Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-03
From the Eerksh;rs Americas.
YANKEE CURIOSITY.


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you somewhere.
Stranger Very likely yeu nsay,
I've been there frequently
Host-T was sure twas so; but
strange / should forget your name.
Stranger 1T is indeed some what
strange that you should forget what
you never knew.
Host.-It is onaccoRntabie strange
it's what I'm not ofter in the habit
Of, | assure ye. | have for the most
part a remarkable deteptIve memory
{B the power of all the people that
pass along this way, Five scarce ever
made las the doctors say) a SldpSus
Slinkum ofthis kind afofe.
Stranger En- heb
Host Travelling to the western
country, | presume, Mister.
Sfranger.-Presum any thing you
please; bus don't trouble me With your
prescriptions.
Host % Lord! no sir-I won't
do tha,-Tye no ideer of that-no: the
least ideer in the world | spose
you've been to the westward aiore
now?
Stranger suppose | have ?
lost Why, OF that suppOsitiOn, |
was going to say you must be pretty
well--thas is to say, you must Know
something about the western place
Stranger.-Eh hehl
HoS.-I take it you're a married
man Mister.
Strdnger-Tske it as you will,
that's no affiirs Of thine.
Host Well, after all, a married
life is the most happy way Of living;
dent ysu think SO, MIster?:
Stranger-Very possible.
Host.-I conclude you have a fami.
ly of children Sir?
StrGngcr-l don't know what rea-
son you have to conclude so.
Host %, no reason in the world,
Mister, not the least; but | thought /
might isl take the liberty to make The
presumption, you know--that's all sir
| take it, Mister YOU'RE q man about
my age2
Srdnger-Eh heh!
Host How old do ysu cali your
self, if | may be so bold:
You're bold eDengh,
the ID knows.
Host-No offence, / hope-f-I
II would not be thought uncivii by
any means. always calculate to treat
every body with civiEty.
Stranger.--Xou have O strange
way of showing it.
Host.-True as you say, / ginner
ally take my own in these ere matters.
Do 20 practice law, Mister, or farm
ing, or mechanicals?
Stranger Perhaps so.
Host All, 1 judged so; I was
pretty certain it must be the case.
We'll, its as COED a business as any
there i followed now a days.
Stranger.--Ea, heb!
HoSt-I lake it you've money at
interest, Mister?
Strang er.-Would it be of any par.
ticuiar interest TO you 10 find i. esi.
Kost-O, DOT at all, net the least in
the world, Sir. l am not all inquisi.
tive about o,her peoples matters; |
minds my own business-lhat's my
way.
Strdnger-And a very odd way
you have of doing ii leo.
Host-I've been thinking what
persuasion you're OF: whether you're a
Congregational or Bsptiss, or " whether
you belong 10 the Me.hodisses?
Stranger We'll, what's The cen
clusione
Host.-Why, I've concluded I'm
pretty neat right in my conjrctures.
Well, after all I'm inclined to think
they're the nearest right Of any persua
sion-though some folks think differ.
emily.
Str onger,-Eh, hebl
Host.-As to poIlyticks, / take it
you--that is to say, | suppose you
StrGngeF.-Very likely.
Host - All, l could have swore il
was So, from the moment | saw you;
| have a mack at finding cat a mans
sentiments. dare say, Mister, you're
a Justice in your own country