the state of
affairs; but he went away again with the promise
that in yum half hour longer the shoes would be
set. After dinner, in very mid humor he made
his appearance again at the shop, and asked "what
was to pay"
-Four shings" was the reply.
-Four shilings? It's an imposition" exclaimed
the fiery colonel. I" l never paid shilling for
setting a shoe in my life
"Werv veil" nodded Menher, "vun shilling for
de yum shoe-I de four shoes-dat is four shilling
--nieAtS!'
Wick! the Old Nick !" roared the excited travc-
Ter, "who told you to set more than two shoes ?"
/" By doonder!" said the smith, "you tell your
self" .
Il? It's a falschood-a lic-a-"
"Mine Cot You said set de shoes dc four
$50 l did the taco shoes on the fore feet'
ssCot in Himme ish der crazy? Taco shoes
on tour feet Yum hats on drce head as mooch."
''You eternal ff-foo exclaimed the Colonel, who
suffered when much excited said set the fore
shoes on these too feet, you b-b-blundcring Dutch
man."
{" Set four shoes OH taoo feet Ha, ha, ha" laughed
! the smith scornfuy and angrly. Hundred tous-
and and bitten! you tam Yankee !"
"You w-w-oodcn headed Dutchman ~
"You Yankee goose monkey! yum tam jackass-
| fool!"
The Colonel replied suffering worse than cvcrs
! the smith struck his fist and jabbered Dutch, his
| knowledge of English being exhausted; and thus
they had it, ''back and FORTH" until mutual &C
quaintance up and explained the matter The
Colonel paid the charge, laughed at the mistake
while Meinhecr smoked fiercev, cursing copiously
the language which made four feet two feet, two
feet four feet any way but der right waydoonder
and bitten !'' True Flag.
Somebody asks, sis it lawful to hang clothes on
Mason & Dixon's liner"
Just as lawful as planting beans around the North
| Pole.
And just as proper, too, as for a temperance man
to double the Horn"
DESERVING. "Do you know Mr.. John Brown ?
| eyes my DEAR SIS he not deserving man ??
yes he deserves fogging and if he ever gallants
you again, will give it to linn p
On recent trial, an Irishman, with characteristic
oblquity of Speech after scratching his head said,
g Phase your honor, / do not remcmber,-or if do
forget it now"
Awag observing a fellow steal a fish and put il
under his jacket, which too short to conceal the
theft haloed to the puroincr to wear, in future,
| longer Jacket or steal shorter fish.
The Carolina Baptist, published at Hendcrsonyille
says several droves of hogs have passed through that
place. 1t thinks the price of pork there will be from
4 to Al cts. gross, and probably O. cts.
/ We learn that Col Charles R. Jones of Williams
burg, IredelI County, has been elected Brigadiel
a Co.so.al AZ, 16tL iSrinatio Of CaroIii,a