The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-11-08

lJauy, rlOTdHCc, Ouai S"OON anu oSt-
1 rv Black, NV Pennsylvanv; Seward,
Fernandy Wood and Morrissey, NV
Moo York, and Johnson, Pierce Boo
kanan, and the whole glorious CON-
pany NV marters Cautiously they
crept in and timidly ranged them
selves about the sleepin Giant and
communed among themselves.
"That wuz too heavy a load for
him to carry at his age" chuckled
Ben. Wood, pintin to an immense
burden strapped to his shoulders, on
witch wuz written " Equality before
the Law"
"Yes,' sed Johnson, "but he wood
hev got thrOo with it, but tripped
him
"It wuz 1 who put the stone down
I over wich he mostly stumbled" sed
Seward in whisper.
ITO biznis!' sed Vallandygum.
Let us git wat we kin afore he ava
kens." and he and Thurman silly fin
gered away Ohio, doin it without
disturbin him much. He did groan
slitely, and moved uneasily. Shars-
wood and Jerry Black very adroitly
slipped Pennsylvany out from under
his arm, and agin he started up rest.
lessly, but sank back into his slum-
Der agin.
Emboldened by this, Fernandez
Wood and Seymour attempted to
steal away Moo York, wich wuz the
pillar onto wich his head restid, and
while they wuz manooverin it he
made terrible noise, ez eff he wuz in
agony.
sits the death rattle in his throat"
piped the ten States under his heels,
strivin to release themselves.
Its the death rattle in his throat
shreeked they all, THROWN of all
stealth and each grabbin Stait.
In an instant The sceEe changed.
They he'd overdid it. The Clan,
awoke, and springing to his feet,
glared fiercely onto EN-.
&" The death rattle is IT !" sed he
in voice NV thunder. +" Ha /! ha
you mistake the snorin NV a hard
sleepin Giant for the death rattle
What hev l done2 Slcepin so long
and KNOWN all the time that assas-
sins lurked around me! Shakin
the barnacles off he laid about him
lively. He pitched Fernandy and
Seymour out head over heels,-one
sweep Nv his right arm disposed Nv
Pierce, Bookanan and that pack, and
lhen missin Ohio, and Pennsylvany,
he observed Vallandygum and Shars-
wood, maxim off with em Utterin a
howl NV rage he sprang after EN-
Two leaps sutficed, and he wrenched
the States from their grasp, but not,
however, ontil Vallandygum had biz
a thundeljn slice out NV Ohio, and
Sharswood one nearly ez large out
Nv Pennsylvany
At this pint awoke. The mornin
sun WIZ a sendin her brilliant beams
through the wiDders NV Bascom s.
Around me lay the prostraie forms
w Deekin Pogram, Bascom, Captain
McPelrer, I,saker Gavitt and the
others who he'd bin with me the mite
aiore. They wuz sleepin and a
snorin ez peacefully ez men ever did
The doors he'd bid lett open, and the
villagers--the early birds who are al
luz around ketchin the worm-hed
collected at the door. They did not
venca er in, not KNOWN how sound
asleep we wuz, ontil-ez one NV EN-
told me afterward-he he'd seen q hog
beiongin to Bascom walk in the open
door and root about among us, grunt-
in approvlnly, ez though it reminded
him NV his childhood's s DAYS, wich in
deed it did. ez he had alluz bin fed at
a distillery-and then satisfied that
we WIZ trooly asleep, they walked in
and helped themselves to refresh
ments at the bar. Turnin them out
quietly with. a stingin rebook for
their dishonesty IN taKin advantage
Nv one helplis ez Bascom wuz, l en-
tied the contents NV his drawer, and
secoorin it in my boot lay down ez
tho 1 wuz asleep, till they awoke. In
an hour he awoke and diskivered that
he he'd bin gone thro.
"Who Good hev done it?" sed he.
"My dear FRIEND" sed I, voc
wuz injoodishus enuff to leave your
door open-see ther!" and / pinted
to the villagers q reelin through the
street. They're virtuous but yoo
put ther integrity to a test witch il
coodent stand. Their wuz too much
pressure to the square inch on their
conshences, and they collapst. Let
it be a warnin to 700. I don't know
that / Good hev resistid it he'd ava.
kened first" And ] wakened the
Deekin, and helped him home, stayin
Nv course to breakfast
PETROLEUM " Massey, P. NJ.
(Wich ia Postmaster.