The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-08-25
"Bleegin en- to Come Right.


Simon had long aspircd to the easy and
dignifed Office of carter or ox-driver
Often had he looked with envious eye upon
the favored JET as, seated upon the pole
of his cart. lie drove whislling along, the
impersonatiou, in Simou's view, of the
true otiam cum dignitate. Never doubt
ing his qualifications for the post (what
Office seeker does?) he longed, or, as he
expressed it, fairly eeched,' for an oppor-
tunity Of Displaying his skill, confident
that it woaldsee such as could not fail to
secure him. permanent seat upon the
cart, rice Jef removed, at length for
tame seconded his wishes; Jef was luckily
absent; the corn must be sent to mill; ST.
mon must,yoks Buck and Darb and car
~ it.
Now you gwine to see dribin',' said
be to the boss when, having finished the
prelimiuaries, he took his seat upon the
cart. cracked his whip over the cattle, and
added spirit to its effect by q well-modu-
lated Gee up higher!' Away rushed Buck
and Darb in grand style for about ten
steps; then suddenly stopped, with jerk
that well-nigh precipitated our hero from
his long-coveted seat. A second Go
long da, Buckl You Darb. what you bout
now?' with numerous and divers scientific
jerks at the line and artistic tlourishes of
the whip, resulted no better. Why pom
de face Of de yearth, what's got into desc
- steers? Jes' look at Darb now, pu'lin
sgin Buck, and tryin' to twis' his tail
.roun' toder way! Do b'leve in my soul
dem steers knows I amt JEFF! And yam
der's de boss, too, III be hollering at me
fore long!"
After seeing him worry with them a
little longer, the boss, who had seated
himself on the fence few yards off to
enjoy the sport, did 'holler' at him, to tell
him be had yoked the oxen on the sides to
which they were respectively unaccustom
ed, and that he must disengage then and
3 pus Buck on the right side and Darb OF
the left
'Heh!' said Simon, wonder why didn'
sesdat! ! thought somethin must be d'
matter;. I'LL fix you now, my boys-yo'
see ef ? don't
Pretty soon lie was of his seat and hat
them disengaged from the cart but with
out removing the yoke! Gee up da, Buck
III drive you roun' to de tother side, AM
den we'll see what you gwine to do wit
your tantrums when de boss's lookin n
me from de fence yandcr"
BY this time he had got them round
and, Of course, after arranging them hea
foremost in proper form, they came ou
exactly as they had been. Laws "a mas
seyP said he, in self-deprecatory tons
p what was thinkin' about, drivin' yo
roun' de acrons ray Pears like amt &C
good sense dis mornin', somehow. Yo
Darb, come out o. Oar! / boun' get 70
right dis time! Spec you'll fool about wi
your projeetications tel de boss'll |
down here Directly. Whoa, gee! GEE,
say'
Owing to some inexplicable fatalit,
his success was no better this time tba
before. He drove ronnd to the righ
crossed over, and came out-second bes
Well, now said he, dis is purity sp'
- o. work, amt III Dat Jef's done SOM
thin to desc steers! Sho'se you're Dor
he's done somethin' to desc steersr
The oxen had, by this time, got turne
- with their heads toward the cart, and we
standing at the end of the pole. waitir
the result of their drivers meditation
Carefully accommodating their respecti'
positions, he seemed suddenly to be i
spired witha project which must succe'
in spite of fate. The reader shall ha
the benefit OF the train of reasouin
'Dere dey STAINS, Buck an Darb, boat
ZEN lookin' dis way; Buck on de rig
ham and Darb on de lef'; dat's jes' de W;
dey ought to be. So now, my chillur
Ireckon Pm gwine to fix you. I'm gHi
g to jes' drive you up to dc cart so; al
den I'm gwine to make you turn yo
heads toder way, and your tails dis wa
and den you's 'bieegin to be right, VIII, id
you will or no!'
have always regretted that this br
liant scheme was never fully tested
was but half executed when the boss Cal
up, and made bin take eff the yoke a
charge them. What the result wor
have been had he been left to himself q
- mifs of discussion 1t is due to Sine
however, to say that many years of pl
found meditation have bu: served to &C
firm him in his original conclusion II
they'd been 5leeged to been right!"
ae ..aa. va