Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-10
simon Suggs' Defeat.

In the last Spirit of the Times we find the follow
ing spark nc article
What is the greatest number of puppies, my Rap
per, that you knew in pointer btch's litter
Dost give it up! Thereby hangs tale"
few weeks since, your CORES pOndent
didate before the Legislature, for the Office of Sooi-
tor in which race it is matter of record, that he got
demnition" 1hrashing. He had divers friends
in the good city of Montgomery, and among them
was Mac lwno thought himself politically ruined
because he missed big fellow, three consecutive
shoots, with first rate revOver.) Mac g. dead
in for g our ticket and proposed to do some
" trading" Of rather novel sort. Said he to the
candidates. Your pointer Lola, will have puppies
shor ", CHI - "Yes.' "We leave the disposing
of them 10 ms-dnnt promise away: the litter
must bring you votes enough to elect YOU
So, Mac-they say-went to work, promising Lo
las puppies 20 young members who seemed TO be
" ftvorable His description of the bitch abounded
in superintendent as to that, they were all de-
served The shooting men, and some that wanted to
be shooting men, all alive - TO get specimens
Of stock of such transcendant qualities
When the candidate was referred TO about his dogs,
he gently waived the matter, saying that his friend
Mac had somehow got control OF all that, and so
forth and
Things progressed gorousy Mac reported his
successes daily. only remarkng, slyly that he
was afraid it would strain Lola, sadly, to comply
with all his engagementg; and, at last, the day set
apart for the election arrived.
"Our tickets candidate in the rotunda, do
ing its BEST hour before the two Houses met in
convention. Presently very young member step
ped up, slapped him the SHOULDER said he was for
g ouF ticket, and wound up with don't forget my
puppy g Several others came up about this time.
all " for ticket and each anxious TO know when
has puppy would reach the metropolis The candi-
date grew uneasy; the crowd sill thickened-and
near every one saying something about the fine
pointer pnppV he was about to receive The candi-
date mentally counted the claimants, and when he
neared the figure Gland saw others approaching
who looked as if they &" in," too, he inconti-
nentlY left for his hotel.
Two hours afterwards, there was o solemn meeting
of the freids, III small room, the fourth floor OF
the Exchange.
"Well,'' said Mac, they've beat you, old fel
couldn't be helped Alter you left, the fellows haG
promised the pups to. got 10 questioning one
another and then they got TO cros<-questioning me-
and the upshot was, they found out had engaged :
rather large litter; and The last one of EN- boited
Ah old fe if that spoke hadn't broke you'd bette
believe, you'd have made SheIl.road time!;'
Now, Mac, on honor, how many puppies did yo,
promise, and when and where did you promise to de
liver them %
Mac scratched his head thoughtfuIly, and remark
ed
> 81 pledged about many generally come a
one time-to he delivered here within ten DAYS; thir
ty-Seren Of 'em! and oil dogs al that -
Poor Lola No wonder Mac thought it woul
strain her to comply
REAL GOLD MINE IN ENGLAND.-At last III
mining world Of London has been electrified by tn
astounding news that the copper mine in Cornwall
called by the name of TremolIet Down, is nothin
less than veritabIe mine of god, the mundic G
which the supply is said to be inexhauslible havin
yielded to two separate tests the result
eight OUNCES of pure gold per ton thus placing tbi
4 now celebrated mine deservedly at the head of a
the mines in Europe in point of profit. 1t is under
stood that the fortunate shareholders are to have
e meeting Immediately to subscribe for two of Bel
f dams machines with four basins each; and steaI
] engine, capable of raising and reducing 1000 ton
n per month, which at eight ounces per ton of golt
n makes The Tremollet mundic worth ESQ per ton,
: at 1000 ions per month, 100000; whilst the cost
raising and reducing this auriferous pyrites will M
exceed, royalty included $4,000, leaving nett prof
, of ELS 900 per month. or 100000 per annuu
which would make each share worth 94O0.
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