Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The PGw.uokei Or y Chronicle.
YANKEE ENTERPRISE.

Tho inhabitants of New England are
provcrbial Tor untirin. md successful
enterpriZc. They are frightened at
no rivai-siopped BY M obstacle-sub.
dued by no competition. Wherever
Interest calls them. upon land or wa
ter, under zone torrid or frozen,
there do they 20, with determination
To De successful, II success be- possible
Nor IL the spirit which Influenced them
crushed at a faIlurc-it NAV be bent
but II IL not broken. If unsuccessful.
they look Tor cause, and try again,
adding perseverance To the attempt.
What people are the most often to
he met with on the fishing ground =
The YANKEES. What people IN the Pa
oihc. in pursuit of oil ar furs: The
yankees. Who is he. who harters
lumber and onions. with the West In
dian. beads and red cloth with the Ota
heitan. rank oil with the llo!lander,
corn with the Greek. rnm, tobacco.
snuff, and cast iron mu,krts with the
Africans, cotton with the English and
French. picked l:,h with the Russians
and Danes, flour wiz, The South Arne
IIcans. opium with the Chinese. and
dry knocks with the Alserinc? why.
the Yankee. II i freight is 20 be car
tled from one .OreIgn port to another
who takes IT for farthing less in a
pound than any ether man: Why.
Jonathan is there, his coat j. of, he il
'cady for a JOB. and hi, ship for 4
freight; 50 he whisks !: ~ and is Oh.
before the Frenchmsn can make bow
10 the shipper. or John Bull finish III,
roast beef Tic IL every where if pros.
rect of gain opens that way. aud r few
DAYS al hard labor ~ no task for him.
II money IL to be found at the close.
What long legged b;igis that said
the Captain Of sn English merchant
man. who was entering the port Of Leg
horn. a he pceped over The ,ai,rail and
behelh vessel which hove ia sight
some ~ Give hours before, now close
ON board OF him. don't know &c
p'icl the mate, but the fellow ranSt be.
craIy--who'd ever think of putin,
cloth ~ toothPick spars With This breeze
--StuddlnG sails fore aud ait.' whit
brig - that shouted thu captain thro.
his speaking trumpet. Zen Sisters
~ bIh"tf' 'lHuOO -NtCkcrSU1 master
Where the deuce IS Dennis = .Oh.
down east What cargo = .I.un,b,r
and stone ware 'iNuw, who but an
internal yankee would think of bring
ing stone ware 80 Leghorn, muiIcred
the Captain Is lc threw down his trum.
pet. And sure enough, who butayan-
i kcc would think at II. Yet these Ca.
tern vessels poke their bnw prit. into
almost every port ia tlte known world.
with an outward cargo that costs them
#nothing bat the demDlitioh ui their o, n
Forests, anil a freight home that bulld.
5own$ aud cite, where those forests
Erew. VITA itp'h they may bc cailld
he most cn'crprising portion or = most
rnterprisns people. The state O.
blame has, lor The last fifteen YEAR.
#rarricd ou q trade with tlic SPAN 10
4Wcs' INDIA Islands. 60 greater cx.
gent han any nation ~ the world ADD
..lnring the first five yrIrs, exchanged 4
argo ui lumber Ter u CARGO e. mola--rs.
without Tie al e str..s dollar in
Cash. they have cfps-cl every o. rln
--traversrd every sct--t -ttpl every
people ~ search a. p ma-art. and
dufing The var their sailors were tee
best that could be found in the Amen.
can navy. Educated in csc sr!Oul
(which = taught upon ihr HANKS II
NeWiOundlaud, where tic fret lesson
Raught j. 10 learn 90 iish three month.
hithout the value at div Jacket.
hey were appalled, by go danger.
tebdued by 40 hlrdsbips. inundated
~ no Toe, and after seeing olduy brush
Hpon the Atlantic, they took then
bod iacks on board crossed the coun.
~ 10 the lakes. gave Perry and M'Do.
Ough lifi. and then returned ~ ,hcir
pmes again to psddle lumber aud ish
D. become wealthy.