The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-11-01
From the Detroit Advertiser.
O0esticks on the Ohio.


Which said boat is very much the shape
OF Michigan country sausage. and is
built with hinge in the middle 20 90
round the sharp bends in the river, and is
msnned by two captains, four mates, six.
teen darkies, Two stewards, small boy,
big dog. an opossum, two pair OF gray
squirrels. one clock and cream.colored
chambermaid; log so thick you couldn't
run locomotive through il without snow
plouths night SO dark the clerk has two
17sn on each side Of him with pitch pine
torches, to enable him to see his specta.
eless he'w wears spectacles;) pilot so drunk
the boys have painted his face with char.
coal, end ppkebeTries, till he looks like a
rag carpet in the last stage of dilapida.
tion; and he is fast asleep, with his (par-
don mes bst--legs) tied to the caps:an, his
whiskers full of coal dust and. cinders,
and the black end Of the poker in his
mouth; boat fast aground. with her sym.
metricai nose six feet in Kentucky mud;
there she 6complacently lies, waiting for the
mail hoatto come along and pull her out.
Passengers elegantly disposed in various
stages of dontscare-a.cent-iti and
the subscriber, taking advantage of the
temporary ,sobriety of the clerk, and his
consequent attendancein in the afier.cabin
70 play poker with the mates. to drop you
line. The silence is Of brief duration,
for 4 am interrupted by a grand oratorio
by the negro firemen, much to my delight
and edi6cation. 1t runs somewhat as fol-
low: -. ss4 ~ 81
(Grand opening chorus.) "A-hoo-a.
hoo--hooooo o-a- -hoo--a- a-hooo--a-hoooo
Thedashes in the following represent
theLpassages where the super1uity Of the
harm6ny psssented the proper apprecia-
tiorsi fsths poetry.] "Gwine down de
ribsr-a.hooa ol g0
Good.bys--neber come back-debil-
beans, T
Grsyshaired injun-Ya.a-a.aaa-a.a.a
Ea--n {lsader Of orchestra) "Dirty shirt
massa got de whisky bottle in his hat, dis
poor old boy neber get none
A-hoo.ashoooooP' lending in an indescri-
bablsshowi
(Pensive darky on,the coal hsap.1 "Miss
Sefefny. good :bye-farewell; neber get
no moro red pantaloonses from Miss
Serefnyl-O -Ohoo-Ahooooo. r
Extemporaneous voluntary by an obli-
ging nigger with two turkey feathers in
his'hats and his hat tied up with yellow
strlasa:1 s
4sGoFn cske4 lssses on-vaphuns--"
fmsaniag waffles, ..ones, honey on
em--Y asasa-a. = |
Stsrn rebnke by the leader. "Shut up
your monfs you eleven hundred dollar
niger.
Have got over on the Indiana side.
Prihcipaf differences to be noticed in the
inhabitants is in the hogs. On the Kentuc-
Ky side they are big. lat, and as broad as
they afe hong. On this side they are shaped
like North river steamboat, long and
lean. Il just saw two Of 'em sharpen their
noses on qhe pavement, and engage in
mottal combat. One rushed al his neigh
boz, 3truck him between the eyes. split
him from end 10 end; cart came along,
ran over the Two halves, cut them into
hatasi and shoulders in q jiffy-reqniseat
IN Hs6ny pieces. This Is decidedly rich
coantry; the staple productions are big
s?fsggedsniggefs, and the best horses
in the United States The people live
pridcipsily on bread made Of corn; wl,is-
Ky Nitl6; and hog pre- pared in various bar.
bafsus ways. They give away whisky
and ell 6old water The darkies are
mostly slaves; they nail horse shoes over
thsd6or 10 keep away the witches; indulge
in particolofsd hatsin the most superla-
tiy6 degtee of djlapidation; go barefoo,ed,
and have large spertures ..in puppes pan.
talooni., = Ii is q perfect treat to watch
their entertaining performances. AT the
hotels the allowance is fourteen nieeers to
each sn6st and - each one seems 10 be
possessed Of The peculiar idea that his
nrovi1oe lis 70 do nothing at all. with as
many flo0rishos as possible, the confusion
entsytai1menl. s.
Thew neysr bring YOU ANYTHING YOU
c.lli5ort Il yoa call Tor chicken, YOU will
probabjv est corned beef and cabbage; il
Won yyaff 3 'r6ast sbeeE thew viii assuredly
bri6vsvos,s sopie dumniines: ask for sweet
pol1f6sS. vousll net iried eggs; and send
jor 164nl 6fead and YOU are 81 sure 10 obtain
boiled pork: ring the bell for boot Jack,
and ,ryou.l ~ pei 8 hand.sled. And when
yosf sretife fosI the nipht. instead OF proyi.