The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-28
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Consequential.


A Yankee was travelling last summer Ia
the railway train frolh Liverpool to LONDON.
Two Englishmen occupied seats in his im-
mediate vicinity One by his side, the OH
er visa 5vis Of OF tbe latter, and both between
him and the window, which was down, the
day being remarkably fine. -.s.
They were evidently Brumagem (Bir-
mingham) bagmen, as commercial travel
ers in England are called; and were as un-
social as bears, and as uncommunicatYe
as black mill-stones. Our Yankee friend,
after several fruitless efforts to 'bring them
Oct," drew large oblong chuuck Of Leh-
wich's best Virginia tobacco frt m his pocket,
and cutting off with formidable Arkansas
tooth.pick liberal slice OF it, he, with an
air Of rough cordiahty, presented it first to
! the one and then the other. The only re-
| ply he got from either was a grua gatted
NO" and scowl of dtspleasure, which
gave not our Yankee friend the least con-
cern; for he slowed away the rejected quid
in his own sinister jaw and commenced To-
masticulate it as one who could appreciate
its quality.
| Finding his mouth fast Sling with saliva.
and desiring to spit out Of the carriage with
out any violent exercise -ot the hydraulic
glands of bis lips, .he. politely asked his tW1
fellow travellers, in succession. il they would
exchange places with him and permit him
/ TO take u seat next the WINDOW. Another
grulf negative shake Of the heal was the,
only reply. vg Hs asssfA
Nothing disconnected, the Yankee, gath,
ering the volume ofliquid il has mouth, aud
stretching his neck, let fly she saliva over
the hat OF one of them and ont Of the win
dow!
His torpid neighbor now, for the first
time, showed signs of anlmation;Ior heJump-
ed in his seat asif he were operated on by
a galvanic battery, and taking off his hat
hurriedly, and looking over his clothes
as we'll as he could in the same manner,
10 see if either were discolored or befouled,
he again thrnst on his hat and gave most
reproachful look at his down east conepagaoa
du voyags, which very plainly damned his,
eyes" mentally, though not aud'bly. Ho.
might as well not, however, for The Yankee
paid not the slightest attention TO him, but
kept his eyes on Munay's Guide Book, with
the open blade Of bis Arkansas tooth-plck
under the line which engaged his innmedi-
ate study. aH.-.ugT af .
After some time another discharge flew
from his well-compressed lips over the head
Of the Englishman, who sat in an oblique.
direction from him! +Lk
Flesh and blood-English flesh and blood
could stand it no longer, and bothexciaim-s
ed; as it they had studied together at re-
hearsal, 8 FaEs .tasat. %
"Why! what in ell do you mean, sir? whe-s
ther do you contemplate drowning US or
poisoning US with your blasted tobacco
juice So 'elp us God, both still speakingl
we'll have you arrested whenswe go to Lon
don, for placing in jeopardy the lives Of
two of the liege subjects Of her majesty the
queen! Why, you must be one Of the Cape
/ Iof-Good- Hope Kafers, or savage fIom thu
babkwoods OF America. You're see e."
and here they simultaneously started 10
leave their seats and seek less dangerous
quarters. t 1345.
"IIook here, gentlemen" said the Yam
kee, coolly, as they rose to go--"don't be
on n-easy-there aint no use in mussin -
Keep your seats, | tell you | can shoot clean
+ over you every lick, without a drop tuchiny.
Now, you see if don't?''o Q .ay EA
The Yankee was preparing for another
exhibition of bis splitting rower. but the
EngIishmen, not desirous of submitting TO
another experiment, incontinently left, No
one went between the Yankea and the sin-
dow from that time till u . cars reached
London. $3.50. ....g.s.. IA ssas.4,
The Yankee, since. botsts that he spitted
his way to the best seat in the train. ~ y.
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