The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-22


the corner with a fiirt, and INC olriyh was
bottom upwards in - Who's there
Whoa THE first thing thst knew was
that was IN the bottom Of snow bank,
jpmmed down under half lon Of Dolly
Fisher. ] thought should never see day
light again--ond when they hauled ire
ont, ] left print in the snow very much
ike cooked up bat knocked into ihc u1id
die ofncxt week, as the sailors say.
Iiowsomeyer no bones were brokeD
We shook our feathers and cIept into our
nest again, laughing as loud as The best Of
them. The sleiPhs were now formed inic
a string, the fiddler following, und away
we started for Sbaw's, bells ginglng. Cd
die sounding.and every body baliooing and
screaming for joy.
Peter Shaw heard the racket two mics
of, for hc was always on the look out of 4
moon shiny night. lie fell 10 kicking up
dust, in tie best room, 10 put it TO rights (;
and when we arrived, the floor was ewept,
the best japan capdlcsticks paradcd, the
fire places filed with green wood, and lit
tie Ben was anchored close under the jGmb
10 tug nj broken windcd beluses. No fire
ry,elred, bet there were strong symp-
toms oi' K. fer there was no lack of smoke:
and part oeit iesingthe waypp the Chin
-, sd ,"ttb- 5r:ning rnom, which
2 : CD zee 10 bit off another com
-rb Patty's beauty, as being the
~---s, otv drawing the smoke. Evervro ro9"
laughed of the novelty of the itco.--But
there was no time for chat. AS soon as
we had takon swig of the hot stuf all
round we sat the fiddler down by the jamb,
tp.'' as iSoor, and went 10 work, might
aud man, tho fiddler keeping Time with
the bclluscs.
Not to be prolix, we kept il up ffolickn'
and drinkn' hot stuff ill midnight; and
while II lasted, tho fun was real genuine.
But as cast Sleeps eye nt Patty now
and then, took notion that she and Sinh
Colding were rather thick togciher---
considern' Thinks /, she wants 10 make
me jealous, 10 spur me on; S seeing them
in close confab MS was cantcring down
outside, poked my head between them g..
cried boo But the cat was soon let out ol
tho bag. Wo paid the reckonin - four g.
Igixpencc piece. Think Of that! every
body erun5led; but Feet Shaw didn't care.
Then followed The Gro. ding Of sleighs,
iakin' In the iades al The door. Such a
hubbub md confusion. But when my turn
came 10 and Behold Patty Bean was
missing and 20 W.. 81 Golding Here is
the end Of my story; .oever wants 10
1now the pariicrla~- lint happened in the
rice hone, m.,, ask Dolly Fisher. TlNe
1eccc 2.,rii, 80 you what sweet pickle
Spse5 'u.- aome in, and how much |
paid fti whistle" Finally, whoev.
er went 10 our meeting house the next
Sunday morning, know very well how Pat.
ty Bean and Josiah Golding arc TO square
mounts.
REcoLLEcTIoNs OF lloMr Among
the pleasures Of the mind, there arc few
which afford more unnlloyed qualification.
than that which arises from the rerem
branco Of the toyed and familiar objects Of
home, combined, as they always nrc. with
The memory Of the innocent delights of our
childhood. This is one Of the few pleas
urcs Of which tho heart cannot bo dcpriv.
ed--which the darkest shades of mlsfor.
tune serve 10 bring out into fuller relief
aHd which tho uninterrupted passage Of
Nle current of ,lna lends Dplyto polish Hrd
- bnglIten.--Nnen wcor.eG with thrsli.
pnlt Of The We a., aid sct Of tfe ~
ace and sorrows Of lirr iholrhts ag.
etlfrn with delight 20 he pleasure &c
Qnldhood, and b rquet disaied Oa g. -
qollections of ycUih, Who does re-
ember the cor enloG of his earl, .drs
---and the n,oiber wko watUhea o,er MS
dangcrs--nnd oe fataer who coun-eilcd
,im- -anil fc rso.t.r wac instIL ciet fim--
~-and the sister whose sweet voice re
proved his wildnuss9 Who docs 10, re.
member the tree undei " liich he played
and az .5ase In " Jich he liscd--and .v.
~. a.ie mc,.oeam which slept uponhls bed?
Who has rot .eturned, in SUI. .l9a. ana lr
cleen,tp the scenes ofhis cgrli - and p,r.
est Joys, and 10 the gree. aud ignDhlc
mounds.:uh whore his kcrs1Wr iiayc ganc sgth
ogef the lrvoG nnd ,he lost s.i,o y Il ioos
e Lis snul Ani whg6 6-ea ho' oct 70 in
adr'Fc shese renesahsanpgs, ,li,nigh ther
aifsl savriErg sif<s "a his heart md teafs
10 ans cyps sg.d wnoso .ac as are so Inn
tied that ~ does dot extend his ihcuah,s
to lhr days and the dwcllifgs ofhis ances-.
itts, until he secns TO beconf . portion
OF The mcnnteiu and The stsca,a md 10
~ Ecng ,ns ss'siefee alsjugh the ceotus-
ies wIic'aee f5asSed
"(soni; se~@r-4ss - ~ -sx ssions
oil The 'FRONT.' ci Misss ~ 1 ce;ne 10
smnli r. rahin. WITH some go or sixarrcs
''s.cr innrcvemcnt SURROUNDING ne orse.
The nsaai sa'us lions wers soon ended,and
fioup the occupSnt this retired spot to
30 auscb III The nn,De OF Rood, Justice Of
DE Sse in Iascunado county: a section |
Stccrniry vel. designated BY the old wo-
aan ssaphic other sons residence of"a
n'iles beyond tho westward" The
old man led my horse to tho stable md re. |
tnrncd IN fl,noor fbo v,lo~< - t.xfn A :