Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-02
Fran the raraden. s G. Journal.

FRAN the f0IadeH, y = Sou"us.
The CONNECTICUT PUMPKIN VrsE.-In the
veal Sc, entrtn hundred and twenty odd, Des-
con Wres,le like Jacob aDd'preyaii like l'raei
Pratt, sometimes shortened mo Restless at,
resided upon q fine farm IN the Town OF Lyme
on the banks OF the besatiiu' Connrc ico'.-
Deacon p, att was an excellent man, and de :,
Won't bclirvrr in witchcr.f !; never undertake
ing any piece of work upon his farm without
s,ric,ly attending 10 he exorcisms indlspensi
Bile at tina, line in guarding against The wiIrs
Of the enenie, which were very rift IN C"unec>
lieu, duriog he early pr, of its h's'ory II
is even said ,ha, the Deacon had isken he pre-
caution Of mailing horse shoe over As ea''
den ea,e A fact that we consider rxcrrding,
" important ia this history, inasm"eh as IL
was in This very garden, that The id'nlca'
pumpkin seed Was planted from whlch grew
the vine we are about 10 fnmeIt' lzr; Inc
tremendous grow h OF which is 'hns rescued
q ON any suspicion of orcromancy Our pump,
kin (oIher and less arcurae wfhers w"u'o
saw our hero, and many pumpkin h. AIDED ONE
haze they had was very remarkable" ven IN
birth; for l. came "u of he ground In SEEN.
ing maturity, aud covered with tul to'mrd
leaves, as Richard The humpb ck.d came IN o
the world with a foil set Of grinders In the
course Of the nigh, il grew over the garden
V all, or rather greU down The wall, 10 II didn
stop TO climb but sea tered he stones IKE So
many pebbles-run agains' he Dedc"hs Ia
voriir Narragarset mare, who IN cnheavourihg
10 pace gu, offs way, broke down ~ the 'acr'
and was found in the morn'ng ho'S ne con'odt
The deacon was Of course alarmed al hese
troublesome and ,remend US s;,ld"s OF his
pumpkin, but as il took direction towards
The river, which l. verv soon crossed INTO
Z ,ko ~, NO had Of 4
aud remained quiet However hough al I at
early day, pumpkins, like empire, seemed de-
ie>mined 10 travrl westward, there VS. 70 &C
lion in one as we'll as The other: Tor whir The
good people Of Saybrook PLATFORM" ala m d
by the visitation, had call d a own meeting,
and app ipted Captain Re urn No =, aud Sci
lean, Welcome Wh,tIrsey commute with
plfnary powers, 10 visit Deacon Pats pre-
mises, and while those functioDarirs wee rid
ing across the river upon The vine, NJ SAID vine
took q short urn, and grew back over the Con
nec,icu u,t above he committee, heioe 'hey
reached the Deacon, house.
Matters bt gan now 20 wear serious aspect,
especially as this everlasting pumpkin vine,
ince us reform from S ybro"k seemed deter-
mined % g,o,o do,cn oil Opposition and was ma
king fearful stil, over h" owners farm. IL
had already pros,ra he Descon's com crib,
smoke house, and Cooper's shop, demolished
Mistress Pratrs leach tubs, and knock d over
her neer barrel, which had jus, stopped no king,
it being Saturday afternoon, Tha, ex'eile
womun anne runri' G INTO the house with her
eyes fill d wi h tears, and her apron with the
S tered remnants of dried apple esta' lish-
m-ut. viii h had jus ben upset in the senet-
al calami y. and brsoueht her husband 10 go
TO- the Clergyman. l,w,s deemed adviseablr
however upon futth,r consult ,,ior, to seek
civil Father than eCcie,Ias,icsI mthy, and the
y aeon accordingly mounted a horse, nd
s, d, ed for i" setec. man." abou, FIVE mites oil.
Every hndy knows, or uug Il 10 know, ma The
select men in New England are very important
muai, ipal func ionarrs, and man.gr The pru-
denial concerns If h- own WI h grea' wis
dom and singular discretion The Deacon,
however was doomed this time o seek 'nccoui
in vain, for though he galioped he whole dis
,ance, this abnminabIr vInt OF his, having
ken the same direction, IVA! go' TO The select.
mans before him. noun ed the 2ortico. and
hung over The oplv door 'he housr mp
KIN having grown in he mrdn tine, - Large
as % blnckaue the entrance, and the man Of
flee was actually u prisoner in his own dom
icil! h. DRAGON hus thwarIed, rode back to
his afflicted family, which welrave HIM 10 ION
fort, aud his pumpkin vine to E. ow until il gets
'ired Off. as we have already dome ourselv' >,
IN writing its history, am our reader in peru
slug il.