The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-14

wCaptainn Spluggs, real Jolly old Gus
toner, sta, ding live feet three IN his boots
weighing some hhree hundred pounds, re-
sided in Illinois, aud kept a grocery at
,heSiseada of Possum Creek at "a place
called Cmckcr's Neck that isto say, he
solk. Iaolasses,. whisky. and snch like, ina
little log cabin up there. The captain
hsdna.geedly number of patrons, espcciaI-
ly forSthe whisky.N and runor says he was
not bad customar himself in fact, some
even wentiso far as tosiiint thet he drank
more whisky Than any other three men on
the creek, and will not attempt to, refdte
the charge, for Isknow from some canse
CT. ether, the old fellow was exceedingly
fond of the business. rs 80 tts'astgs, e as+'
-sGaptsin Spluggs had a SON, who Ike
his dad, was q true lover of. the 'good
crittsr,ns but The old man refused to let
himv.drink it, ,oHe had enouge of the
Young sAmerica abount' him, however, to
bc col at,e Of sl.iftife fer himself; 50 when
old Spluggs was in bed snoring away in
regalarsaw. millsty le, the youngerSpluggs
was'pretty sure to come '.bobAjng around"
f5r die purpose of Stealing the key from
hfsnadS trousers, as they hung on chair
This accom- plished, he would collect a, lot
oHdsisayeung friends together at the gro
Gerry, and have what they called a jolly
tme. of tt. q,
sUSptain splagass' grocery soon got to
be an . futolcrable' nuisance to the neigh
bors!w eAii day leng the old gentleman and
hts sfrfenyfs drank and tearouscd, and all
night Tong Che younger gentleman and hi.
friends sept ft.up, after tie plan laid down
bysthc older ofie. II was too much fol
thsA patience Of any people. Even the
Cracker n eckans co{lid hot endure it, and
50 ttey seaiied asmecting, and appointed 6
committees whose duty it was to visit tht
old dcnptafn,s md request him to keep {
better order of things in the, future. The
COMMITTEES men performed their Office, a
which the captain laug ghed heartily Find
ingthat lie was Inclined to make sport 0
them, they resorted to threats, and assur
cd him .ffatt unless he nended his ways th
citizens would take the matter into shei
own hands STILL he laughed. Their visi
made dc NJ Ssj jinprMessi9Sn5M7ltpings M 9Sn57l went on a
Some y &nisgShts isShft after this, splnggs junior
having possessed himself Of the key, re
paired to the grocery as usual to have hi
spree TT was about the hour Of, eleven
and Ion ono 1 Of as bis participants was already il
1Es said be. add addressing the M youu, pr
Mt. Splpggsy I'll be dnged. EFF ! don
think there's somethin' ip uiis care groce
ry, {sS |! hear some kiad Of lrdmpin' foun'
III .9sasssN u. !assI ed, ao-1 :. ; q 2
hGpess It's only the rats. for tha's lot
andsgsbs Of them nboni, y piled IA rch
Hsrkl hear it agin!" exciainied III
first spesker.p .ssGss sas VI ,-isAi as sds 30
aIti1oesusonnd a little queer, "areplie,
Arch. "Let's 60 and set down on III
doofstsp,E land listen awhile afofee we &
they proceeded "a. PM this plan IN exc
.cutiop.s hnt era they. had scarcely yutouehe'
the step, xwhichsw a.large dlat stoaa
the yzboundeda aup&wth. a suddenncss tha
would have made locker, on suppose
was req not -ExSb sv4s1s
"What in the nations this we've sc
down in?" asked Arch. lii5s 5sssd<.i1a sd'
Tar, or molasses, or somethin' as
live" replied the other asl" ',e' ,- = - -
"Molasses, as sure as Shooting cor
tinued Arch, after short Investigation
"Yes, molasses and whisky, by blixim!
put ia-his friend, who had just carried I'll
work of analyzing still further, by bring
ing seu1el Of the doubtful compound
proximity to, his nasal organ. "a
"Tbatssl so, sand it's a runnin' out frol
under. the door in perfect sluee!" sal
Arch.ss sSi ssig iaEE ei." 8'5si .'it
Jast then their ears were greeted wit
a most iuhuman sounding groan fro'
within, and then the "trompin' round