Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-04-18
ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, APRIL Is, 1868.

''I thot 80. He played orf it'll
while this morning; but we Gated hin
till he was willin to give up his obstina
cy and go at it.
Hez Ceezer got well of that charge u,
buckshot ?"
''Ceezer, no he died. He TUX cold il
the leg and it mortified"
''Jest my luck lie wuz the best onC
I had on the place. o! my frend, OBJ
serve the effeck NV hasty temper! He
CAV me too much NV his lip, l put &
charge Nv shot intu him, and now he
amt wuth the powder that druv the
shot. o, how hev | wrestled with that
ungovernable temper NV mine! He2
that stranger up the Run been looked at
ter2"
eyes. Me and Tim Duggins spected
him Nv bein an emissery, ez he took a
noosepaper and his wife had been seen
combing her hair, and we inquisited him.
He took the Moo York T.i6oon, and a
party NV us gave him ten minits to get
out. Ez he didn't get out we shot him.
His family is still on the place, but they
will probably leave soon, as we shell burn
the cabin down to-morrer."
'tHow is Kitty 2"
81 couldn't do much with her. Sense
her baby was born she hez never been
wuth much, and to get shet NV her, l
traded her off to Simpson, On the East
Branch, for bay mare NV hizzen and a
bull pup. lie stumped me to play seven
mp, best three in FIVE, for the lot and |
lost. The baby hez a strong healthy
look, and / give it over TO big Lie to
bring up by hand Simpson sold Kitty
to Ambrose, off on the West Branch,
and she wuz carried over ther Yesterday
"Well come in. Its well nigh mite. :
Come in to supper"
We he'd supper, and afterwards, pray
ers, and after that cut-throat loo for dol
lar stakes. ..s
The next day was Sunday and most
happy Sunday it wuz Tor me- The preecll-
er supported by the happy flock wuz NV
the reel stock, wich is ontortunitly going
cut. His sermon in the mornin wuz a
most movin disquisishen on the cuss NV
Ham, inkulkating the CRATE trooth that
niggers WIZ created for the sole purpose
nv bein the servants nv the SONS nv Japh-
eth, and, incidentally, he wove in most
conclusive defence NV the evangelicity
Nv ketcLin niggers with dorgs. To the
master he recommended justis, tempered
with sich Christian forbearance ez eech
felt he Good afford-to the servant en-
tire submission, ez it wuz the viii Nv the
Lord Ez the old man wuz in lis pero-
rashen, there wuz heard up the swamp
the sound of dorgs. The yelps in the
distance, ez faint ez the whisper nv
mother, grew neerer and neerer, ontil the
melojus voice Nv the whole pack wuz
chimin in our ears. The preecher stopt
and prickt up his ears, ez did every one
in the congregashen. The report Nv
rife wuz heerd, and shreek toliered it.
"Be quiet!!" sed the old man. dts
nuthing. PerkiEscs man John, run away
last Thursday, and this morning Perkins
started out after him with Bustin's dogs
It's all over now, and 700 kin render
Perkins no assistance. The shot finished
the deSprit man, and the dorgs are by
this time onto him. Q, why will these
perverse spirits try us so why will
they run Off and make the ketchen NV
EN- even on the Sabbath work NV ne
ceSsty and mercy"
Jrst then fresh yelp from the hounds
showed that the preecher wuz wrong
The ni@ger he'd not been hit, but he'd
played possum and he'd started for
fresh run. The Congregashen started
tor the door and in mint they were
out pel-mel surrounding the clump nv
woods into which he he'd taken refuge.
In few minitS the dorgs chased him out,
and a revolver shot laid him cold corpse.
Peacefy they returned to the church
where the pastor, his cheeks CLOWN with
the exercise pronounced the benedictshen
and the congregashen separated.
Gladly would have stayed there, but
it was impossible. For me the contlick
i am needed where the fightin is to do.
The next day l borrowed II dollars
Nv my kind entertainer and rode away
feelin that one day thus spent would
me for all | endoored among
the Michigan scotfers. Wood there were
more sich oasies.
PETROLEUM Y. Massey, p. NJ,
(Wich is Postmaster.)