Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-18

j the better direction, the hoy told the
truth. HOOK fairly foamed, jumped g,n,
1 Crow, and swallowed the ~bsNl,., Of one
of the boys onions whole, he 60, in per
feet fury at finding poor. Innocent Archey
thus (as he though, slip :krougii his fingers.
Monday las Hook thousht) making the
onions the escape goats Then we eyed
each other, shook our heads. four inssruc-
tons and power of .'a;:ornc..''a uthof,sina
no altercas:ous) ana ..deeply exercised
We departed. Dumb foundered, silea, "a
the grave. NC joarneyed on. Hook FIRST
broke silence: .all buriesque article:
said he, Il pried into the private matters
oiti1at bag, bu; it wouldn't take, the o.
ions GU may dipend ont were the seape
goat IN this prir;;nary." At this unc;ure
We were furlousfy assalled by little
puppy dog with an Irritable wrnkled
probcscis,' bat friend on whom time
had heavily lain his hand, tot:ered forth
and having first eyed US closely turned
to the dog and spake 'speace Abne- be
still, cease sour pany Bow-wows put
your tail between Your hind legs, and
sneak round to the back Of the house.
silly thing, thou art barking up the wrong
tree; these ] discover are two grand
philosophical Elephants that have been
to the wall of the world. Then turning
to us he said enter mine house and tarry
with me until the morning, even Els
plants must have rest. We had this day
travelled 10 miles, and seeing the veto
ran was one of infinite wisdom and dis
cernment, we done as he requested.
9th day. All equipped to start, our host
told his family and his neighbors Che had
many collected TO see us) 10 take d last
look at the s.great Travellers .sscourgers,''
and t.stratagem Makers informing
them that the like would never be seen
by their eyes again. s.fianane men,"
said he, grand tecsum trase.'e 81 'adsen
':urers,'' Lordly heras, s.Heralders and
'caiop.rica! scrinblers," who extend a
protecting arm away from the eteraGt
town Of Richmond in the vicinity Of the
|citt of Centreyillc; all in the verge Of
White water blessed are Your eyes tina;
they have seen these prodisies-scan
their broad visaees,'' and hand
their appearances down TO coming gene
rations, s'w. sa.u;ed them all with beau
tcous smiles into their very faces; squecz-
ed their HAMS and left them with their
mouths staring wide open.
'ssIioois,' said Sutherland. ..who'd have
expected such glory" Istarted on this
tour, not because Il seen the vast inter-
est that the Society ofFriends took oa this
occasion !" neither did advise with sssog-
sle'' nor Matthew ID. Springer, either oa
the probable popularity Of this trip, but
through motives of humanity !; but -
truly thankful 10 the Com n1ittee for til
kinaness to US; we will be. yea even ou1]
ch;!aren's children will be imnaor,al.xed.a
this INT patching, printing to what
we'll receive from the society OF Friends;
they'll place our families names On their
minute book. Hook say we're eserner-
lied. Yes indeed, luoth Hook, and we
ought 10 he, who bes,2e Us would have ex-
tended this protecting arm; true. the So
ciety Of Friends have generously paid our
expenses, and viii pay us for our labour
and time il we wish it more than We
could have made at home, but that's moth
ing. CRY sHumanity,'' protecting arm"
sssoc,ety Of Friends" land no distinction
in that mind) respectable gentlemen of
the Committee &c. &c. and d;pend !
we're GREAT MEN. Well, well, res
pended Sutherland, there's nothing like
making the best ola thing. hut will the
society be thus gulled. Pshaw said Hook.
away with your misgivings, try 'ein, we
aiH be great men. AT this moment we
in the name of wonder
reader. what did VIC see? Was it an ALI !,
gator? No. was the sci. vled great mo- /
eul niger iawver2 NJ! Was it Harris
No. Archeyo No! you'd never guess till
the day after eternity. Then we'll tell
y gu what it was; it was a 7crrapia (sonae |
call them Tarplnes, but we say Terra
PIN Yes, a Terr-a-pin, and it had a !
.spug tnrned up nose," and "sIobber,'
from its mouth, liae-like what
now? WHY. ga Gaze up 10 its chin, ''and
four iegs(Do! four fore legs bu; two on
each side. near behind and near before, q
glorious shape for fashionable Tights it
had two little grey eyes Tin Its head mind
that bit no 's,eetums," is checks were a
deep biucish red and i'ssseyes' bloodsho..
mo member Of the Temperance society.
said HOOK, J its back speckied. unique and
picturesque in IFS whole appearance. and
in sIlor. very unlike the Ter-a-pias of IN
diana In tro;h it was a wonderful sscrea-i
ture," and he travelled. not verv swift. It's
true. I've are true Historians but it did nj
travel like the Ter-a-pins Of Indiana
Shall we surround him. said Hook, and