The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-31
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EXTRACTED FROM HISTORY.
Some Valuable and Entertaining Chest
nuts Worked Over.

EXTRACTED FROM HISTORY.
Some Valuable and Entertaining Chest
nuts Worked Over.
EstellIne Bell
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George Washington once cut off
promising cherry tree and used it L
make a whistle. The elder Wash
ington made inquiry about it and
George owned up that he couldn
tell lie, whcreupon Mr.. Washing
ton said: II once had fond hope
that my boy would make grea
politician, but 4 find that it cannol
be. Still, / will see if j canno
break him even now of his too grea|
leaning, towards truth, ,";and, he gay
George pretty severe fiogging witt
the butt end of the cherry tree, and
the young reprobate bore the mark
of it till he crossed the Delaware.
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The British Government once dis
covered that Major Andre had beef
guilty while IN fiill dress uniforn]
of hanging from the limb of q tre
with a rope around his neck. Th
Government sent a communication
to his private secretary asking hin
why. his employer was guilty of apI
pearing before the public in such a
undignifed position while in the ser
vice of the King. The secretary re
piled that the Major was doing
for his health, but as he did it aftet
6 O'Clock that it was none Of thl
Governments business, Upon whicl
the Government ordered the secre
tary to he shot, and detailed General
Corvallis to cut down Mr.. Andre
who was formally dismissed from
the service, and the next day tool
up his permanent residence in Al
adjoining cemetery.
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When Daniel Webster was a boz
his father caught a fox that had
been getting away with two or thr
hens each night. Mr.. Webster de-
termined to try the offender; himsel
to be Judge, and let the, boys plea{
the case. Daniels brother appear
ed for the plaintiff, and showed how
the fox had about cleared out th(
Websterian hen-house. When Dam
iers turn came he got up with thu
air of one who was to lead the SEM
ate ana saiu: ,ii,a i'sai <et'f
Il would put it to this court il
is any worse for this prisoner to tax
an occasional spring chicken than
was for your honor to sell a hors
blind in one eye and foundered
three legs, as being perfectly sound
or to unload Podunk Valley railroad
stock worth twenty-three ana ana nal
cents on the deacon rs above par?
ms conrt IS ao)ournnea 9nun
qereo Mr. Wepster' Lc. lne PITS
oner pe Killed ana .ne attorney 20
'ne oeience come 'n'o 'ne voousne'
Win me-
Durins .ne SESSION ~ NA'en IAN
,el lnaue nls ialnoos l.pss - , laa, .
ne reinarhco 70 lfes'uen. '"eAeo'
.na' ina, Occasion al'es 'ncs wen
'n'o eAecutlVe session ~ 'he "oeN'
shed was tne only Time he eve
snousn' tne +" ni'c iaoun'ains nay
ia'ich on n''n' anh
! Is ~.
! Israel Putnam one day liked hld
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aen 10 eject nim' ne met tne woi
IN the nan near 'ne nat rack ane
proddea nm plaSiniiy IN tne r'nf
Win tne payoneL ana maze hnow'
ms business: line point Is wen "a
ken, replied the woii' and I VII
Evacate, put as tnls Is tne oniy ooof
you VIII please pack out e Ar. futj
nam attempted 10 40 50, put caugnq
on a projecting rock ana iounp MN
sell IN straignteneu circumstance
-oince must get out wiz ca. my
way through, sald the woli' wnici
ne accordingly did' weighing ii'
B.. nOundg moro " hon he went down flU