Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-02

us neighbours between tie hands OF bis ,luiai
ae!ds, concerning s.y os their boundaries: Bi
iast.ad II attending to their business they were
running Fl m hed 10 field. they and he CIV !
anu his Heal Aian, irOclSiug = 6arheeues and
rou"iry dances, aud com shucki-gs, enticinu my
Oncle's hand- from the'r regulr elspioyment 10 I
attend 20 their eu0givs Of themselves and the O (
vsrseer;--lu sddiien 30 all this, hey had been
representing to M Uncle that he wss growing
exceedingly rich; that he had large manufacturing
establishments that able 10 compete with IN
the inat ufacUrers of lhe world and that lie mi,b,
dress himself IN goll and .mOroiery-but when
my Uncle came 10 look INTO The matter, he found
thai hIs Head Man had been trying IA >s.lisht of
( hand lricks again. ard YVES Sly SHINING bia Is n
gers IN bis crop hands pockets tn rider to flI-
me rockets Of bis viewers hat his vacant land-
renamed thereby uGintreved sni bis cultivated
/ ueiu wee worn nearly bare, while his hands
were halt staryed-ttat oy Their management, th-,
h-d lost most valuable msIkei Zoe III. ~ o,Iuc.
oil his larn, and thereby compelled hi HANDS 10
{ sell 10 those who would moi give more than he'll
ne vSlue. and iorcel ihem to buy their cIoafhrs
al double the price they i,.ii procure hem else
"hefe' 80 HAT Instead OF making HIM richer in ihs
eLJ, they Mere endea goring TO deceive him by ta
KING the money out us one Of his pockst> mere.
4 ~ 10 Put 1t Ia The other. This Induced my Tn
&c 20 examine his account book, ~ here he fnu d
That his Orers.er and MS undesi;ngs had no, oniy
zee" helping themselves too freely out OF his
+ strong box, but bad been sQuauderius his grain o
P"mpei Their lSVOrites and iatien their pets Now
my Uncle mad mortal antpathy 70 pel- not mere
y on account ot 'beir expense, bah lie aINays eat!
they were III greatest tosmenis u, the void ami
III Ior nothing but TO create hideors noises, and
MAKE Min "hd dir To pollu,e biz Whole farm and
ne was veXed to hnk, that instead of attending
,he concerns oil hi- farm, he; shouid be running
iiI'n with ell kinds OF destructive animals have
said tbe' IN my Uncle's farmyaid eto d Il iam,t.
Oid Hickory tree, which he valued above al
Tue other trees in hi fores', because he look
cd upon II as kind OF ornament Oh the yicio-
" be had gained over the old pe.agcsue in Isis se4
cond Eight. Under Tie shade ol lis t.ee ~,
Uncle delighted to r,ros-, for he would saw hat
We aiwa's ieii himself At ease end perfectly s.is
Tor hi- enemies shutlerr-. at the verv name. of The
Via Hickory, and would never dare TO a-aault
him. but a. he sat himself down By the eide Of
we ga Hickey, In a medna'ive mood, con
lemPidlng his various mistortInes and revolving
IN his mind y has wa- TO be done TO Iep,ir.bi.
sinkinS reputation and fur,une he overhear, the
OEeTSeer and his undcrlinrs plotting iis d-,tfuc
tIo", snd de erminiE thai IT was ab. olutely neces-
sS'y 70 GeS'roy this tree, almost the only remnant
OF an old stock that me- Uncle valued and IN
r"use meg knew that my Uncle would resist any
ope' violence they determined TO trrn an ,b.j,
Pe's' consisting OF squirrels, pole cas- whiriu-
rurs and various other teTnin,) upor IT, TO de-,
suoy It's leaves ard is bark, and 10 cover il with
iii'n' ." mat 1t might wither and die. NV uncle
NSNH 4"7 C'S'rS'E amusing himself with tv.O
ours, winch at first were very refractory. and
would snap at lis fingers when lie would ai,en,,,
10 i"n1le them but which, hy taking their bread
rom them, and by little judicious ca.t.arion.
No" become very dOciie, and he was unused with
their iawniDg and whining; he had sIs, ,lva,tt
H,'hseil WIN pet Flying Squirrel, kent BY his
iieai Fldn, and with his ATTEMPT 10 each The II,
Tie animal different irirks, among the cst To- fetch
ina carry ike The pigeon. and tho he percej~ Ell
'"'' wheh ne was sent TO one place, the creature
was 'ure 10 so some" here else, yet lie had been
Induced TO ascrbe it 10 little caprciou-ness in tho
animal, and had only blamed bis Head Man fr
! hrowing away the corn from his eranary IN been
. u'S sn' useless pets. He had INSPECTED too The
OEefsseT assistants for keep pole cats as pets
he'' ms dwelling house, and in and -bcul his Id
ye' Ne haa ouIy been astonshed at tie co!ruption
IN their iaste-ibut when he fairly d.tectad ()v.,
seer, Head Man and Assist t. bringing their
to scratch about he roots, their s0Ir IL In c,,cl
the nuts aud dev our the leaves and The pole cats
TO poii"ie aud destroy the appearances Of his fayo
ne "ee, ahd moreover peyceiVeI the sgui, rel en-
ae"' curing tn obtain bark 8. ffcient 10 make his
periodical migratory eXcur-iOn across fbe water
he could stand no longer, but ,yy ore Inv hi. :.
ihcf'- virtue path That he was never known q,
oIeak, mat he would turn out the Oveiseer his
I tlcad Man anu his assistants, head and ears 4.
soon as their IIue expired, AMI thai lie would ne
yer rust one OF their families again 10 her est
posterIty And NY Uncle was a. good az his word
Tor as soon a. lie could, he oustet them. ban =, y
( baggage, they and their pets together, and had
ihe satisfaction 81 -eeing his Oh Hickary a. soon
- spring came round putting forth -yy buds and
'e'' green .s@'s' and his farm Improving IN eve
/ ~ 9ni,'e'-shis hans all satisfied, hi pockets Il N
! 81, and himself c0tried and carressel b, all HE
nsishb-rs Such is the history of nv feloved r.,
cie el", and long may the honest soul live belo.s
ea by all the wor d, aud admired As the natter, f
.ir'uc and wisdom.
YIRGINIENsIs.