Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1858 — An “Artful Dodher.” [ARTICLE]

An “Artful Dodher.”

A late English paper relates that one evening a young man had just titled on a pair of new boots in a shoe store, when a rough-looking fellow stejqied in and struck him a blow upon the head. “ Would you stand that!” said the custo-iner-to the store-keeper, who, by the way, is known to be fond of sport. ’•That I wouldn't," he replied. The young man, thus encouraged, started after his assailant, and he must be still in full chase, as neither he nor the boots have since been recognized in Nottingham. It is needless tq- say that the boots were not paid for, and a pair ot old ones were left behind.

072” So long ns God allows the; vital current to “flow through rtiy veins, I trill never, -Never, NEVER, by word or thought, by mind er will, aid in admitting one rood ot free territory to the everlasting curse of human bondage.--—Henry ('lav.

{gj’We issued two-papers last week, thus catching the number we lost during the Christmas hoiliidays-. jj/T’The Reading (Penn.) GazelL announces the appointment of J. G lancy Jones as Minister to Austria. Buchanan rebukes the people for repudiating his favorite. o^7“Alexander McDonald, whom the Dements of this county ran for State Senator, received but ope hundred and nineteen votes in Porter county. He is now politically dead; for which the people of Lake county, where he resides, have cause to rejoice, (g5“Mr. Snyder’s majority in Pulaski is 155, which elects him by 42 majority over Mr. Parker. Had every Republican per county done his duty, the result would have been different; but the deed is done, and we shall npt “cry over spilt milk,” hoping, however, that the like will not occur a'gain- , j Qty’Some of the “boys” had quite a demonstration last Friday night over the election of Colfax, and, judging from the number of Democrats participating, the friends of Snyder were also rejoicing over his election. A bon-fire was made, tire-balls were thrown,-the cannon was fired, and everything passed off with the utmost good humor and friendly feeling. • i