The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-12-03
JOHNNY AsALoyER.

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sign that he would, in time, make shrewd
speculator.
JOHNNY AS A LOVER.
Having grown to mals estate, he begins to
feel the inspiring feeling of love. But whether
it was love for a wife or for money, has always
been a mystery to his friends. He started on
an exploring expedition and after securing the
country round, he Glanced to meet with sweet
angel on the Muskingdmn River She had
many graces, but her richest accomplishment,
as Johnny once told me, was $200,000in in Bank
Stock; and even her Spring house cost more
than all Major Lacey's buildings. She had
fourteen large pine trees in front of her door,
and said Johnny there can set and smoke
my pipe in joy, and the citizens will bow low to
Inc as they pass and repass."
JOHNNY LAYS A sTRATAGEM TO GET HER.
She must be won; but to get her, he must
make sho'0 of wealth. He gets his neighbor
(hEodcsty prevents me saying who) to endorse
for him, and in that way gets little money, puts
it into huge pocket book, with the ends of the
bills sticking out and carelessly rams it in his
pocket, leaving the end out about two inches,
so every body could see the bills. And Oh what
strut he did take. But alas! alas'it did not
win. The lady thought his ears were longer
than his pocket-book and spurned him from her
presence. He however, succeeded in getting a
wife nearer home
JOHNNY BECOMES WEALTHY.
Johnny soon otter his marriage, becomes in his
own opinion, nearly equal to the Rothchids in
wealth. Indeed he thought something of form
ing partnership with that distinguished firm.
He had an old horse and cart and SO acres Of
land, for which he paid S375, and so poor that
even the crows never come within mile of it.
He took good care not to live on it himself, but
rented it out and leased one from ncighbor.-
Wealth often produces vanity, even inthe stron-
gest minds. Itwas SO in this case. In speak
ing of his wealth he frequently boasted that he
could "buy and sell'' the writer this Biogra-
ply, ten times over.
JOHNNY TURNS POLITICIAN.
Having grown so wealthy Johnny had lcis
ure to turn his attention to political affairs He
soon showed preference for the negro race
over the white, and even went so far as to as
sert his willingness to receive Buck" (not
Buchanan) for son-in law. 1t is said he ex-
pocted TO be nominated by the "woman's rights
party for Representative, bat not succeeding il
that, he tried for justice Of the peace, and go
the nomination for that. He promised to dea
out justice literally, especially to the niggers.-
Publicly he pretended to be modeSt-said he
never wanted an Office. He was so sure of be-
ing elected justice, that he thought it useless tc
wait for the election; so he went to Cadiz and
got the Statutes of Ohio, commenced preparing
his office, and assumed quite a dignifcd ant
jmlicia3 appearance generally. But 10! tht
election came and he was beaten two to onC
and fraction over.
JOHNNY BECOMES A LITERARY MAN.
Consolins himself with the rejection tina
many better man had been beaten for highe
Office, he next determined to seek popularit,
as newspaper writer. The object of his frs
piece, shows him to be little mgratetul for i
was an attack on the friend that endorsed to
him, to enable him, as before stated, to ge
the bank bills, that he stuck so nicely in hi
pocket and cut such swell upon, when he wal
after the Muskngdum lady. The communica
! ton was published in the Cadiz Republican
and placed him at once at the head of livin,
prose writer's. The beautiful swell Of his senten
ces, his choice selection of words, and above all
the rich flowers of fancy that adorned his piece
deserved, and received the bountilul applause @
an admiring public
A SHORT REFLECTION
As history is said to be philosophy teaching
by examples" it is always proper for the histo
rian to pause occasionally, and make reflection
for the benefit of his readers. How many @
the wonders OF art and science have been dis
covered by the merest accidents. The it'll
boy playing with his fathers spectacles discov
cred that when holding the two glasses togethe
objects appeared much larger through them
and the far reaching Telescope is the result
So the defeat Of Johnny for justice Of the peac
was the means OF making known to the work
his wonderful powers as writer. Had he beei
elected he might have wasted his powers OF
the desert air" Which was the greater dis
Icoyery, the Telescope or his powers as writer
is the second question which shall let tn
reader exercise his inge nuity upon
JoHENY BECOMES A POET.
IT is rare indeed that we find united in tA
same person eenius for both prose and poetry
But strange as it may appear, we find it in John
ny. Poetry is said to be 'the language OF al
enlieened imagination, formed most commonl,
into regular numbers But great Poets sOne
times pay butlittle regard to the regular mum
bers,' for example, Shakespeare, johnson ant
johnny. In proof Of his powers as poet ant
the harmony Of his numbers" it is only mes.
eessary to quote one verse from The last Repub.
lican, Hwas intended to apply to the friend
that endorsed for him, that he might get the
notes before mentioned, TO cut the Muskingdum
swell upon. Here IL is~ While you read elct
no mans dos bark"
i tsliy now 70 travel on,
And on, and on 10 70,
For p.cseriY you still femuin,
J tor Democracy soys 10 so~