Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-11
TRoUBLEs OF ARANGEH.

The R31Ser goes TO Vfcksb --SetS
II;c:ed up7;fo q a tSSOi', SJ.'p.='
X" "0nce more upon the" railroad, and
the cushioned seat jumped beneath me
like sore!backed mule under hard
saddle. Piny woods vanish in the dis
~tance-whistle blows, wheels clattei,
sparks fly, engine squeals, and the away
mileposts dance out ofsight is a caution to
slow teams. 'Wh.e-w' ! says the loco
motive, and we brought up at the Vicks-
burg depot. lit out, and fought my
way through an army Of affectionate mig
gers, all lookin' like they were glad to
see me, and recommending me to their
hotels. knew if let myself out, my
capital would not support the dignity Of
my position, so declined their pressing
invitations and took the peoples line
down to the Gineral's.
''Now," says l. "if you catch a wea-
sci asleep this time. you can take my
pile. Old Mac. caught me by the hand.
and shook it as tenderly as il had been
long lost son; asked me the price OF
cattle, aud how the strays stood the cold
spell. told him the country was safe.
and cattle as fat as lard. Asked me if
wouldn't go down to the bar-room: Told
him if it was perfectly safe, I'd soon 60
down as not !; but didn't have no wea-
pons and wouldn't like 10 golf be thought
there was The least danger. Oh, no, says
he. thee is no danger at all, come along
lie LED OF, and | kept his trail down the
steps, ill we come to a grocery. The
Gineral asked me 10 take a drink, and
thought as was going into such place,
l might as we'll take something. After
taking a drink, the Gineral proposed to
go, and opened my knife, and started
after him. w" went through the door,
and up into the office again. Well, says
l. G'neral, Pm ready to go and see the
bars. Where's any bars? Why, says l.,
didn't YOU ask me tC go into the 6or- room?
Oh ! says he, and he laughed till he near
ly bu. sIed, didn't mean animals, ment
the place where we took d'inL. Oh,
thunder, says l, you ViGkeburg folLS
have such queer names for things, a feller
can't get the hang Of 'em. Last year
YOU called groceries coffee houses, and
now you call 'em bar rooms, aud next
year it will be something else.
DROPS IN AT AN AUCTION.
I loaCed around ill afte: supPet, and
then starred up Street 10 see ii couldn't
find somebody know'd. Come 20 an
auction house. Room was jamed. Men
a bidding, boys bidding. niSyers and all
bidding every feier seemed rs though
he wanted every ching that anybody else
was trying to buy. l wouldn't Try 10 get
anything from nei:;hbor that way, but
l suppose il is customary in Vicksburg
Lil,e man in blue coat standing on the
corner, doing his best 70 get somebody to
buy book. Who will give me Two bits?
says he, and he looked over TO me and
bowed. l made my obedience also-I
thought would show him that other
people could perform the graces as well
as him. l was dressed in high figure
had on a shanghai coa:, the waist licking
my ears, and the tail drapping on my
corns. Just as 1 bowed, he said gone,
and cast the book to teller behind The
counter. What name, Sir saws he, and
he looked at me. Well, thinks [, you are
right familiar on short acquaintance;
but if you make feed corn from me you
can travel. Watch is my name. says l.
Any other name says he Yes, says L,
the other part is strike. You are SIrik-
aGutton, says l. Then he picked up an
o,her book aud commenced selling it, and
bowed at me again. Well. says l, old
feller, if you tnink you can do more bow
in than me you had better go on and get
gutta percha backbone, for ain't got
nothin' else to do, an had Just as soon be
bowin till bedtime as not. Going, gone,
Mr.. Watch, says he. have no objection,
says l, l beat him at the bow game
pretty soon, and then he commenced
!winking at me. Oh. says I, your spine
Is affected. l reckon, but you amt mado
nothin' by changin' the game, for when
It comes 10 one eye shut, am all trumps.
lie sold books aud cioze and goods, and
all the time he kept winkin' at me and
hlngin' things to the other man. and saw
ing. Gone, MIR. Watch. Let 'em 90. saws
l, nobody cares but you. -
Alter shattered out about a half mint
OF eyelashes. L thought l might as we'll
JumPt the wink game-it warn't pawn, for
the work and weare of tools. 1 started
to go 10 the other side of the house, when
ahttie teller sung out, New tail, by Green
morn. looked for the book, but the
AucIoneer was selling a razor. To be
concluded last week, SAYS another. Bound
in calf, and warranted not to swell 500
anotner. Boys any of you been to the
He" storeE No. where is it Oh! it is
rotary concern, but the goods ainr sea.
Sonaole, don't believe. By this time
began to smell somethiu;r rotten in
denmark. kuow'd there was finn a
9o~'a but L didn't know exactly who
"S 70 furnish the Amusement t;lI = I;,,I