Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-06-21
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de tam Yankees"
Squire Gobble suon caine and the contract wa
drawn ~ according ~ form. The hired man tDua
care to nave the exact wutds Of the bargain insert
rd--to Wit, That he was 10 have ten dollars PEI
month for One year and to have the privilege Of
smoking ami drinking cider now and ihsn.
The Uutcbman put bia mark TO the contract,
and then requested the Squire to read il, that he
might see whether il was correct He listened
with attention, and when the Squire had conclnd.
ed, he Said
"Oh yaw--dat ish right ---dat ish no mure ash
"kreetl IO--he ish to schmoke aud d. isk otter nav
| and Hen al mipe exchpen-e--dat is all right -
Now Shquue Gobble. lou may ko home nil ,uur
itkbnln aud ysu, tam Yankee, may ko to
work"
"Certainly,'' returned the Yankee--,s but in
the 6tst place III take suioke . little and take
mug 0f CIDER"
= yat you bekin 10 schmoke and trinH otter 20
quick?"
Yes, III just smoke and drink little cider
now, and thsn Pill
Veil. you schomke out your pipe pretty supple,
and den you CONE oct to wU,k ia de 6elt pehIBt
de parn,"
Having given these directions, the Dutchmar
departed 70 his work, expecting the hired man
would follow him in the course Of twa or three
minutes. But he waited. aud wane4 q long time,
without seeing any thing Of the Yankee.x AT last,
he got out ofal patience and went in NE TO the
house to see what the fellow was about There
he found him with pipe 10 one hand and nug
ct CIDER in the other, alternately pulling and GOAT
ting as though that was TO be the only business of
the day.
Ivy, you tam Yankee rascal !" bake forth
the Dntchman--" amt You tQSE: schmukin yeiF'
" have the privilege, yo%knOw,' said the hir.
ed man quietly" Of smoking now and then and
| taking a drop Of cider. a'~--
.Yaw--yaw-pul YOU'RE not to schmoke and
,ttL .tt ,Ia 4.
pehi9t the parn | dell you--ahd you must
GENE quick TOO; shall not come at,sr you more
| ash once m0re Can schwear 10 YOU"
| With that the buchanan flung out the house in
a great passion and went again 10 his work. Bur
the Yankee, to his utter astOnishment, did mot
make disappearance. After working for some
teqN IN no very pleasant humor, he determined to
ost back 70 the house aud send the rascal adrifs.
When ha entered, he fouad hfy AtiilsensaSed with
the pipe end thug III cider.
"Oh you coot for nOtllin, lazy, chcatin, tam
| Yankee rascal, you" said the Duchman step
ping fercely towards hun and shaking his list 10
his face" Vat JOu mean, heJFn
DOnl be in passion" couy answered the
Yankee.
6 Not pc in bsssion hey - said the Dutch.
man with Increaselng raft nat pc in a bassiUni
put viii pc in bassi"n as much ash hlease--
aud | u send you adrift apouI ,nuruwn piLness,
ferry quick too. III not Keep zich a vefiow on
tuls and clear yourself out peio,e pteak ynar
tam head" The eGragea Duicilmsn seized
chair, aud was about sulting the aGiion 10 the
word, when the Yankee reminded him Of the con.
hacI. Pulling the paper from his pucket, BE
said
| have a right by virtue OF this instrument,
under your own hand, L. SNAKE aud drunk elder,
g n0m aud then" aud suopg as | 50 arcn dug
10 the contract, you have reason 10 hnd fault.
- NOuo, as you perceive. shnks." giving a iew
leisuIly puts; ''and then, as ynu perceive l,,iDk
cider.' lifting the mug Ia his mouth sud taking
hearty swig. g And noiO smoke AGAIN and 80
un-ali according 10 cnpirlc,."
Yaw-put you schmuke and trink otter all de
time you do nottin else put sGhnloke aud trink
citer'
Very WE'LL" returned the hired man, I'm
no; buund to do mnre than is specified ~ the cun-
tract. merely smoke and drink cider R0r and
thpn and if now aud then takes up all the ti,Re,
it's no aul; Of mine, you know--Its stiictly ac.
cOrtns to contract"
De tysel take lie contract, and you t00--ynu
tam Yankee rascal But III let ,ou know
vnnt sch,and IT'LL have il pruken up.--Here,
Bron, YOU ko ami deli ShqoiFe GUbble to Ssteh
himself here IN a twinklin. nit his iEkhorn, to I'm.
write dat rascslly contract"
" There's no use in il" said the Yankee, YOU
cant un write II, nor break it up, nor GET over il,
nor round it.'
Brum, say,'' persisted the Dutchman--
" vetch that Siqulre here iormit-I'il zeeirde
same hand cant un.wri'e de contract vat rn H."
BrOm was accordingly despatched for the Squire,
who came, and after wisely considering the u,at
ter, was OF opinion that the contract was gond--
that the Yankee went strictly according 10 the
letter-sDd that the letter and the spirit we're one
and the same thing.
Den he has got around me arter all, heys''
exclaimed the Dutchman, with an expression ofths
deepest chagrin--'' RALLY thought was mora
ash match VOr any cheatin Yankee in de whole
land. Veil, you Mister hired man, vat schmokes
and thinks cites non and den, vat shall kive YOU
to unprtak de pArgainF"
Oh as to that matter" said the Yankee, "I'ye
no occasion. Eve got goSd place here and have
no desire 10 change it,"
But If kive you little schmart monies,
you'll let me of, wont your say ten tollsrs, vich
will pay you vor Won mont's work."
"NO. friend Yshler, like you too well to quit
you SO easily"