The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-01-17
Bl A sIvIL INJINEER

pumpkins mebbe. but doant ole ryp! u |
kant raze the wind, u blasted ole turnpike.
How you gun fer get yer irn an phinis these
Here peers? u haint gotno irens. No bod
dy dout no ye no howl ole line! u darn
old to- path-sneking roun threw the!woods
ihere, tu get out site! recon. U haint
ony bin scratched over--u aint good stock
nuther. Viii doant u pa yer injineers hey?
ole bankrupt. q donte settell ony
when U kant help it. CESS ole Prifs
swamp ul give fits, serve yer rite tu
recon. Sa ole durt heep! when gunter
git a tun hole threw that ar hill? Next da
aftef never, less u borry the mummy 10 pa
fur xpect.
ole bank. breaker! yer gunter hipo,h.
kary yer bons fer by yer irn injuns to run
onto ye hey? recon not.
yur .bons aint wuth konternental red, !,
nor nuther. U blode ole consarn! viii
doant GO inter lickersun and pa up ur
di? Goode bi ole institooshun. Ure hard
rode travail--U B--i no fur sartin.
Born MlsrAKEN.-A person who is
somewhat Of a linguist speaking the
French fuently, and Spanish tolerably
we'll. found himself in company with two
other travellers in stage that was convey
ing them from Peershill to Carmel The
1ssrangers were conversinz in German,
and one of them alighted at farm house
midway between the two villages. Our
friend was left with the other traveller as
his companion for the journey. The con-
vsrsation between the two friends had been
lively. and the silence that ensued, when
the aforementioned traveller left, was pain.
isl. Atlast our hero thought he would en-.
doavor TO get up some sort OF coAversa.
ton in order to beguile the time.
.s.Parlez vons Francais, Monsieur?' said
he, addressing the supposed German.
Non, no entendez,' replied the other,
sseanst sic Deutche spracher?'
I'M cht,' replied our hero, with a shake
efthe head; but he added, .Habla Y.
EspanolP
Isl, senior, POGO replied the traveller,
and . sort Of mongrel conversation in tol.
erably Indifferent Spanish was maintained
between the two until the stage stopped al
the destination, when both travellers pre-
pared TO alight.
asTake care Of my baggage, Jim!' shout
Cd the supposed German, in unmistaker
vernacular, to the driver, as he stopped
on the stoop ofthe hotel.
Whist, sir, do you speak English?
asked our hero, in tone of surprise, :
thought you were German!'
ssTo be sure do; ought to-; I'm Bos
tpnian; but thought you were French
man! !-Nssc Orleans Christian Advocate
PosrED uP.-The Milwaukee Sentinel
having placed upon its bulletin board al
announcement Of the Pacifc's arrival, ol
which was written War in statu quo,' tw
men ffomthe country walked up TO III
board; and after reading demurely Wa
il 'statu quo,' said one OF them, Where il
rhunder's thatl'
Il don't know said the other, sit'
spread all over the world yet
-s.Shouldn't 7 wonder if it did, said tn
fitst.ss
This reminds US OF an anecdote Of per
son who affscied profound wisdom an
unIimited Information upon every subjec,
and who, while listening with crowd Z
coH1panions to the reading of the lates
from France heard the words .Ih
Fssnch have taken umbrage.' and wishin
10 shcw his superior knowledge, broke i
with sAh, indeed. taken Umbrage
have they9 knew they'd been besiegln
ittorsome time.'
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