The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-30
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Mine neighbor. Wilhelm, vot you trnk OF bolt
Tics, hey I? asked Peter Won Slug OF his neighbor
Won Swei'zel, the Twelfth Ward Blacksmith, last
evening, he seated himself beside him in
'BIerhaas.'
Il thinks much.' said Swei,zel, giving his pipe
long whf.
Yell, vot you tinks?'
Il comes to der conclusion dat boIitics is one
big fool
'Ahr exclaimed Pete, aftrr taking draugh,
from his mug, 'how you make him dat !?
Veil, mine fren', tell you, replied Sweitzel,
after few whifs and drink. i come dish
place ZEN years last evening by der Dutch Almanac,
NIT mine backsmit shop. / builds fine little
house. pools up NINE heIers, makes mine
fire, heats mine iron, strikes NIT mine ham
mer, gets blenty OF work in, and makes mine
m0onish'
'Da, is goo,,' remarked Pete, at the same time
demanding that the drained mugs BE- re-fIed.
Il say that | made much friends continued
Wilhelm, re-hghting his pipe. Der PEBBLES all
say, Won SweHzel bes good man he blows in
der morning, hr strikes in der night, and he mind
his business. So dey spraken to me many times,
and it make me feel much goot here,' slapping
| his breast.
'Yaw, yaw, da' Ish gooter,' remarked Pete,
who was attentive listener
Well, it goes long dat way tree year. Tree
Let me see, Won year | make tree hoondree toI.
lar, der next tree hoondred an fifty, der next
foor hoondred and swonZy, and der next five
hoondred toar. Dat make five yeer. Veil,
bes here five year hen old Mike, der watchman,
who bees such a bad man, comes TO me. and he
say-'Sweitzel, vot make you work so hard -
To make monish.' dell HIM. i dels you how
you makes him quicker DAT he say. | ask
him how an den be tells me to 90 into bolitcs
| an get big office. | laugh at him; ven he delIs
| me dat Shake der lawyer-vat makes such bur-
ty speeches about Faderand-bees agoin' TO run
for Congress, an dat Shake der lawyer, drlIs
him to dell me, if | would 90 among der peoples
| al dell them mid him all der while, he would
pat in big office, where | makes twenty
| tousand tollars yeer.'
Twenty tousand mine Got 7 exclaimed Pete,
| thunderstruck.
'Iaw. twenty tousand Veil by shinks, shust
stops der striking, goes mine friends, all
| der Garmans vote for shake, and Shake bes elect.
ed to der Congress-
| Here Mynheer Won SweitzeI stopped. took
long drangh: OF beer, and fixing his eyes on The
floor, puff"d his pipe in deep meditation.
Well. mine neighbour said Pete. after Whiting
due length of time for him to resume, vat YOU 60
den eh z
sVe | ask Mike, der swelIhead watchanan, for
der Office and he deIs me gets him de next
yeer. | waits till after der next krout making
time, m den say again. Mike, ven will Shake
give me dat twenty tousand dollar office :? In
Two year, sure, he say 'if you work for der bar
ty.' Veil, | stop blown with nv beIers agin
| an blow two year for der barty nit mice mou'
Two year init your mout = asked Pete in as.
TOMS hment.
'Iaw, two year. Den again 60 10 Mike, der
swelIhead wachman, an dell him de. twenty tous.
and loIlar about, an he tells me IN won more year
gets him sure. dinks he fools me, yet blow
for the barty anudder year, an den vat yon
dinks !!
'Dinks Wy, you gets him twenty t'ousaud tol.
lar?'
Gets him Ply shnks. Mike, der swcilhead
watchman deIis me bes Won big TOOL, and dat
might go TO Ger bad place, an ca, sourkrout'
He tell you dat 2
'Yaw. Sure my name bes Won SWeitzel'
after you do der blowing NIT your mout for
der barty.'
'Yaw.'
mine Got vat you do den, NINE neighbor 7
i makes fire in my bIacksmit shop, blows
my own beliers again, heats mine own iron and
strikes mine own hammer say to myself
Wilhelm Won Sweitzel, boIitcs bes humbug md
politicians bes a bigger Won. Wilhelm Won
SweiizeI, do yer blowing and let boIiticiahs do
ders 4
Ne'ghbor Pete thought he had come 10 a wise
conclusion, and nfter wishing all Of bad luck
to politicians, or that class OF men whose patriotism
and i0r"grly lies in their pocket. they ordered
their mugs to be again refilled, and changed The
topic OF CONVERSATION.
VoTE OF ALABAnA,-We give below the fol.
lowing vote OF Alabama, at the election in August
last. for Governors:
Winston (DemocraO 436
Shortridge (Know. Norhing) 80, 1862
Winston's majority ll,496
MELANCHoLY.-We learn that old Mr. Jnnath.
an Mckle, father of our contemporary Of the Ches-
ter STANDARD, several days ago leit home for The
purpose OF going to church. FL missed, and
nothing more heard Of him. Unit, on Tuesday
some persons attracted 10 The spot by The number
of buzzards flying over it, found there his ifless
body.
Mr.. MIckle advanced in years, honest, up
right, and temperate in all his dealings with his
fellow men, Uinnsboro' Register
The WHEELER SLAVE CAsE.-Judge Kane de.
l.yered an opinion on The I2th instant, adverse TO
The reception OF The petition of Jane Johnson 10
quash the writ of habras corpus in the case Of
Passmore Williamson, pronnuuclng her 10 have
no status in The Court, and the matter being entre-
" without his jurisdiction.
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HORRIBLE APFAIR.-A few DAYS ago, portions
Of the body oil female dragged from a
burning quarry in Blair county, Pa. II 10 sup.
IN he The hodu of Mrs COrYDan vile f,I