The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-11
THE ENeLfsHNlN AND KANKBE.


You're scoundreIP said a fierce looking
Englishman, the other day, coming up with
gr at wrath to Yankee-fa "a Yankee, in New
England, means any wide awake native of this
land, who was standing quietly on the side
walk; you are sconndrelr 90 ft
That's news to me- returned the Yankee
quickly. ss
News, you scoundrell Do you call that
news3' * hE #-6
Entirely So as
'Yoa needn't think to parry it off so easy;
say you are scouudrel, and can prove
Iitr a g..4..... s,
4 beg you will not; shouldn't like to be
proved scoundrel.'
No. dare say Jou wouldn't but answer
me Immediately you, or did you not say
in the presence of several ladies of my ac-
quaintance. that was a.
'CaJ' O. no, sir, the truth is not to be
spoken at all times
The truth! do you mean TO call me calf
o, no, sir, call you nothing '."f
Its we'll you don't; for had you presumed
| to call me a. -ss "a
Man, should have been grossly mistaken
DO you mean 10 say that am not a man,
That depends upon circumstances
What circumstances2 =,r
If should be called as evidence in court
of justice I should be bound to speak the
truth
And would say that was rot man, heyf
| Do yon see that cow-sknY
Yes and l have seen it with surprise ever
since you came up
What surprise? Why, do you suppose I
was such a coward l dare not undertake to
use the article when it was demandedr
Shall l tell you what thought? $50
DO it, if you dare # @5
Il thought to myself, what use has calf
for c0,c's skiD?' s~g q rt-ssa
| .You distinctly call me calf then?' ~.
j If you insist upon it you may 4a1ft
You hear gentlemen speaking to the BY
ISLANDERS, you hear the insult. What shall I
do with the scoundrel?' =5sy-. p,
Dress him dress himr shouted the crowd,
with shouts of laughter s724s5' s5
) That II do at once
Then turning to the Yankee, he cried out
fe,cely:' Hzf.-aa} le
Come on, step this way, you rascal, and I'll
. fog you within an inch of your life.' &.
I've no OCCASION
i You're coward ,.-.-.. r. e.
Not on your word
'l'm liar, then, am II
Just as you please s 75 a
: DO you hear that, gentlemen?
: Ayr was the response, you can't help fog
r ging him now
o. heavens, grant me patience; I'll fly out
of my skim
! It'll be much better. for your pocket; calf
skins are in good demand
4 shall burst
Gentlemen. can any longer help fogging
Thus provoked, thus stirred up and eucour:-
aged, the fierce gentleman went like lightning
at the Yankee. @ .4 81. 3, ~ -aa 81. E
But before he could strike blow, he found
r himself disarmed of his cow skin and lying on
: his back under the spout of neighboring
e pump, whittier the Yankee had carried him
to cool his rage; and before he could recover
4 from his astonishment at such unexpected
handling, he was as wet as drowned rat
from the cataract of water which his antago.
!: mist Lad literally pumped upon him.
r His courage had. by this time, like that oi
It valiant Bob Acres 'oozed ont at the palms OF
his hands, and he declared as be arose and
- went dripping from the pump. that he would
: never trust to appearances again, and the old
e Harry himself might undertake to cowhide 9
e cool Y Yaukee for all him. Ia