The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-04-05

itney snail near tne CELESTIAL DellS
pealing forth the joyous welcome,
"Come, come, come, ye blessed of my
Father"
| . -
A Hairy SliOpl<eepcr.
Upon the banks OF the Mississippi,
in the State of Tennessee, there once
dwelt an old chap by the name OF
Yades-Tom Yades. Now Tom had
been an honest, hard working man
all his life, but had never owned a
saddle, and as Tom grew older his
wealth and Importance increased,
and with desire to own hog skin;
so he one day packed a clean shirt
and 500 in his wallet, stepped upon
a steamboat, and away he started
down the river to New Orleans TO
buy him saddle. Now this was the
first trip Tow had ever made; he had
lived all his life where he was born,
and had never heard any other Ian.
guagc than that of his mother s
tongue. In the course of few days
he landed upon the levee at New Or
leans.
Poor Tom little knew what he had
to encounter The Frenchmen was
there, the Italian was there, the
Spaniard was there, some from all
parts of the world were crowded up
on the levee-and there was Tom
with his eyes streached and Gears
open, mystiiicd and bewildered at the
strange jargon going on around him;
he stood as long as mortal man well
could, and at last struck out, with ht
mind fully prepared to be surprised
at nothing he might see, upon his
crrand of his saddle.
After wandering about the city for
some time he at length found sad
die shop. .
Tom, elated walked in.
The first and only living creature
which met his vision was baboon OF
the largest species sitting upon the
counter, playing with the girths
which were hanging from the saddle
Immediately over his head. Tom
very politely addressed him:
GLOW do you do, sir? p
Tie baboon grinned and nodded.
~ wish to buy a saddle" says
Tom.
| The same expression from the bab
oon. In louder key from Tom
~ want to buy a saddle"
A very polite grin from the bab
II will give you $40 for that sad
de" says Tom, at the same tim'
handing over a $40 bill.
The animal having seen his mas
ter put money into the drawer, took
it, and hopping along the counter
made deposit Of Toms $40 note
lie returned, however, Immediately
to his former position.
We'll, hand us down the gig skin,
said Tom.
Very little notice from the bab
oon.
"Hang it, why don't you give mi
my saddlep l have paid you for it
SO hand it over, or l will take it my
self" ....,. .. ,
f An awful chattering from the bab
oon.
, Tom, intending not to fooled will
| any longer, reached out to take ,hol'
of his property; but no sooner ha'
5 the poor fellow done so, than tn
nails and teeth Of the baboon wer
, driven into his arm. Tom Ncke'
g and swore = the baboon Bit AM
' screamed-until at last the owner o
I shop, Frenthman, with lon
@ moustache, came rushing into I'll
n room.
"What you do, sar? What do 30
4 want here, you old rascal BY gal
!. you shall give me satisfaction p
!. Tom, not in the least daunted, bu
!, very much exasperated, ripped OUT
I'll "You internal old hairy mouth
:. believe you want to steal my S2O
e came in here, bought saddle, an
d paid the money down for it, and NO
n when want to be going with |
,flyour son has refused to let me hay
It it, and kicked up fuss about it |"
|. Tom, however, got his saddle, an
n returned the next morning In th
/. boat going up the river, but has bee
l. heared to say it was the last one b
ever wished to purchase. "
l. A contraband who witnessed til
o explosion of shell for the first tim
!. exclaimed "See dai! hell hab lai
d au egg!' l,.
a "Are you the mater" said passer
= ger to the Irish cook OF a vessel
= "No," answered Pat, but I'm the bo
q that boils the mater' .-' .-- .'
~ gp pc..f.i -'d.TrIi- . rH.
Il An old bachlor says the ladies ar
; like Scotch snuff, because they wi
J. bring a foolish man TO his knee
= sneeze,) l,ul hnio. .a.' '.i-n q.
Z Woman is q delusion; still, me
Twill hug deluslou.