Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-02
From the Winchester Vmginian
DECNiPflON OF MY UNCLE SAM
AND BIS EST, A,rL,
PYTIIIAS.


My Uncls Sam, at the period when thi, Jescr;,-
uoo commences, was hesrsy, robust generoua
independent aud wealthy republican farmer MI
nal ne ived contemporary with the Patriafcbs
~ouiu nave passed tor very gay and chivalron4
youth, being only in his jifty second wear II.
vas remarkable through his whole life foc h.
peaceabe disposition, though whenever fit on.
po6unity occurred, he exhibited a determined 80;
III mat disdained submission, and never uermi,trd
an i"suIt to 80 unpublished. In his bovhooJ h.
had been under the tutelage of domnee1inr OH
pedagogne, who, thinking himself superior TO all
the world, would not suffer my Uncle TO enter,a;n
an opinion oil his o%H, bat underworld by eve5v
means In his power TO keep him la utter suhiec
ton taking every opportunity to tbwart his
wishes, ond denying every petition or re,usat
however reasonable and Just. My EacIe submit
ted 10 this treatment az long AZ II was possible
bot finding The more lie yielded, the more severe
was his tutors treatment; he determined on re-
ai'tsnce' and one morning, when the old redant
atsTpied 10 force him TO take CUP of tea sosins,
his VIII, Ile threw the whole Of il in his face ruD
and ALL and bouncing up in n rage syyoJe that he
was free man, and ~ oulJ no longer be governed
10y such tyTant;- this produced, - might Ia. er,
rected, tcnible battle; aud sometimes ore. anil
sbmetimes the Other, had the best of it, the Old
fellow drew his sword, aud laid about him with ~,
his skill and force, bet my Uncle havino, been
taught The art ot defence by ths very master ami
undermining all his home ihrusts knew bo,y n
parry most OF them successfully, though lie was
olien wouhded 10 severely, that it was doubtful
whether he would ever recover, indeed the blood
dreamed at every pore, but he was true SKUNK, and
gave COED a, he received: -atslast the old fol
low began to pun aud a ", and started. to run
but my Uncle kept close At bis heels and with
the assistance of a French gentleman, (Nho had
been looking on, hurraing for my Uncle, aud who
had often felt the pedagogue's LASH and therefore
had no peculiar pencidnt towards him so con,-
pletely hemmed him in corner, that he vyas ne
cessiiaed TO surrender at discretion, TO ackoo,vI
edge that my Uncle biz own man, and tbs,
lie wss a. liberty 10 manage Lis own Affairs a. he
thought best.
as soon as ibis quarrel was adjusted. nv I5,rIe
commenced setting every thing in Ter about his
plantation, AMI improving his land by iudicicrs
cultivation, but as bis farm was very extensive he
could not attend to The whole himself and vas
therefore compelled 10 employ Oyerseers who
were held responsible TO himself. II was rule
with my Uncle, never 10 engage an Overseer for
mrre than four years at a time an lest tbsv
should be disposed TO claim ownership over hia
estate, he was never known TO retain the same
person in lis place more than two terms M
Uncle established certain written directions for the
management oi his farm, which each Oyerseer tool,
an oath 10 follow, and from ,shirh they were in
no case TO depart, His first Overseer wa. a FIRE,
rate manager, enfichng and improt inc the farm, -.
highly that ny Uncle was delighted with him soJ
1 believe was disposed 10 keep him az long as he
would serve, but he resigned his S,eward4bip AMI
another
My phcls's farm very curious one. and he
mad some peculiar notions about the manner II was
TO be worked. IL was At FIRST laid of into kLfyfceo
differ snt fields, all under different fences each fsl
being worked by different hands, bu, ~ he ere,,,
richer, and bis hands increased, one field Wa al
~ TO another, until The number amounted 10 f,,,e
~ four, and though each field had is own fenc.
Jet my Uucle built fence around the whole rsr,n
and made it the Overresf's business 10 keen tin
outside fence always In The condition IN which he
found IL, while tie hands had the right ri patchin.
and fnenjng the fence arrund Tie hslds they culii
Ydel, - hen anil in what manner they thought
nest, and they could improve ihs ouside fence too
u tRJ Noasht pforef,
.elJ Uncle d'j not succeed 20 well in rhs CHOICE
OF hlS second Otersesr Tor he proved very cruel
~ severe Uanager; b. broke down tAe fence, in
tnFse or iovf place., aud would never follow nv Z
Cacle's directions, End wien tbs hands would
eonplsIn OF Dr. manag man. he re.a,tei 10 the Z
punishment oi tb, gag, aud ~ old neither let the.o
speak or ffInk for then-oives and 10 area, ,,ss
he severity, AID such be dl5safi faction Of he
hsad-, tb't ny Uncle elected him from bts d gre. .
III q. Po'f.sf 1..f,r ia his H-<" 7