Washington sentinel., 1856-05-20
The Yankees Turkey show.

Heve it. If tant so you have back your two
shillin'. Perhaps them other gentlemen that's
with you would Ike to come in, tew. It's only
tew shillin', any how !"
This was dialogue which | heard before
the door of q shanty at General Training"
an October gathering in one Of the interior
towns of our own Empire State, in one of the
midland counties
/ was one of them gentlemen" referred to,
and disbursed the "two shillin,," and entered,
as did many others, who, similarly attracted,
followed us into the shanty.
"Wal gentlemen" said the exhibitor, who
was an out-and-out Yankee, expect we might
as well begin. You see that ere long coop of
turkeys. Wal, shall feed 'em fust, and pretty
soon arter, when they begin to feel their oats,
(but that's joke, cause we give 'em corn,)
you'll see 'em, as soon as the music strikes up,
| begin to dance"
shanty fafthest from the door, was about fifteen
feet long, and must have contained some
twenty or thirty turkeys, heavy fellows they
| were, too, most of them-perfect treasures for
a Christmas or a new years table. Into this
coop our exhibitor threw perhaps peck Of
corn.
This was soon gathered up not without much
| squnbbling and fighting on the part of the
| feathered recipients, who wanted to see fair
| play-that kind of fair play which would give
to the complainants the largest half of the "pro
vaatn
Presently it was all devoured and the au-
dience called for the performance, as promised.
"Yes, yes," said the exhibitor, don't be in teso
big stew, Give us time, if you please. Strike
up, music-give em lively teewn!'
At this, cracked flute and an old black
greasy fiddle manned by thick-hpped negro,
and an ear-piercing fife, started off with
Yankee Doodle at very quick time; and
sure enough, every turkey in the coop began
to dance, hopping from one leg to another,
crossing over, balancing, chasseing-doing
every thing in short, known to the salatory art,
| except Joining hands and turning partners
"Well, that Is euriousW exclaimed the au
ditors simultaneously; "never saw anything
| like it beforer'
"No," says the exhibitor expect you didu.
| It's all education as the poet says. l edicated
them turkeys; and there amt one on em that
hasn't good ear for music"
Hereupon he turned TO the audience, and
added
"Wal, you've seen it. and seen how natural
they do it; now we want you to vacate the
room, and give them chance that's on the
out side. There's new customers out there
awatin', and if you only tell 'em outside what
| you've seen with your eyes, you'd be doin'
service to me, and give to them an equal plea
sure with what you have enjoyed"
| This was soon done; the audience retired,
and another took their place-including one,
however, who had been an auditor at the last
exhibition. The same scene was gone through
with the same feeding, music and dancing,
only it was observed that the motion of the
turkeys was even more lively than before.
| 1t struck the twice observer that Just before
the music began, man was seen to leave the
| room on both occasions, and, unnoticed he
stepped out himself the last time, and saw the
man busying himself with putting some light
kindling wood under an opening beneath the
shanty.
The mystery now out. The turkey
cage rested over slow fire, with thin tin
floor, and when the music struck up the FIRE
had become SO hot that the turkeys hoped
about-6rst on one leg and then on the other
and changed positions, seeking rest and
finding none,' till the fire had gone down, and
they we're ready for another feed.
II is proper TO add that the author Of this in
vention was Yankee of the first water--the
Orpheus Of keydom.-Harper's Magazine.
From the Mount Vernon co. Democratic Review.
The Presidency--voice of Ohio.
If the Democratic masses and the Demo
cratic press of Ohio we're ever unanimous upon
one thing, it is the subject OF the Presidency.
We are in the weekly receipt of nearly all the
leading Democratic papers IN the State, and
with the exception Of two or three, which are
the recipients of patronage from the present
Administration, all favor the nomination Of
Mr.. Buchanan, by the National Convention,
which assemblies at Cincinnati on the I'd day of
June. IL the question put to a vote the
people OF Ohio, we feel perfectly warranted in
saying that nineteen out of every twenty votes
in the Democratic ranks, would declare their
preference for Mr.. Buchanan.
An Ohio correspondent of the Pittsburg
Daily Post, writes:
1--WE say to you, be Of good cheer and pass
it around, the voice Of Ohio is with you and
Mr.. Buchanan will, in Convention, receive the
majority, il not the united vote Of the Ohio
delegation. In making this declaration, we
wish not TO be understood as speaking dispar-
agingly of President Pierce or Mr.. Douglas,
who have in Ohio many friends and admirers;
but wish to only say, that Mr. Buchanan is
the decided favorite Of our State, and that if
the question Of preference was submitted to
direct vote of the people, he would receive at
least two thirds Of their votes"
| We have already given extracts from several
| Democratic papers in this State, to show what
| the public sentiment is on the subject Of the
| Presidency. We now add a few more TO the
LIST
The McConnelsville Enquirer, the able and
influential organ Of the Democracy Of Morgan
county, says
In this locality if poll could be had Of
the Democratic party, we d~obt not that Mr.
Buchanan would receive at least nineteen out
Of twenty Of all the votes as a choice Of the
Democrats for the next Presidency. In fact
we have not heard as yet single individual
express his preference who was not solicitous
he would be the nominee"
| The Guernsey Jefersonian, in noticing the
fact that Gov. Wise, Of Virginia, had written a
letter, expressing himself as favorable TO the
nomination of Mr. Buchanan, adds: $50 far
as we have been able to learn the preference of
the Democracy Of Guernsey county, James
Buchanan is their first choice, but they are not
going to ay off the handle, if some other can
didate should be selected as our standard
bearer"