The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-12-06
pAE TtiNge7 From the Columbus journal.
lstuGy showers Mule Ride.
HOW nE SUPPOSED A CASE.


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On the west bank of tho Tusearawas
river, about fifty miles above its juno
tion with the Whi:ewoman, there is a
small village known In all that region
Of Buckeyedom by the unique name OF
Pinchgut. Time was when there were
but few places in the West that con :
tanned as many rare specimens Of the
genus homo, and certainly none that
possessed as many harnm -searum, dare-
devil youngsters, as this same Pinch
gut. But death has sent manyiof the
former to that'tundiscovered country, y
and of the latter, few now remain. 4
In theyears write of, there was a
Dutch widow, who kept a little cake
and beer shop in the outskirts Of the
village, and tbither the choice spirits
were wont to resort when boisterous
sports had become stale, to transact
minor devitries, and listen to the wild
ow's quainttold-ta
"she was fat and fair,
ft.., s. As widows areN
and Madeline Maus was she blight
familiarly called by the youngerings,
old Mother Mouse Blessed with con-
tentment, and possessing a fair share
of worldly gear, she remained widow
Tor many years after the demise of her
first husband, and in all probability
would have continued to travel the
journey of life alone until she went the
way of all flesh, had it not been for an
one-eyed tailor, who pressed his suit
forcbly, and painted in glowing colors
the joys of connubial bliss; or, it might
have been, that the kindness shown
her by II first spouse, induced her to
accept second. At any rate, the tai
lor dl not sue in vain, for Madeline
Maus became Frau Huffman. But hap
piness is evanescent: before the honey
moon waned, the tailor laid down his
goose, gave up the ghost, and was num-
bered with his fathers. Soon after the
angel of death captured Huffman, and
made Madeline a widow a second time,
q party of frolicsome youngsters, who
spent their 3f
.y 'days IN riot most uncouth,T
And vex'd with mirth the drowsy ear of night"
determined to pay her consolatory
visit. Accordingly few days after
her defunct lord had been planted, they
proceeded on their mission, certain of
receiving that rough though cordial
welcome they had been the recipients
of SO often during her first wildwood.
Nor were they disappointed; they found
her dispensing her stock of "pretzels,' y
"stinckcase," and "lager bier" to u doz.
en- or more of her Dutch customers.
When she discovered an accession
to her company, she evinced intense
pleasure, exclaiming, "Cott in Him.
mellifhere amt dem tam poysaready,"
an expression simple of fNseif, but of
sufficient import TO make the previous
party decamp instanter The. widow,
without paying any attention to the
sudden departure of her countrymen,
continued; well, poys, Isc clad you
has come; Huffman ish dead agln,. he
hat de shills und feber, Docder Mac
coined on him, put it vas all no use, he
went died. When she had proceeded
thus far with the recital of her late af-
fiction, her feelings overcame her.
The boys endeavored 10 mitigate her
grief; expressed their sorrow at her
loss, and told her that she must be re.
conciled, and although the departed
possessed many good qualities-the
most prominent one having been in.
dustry-yet, however good we may be
all must 90 under. Their efforts were
crowned with success; and the widow
smiling like simmer cloud, replied:
"Yes, ] knows dat; fust my poppy
died, den Maus, den my chiIorn, and
now Huffman is gone died, und he vas
the bullest good ole booger 10 work ot
EN- all--put he lsh all any more now
i spect Stutfy Stoovcr will be mitey
mat ven he hears dat Huffman is dieo
you see he vas close cousin do him.
Poys. 1 dink you dident knowed Sluf'
fly, cause he moved do Alleygranny
county, Bennsylwany, bout five miles
ago pehint Peetsburg, ven yod vanI
bigger as a mice. Stufy yust do pc d
pooty hard case dc dime before he vas
goin away. You didn't ever hear bout
| de schrapes he hat NIT old Penner'l
mule, did you2" Gratifed that The
widow was about to relieve them o
their office, and console herself aftei
her style aforetime, they cordially in
vited the old gal to unbosom herself
which she did in substance and man
ner as follows:
"Bout dirtcen years ago, olt Pennel
had de meanest kind Of mules, unC
ven be found out dat he not can any
ting do nit him, he shust trowedJhin
out in de roat, und lets him do vat h
likes. Veil, one mite Stutfy vas il
down, trunk, und ven he vas goir
home be seed do mules lyin on d'
ground, sound asleep, so he dort he car
a hide habben, und der don't any pod
DIV can know bout ii. Coin up do d,
mules, Stuffy goaxed him q little, roll
ed a piece ropes round bis neck made
him up do de fence, upd shumped on
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