Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-23

~ '1"o" " t"o-and-tnlrty, bore away
Z every game the palm from all competitor
or More than once, as Peter beheld bis sor
W defeated, he felt the spirit of youth GLOW
Te ing in his veins, and ssOh!" muttered he
N in bitterness, had NY Thomas been spal
MED, he would have thrown bis heart
y blood after the hammer, before he wouI
N have been beat by ever johnson in In
I lcountry!' 20
Y While heS thus soliloquized, and will
ydIilIcully restrained an impulse to com
d pete with the victor himself, dark, for
|elgn looking, strong built seaman uncere
!, |neenously approached, and, with bis arm;
}, ieided, cast a look Of contempt upon the
:. f6oasting conqueror. Every eye was tur-
! ned with scrutinizing glance upon the
j lstranger. In height he could not exceed
i've feet nine, but bis whole frame was the
r model Of muscular strength; his features
(, were open and manly, but deeply sun
burntsand weather beaten: his long, CLOS
,Isy, black hair, curled into ringlets, by The
breeze and the hillow, fell thickly over
Inis temple and forehead; and whiskers
Iof similar hue, more conspicuous for size
Inoss To- e,,,.s
sing striking impress of manly beauty.
Without asking permission, he stepped
forward, lifted the hammer, and swing
ting it around his head, hurled it upwards
throw .;Waudoaa,, i a,,aa , ,,lo So
ishal =" uo''e nv, '"ou'eu '"1 ','o''''
En. epe'' AUS nc i'ea'l " Ie'e ever
t., "',.iieo w''hih hlNn' ana ne was
W. ny 10, "a'u 70 grasp 'ile stranger
'|Lpy ,,'e name ~ wheh tne WORDS sroaneed IN
us .,,,o"'' y WINS J"s' snc,' 'iiro" as
Ivy no'''as w ,, nave made my own
'ost ho'nas: he Tear ourst INTO / ms !,
Ityes' ana wi'non, speaking, ne turned
DacN' hna hurr'eo towards the mouse 10
ooeoe''i MS e,''o'loh' ..s
ouccessiveiy at every game the stran-
ger nag defeated all who vcntured to OPP.
pose nl"' wheh messenger announced
''.at o'hher waited Their arrival. Some
" .hc guests we're ALREADY seated oihers
es' r an as i'e,e.o'ore' Placcu oe.
;'uu "rs' Eil,o' was r'''|ape,h pew, sun
~ u'e loo'''iue % ''er oeau.y' eut sor,
n n nd hnr
.om .'au passed over ''er features res IKE "A
Iye,' pe'orc 'he conh'ehan,c OF an angel
t. '''hson' cresl-'aiien ana out OF humor al
we ue'ea., seated himself lse1 ny ner side;.-
~ carry ne ne had regarded lhom g FL
iio' as rlVal Tor hcF alItc'lons; ana stun
''''eu uy we Nho"ieuse lh GFt Adam bel "7
Wouio De ape 10 heslow several 4 iini14
~" ,''5 10, ~, ~ : n" ~ -
IA ms "...''.'o''s VIZ u'','o,'
,ve,sion ~ J." ~ ,g - e,o ur r,7
ipntar 49, 49, ~ ','','1
All Iii H. 49, ~ VIZ '''o,''
, icred nnncarcd 1bs vac.nt nLa;r . 10 - =.
ifirst horn where;n nono ia 80 y. IL
myster,ons da,th ar d;Sonr, -
"Ra;rns y sid no ..d;t 49, -,
, Tho s.;lan' ~ VI. ~ =, ns'
nor win ns9,, X ~ '''' ' ''"e ''' . u'''
+ ..Wo .ro ,f,,;d :. .,.;,..,,.l-.y IN
rel with Mr. Iohnson ,ab;Hno 49, ~ IVA" =
$ 1.-The sons. wy - =
oHe is come without ,sk;no ), ren,;e,
ibe straro. "9N,s' ieP'.e'
n shall blow from new r. Tue a., .nn,
n the mirtb or bann;noss IF ,ha nonnan $3.50 y
r ave arc !, s,rinaer vo,,a s t ,,,,i
:. Peter. Cor va ken ~ 49, s''
r mirth, makers. Rut ! Assure ve va -
i. welcome. heartily welcome H,stc Y,
lasses.n bc ,ddad - ~ nanrontl o.
d % We ret a chair for tbe aen,lsa.,, ),
# SGentleman. indeedl.' mnttersa 1ohr
r son between his teeth 81 - ~ 0 -
b .Neyer mind abou, chair NV hon,
/. ties" said the seaman. .tbi, wi, dor
: and before Peter could sneab - ,n;,hl,oi
d him. he had thrown himself car,essIy IN
II the hallowed. the vcnera,ed tho twelv,
Y years unoccupied chair, The snirit IF sa
q crilaoe ,tter,,o bI,snho,,o. c.If..'