The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-10

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on stump in the Porch, went out into
the street they call Bacon street, and my
stars what swarms of women folks saw
all drest up as if they we're going to meet
ing. You can tell cousin Polly Sandburn,
who you know is no pink stern, that she
needn't take on so about not being genteel
in her shapes-for the genteelest ladies
here as to size beat her all hollow. don't
! believe one of 'em could get into our fore
door-and as for their aIms-I shouldn't
want better measure for a bushel of meal
than one of their sleeves could hold. But
this puts me in mind of the dinner which
Mr.. -- wants | should help the Cen
eral Court eat. So | took out the piece OF
paste board and began to inquire my way
and got along completely. and found the
number the first time-but the door was
locked, and there was no knocker, and
thumpt with my whip handle, but nobody
come. And says to man going by, don't
nobody live here, and says he yes. Well
how do you get in? Why, says he, ring,
and says ring what? And says he the bell.
And says where's the rope? and says he
pull that little brass nub: and so | gave it a
twitch, and Pm sure bell did ring: and
who do you think opened the door with a
white apron ofore him ? You couldn't
guess for a week a Sundays-so I'll tell
you. 1t was Stephen Furlong, who kept
our district school last winter, for 5 dollars
month, and kept bachelors hall in aunt
Jerusha's tother end of the old house, and
helped tend for Gineral Coomhs training
days and make out muster rolls. We was
considerably struck up at first, both of US !;
and when he found was going to eat din
ner with Mr. nnd the General Court,
he thnpshe IT queer kind of doings-but SAYS
he l guess it will be as we'll for both of US
not TO know each other a bit more than we
can help. And says l with a wink, you're
half right, and in | went. There was no.
body in the room but Mr.. and his
wife, and not sign of any dinner to be seen
any where-tho' l thought now and then
when side door opened, could smell cup
board as they say. l thought should be
puzzled enough to know what to saw, but |
hadn't my thoughts to myself Mr.. -
has about as nimble tongue as you ever
heard, and could say ten words to my one,
and had nothing to do in the way of making
talk.
When he found out that was from Hi
ram, he seemed to be at loss to know
what part of Massachusetts that was, and |
didn't think it worth while to tell him with
out consulting Stephen. Just then heard
a ringing, and Stephen was busy opening
the door and letting in the General Court,
who all had their hats off, and looking pref
ty scrumpscious, you may depend. didn't
see but could stand alongside of 'em with
out disparagement, except to my boots,
which had just got a lick of beeswax and
tallow-not mite of dinner yet, and he
gan to feel as if twas nearer supper-tme
than dinner time-when all at once two
doors flew away from each other right into
the wall, and what did see but one of the
grandest thanksgiving dinners you ever laid
your eyes on-and lights on the table, and
silver candlesticks and gold lamps over
head-the window shutters closed guess
more than one of US started at first, but we
soon found the way to our mouths-I made
Stephen tend out for me pretty sharp, and
he got my plate filled three or four times
with soup, which beat all ever tasted.
shan't go through the whole dinner again
to you-but | am mistaken if it cost me
much for victuals this week, and if pay
by the meal at Mr.. Dcolittle's, who comes
pretty near up to thanksgiving every day.
There was considerable talk about stock
and manufactures, and lier bilities, and
remidies, and a great loss on stock. l
thought this a good chance for me to put in
a word-for | calculated | knew as much
about raising and keeping over as any of
'em. Says | TO Mr.. -, there's one
thing I've always observed in my experience
in stock-just as sure as you try to keep
over more stock than you have fodder to
carry them well into April, one half will
die on yonr hands, to a sartinty-and there's
no remedy for tive tried it out and out,
and there's no law that can make ton of
hay keep over ten cows, unless you have
more carrots and potatoes than you can
throw a stick at This made some of the
folks stare who didn't know much about
stock-and Steve give me jog, as much
as to say, keep quiet. He thought | was
getting into a quog-mire, and soon after,
giving me a wink, opened the door and got
me out of the room into the entry. After
we had got out of hearing, says to Steve,
how are you getting on in the world-snould
you like to come back 10 keep our school if
could get vote for you ?-not by two
chalks says Steve-I know which side my
bread is buttered better than all that get
$12 a month and found, and now and then
some old clothes, which is darnatIon sight
better than keeping school ut SIS and find
myself and work out my highway tax be-
sides-then turning up the cape of my new
coat, says he, l guess l've busted that be-
fore now-most likely, says |, but not in our
district school.
Your respectful uncle
JOSHUA.
P.S. Mr.. Toplif' says your uncle Nat is
telegraphed but I'm afraid the AK handles
wont come TO much-I find the Boston folks
make handle of most any thing they can
lay hold Of, and just as like AS not they'll
make handle of our private letters if they
should see them.
INUNDATIoN OF THE NILE. This NIGH
ty although capricious river, which in fer
tilizing the country on its borders, not I'M