The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-23
THE YANKEES


The following character of the New England
people Is pretty accurately drawn, and no other
than yankee could SO well have filed I'd the
outlines. 1t is from the n Y Eve. Post.
2" NO human being, if we except tie Tartar.
the Arab, and other Nomadic tribes, is so rest.
less and unsettled in his disposition. as the New
Highlander. None abandon with less reluctance
the place OF their birth and the sepulchres of
their fathers Go where you will, in every
village in the Union, you find New Englanders.
Iney constitute large proportion of the in,
habitants of this cty-they have peonled the
western part of this State, and they have made
another New England of Ohio They have
spread themselves along the Mississippi, from
It's sources to ITS mouth; along the ST. Law.
renee, from the Lake of the Woods to the ocean
and along the Gulf of Mexico, from the Island
OF Barataria to Key West You find them min
gled with Canadians, with Virginians, with
kentuckians, with Georgians, and with the
French colonists Of Louisiana. You meet them
clearing away the primeval forests in the west,
engaged IN trace in all the ports of our Allan
tic frontier, driving slaves at the South, build
ing Mobile, peopling Arkansas, settling Florida,
and contendiug with the Mexicans for The do.
mnlon Of Texas Out of North America they
are found wherever an opportunity is afforded
to enterprise. 70 say nothing Of the countries
or Western Europe, New England sends her
adVenturers TO South America to the isles of
the Pacific, and to the East where some enlist
under the banners of Greece, and some, we be.
i-eVe, under those Of the Sultan The native
OF New England Is not drawn back like the
SWISS by an irresistible affection for his native
mountains to lay his bones in the land of his
0Irth. lie fixes his habitation forms his con
nexIons, dies and is buried at a distance frera
the place OF his nativity. Such is the general
character of the native of New England. He
thinks well of the land of his birth, but with
MS Characteristic propensity to take NOTHING
TOR granted, he is continually in search of bet
ter Nor have they shown any want of sagac.
NY or judgment IN choosing their new places of
abode, for they have fixed themselves in some
OF the iairest and most furnishing PORTIONS of
the Union" -
RIDING ELEPHANTS. At Barrackpoor. for
the FIRST time, l mounted an elephant, the
motion OF which thought far from disagreea-
BILE, though very different from. that of a horse.
AS the animal moves both feet on the same
side at once, the sensation is like that of being
carried on mans shoulders. A full grown ell
ephant carries two persons in the howdah,'
besides mohout," or driver, who sits on his
neck, and servant on the crupper behind with
an umbrella. The how3ah itself, which Euro
peans use, Is not unlike the body of a small
gig, but without head. At Calcutta, or with
IN hVe miles OF 1t, no elephants are allowed, on
account OF the frequent accidents which they
occasion by frightening horses Those at Bar,
raekpoof were larger animals than / had ex-
pected to see; swo of them were at least ten
feet high. That which Lord Amherst rode.
and on which accompanied hitn, was very
noble fellow, dressed up in very splendid trap
pings, which were present from the king Of
Dude, and ornamented all over with fish ems
broidered in gold, device which ia here cons
sidered badge OF royalty. / was amused by
one peculiarly which had never before heard
of: while the elephant is going on, man walks
BY his side, telling him where to tread, bidding
him "take care, -" step out" warning him
that the road is rough. slippary, &c all vhioh
the animal is supposed to understand and take
his measures accordingly. The mehout saws
nothing, but guides him by pressing his legs Ia
his neck, on the side to which be wishes him 10
turn, urging him forward with the formidable
goad, and stopping him by blow on tIa fore,
head with the butt end of the same instrument
The command these men have over their ele.,
plants is well known, and circumstance lately
occurred of one of them making Sign to his
beast, which was instantly. obeyed, to kill q
woman who had said something to offond him,
| Bishop Hsber's Journal of a To4r IN Indic
! The following anecdote is related by physi.
clan Of undoubted veracity I" was called a
few days since to visit a sick child. The niedis
cine which | wished to administer was a f;ne
powder, and must be mixed with some moist
substance. asked the mother of the child for
an apple to roast. She had none. then ask.
ed her for some kind Of sauce, but the reply
was as before--we have none. II you have
any molasses, honey, or milk, either win an
swer. We have neither. Give me, then a
crumb Of soft bread---why, said she, we haya
none baked. Surprising from the expression
that it would do as we'll If Il was not baked.
All! said she, with tone that spoke hersmoy
LITIGATION, we have neither bread, mesi, nor
grain, except little corn, which cannot got
ground unless carry it to mill on my back.
Well, then, said l, have you any ysgn Oh
yes, said she, as her cauntenance brighteneds
we have plenty that; and started for tho jog.
j told hes she might letitremain, for thopght