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lPAYAB1E" IN ADVANCE.
WHOLE, NUMBER s245
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Virginia, lives somewhat eccentric gehfds,
we'll known throughout all the country :
around rs "Captain Sam p" The, /
Captain, in early life, received a classical
education-and his cbiefdelight, from that
time to this, has been to interard his sconI
versation with Latin quotations. His roper
toire of classical phrases includes not only
those in common use-such as "ipse darst,n5s5
"pro bono pubiico," "Hine ille laclryna0,h
DC, but many others which he has'failhful.S y
ly remembered since the days Of his boy. B
| hood. *, ~.
The Captain, until the rise Of the .Ameri- /,
can party, was an uncompromisng, true-S
blue; tooth nd-toe-nail Wing. Many are
the speeches lie has made on election days.
muster days, and other occasions here fun 3
and frolic prevailed. His famous apostro-.
ple to "the immortal Bolts and the dsvins5 q
Clay" always accompanying the mention OF
the latters name with the classical panegy-s.
ric, "ciurun, ct venerable nonaen,' has been
heard and enjoyed by the people of his sec
ton of the country thousand times over
But when the American party was organ
lied, the Captain steadily refused to zine"
Nay, he became so much disguised that he
went over bodily to the Democracy. In
one short mouth. from flaming Wing, be-.
came an unadulteratcd Democrat 49,
In the Captains neighborhood lived an
old iron sided Democrat who =. had, many a
time and oft, engaged the Captain in poiti-
cal talks and disputes. They, rarely met,
on public occasions, without coming to
words and often, to blows. It 80 happened
that when the American party made its ap-'
pearance this old democrat whom we shall
call Mr.. A., was one of the first to
join. = x..!. s
Soon afterwards, our two politicians met
at "court," and. as usual, hung each other.
for political talk. Neither was aware Of
the change in the political relations Of the:
other. After, while they found each other
out, and both became mad. From words,
they came to blows, and in short time,
Mr.. A--bad our friend the Captain,
rolling in the dust, and pummelled him Mt
every turn. - ~, ~ ~
The Captain made violent efforts to .turn
his partner" and get on top, but without Ell:
feet. Finally, when beaten almost to Jel.
", he exclaimed at the top Of his voice. and
in his favorile tongue, ,"Eheu jam. satis y
= "EAeu jam salts -
Mr.. A., unfortunately not gifted
with knowledge Of the Latin, cont'nuedto
pummel him. u, Hard and heavy fell his
blows. ~ - @~T.
Eheu! jam satis " roared the Captain
again. 80. u
But again Mr.. A. fist fell upon
him with the force Of sedge.hammer.s
"Eheu ! jam sot;sl" fiHally shouted the
Captain in an agony Of pain, : for Gods DDS
sake Ehcuf lam salts In = q ~
At this juncture gentleman -whosw
looking. on, exclaimed to- the = bystanders,
"Pull Mr.aA=.-----:off- Captain Sam has
halloed 'enough'-puli Mr.: = :. -;
: Ammo he amt hollered n:n-nuff,"' = said
!, Mr.. A, fetching the Captain a peeler
on the nose, but he's g,g-got to boiler in:n-
! nuf, though, 'fore l am done with him.
, anu again he rained down the blows upon
i, the unfortunate Captain: -
: "Pu;l Mr.. off, ---otf, !" said the gentle,
!, man again, "Capt. has followed
n Enough Itell you." J.,
!. "W-w-w-wheu7" asked Mr.. A., =, in.
j credulously. - :.i:S "
! Just now" replied the gentleman, a"he
- hallowed enough an Latin" 4 - -sses4i
"Y-y-y-yes," returned A-- = :. :. "bnt he's
|, got to Aoller n-n-nufr in ''Merikin ,Jo;,1o;
! fore Tn done: :trith him f"Is "A 81 &
y land, sure enough 1.-The, Captain had finsl:
|. flyto express his satisfaction in 4vernac,lai
3 before the rate Mr.. would let him
. off. y 35 80. S, ~ {.
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