The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-06
JOHN BULL IN ANRRICA.

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took It into his head to cross the 9 sHatlan-
tic to take notes." passed through enc ol
i the Southern States, that he might have
proof positive that the horrible practice ol
\ gouging was in vogue among people -
called themselves Christians. He asriy-
cd ct . small village on the bank of ~the
Savannah, bearing political (nol poet
icai) name, and also the reputation II be-
ing the most siprOr;oss and ,Nnbsnciesss
plsce y al the State. Entering the bar
room Of the s&ptsI, which was spacious
log-edi6ce, he asked the landlord, who ap
pessed TO be peast littlo Yankee full cof
business and bustla, il he could cave bis
orse hattsndedto I"
"l reckon so," answered mine host,
here Isam, you black rascal, give the
gentlemans craeter some truck"
Our cockney friend scratched his head,
and endeavored to muster brains enough
to ta.l upon the meaning Of the word
truck" and he came to the very natur-
al conclusion that it meant hay, fodder, or
some other provender. The evening be-
ing chill and damp, the landlord invited
his guest to take seat at the fireplace,
which was nearly hidden from view by a
set OF SIG Jootsrs and aA-rtrer aligators
He succeeded, after some trouble, in
obtaining seat, at the peril Of having his
snipttous garments bespattered with tobac-
co-juice, when to his utter astonishment,
mine host called aloud to Isam to put an
armful of truck upon the fire. The curl
osity Of our traveller was now to be graf
ifed-Issm entered with an armiuIl Of
pine-knots and threw on the fire -
{" Sdesth master, y exclaimed the astonish-
ed guest, do you call that truck !''
e" It's wood-truck," replied the land
lord.
"Then, Sir, I'd ave you to kno W I'm a
hinglishman, hand it isn't common for
hing glishmen to ave their orses fed with
pine knots. Give my orse some ay, hoats,
or shorts"
e. guess you're q stranger in these
parts, mister" returned the landlord, Civ
ing the double jonters knowing wink,
"or else you mought have known that
truck means any thing"
The cockney one half muttered to him
self, I" veil l do think they murder the
kings hinglish most hinumanly him Ha-
merica."
The company now began TO ipcrease,
md several men with their rifles and pow
der horns came in, they we're soon follbw- |
ed by a posse Of waggoners, boatman, &c.
until the room was 50 completely crowded,
that one could not have scro'rged the little
end of nothing sharpened, between them.
Some tugged at the bottle, some smok-
ed long mines, and some played seven-up,
between the others legs-until our trav-
eller found that his sitdation began to be
rather uncomfortable, and requested the
host to have him shown to his chamber
He had scarcely doffed his outward self,
and thrown himself between two cotton
sheets which might have sold well to a
tallow-chandler when the hum and buzz
below gradually swelled into confused
believing and bowling: the foundation OF
the house tretabled to the stamping and
shuffiing OF feet---snd his ears were assail-
ed by such sounds as these: g can chase
n streak Of lightning round blackjack.
Rip, roan--the brides broke; here's
cornstealer that can drive wedge spon-
tnaceously through the Table-rock."- p
" May be tetotally twisted II can't ram