Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-01-15

wishes, slle lii her pipe aud sailed
IN, determining 10 send away the dan
gerons gpest herself.
Our adrcn,urcr, Ike q good prac.i.
toner ofthe science of spuGging, was
preparation her, and poured avolle!v'
of compliments in her ear, the mo
mcnt he saw her nose poke itself
lhrought the door; what fine children
la how young she looked-good
what poor tobacco she smoked, at Inc
same time dis playing twist of Nrr-
ginia dried in his brooches pocket so
That il ciumblcd at a touch of the
thomb aud finger, and with it 1T filed
her pif,s, bidding her take piece sui
ticieni, for another pipe full it she hk
ed il The woman was struck dunno;
her opinions underwent an instaD
tane5hs change, and orders we're given
10 the girls, who were peeping through
every crack and window TO get a
sight Of the yankee man, to prepare
q fine supper, and get the great feather
bed ready for our hero, ae :omnoda,
i'm.
The min 1o5stacle overthrown,
Jonathan set every other at defiance;
took enict possession OF bis share Of
the house amused the wondering
family circle that collected round him
in the evening, with at least twenty
marvel Gus tales, and established "a
title to wonderous degree Of obeis-
ance on the score of knowledge and
clevrrness before bed hours. He had
by this time, taken 1 thorough survey
OF the whole ground, and concluding
it :enable, laid his plan for a long re
sidence atthe farm For the two or
three first weeks he unused his kind
host with most ingenious display of
words about patents Of which he had
the model of some twelve or fifteen in
his pockets, for every thing, from
making wine of vinegar to turalng a
grist mill without wind or water
When this fruitful source of conciia.
lion failed. he had anoiher promptly
cot ADD dried for the occasion. He
drew Up paper proposing to teach
all the common branches OF country,
schcci learning Of half a dozen 'oIo.
gies all kinds of music, vocal and in
str,iIfcntal, besides fencing, dlncing,
and the logic art of 'cute bargain.
This was new food for the honest Mr..
Scaldfield. and the neighborhood.
A month or two passed and iona.
than contrived to raise expectation on
iiptoe and to cvoid disappointments,
by most dexterohsly avoiding the fol-
filment of any of his engagements in a
way that laid himself open to crit
cism, consequently none could gainsay
his right to the distinguished reputa-
ton his professions claimed title, The
school keeping concern, however
finally fell through by mutual consent
Of the employed and employers, and
some supposed he was now ready
TO ctnigratc further. But so it was
not
A lew days after, Jonathan, with
the young folks of the farm, were seen
driving away, in the best wagon to
wards Squire joys, where he be-
came the honest farmers happy son in
law. This settled matters The farm
was, some months after, cut mp and
decent portion Of land fenced off TO
our young itinerant, who lived until he
come into possession of the whole
place, was made colonel of militia,
justice of the peace, and one of the
first men in that country.
Thus runs the wheel of fortune
and there are more way, than one of
turning a card TO advantage. If all
adventures, similarly begun. end as
well we might join in the cid chorus
which will be called 10 the mind of
The reader by the lines at the head OF
tie story.