The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-04

morning whet. The wags were determin-
ed to keep it up as long as possible, and
again drank and congratulated him on his
success. a az. ,... ... .....-.,-... -..-. t..-
In the midst of the noise and confu
sion," ir bound an inky printers devil
who deposited an extra on the table, con-
tanning the returns. Eagerly did old Zim
seize it. and hover over it but a minute.
The conclusion oft is all sufficient for the
reader. II reads as follows:
by the above it will be sesn that the
Democracy have again triumphed, as Wat
ties (Dem. majority over Tibbit (Whig)
is one hundred and fifty. Zimmerman
I(volunteeD had three votes in Begun,
two in Dublin, one in lower Buffalo, and
one in this borough (supposed to be cast
I.hy himself making a tota! of seven votes y
The extra dropped from old Zjm'S
hands he moved towards the door, and
then looking round full at The gaping
crowd said leiSurely: ..effs
''Gentlemea, You may go to thundern
aud rushing from the bar loom, he has
never again been heard of in Bug sbury.
DoESTICKS ENCOUNTERS, GRIM
= u DEATH. LaEh
He HAS THE SMALL POX. 10
Do yon want to know why I've been
absent from yonr columns for - couple of
weeks? I've been sick-G Grim Death has
heen aronn1-ha called, and sat down face
20 f,ce Nth me- said that lie had come for
Doestcks and that I'd better make my
will, say Good-byeto to my friends, aud men
1ion that I shouldn't lie hack-T argued
the matter with Dryboncs for three days
and two nights he spearcd me number
of times with his '.dart." but always
lodged SO you see that from words we
came TO blows. Ny opinion Is that
he showed himself no gentleman in
pitching into a sick man; however, the
doctor backed me manfully. Death Crap
pied ne hy The head, but I backed him
down with leechfs; then he dropped his
hold aud caught me by my bowels; l fired
at him in, this position for twelve hours
with two ounce yials Of stuff that l don't
know the name Of, hut which smeljed ike
ahoiled down livery stable. Being diSiodg-
ed from nay ;4styraais, be caught me. by the
ribs, where I burned his fingers with a
mustard blister, when he gaze Ble up as a
bad subject for an obituary experiment,
and prepared to go; as he sneaked out, he
| grinned and remarked that | need not
| feel SO grand, for wouldn't make de-
cent. looking corpse any how-I looked
vciously at him; l was able to put my
thumb to the end Of my nose, but my
! strength gave ont before ! could wag my
| fingers, so that fear old Death left with
! wrong impression of my sentiments
My sickness came thus-there was a
! fire in Il row of tenement houses, and my
dear friend, Miss ,Miggs, stood Where she
could watch the progress of the flames r
/ some one cried out there was child in the
burning house-felt like hero in the pres
, ence of Miss Miggs, determined to rescue
the child or perish in the attempt
before Miss Miggs Dashed up a
ladder in full sight Of Miss Miggs, ma
! King a mis-step and taking the skin of
M shin as primary move-didn't mind
it at all-what were shins when Miss
Miggs was looking on i! Got into the
house-heard the child squaIl-coudn'1
see it for the smoke-tred to find it il
. the dark walked over the stove and over
turned a kettle of boiling water into my
boots--breathed smoke enough to set {
small volcano up in business, and at las
, reached the bed aud caught hold of The
squalIer- wasn't very particular how
took hold. and am now convinced that
; carried it by one leg, head downward al
:, over the upper stories of the whole bioci
in my search for the window where The
ladder was-discoveredi it at1ast, and tort
one leg of my pantaloons entirely off o,
Z the iron hook with which it was decora
ted--got down, turned sthe baby right sid
, (up and delivered it in good condition Il
! its mother, who set up a genuine Irisl
howl and instantly give me "sparticula
! fits" for bringing her baby out door
without wrapping it mp warm, for as sh
then informed me, it had had the slnal
pox six days, and she was fraid it wonl
i "strike in" | myself, felt very niue
I, disposed to "striSe OUT hut my ange
y vanished as l thought Of Miss Miggs-
i started to go and see her remembered tn
unheroic look of my pantaloons, and re
q frained--boweG to her. however, whic
f she didn't see, and then was on the il
slant tipped over into the mud by the fore
man Of Hose, So, who at the same tim
:. volunteered his kind advice to .'min
J where you're. lookin', this she did SCI
: : and evidently thought it funny. -
!" Went to bed and dreamed exclusivel
;. . of Irish babes--thought l was in larq
u plantation of babies, set ont in regula
'elrows like eabbages--they were all grow
ing vigorously-tried to get out, but il
&c Vulnerable Celtic offspring sprouted unde
q my feet, and my legs were tangled in thei
&c tender embraces--Gnally, struggled t
# the end of the field, when / found that
is was hedged in with screaming babe
fourteen deep, all alive, all Irish, and a
$, with the double headed small pox.. The
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