The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
WO0DsFIELD MONROE COUNTY, OHIO, NOVEMBER 2 1855

stake, that most priceless treasure of a
military man, and resolute determination
to keep his word was manifested in the
curves of his firmly compressed lip and in
the emphasis of that grasp on the silver
mounted hickory stick. Drawing himself
up to his fullest height, he said impress
siVely and in his most magnificent man.
ner.
! L said 1 would sell you salt at bit
less than anybody else, and by the eternal
and everlasting jingo my words my
bond jest bring around your wagon
quick, and am the biggest liar out of
Georgy if don't fill it for one dollar and
a bit
General slowly responded the Colo
mel, looking volumes of admiration at one
who was making so striking manifesto
ton of stern adherence to principle and
plighted word, 'I'll tell you,you are one of
'em, as sure as you are born, you are; and
if You did say you didn't want poor folks
to vote for you and if they did beat you
for the Legislature on that account, they
'ort'n'tsr'-that's what say.
* X But about that salt, I've only
got one or two more places to go to in
quire; and then, seeing / can't do better,
I'll be round with the wagon in less time
than
Here we must suppress the language of
the speaker-it it was sufficiently classical
to the point and expressive of the brief
est ininitesimal of time.
1t was not long before the doughty
Colonel made his appearance at the coun-
ter, when he was accosted in the words:
We'll, my friend, / don't see the wagon,
but how many sacks do you want? I'll
jest call my boy Edn-b-r-o and have 'cm
ready, and whilst you are resting, step in
the back room and take something to-
Stop right thar, Gineral, if you please,
exclaimed the now solemn visaged and
mysterious looking Colonel, 4 likes to
accommodate and never had no objec-
ton to that ar beverage. least ways in
moderation; but must tell you one thing
fust-I seen man who told me he would
ill my wagon with salt for one dollar and
bit
The HI and scizzors he didr Is
that your wagon coming round the corner
thar? Call that WAGNER, Edn-b-r-o: be
spry, you black rascal. Do you hear me?
f Now, my friend, you shall have your salt
for one dallar sack or I am the biggest
liar in America. Edn-b-r-o, are you
going to sleep? Roll five of them sacks
in that wagon, in jiffrey, or see I shall
be the death of niger here in one min
ute and three quarters -
The wagon rolled up to the door,. five
sacks of salt were duly stored therein, a
five dollar bill changed hands, the snuff
box, which had suffered severely in the
late excitement, was once more in reauisi-
tion and the friends were about separat-
ing when the following dialogue took
place:
Colonel, my friend, want to know
and you must tell me-I'll never breath
his name, pom honor, who was the ever.
lasting and eternal d---n fool that offer
ed you salt at one dollar and bit?'
We'll, Gineral, if you really want to
know and will promise me you won't say
anything about it to mortal man nor wo.
man, seeing it's you, 1 tell yon confidenti-
ally-it was you, Gineral, you, and nobody
else; as l havn't said nothing to nobody re-
specting salt but you, who did all the bid
ding! Good bye
They separated; the one with i'll sup
pressed laughter, started in pursuit of his
wagon, now fast disappearing from the
sight, as it dragged its slow length along
the lonely road to its home amid the deep
shades of Bibb county.
The other stood, looking like Lots wife
after she underwent that curious metamor-
!, phosia into pillar of salt, mute and mo-
tionless. There reigned dead stiffness
and silence most profound
Pythagorus enjoined absolute silence on
his scholars in their novitiate; Pythaga-
rus, would have received as disciple
instanter and without the previous tor.
, ture of novitiate, any scholar who
bore on his face the horrifying dumb in.
dex now fnrrowed on the countenance o.
our friend
|
! But the revulsion came. Violently
, slamming the last door between him anG
the scene of his overthrow and disgrace
the philosopher melting into the man, h
exclaimed, in the bitterness of his heart
q with the very concentration of modification
and despair: 'Slayed skimmed!'' sALrEp!!
! by the eternal!'
"tY- Gentlemen" said an Arkansas
:. !. candidate for Congress, "if Pm eleetet
to this Office, l will represent my constit
uents as the sea represents the earth o.
the night contrasts with the day. / viii
: unrivct human society, clean all its parts
and screw it together again, will cor
rect all senses, purge out all corruption
and 60 through tho enemies Of our part,
like rat going through new cheese
= My chief recommendations are, that at
" : public dinner given to General -,