Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-11

cOufu WIluotduu tHc responsibility.
Well put in, | said, | have had some
experience at the business, having wrote
personal OF a Justice of the Peace
at Colorado. am feign to acknow
ledge that | had troubled visions of
bludgeons, cowhides, blunderbus>es,
brass six Founders, and other parapher-
MALTA Of slaughter and death for some
time after. But. sir, the editor re-
sumed, he was alive; write up some
eminent departed, that's the idea;
sensation, you know; and no harm done
to be some very noted character--sa
" Washington and his Little Hatchet"
as a heading. We'll sci it in double
loaded type, wrong side up, to attract
'em. accordingly wrote with the
above caption: " y glaring lie has for
several years been practiced upon the
American people. In their simple
credulity. they have believed TINT one
George Washington, slippery charac-
ter, who figured in an obscure way
during the revolution, never told lie
Now we have it from an old trappcr
that was raised with George, who tod
Us no later than yesterday, that il was
not George that cut down the apple
tree, bur that he did it himself with old
man Washington's meat axe, and that
George owned to doing it through pure
cuSsedness, and was often heard TO say
that there was nothing easier than to
/ -, al, Il
we consider him consummate dead
beat, who never had sense enough TO
run a shovel plough. nor princi pie
enough to be trusted with ten cents.
Ilow's that, said l. passing ii to the
old man, who was sweating and swear
ing, trying to pin the back of his paper
collar to the inside of his coat collar
He paused and read it, | could see
the fire of enthusiasm and success
mantel his brow as he read. You've
hit it, he yelled That will do. Com
slider yourself engaged at five thousand
dollars a year for five years. Here,
take my note of hand, payable on de-
demand for the whole amount. Now,
right now, he said, grabbing lead
pencil and showing it into fout Of
type. Hello, that's wrong, aud he
turned to a table in the centre Of the
room covered with exchanges, amidst
"hfch iat pooate was fa''n'y re.oS'hS
he took the poodle quietly "y the
tale and threw him out of the window
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