The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-01
LAZY SAW,


ed to take the neighbcThood Of Gen. II
whose character for joekeying and hanover
ing IN trade was much more celebrated than
his 'ests in arms. The Kentuckian having
a perfect acquaintance with his character,
went TO see him TO sell hiu some h0rses, or
to s~ap, or 10 run race, SIS the 6eshnles
might order and decree.
lie was one Of those careless, uncon cerned
knock down and drag out looking sort Of iel
lows, who could assume Just as much SIMPLE
ity OF couateDaUce and address as might re>
quire. lie had tie appearance Of twenty
two or twenty three years OF age, and, as q
sual, was dressed in the blue mixsd jeans to
hide the dirt and wore a drab colored bat
oT the same reason.
General said he "I'm Just from old
Ksintuck, with powerful nice horses, and
may be you want some. Daddy told me II
came on TO your parts to call on you and
he reckoned may be you buy PAIR of match
es nr help me in traiden, tor he said you had
apower of money and understood traden to
a scribe. Here's letter rom him handing
it 10 him. 'and besides, ] have as fine 3 pair
of matches as you could shake a stick at and
as tight for quarter, Daddy says as any in
these parts; be says | mast ren nc ra,es
cause mought lose, aud we want, all the
money we can serspe 10 pay for the land.-
Bat reckon he'd suit you to fraction, case
you're a sporting character, mought win
powerful chance OF money on him"
While he was thus introducing himself
and telling his business, the General opened
the letter, which read as follows:
Deer Gtneyal:--4 tske this opportunity to
wright to you by my Job, who is taken the
first drove he ever driv, and want you to
roll logs lettle Tor him, il so he suits you.
obs spry enough at home, but hasen't cut
his eye teeth yet, and you'lllcn him hand.
l'il do as much Tor any of your boys, il YOU
have got any, whensOever they come here
trading; or anything else. So no more at
present, but remain your Gffec i0nate friend
till death PETER TOMpKlNs
The hero Of our horse races, cotton bags
and sugar hogsheads, thought he perceived a
neat speculation, and acted accordingly.--
Mr.. lob Tompkins was received with much
courtesy; his man and boy were entertained
with the best in the larder while his five and
twenty horses were not neglected. 1t is true
that the General had not the slightest recol
lection OF his friend and correspondent Peter
Tompkins. He might have once known
him or not it was the same thing. Here
was Job raw Kentucky STRIPPING, with
twenty-five horses as easily squeezed as a
ripe lemou. 1t was net in his nature to ioTr
bear.
In the meantime, Mr. Job Tompkins made
himself quite Tree and cagy, and staggered
abouC the costly furnished apartments as il
ne had been in log cabin. He viewed the
silver-plate on the side board with much ap
parent astonishment and a pair of siver
shutters especially excited his curiosity.
"Lord GIneral are them thar candle
shutters made out of pure stuff | never
seed any afore but iron ones, and many uses
her shears. And them ar things on that big
chist (the sideb7ard) is The ra'al Spanish
castins! | heard talk Of this afore, but nev-
er seed it. Now il was to tell this in our
settlement, may be they wouldn't hop strad
die OF me, and ride right over me rough shod
/ for liar. But they say you're powerful
! sight the richest man IN the South, amt
you?
To all which the General returned suita
| bic answers, and Mr.. Job and he were hand
in glove for the time being. Each man was
resolu,ely bent to make success ul lodg
ment IN his neighbours pocket, with the view
of taking it out, "a tlurculean task to be
sure,) when OBJ heard in the next room the
sound OF music. Several Kentucky reels
were played; anon, the sweet breathlngs OF a
meiodous voice Sung,-"Sweess sweet home.'
"May be d4rnyd," said Job, III that
don't beat Bob Walker, and he's patch
above the common run. But that amt none
| L ;t L.
Is it?"
INV daughter is playing on the piano,
saia the General; "we W Il walk into tht
paylor and hear her." Here were blandsh
merits to strike Job dumb, and entrance al
his senses.
The man who hath no music to his soul
And is not moved by concord OF sweet sound:
Is fit for treason, st!atagems, aud spolis "
job thought NAH might love music ant
spoiis also He felt liking for both
Therefore be applauded the music in his owl
way most rapturously.
SAID Job, "May never pull another trig
ger, il she's not priming above anything
heard talk about; why she's chartered
She's ra'al one. assure you. Why it'e
enough TO make fellow swim that can't
and il it wasn't Tor these fine kiverlds owe
the track, (the carpet,) and had a partner
10 my minde, I'd 90 my drove to nothing. O.
less; / can shake the triks Of any boy yol
can pruduce."
The General now thought the Kentucklal
ripe enough, to aid in which he had bee'
piled with choice liquors, as he denominatet
the brandy and Medera. The horses wer,
brought out, and examined, and praised
and cheapsn ID. and fault iound with all
They could agree upon nothing
"WclI, where's ycur quarter horse?" ask
ed the General.
"Oh, no! / sort o. thot what you were af
ter" answered Job, "for you hardly looked
at them thar ma ches and these fine geld
ings. So you must be after the quarter
nag. Jim Ietch up Lazy Sam, will your
Now General I'll tell you, honor bright, he'
never been lck't in a quarter sput but once
by Zoe Mitler's sorrel mare, which runs likl
streak of lightning. She's ra'al scream
er. Daddy swapt for him last fall, after sh'
tanned him out. II knowed her, I'd give
you her marks, so as you mightn't be tuck
in for heard Joe was bringing her to thu
! South TO win h S expenses. But here's ths
horse anyhow, and assure you he's no
Slow
/ Now, be il remembered that Job was mol
ignorant that General H----was at thai
time the owner of this identical mare, an,
for reasons best knows to himself, he wish.
ed TO make race between her and Lazy
Sam
The Gereral examined Lazy Sam will
the.eye Of a jockey u. taa
"Pish" SAID be very contemptuously