Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-19

spread over the top. Anu theh shc ii"h6
up some sheets all around the bed room
and the gals brought in a whole handful
of roses and pinks and pinned 'em up
round as thick as flies in August.
After we got things pretty much tixed,
uncle Joshua started off to meet cousin
Jack and the President, and left Ser
gent Jole to put matters to rights, and
told us we must all be ready and be par
AIDED in the road by nine O'Clock, Thurs
day morning. Well Thursday mornin-
O come, andwe all mustered as soon as II
was day light and dressed up. The Chi
dren were all washed and had thelrl
heads coined and were putundcr the care
of the school marin to be paraded alongl
with her scholcrs.
About eight o'clock all the village got
trgether down the road as FAR as uncle
Joshua's new barn ; and Sargent Joel
told us how to stand, as he said, in mil
itary order. He placed Bill Johnson and
cousin tphraim out little ways in front
with each of 'em great long fowling
piece, with a smart charge in to fire sa-
lutte, and told 'em as soon as the President
hove in sight to let drive, only be care
full and pint their guns up SO IS mt 10
hurt any body. Then come Sergeant
Joel and his company; and then come all
the women and gals over sixteen with
aunt Keziah at the head; and then came
all the men in town that owned horses
: riding on horseback and all the boys
that Sergeant Joel didn't think was large
enough to walk in the profession got up
and sot on the fences along by the side
of the road.
There we stood till about nine clock,
when sure enough we SOW somebody
come riding out of the woods down the
hill. The boys all screamed ready to
sp lit their t'lroats hoorah for Jackson,
and Bill ,hnson fired off his gun. Cou-
sin Ephraim, who aint so easy huttered,
held on to his AMI didn't fire, for he
could't see any body but uncle Joshua on
his old gray horse. Along came uncle
Joshua on slow trot, and we looked, but
couldn't see any body coming behind
him.
Then they all begun to look at one an
other. as wild as hawks and turn all man.
ner OF colors. When uncle Joshua got
up so we could see him pretty plain he
looked as cross as a thunder cloud. He
may all go home about your business,
and put away your knick-nacks for Jack
a I'D the President are half way to Wash
ington by this time.
My stars what a time there was then
never Sc SO many folks boiling over
mad before. Bill Johnson threw his CUR
over into the field as much as ten rods.
and hoped up and down and struck his
fists together like all possessed. Sargent
Joel marched back and forth across the
road TWO or three times growing rcddel
and redder, till at last he drew out hi.
sword and fetched ,low across hem
lock stump and snapped it off like a pip
stem.
1 Aunt Keziah fell down in a conniptio,
/ fit ; and it was an hour before we coul
. ( bring her to and git her into the house
! And when she came to go round the hous
" and see the victuals she had cooked uT
! and go int, the bed room and see he
gown all cut up, she we mt into conniptio
III fits again and had 'em half the night
y But she's better to day and has gone
ie e. work to try to patch up her gown agail
o' thought would just let you kno
p about these things, and ifyou are mir
~ to send word on to cousin Jack and Il
~ President, Pm willing. You may tell e
Q, there amt five folks in Downingville th
ID would hoorah for jackson now, and
'c don't believe there's one that vote for ii
W unless It's uncle Joshua, and he woul
Ir MT if he wasn't afraid of losing the pc
III Office.
But there, uncle Joshua has called to /
10 and says he wont keep the mail open a
!, other minute for my letter, so | mi
oc prescribe myself your respected frier
og NABBY DOWNING.