Wabash Scratches, Volume 2, Number 1, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 27 March 1848 — Page 2

Gen T - How now, thou secret, black and midnight hag! Take off thy hands, - or like an antlered stag, I'll tear thee all to pieces! Like a stricken deer I'll bound away, and leave thee trembling here! { Exit [ To Gen K. Diana - But dou O Kite, sleep on widout annoy;--Sleep on in quietness, and wake in joy. Dine and brack angels fight on Bucktown's side, And Tiger falls in height ob all his pride! Gen K- Gib me anudder wound, bind up my hoss, [Awakes & rushes F. And let me rush along my bloody course! Methinks dar be six Tigers in de field -- Five hab I slain,- de oder's shins I've peeled! I've sent dem down to hell, and, ha! ha! ha! Dey'll tell de debbil dat I sent dem dar! Diana - Hold, dad- -hold! hold!"--pray do not go no furder? O, why did you commit such horrid murder? Gen K - Murder? Diana-- Murder! ah yes; you needn't scowl - It was a murder - murder 'twas most f'oul. Gen K - Hush, hush my gal; my brain wid fear is' teeming;Dar, soft now, Dine - you see I was but dreaming. What! Bucktown soldiers! O whar did you come from? And whar, O whar, d'ye get dat flask ob rum

Snatches bottle from Corporal S. ]

And is dis rum? - dey told me, when a boy, It was de queen ob liquors, - and gabe joy To him dat drank it. Down, rum, - down to hell, - [Drinks. I send de dar to make my cholid well! Corp S - Te ploody tief! - he trinks mine spirit down, To keep his spirits up;- I'm tone up prown! Gen K - My valiant army, now dry up your tears - And - let us hab de music ob de spheres; Wid melody we'll 'bliterate each sorrow, - Lets lib to-day, for we must die to worrow! [The Minstrels sing and dance.] Gen K - A heaby dizziness does now come o'er me. [Aunty holds up a dagger.] Is dat a dagger I see before me? I see dee dar, but yet I cannot touch dee;O dagger come! O come and let me clutch dee! [Grabs it. Or .... gon I'll make you reel and stagger!

f.-OL B He's done de state some service, dat you know, Den let him hab de dagger let him blow, Ge.v K And. say besides, dat in dis city once, Whar a malignant,brack,and woolyhead dunce Lathered a Dutchman, and traduced de state, I seized de dog, I took him by de pate, And smote him dug! . Stabs Corporal S in the hat- ' . . , .' .'. . . , Negroes beat Corp S and exuent leaving Corp S on the floor. En t, Gen Tiger . Gen TrA.s-tonishment! The blackbirds all have . flown .... And here's the Corporal, as cold as stone! , . ' Awake! or wiih a shower I will souse thee;shakes him.-. : Arise, awake! ho! Corporal; arouse the el ; Corp 0 is it you I see pefore me stant! . Ii is it isn't! 'tis, or I'll pe tamt! Gen T For what intent on this floor dost thou lief Where now is" Ki te, why didst thou let him fly? - "' ' , : ' . . Corp Holt, JShen'ral, holt! -you'll injure your digestion. ." . Vere now ish-Kite? O yes tat ish te question, . Vile I vus stanting sentry mit te toor, He camo upon me like a hungry poarj . He stapped me mit a tagger ten te rest. Pegan to vo'ilop me like all possess't:Ten out te door tey cut a straight shirt-tail, . Ant here's poth you ant I'mitin te jail , Gex T-Morejiity that the tiger caged should be, When Kites and Buzzards prey a( liberty, k Go, fill PoXopolis with dread alarms, , ; And raise tJe bloody cry, 'To arms! to arms!1 ' i Cram the artillery with fatal chowder, ; ' 'y. And gorge your cartridges with' ball, and pow- ' 'der! Load up your guns up! make all Bucktown 'roar, ' -.".' : . - - Cry. havoc, and let slip the dogs of war! r : "' Exuent,' ; '

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LAFAYETTE, INDIANA:

Monday Mormng,:::::::Marcli 27, 1848.

ELECTED. Our late candidate, was unanimously elected by the county court convention, Judge Nail'em presiding. Sheriff Wanton has been appointed a committee to accompany him to the white house at Jeffersonville. We always predicted that Wright would conquer might, and now we know it to be so. Laus Deo !

Wanted. A Microscope, one tha t will magnify 100,000,000 time, to discover the wit, if there is any , in the 'Wabash Scratches .'-Locomotive. It ivery strange that the editor of the Locomotive should need such an instrument ts the one above alluded to; for we have it from a reliable source that Charley hai furnished him with twelve glasses adayjfor some time back, each one of which Was strong enough to enable him to see double! .

A HEAVY BLOW.

A' Pennsylvania Colonel, a very particular friend of ours, is very fond of telling stories, of which he is invariably the hero. The only fault about some of them is that they are highly colored; in short, he always 'draws ye longe bowe.' 'I was once in Harrisburgh,' says the Colonel, 'on official business. During my stay a horse race came offnear the capitol, and as i am ra ther partial to horse racing, I went to see it. Just as the horses were ' bout starling, some fellow insulted me, by jostling me rather roughly. , Now, you , know' I don't often fight, but when I strike why then I do strike so , I up fist, and hit him a blow that sent him against the fence, into a field, carrying with him nine sections of posts and rails. The fellow laid a short time, then raising himself into a sitting "posture, he looked wildly around him "Gentlemen,'' said he 'has this storm done much dama ge ? Didthe lightning strike any body but me 2'"

. IDENTIFICATION. v . Can you tell me where Mr. Smith lives, mister?', there are a good many of that name in these parts;, my 'name is Smith.' ' 'Why I, don't - know his t'other name, but he's a sour, cross, and Crabbed sort of a fellovr, and they call him Crab Smith. 'Oh I s'pose I am the man.1 i

; "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME" The gasometer which propels the Indianapolis Locomotive, says; .The Wabash Scratches has lately made its appearance at Lafayette. The disease is contagious, and proves fatal in many instances, particularly, to morality and decency. We would suggest to. the authorities of that Village the propriety' of sending a delegation of thei? wise- men (if they have any,) to csnsult with1 our Fathers on the best mode of getting Ticf of this loathsome disease; they having succeeded in running the the small pox

plan which, v?e doubt,, not, .will . succeed admirably. ' Your 'Fathers' had better finish the work in your own city, Mr. Gasornotive, before they attempt to extend their benev

olence. If we are o believe your late physician, there is a more dangerous disease extant.amongst you than the small pox. We allude to the green sickness. There, dont be alarmed, mister elder, Squhshes dont take it, and .therefore yon are perfectly safe. '

Paris, February, 24th, 1848. Mossier Reciufst : You have got me into von ver band preserve plccZe, , I mean. You krxow I tell you I vas intend to abdicate in favor of yoi. Ah T ha! I had not abdicate yon leetle minute before ze peoples begin to talk about zq Ilepublique form of government. 2ey commit one, tree, several outrage on my Palace, zey brake open my parlor arid trow all ze furniture intoze street zey knock in ze heads of my wine barreW, and drink up all ray brandy. Sacre! ... . My Guardes National all act ze desert wiz me, and shout 'Vive la Repablique---down wiz Lewy Flip and ze Scratches.' Ze popular opinion i3 too strong for me. Diable! I must make ze ver long track, and leave ze country of my birt. , May bumble bee I will come to ze Uni ted States. Will ze Scratch party make ze grand demonstration ven I shall comet Ze great city of Paris getting ver warm in tree, four days he will be too hot tohold me; sol vill write ze next lettare from some where else. - , - . - .. Bon. jour, , , : : ; LEWY FLIP. .

0-IIeroine is, perhaps, as. pcccoliar a word a3 any in our language. ' The" first . two letters o it are male, the first three female, the first four a brave man, and the whole word a brave woman. , I , -TURN OUT NO. 1. ' ; The aiembers of Fire Company No, 1, , will hold a meeting on to-morrow Tue3 1 day evening, at Mulford's shop. . ; -' ,r.