Litchfield enquirer., 1833-04-04

ed the black and cold bars of the CRATE be-
fore me; the doors were ajar, and the cur
rent of air bitter with frost was sweeping
through the room. For time, indeed, ]
almost imagined my dream thing ofreal-
ity, for actually was supplied with the
cold and have not yet half recovered from
it, My friend as he spoke drew his cloak
closer around him, with a sort OF involun-
tary shudder.
Now continued he, have determine
ed to live alone no longer; / will marry,
let the consequences be what they may
Rather than suffer, again, what did last
night, and all for the want of a companion,
would marry the veriest termagant in
Caristendom.'
He kept his word. He is now amarried
man and what is more and better, hap
Ply one. He has a wife who loves him,
and children who bless him, and | have
never since his marriage, heard him CONF
plain ofhis frozen dreams.
The following story is a selection from work in
press, entitled A Yankee among the Nukifers and
purporls 10 be related to the author, by South Caro-
'inian.-N. Y Traveller.
THE TIN PEDLAR's SLEEPY DAVID
"The Yankees, as said before, are
apt to be too cute for us in every thing ex-
cept horse flesh, and even sometimes in
that. 1t was this day three years ago,
and on this very spot, that l entered my
horse Southron for purse Of two thousand
dollars. He had won like sum two years
before with all ease. In short it was the
best horse at the time in all Carolina
There were to be sure two other horses,
and very fine ones too, entered against
him but they were no touch to Southron,
and | was sure Of winning as / am of sit
ting here at this moment-when who
should come along but Yankee with tin
cart! He had the shabbiest, worst look
ing horse you ever set your eyes on. He
was lean, slab-sded, cross-legged trough
haired, mIk-and -molasses, colored son of
gun, as ever went on four legs. He stood
all the time as if.he was asleep in fact his
owner called him Sleepy David. In short,
sir, he was such a horse as would not have
brought twenty dollars.
1t was near the hour Of starting, when
the pedlar, whose exterior correspondent
marvellously with that of his horse, and
who said his name was Zadock Baker, to
the establishment of all, intimated wish
to enter his horse along with the rest.
your horse exclaimed What that
sleepy looking creature there ! You'd
better enter him for the tnrkey-buzzards.
'Not's you know on, Mister returned
the Yankee, with some show OF spirit
ITO be sure the critter looks rather
sleepy as he stands, and on that account
call him Sleepy David; but he's jo-fred
smart horse for all that. He is like sin
ged cat, darned sight better than he looks
I should like tarnation we'll to try him a
gainst some Of your South Carolina horses
To be sure didn't come all the way from
home on purpose; but as / was coming
home out this way with load of tin anc
other notions, thought might time it SC
as to kill two birds with one stone +; for
thinks to myself, if can win the purse
and peddle offny notions at the same time,
l shall make plaguy good speck. But
had to hurry like the nation to get here in
season and that's one reason my boss
looks so kind Of shabby and out of killer
this morning. But for all that he'll per-
form like days work tell YOU
Surprising he had no idea of running his
horse, and that what he said was merely tc
crafty his propensity for talking, / bade
him BECOME, and not trouble mo with hi.
Yankee palaver.
why, Mister said he, this is free
country, and man has right to talk, Oh
let it alone, just as he can afford. Now
I've taken good deal of pains to git here
this morning in order to run Sleepy Davie
against some of your Southern horses.
aint joking, sir, I'm in airnest. / under
stand there is purse of two thousand dol
lars, and / shall like amazingly to pick j
up
you talk of picking up purse of TIVE
thousand dollars with that bit of Carlo" o
yours! Away with you, and don't trouble
US any further
well, if l can'trun then I spose can't
but it's darned hard any how for a man Il
take so much pains as l have to come tt
the races, and then can't be allowed to ru'
after all
Its too late now |; by the rules Of th'
course the horse should have been entere'
yesterday; however, if you'll plank tn
entrance money, perhaps you may get il
yet