The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-10-25
HUMOR.
From the Dufcbess Observer,

exrRAcT rRom JoNATHAN's MEMORANDUM
OF A tour TO SEE YORK STATE.
Monday, august 1915. Twenty-one years
oid 70 day, huzza Haying aud harvest done,
= mounted old Dobbin, with my Sunday cloths
6n, and ten dollar bill in my pocket, going
20 see York State. Never was out of Coonec-
yficut in my life. Took cousin Ichabod in my
toute, and got my dinner for nothing.
Xsed the liso just before night-Adon't see but
the York State folks are civil onough-won-
der if they know how to read Saw School
house, thought they had mono here. Stopped
at tavern and put up--good supper and good
lodging--don't see but that the folks live as
well here as they do in Connecticut.
Tuesday morning. Five and SIX pence to
Vpy--wonder how they can coun, York mon-
ey-plaguey unhandy. Mounted Dobbn and
logged on.--met quaker and enqnired the
road to ughkeepsie--appeared civil and
clever enough---wonder what ,hey used TO
hang 'em for Good land--guess they might
raise great pu mpkins and ouions here. Turn-
pike gate--got a bottle OF beer Of the woman
s--pretty good beer, wonder il they made it.
Men making brick queer things to mix
mortar with--wonder what they call 'em.
Got into Posghkeepsie about noon--houscs
thick as spatter--never saw city before sin
WY iue-WcHt 10 u taNeEU put oiu D9ooin
up to hay--got some dinner and then walked
pnt TO sec the wonderments of the place.
folks looked as fine as if they were going TO
meeung--wonder if they have meetings here
guess they do---see some sioeples. Quecr
bonnets the ladies wear--pull 'em down over
their faces, as though they were going to the
gallows, or had sore eycs--havc oil the back
aide of their heads naked---stck their hair
futl nF har 10 oI 1,
dy's head, with one of these TIP UP bonnets
on, for her iacc--though she looked al me as
though was a lawyer, or u doctor, or some
great thiDgs--made her what cousin Ichabod
calls quarter laced bow, before found my
mistake Man drunk, right York State fash
ion. Wonder what the gentlemen wear boots
sfor this hot weather CUES, their stockings
are dirty, or else hav'n't got any--boot tasscIs
s-good things TO keep off iies-fy brusnes
call 'em. Ladies wear their hair comd t'oth-
er way all on the top OF their head, braided
and twisted and squirmed round and round,
like as I've seen sister Molly wind up bed
cord TO boillin a kettle 20 kill the bags wcn-
der. what they call it--wouldn't CuHid's nesf
be good name MEM. To ask cousin Icha-
bod when / get home )-curl their foreiops
over their eyes--call il a 6eGg cafcher--take
a good many to ca,cb me, guess--look like
q spaniel. back to the tave n and or
dered Dobbin four quarts Of oats--ostlcr a
clever fellow, told me all about she customs
and fashions aud wonderments of the place
couldn't guess, ill they told me, what made
the ladies walk so mighty strait and plumb
says they wear Corseiefs, or CorseilS, or Cos.
ssns, or something I've forgot the name
"What the deuce is that ?" says L." Why
lis u kind of board," says ne, /" that they
wear"
Well, ri DC swamp'd if tha, don't bea, all
never heard of such d thing before --shoulc
love to sce'em pull fax all day with thei
Cossetts on--guess they'd ache before night
faith. BY which of the seven senses do yot
know that (! says should've know it if they
wore fifty Cossctts. 40, that's easy enough,
says he " can tell 'em clear across til,
street" Wonder why some of the ladie
wear their gowns so short-queer fashion,
jack boots would hardly reach 'em--heard
young buck say he didn't care d-n how
high they carried the fashion--guess they't
look comical If they carried it much higher
faith.--Promised, when | left home, to &c
sister Molly new bonnet went into mil
lincrS shop, and told the woman wanted
bonnet for my sister Nelly, of the newes
fashion, Yes sir" says she. "I have som
right from York, of the first quality and la,es
fashion here's one, sir. that presume will
suit your sister exactly" Looked at the bon
net--just like her old last years one. Aye
aye, ma'am, you ncedn't think to pack me Of
withyour old duds and uumpery: don't cate!
old birds with ehaf left the shop, sha'n't g,
there again. Toy shop--brim full of notions
bought niue pence worth--no, shilliog dar
that York money. Went to the tavern an
got supper--men playiog chequers and drink
me grog York State exactly; old Connect
cot best yet--went to bed.
"Wednesday niorairg. Fine breakfas,--no,h
Ing wanting bot little pumpkin pye to top o
wlth--queer cokec pot--wetercd Dobbin---
ostlcr's excellent reason why the gentlemc
wear open jackets on Monday, and close but
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