Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-12

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Esq. We'll, | fancy you have been to
town. How goes times there
Judge. Times are dull; | calculated
to sell my creature there, and then when
| got home, to turn in and earn some
money to get me another.
Esq. Well, as you could not trade
away your creature,yo must turn in and
work as well as you can. l also must
turn in, and build cabin or two, to raise
little cash.
Judge. Well, Squire, have YOU done
any hunting lately? have followed it
steadily for some time
Esq. Well, Judge, also have hunted
steadily; and calculated to make
heap OF money of my truck, but have
got none.
Judge. Well, what truck have you
got, to trade away to make money? q
Esq. have got few beefs and a
| lolerable chance OF corn.
Judge. We'll, have also got some
beeis, and powerful chance of corn,
and some wool, thai must toat to town
and trade away.
Esq. Well, Judge, must go on and
toat my truck to mill and then get right
| strait home.
Judge. Well, must also get on, as
my woman is powerfully sick and weak,
and am fetching her some whiskey.
Esq Well, but Judge, where did YOU
get your creature? 1t is a powerfully
line looking one.
Judse. Well, Squire. mine is great
little horse, bought him ofour general;
but | must be going; farewell.
We'll begins most sentences. Plum
dcrand truck include Amos, every thing.
a horse is generally called a creature.
beeis are cows. Toa,, means to carry
any thing. Strait and turn in, are words
they frequently use. Woma,--they al
ways call their wives their women. Ma
ny OF them, instead OF saying yes, make
sort OF noise, like " him, him." or rather
like pronouncing, an, m,'' with the
mouth shut.
In this remote part of America, Judges,
generals of militia, colonies, captains,
and esquires, are not generally men of
properly or education; and it is usual to
see them employed in any common kind
OF labor Yet have seen men among
mem that possess very coed abilities;
lar from Ignorant, and much better in
formed than could be expected from
their appearance"
81 will now give slight and very
briel sketch OF the American character;
but IN speaking of our American neigh
bors, 1t must be recollected, that the
greater part of them are back woods
men. Mr.. Collins, of whom ] bought
some land, behaved in the most honour
able manner, for which Shall ever re.
spect him. MIR. Anderson, of whom l
purchased my other farm, never saw;
Mr.. Blrkbeck, transacilng the business,
while was at Shawneetown. NV fami-
~ have several American neiehbors at
Blrks' Prairie, from whom they have re-
celved the most friendly treatment; and
those with whom | have had DEALINGS.
have been uniformly civil and ohlising.
AS we live at the entrance of WAN
borough, we have frequently the first Of
Ter OF game, andother provisions brought
Tor sale, and whether we buy or not, we
never receive the slightest incivi!ily from
them. In selling, they always take care
10 ask enough, as they can fall their price
with good grace; in short, they are
Jews IN this respect, nor are they very
punctnal In their payments
"Most OF them are well acquainted
with law, and fond of ii on the most tri-
Hing occasions have known lawsuit
brought for piggin orpail, of the value
oil IS cents, Is. l9d) Another failing
IN their character is drunken and
they are extremely quarrelsome when
Intoxicated. Many OF them are some-
times truly industrious, and at other
times excessively idle. Numbers Of
them canturn their hands 10 many things,
having been accustomed 10 do so for
themselves in small societies. They are
most determined set of Republicans,
well versed in politics, and thoroughly
independent A man who has only half
shirt, and without shoes and stockings,
IS IS independent as any man in the
States; and interests himself in the
choice OF men to serve his country, as
much as the highest man in it, and often
from as pure motiyes--the general good,
without any private views of his own
Most OF them are from the South, from
North aud South Carolina, 6 Georgia, and
Tennessee: and though now living ina
tree stale, they retain many of the pre-
JUDGES they iIbibed in infancy, aud still
mold negroes in the utmost contempt,
not allowing them to be of the same
species - themselves, but look on
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