Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-11-24
How in his heart will spring
A feeling whose mysterious thrall
Is stronger. sweeter far than all;
And on its silent wing,
How with the clouds he III float away,
AS wandering and as lost as they!
VARIETY.
nCROWDING .


In one of my excursions on the frontiers
of Missouri, came to small log cabin, with
some five or six acres under improvement
surrounding the house. The usual saluta-
tons were soon ended and found the occu-
pant of this retired spot to be man of the
name of Rood, Justice Of the Peace in
Grasconade County section Of country
well designated by the old woman's graph
ick account of her sons residence, as a
few miles beyond the westward" The old
man led my horse to the stable and returned
to dinner. AS he sat a stool up to large
stump which occupied the place Of table,
he said with hospitable blnntness SO pecu-
liar to the inhabitants of the western wilds,
"perhaps, stranger, you III set up and skin
! 'tater?" A good appetite wants no compli-
ments; and in this case think used as
few as Yankee schoolmaster would in eat
| ing luncheon with his scholars. After
partaking of his bounty, asked him how
he liked the country, how long he had been
there, &c. He answered, 81 like the coun-
try well, but I am going to leave here"
"You II go to some place more convenient
for schooling?" "No," he replied. "No-
IN too much crowded-too much hamper
ed up-I we no outlet-the range is all eat
out IN too much crowded. .How," l
responded, crowded-who crowds you?"
"Why, here s Burns-right down upon me
right down in my very teeth-stuck down
here! and then on the other side l IN ham,
pered up--they re crowding in--they re
tanning me out--the neighbours are too thick
Il II not stay here another season !" "Well,
Mr.. Rood, how near are your neighbours" |
asked. "Why, here 3 that drotted Burns,
stuck down here within fifteen miles and
then on the other side they re not much far
Their, I'll never live where a neighbour
can come to my house and 60 home the
same day." Poor man thought |, as left
his dwelling to resume my journey; you
would not call this crowding' if your family
formed one of the layers where six or
eight live one above another!
But, on reflection, l find there are others
crowded" and "hampered up" as well as
| Mr.. Rood.
Alexander was so crowded" that after
conquering the world, he wept for another
to conquer.
Napoleon was so "crowded" in France
that Moscow appeared the only breathing
place and when he came in possession he
found not as much elbow room as Mr.. Rood
had.
In our own country we are all crowded"
A trip of 500 miles to Pittsburg, 100 to the
mouth of the Ohio, and HOO to New-Or-
leans is not outlet" enough-it is a mere
morning visit. The mouth of Columbia or
Gulf of California are the only country pla-
ces for family.
Our government has been crowded" and
jammed up like little tailor between two
fat aldermen in stage coach.
have seen merchants "crowd" their
customers for payment that they may make
remittance. Now, / should advise such
merchants to pay their own debts and they
can ask with clear conscience.
have seen customer, at the third call
on mechanick, lament that his work was
moi done, and always have seen that me-
chanick crowded" for money.
have heard ladies (bless their souls !! ex-
ult in the "crowd" of men in their train,
which led me to the conclusion that so many
tutors may have instructed them to enjoy
matrimony without being encountered by it's
charms.
have seen editors so fond of clashing
and dealing abuse to type competitor that
their paper was filed with personal SANDER
which crowded" out precious little items,
like all indebted to the printer" &c.
have seen young men, the pride of re-
spectacle relations, the most conspicuous
persons at the horse-race-their voices the
loudest in the grocery-the last to leave the
midnight revel-the foremost in a riot
gently crowded" into retirement by the con-
sent of twelve men; while the thirteenth
insultingly inquired what he had to say; at
the same time pointing to him the "outlet,"
not caring whether he acquiesced or remon-
strated.
have seen stage so crowded" with
runners that their simultaneous respira-
tons opened crevices in the carriage wide
enough to throw dog in. Now this call
crammer.
Now. Printer, lest should crowd" your
columns too much, or "crowd the patience
of the reader into fever, take this " out
let"-Bufalo Republican.
| LAUGHING