Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-10

ter monies, and clear O. mine house nit ter tam
Yankees"
ooh, meow, sheow yer monkey, will yeou!
Guess yeou can't skeer a feller, no heow; but
say, yeou, hold yeour, gzzard, un' let's ar
range DUslness5 fourteen cents and cigar-what
dye say!''
Ready to explode, the Old Dutchman frothed
at the mouth like fresh tapped beer cask; but
finding that his self-possessed antagonist was
not to be got rid of without pecuniary sacrifice
and dumped down "meelee'' on the counter, de-
manded the cash, fourteen cents, in full.
Leisurely hauling out an old greasy wallet,
carefully ehcircled with innumerable tapes and
yarns, Spanish dollar was brought forth, the
wallet closed up, slowed away, and the dollar
placed upon the counter by the imperturable
down Easter. >.
"Neow, there's the pewter, jest smash that and
take eout your bill,'' says he. . ...s.
The moment the Dutchman put his finger on
the dollar his Dutch blood seemed to center in
his expansive face; red, flaming red, became
this locale, that candle might almost have ignit-
ed therein.
"Shorge! .Sborge!" bawls the beer man to one
of his deputies, 'Frun down to der squires and get
ter constable come quick; by mein Got, dis tam
Yankee got der counterfeit monish!' ...
May be there wasn't a general muss The
Yankee abroad, at all times a genius of supposed
duplicity, thickness, sharp bargains and cute
lodges, was at this critical epoch-the time that
Ohio was bountifully supplied with "sbogus''-and
by his suspicious maneuVerings, made an especial
object of distrust. The bare mention of having
presented counterfeit dollar was the cue for all
lockers on to rush up to the counter, surround
the down Easter, and examine the dollar, while a
deputy shopman made break for the constable
The whole movement was so suddenly executed
that sdown-East'' found himself in the fangs of
the law before he cod we'll say 'punkins!' grand
raft of folks honored the down-Easter with pro-
cession to the Office of that high and mighty puis-
SAINT arm of the municipal arm, the magistrate.
"Passng counterfeit money, eh! inquired the
magistrate of the plaintiff. ~
''Yaw; dat ish de monish vot he vos pass on
me-" said the Dutchman. -.,.
"Umph! ah! yes, base counterfeit-rascally
fraud!'' continued the magistrate feeling the
greasy white coin, which was nicked with pen
knife, rang, smelted, and otherwise tested by the
tales de circU7aStd9gtibqts.
''Well, Mr.. Bomwg," says his honor, ego on
and tell how or when this transaction took place
and all about it's His honor then gave a mag
esterial snort and cough, and the beer man went
on to state his case. $685.
'sVell, den, squhres, was behint mine coun-
ter, all by mineself, nit Shorge, mine clark, and
all desc oder gent-amen yos going out, dis tam,
"Come, come, sir, no swearing here, Mr.. Bonn
wig,'' says the magistrate.
''Vell, den, squhires, dis t-t-Yankee COON to
mine shop, eat mine cakes and drinkt mine beer,
done de -ta-(magistrate shakes his head) de he,
dis Yankee, shews me down to fourteen cents,
and den he gives dis ta-(frown from the magis-
trate) dish boyle tollar, vot ish tam spursh
counterfeit
''I shall fine you, sir, five dollars for that oath,
sir!' said the magistrate, in rage.
s'That's right, squire; put it to the darned crit
ter; consarn him!''
'Silence, you rascal, or I'll send you to the
penitentiary without a hearing!'' says the foam
ing magistrate to the Yankee, who had, up to the
moment of breaking silence, been clipping off the
top of very ugly cane in his possession.
go, we'll, squire, you say guess I'll shet
pan at once; and if yeou jest hand over that pew
ter of mine, guess I'll put eout of this town, any
howl"
ssWill you Well see about that, you rascal!'
responded the magistrate. "Now, constable, he
continued, ''search the rascal, and see how much
of that base coin he has secreted about him."
The Yankee was forthwith tumble over, tum-
bled and tossed, every seam and quarter of his
rough, plain, and substantial toggery scrutinized
and the contents-a large jackknife,piece of chalk
strings, wallet, and two letters-were placed up
on the desk of the magistrate. The contents oi
the wallet exhibited several hundred dollars in
good specie paying bank funds, gold piece, and
two five francs, all genoo-ine stuff; although the
court tried mighty hard to throw some doubt up
on the purity of the funds twas no go, and the at
! tempt to question the means by which SO much
money came into the possession of such queer
common place biped, proved equally furtile, as
the examination of the letters indicated very dis
tincty that the down-Easter had a dad and man
of some repute in the State of Maine, and heaps
of love, affection and regard for their perambulat
| ing offspring-now in the meshes Of the Western
law. ); -.z-- -a-5 .e'a..
"Have you been robbing any body, sir? Are
these your letters, and this your money, sir % in
quiries the magistrate, keenly scrutinizing the
Yankee. 's ~ ..'- -.
ssWell, squire, reckon as heow them doca
ments be mine, eff know anything abeout law
and gospel"
"What is your calling-what do you follow for
living?" interrupted the magistrate.
tsWhat do follow for a livin'! Ye es; we'll
au;.o T live about like ofher folks daou. breathe