Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-31
Schenck on Draw Poker.


Mr.. EDITOR 1T seems that our whilom
Minister to the Court Of ST. James--the sal
| p;ent Robert Sehenck, Esq. against
whom certain charges of gross swindling are
alleged-wrote letter 10 some of his friends
| in this country on the eve of his uuceremoni-
Gus departure from England, threatening to
'chase up and siraugle those base charges. -
This, in face OF the facts, is really funny, and
reminds me of story once heard of an old
| Squire ketehum, who lived in little village
out on the western frontier, and who, some
half century ago, had big, savdge-l looking
dog named Tiger, who, he said was
''h--l on wolves" "That ar dorg, " said he,
| ''will scent II wolf n mile off and run the
criiter clean down in less An hour, and new
cr leave him till he had his fangs on the
cussed animal : throat and laid hun ont cold
as II wedge" " Now none of the Squire's
neighbors knew anything of Tiges prowess
in the wolf line, although they had often
heard The old Squire hoas'ing about it, So
one day some of the neghbors happened to
spy large wolf prowling around, and imine-
diately sent, in hot haste, to let the old
| Squire know OF it. ''Sartin," said the old
man, jumping up and slapping his hands on
his breeches, 'Ill be thar with old Tige in a
| jliy, and he II fetch him you better b'leve :;
he's hi wolves, and will make mnce-
meat Of him In less n two minutes" So say
ing, away went the Squire with Tge aud
some of the ncighbors in search of the var
mint, who was soon discovered entering Il
swamp. Tige was Immediately sent in for
him, and soon yell was heard II told you
so" shouted the Squire, making some tall
strides in that direction ''he's got him.
boys he'll asten on his cussed throat, and
hev his hearts blood in no time ''Drag
him out, Tige, pull him out, old boy, -
howled the Squire but no Tige came. The
swamp was secured in all directions till
sunset but still no tidinGs of Tige or the
wolf and so the Squire and his friends re-
| luctantly made tracks towards home. Just
as they were entering the village, however,
| they met n boy with his eyes popped out like
those of n boiled lobster. Il seed um, seed
um, uncle, Tige and the wolf, yes, a tarin'
| like blazeS through the field Il knowed
it, | knowod it, " said the Squire, 'i told you
old Tige would fetch him. GLOW near was
| Tige 10 him Buddy, how near ?" gasped the
squire. "Not more two jumps off, said
the boy. Good" said the squire ''he's
got him, and chawed his hnslets up by this
time, deed has Tige" "Wot wer the situa-
shun of the two hanimals, sonny when YOU
last see EN-. euqured philosophical York
| sareman who had recently settled in the
neighborhood. "Wpll, sir said the boy,
''they @us Il streakin' it like hi through
the field, Tige and the wolf wus, yes, Tige a
little ahead he wus, yes, with one ear off and
t'other jest danlin' by the skin "
And so it will turn out with Minister Bob
instead of bis ''chssing up and stranglIng
those base charges he will find the charges
after him, and like poor Tige with both ears
| off, and the charges crowdIng hard in his rear
/ March 27, 'T6. SENECA.
From Ten DOLLARS TO TwENTY-FIvE CENTS
The Belkuap corruption was nothing new to
the patriots of New Hampshire. They have
known all along of the corruptons at Wash
| ington But the New England people are com
mercial as well as intelligent. All those having
money invested in the administration, and all
those without means sell their votes 10 those
who have. Votes were cheaper this wear, as
! the times are hard, and the quotations ranged
| from ten dollars vote early in the morning.
and ranged down, as the day advanced, as
low as twenty-five cents If any one supposes
he can disturb the New England moral stom-
ach by an exhibit Of political corruption, such
person does not comprehend the internal
structure of a Yankee.
The CUMRERLAND Coal TRADB.-The Cum
! berland Mars says:
| We are informed from a source well posted
/ that the Canal Board is contemplating a re-
| duction in tolls. Five TO ten cents is the
/ figure proposed, and we hope to hear of the
| reduction being made. Legislation has effect
ed reduction on the Cumberland and Penn
| sylvania Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio
has reduced, and as the miners wages are
likely 10 he reduced, the canal should not be
behindhand in a concession 10 the trade II
all these features are inauguraied we NAV
reasonably expect good trade this season
Even the least sanguine Of the operators join
in This expectation, which We trust will be
realized to the fullest degree.
Montgomery Blair declares for Gov Tilden
for the Presidency in published letter.