Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-03-21

Although this animal is naturally irritable,
yet he is remarkable docile to all bar tend
ers; fawns at their feet, laughs at their stale
stories and sides with them in all disputes.
The camel is short lived animal, and
either dies by accident, or from an attack of
snakes in his boots Pass on, gentlemen.
The next animal of this collection is
THE FOX
This animal is far from being uncommon
in California, and may always be recognized
by his tale
The remarkable cunning of the fox has
ever been the theme of naturalists, but the
fox of this country beats all the foxes a
sboemaker's fox, by which he makes pair
of old boots new, not excepted
The California fox always knows where
there are first rate diggings, but You are not
going to get him to divuge their locality;
he is too smart for that. Whenever rich
leads are struck he is the one who first found
them, but from some necessity he was forced
| to let them alone for time and not work
them, and now he could get an interest in
them if he wanted it, but has better thing
he has, The fox always has a certain plan
by which any one can make fortune, yet
somehow or other he nerer makes one himself
Whenever claim fails, the fox will tell
you that he had hole there once but he soon
saw it wasn't worth d-dime and left it,
You don't catch him working for water mon
ey In fact, he seldom if ever works at ALL
In one thing this animal is truly cunning, and
that is in procuring his grub, which he consid-
ers paid for as soon as obtained | need not
tell you of his love for chickens and small
pigs.
You will always find him lounger around
mechanics shops and gambling saloons, at
which latter place he always knew who would
win, and is ever ready to advise which card
to bet on
He is only valuable for his hide Take
his pelt when you can Pass on.
Here, ladies and gentlemen, have the
pleasure of showing you
THE HOG.
He is native of all countries, and the
his resemblance to large cask that contains
sixty-four gallons, and as he holds hogs
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pellation; and he now bears it, somewhat alb
breviated, as is generally the case with his
rear appendage. Some writer's say that the
term 'swine,n by which this animal is some
times known, was derived from the German
word "swi" (zwei, which signifies "two;" as
the hog requires twice as much to satisfy him
as it takes for any other animal.
In any situation you can not fail to recog-
Mise the hog. At the table, he is a bore to
all those who sit near him, being sure to
keep them busy waiting on him during the
time he is feeding himself on the coarser eat
ibles, then sweeps all the pie and cake in his
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es near him, instead of taking what he wants
on his plate. This is to save time, and also
to prevent you from seeing the amount he
eats While his plate is gone after slice of
roast beef he improves the vacancy by fork
ing out of the fruit dishes, or tasting the
plates of vegetables near him with his knife
that he has licked clean for the OCCASION
Four-legged hogs never pay for their keeping
till they are killed; and it nearly kills the two
legged ones to pay half price for what they
get.
In public affairs, the hog never contributes
cent for Improvements. If a street is to
be opened, or square purchased, he lets 9TH
ers go to the trouble and he reaps the bene-
it, The hog is always into everything that's
free, especially free dinners.
In mining, he is sure to claim as much
again as he is entitled to, and is always sor-
ry when he hears that any one has made q
strike.
The hog is sometimes literary, and then he
is sure to grab the latest daily paper, and
never lays it down till he has spelled out ey-
cry advertisement.
He never walks up hill when he has paid
his fare in stage coach; and is bound to get
his moneys worth on all occasions. In sit
ting rooms he occupies three chairs, no mat
ter how many are standing, spits on the clean