The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-07-06

trouDleo Win newspaper DorEoweIs,
speaks thus:-" / would BEND these GU
rious folks a paper now then, did there
exist any hope ofexciting shame in their
bosoms by SO doing, but alas, no ground
for expectations of that sort remains -
hedp Goals Of fire on some peoples
heads until they are burnt off and no symp
tom of sensation will be exhibited"
BosroN, June 22d, 1893. From Major
Jack Downing, at the Bite Tavern to
his Uncle Joshua, putting up at the
Stage Tavern in Newburyport.
Dear Uncle: Pm all of clear lather
We've streeksd it on, so fur, beyond all
account. We haint stopped no where
long enufto git %shirt washed and al
that l brot on are as dirty Is pizen.. l
wish you'd send me on two or three clean
ones tomorrow apd if them are corderoy
pantaloons is fixed, should like to have
em sent along at the same time.
You may think its rather curious that
Pm stopping here al the, Bite Tavern; but
you see there's such a thunderin swod Of
folks up to the Trement, that thought
upon the whole I'D better git my, vittIes
down here, and so 60 up and bunk with
the old Ginral when it comes night (; and
what's more than all that used to git my
fodder here pretty much, when l run that
coaster up from Downingville with hoop
poles and ash slaves. ,....
Knight has brot me your letter, and
I'm dreadful sorry you didn't paw the post
age ont, for Pm runnin terrible short of
change. There's been an awful lot of
Subscription papers brot in to us, since we
|started-and you know it wouldn't look
Fwel for us to refuse EN-, seeing they pay
all our expenses ; but take it In the long
run, don't know but it would be cheaper
for us 10 pay our own scot, and then we
shouldn't have to be giving away so much.
Why, there in New York, when the man
got his hands bluwed off, it want none Of
my doings, but they come rite TO me and
the President, the fust thing. Atthe rate
they are jarnming Que another there will
be good many broken limbs, and five
got to help pay for all Of en-, my pistareens
will git pretty well thinned out here afore
we git back.
I'm dreadful sorry that you've come
clear up to Newburyport to meet US and
the President. Why cd rot it Uncle, the
President amt going there! You see,
arter breakfast, and the President was
settin there in the fremont, when in come
FIVE or six folks from Newburyport, to see
about the Ginera's going down there; and
he told 'cm if they'd come in next morn
ing, he'd axe Woodbury. afore then, and
let 'em know. Arter they'd gone out,
says to the President, what's Woodbu-
ry got to do with it, Here's aletter from
Uncle Joshua, says I,-he's come clear
up to Newburyport purpose to see us,and
he'd feel terribly striped il we sneak'd off
and didn't 60 there here's tho letter, says
l, only look ont. So you see, he took
your letter and read along where you told
about the Tfuckmen ghtin so much twil'd
cotton ready for their new frocks and
how the Artillery had been scowrng up
their pieces, and how they'd used up IL
pound of rotton stone and how the Light
1ufantry had bin drillin every mornin, for
as much as fortnet and about the new
,windass bedstid they've got ready for US
to sleep on at the Hotel, When he read
that, TIE old Ginral did look ticklcd enuf;
but when he came to where you tell about
that smashing great gun they'd got on
Old Town Hill, that they didn't dare to
fire without putting fizz big enuflor 'em
to run over into the next country, fore she
wen, of, the President haw-haw'd rite
out, and says he, there, if | hadn't told
Woodbury. that I'd 60 up to Concord a
fore the Representatives broke up, l de-
clare I'd go down to see them felcrs.-
But l don't believe Woodbury. will lei him |
60, so / guess you'd better post back to
Downingville as quick as the old sorrell
mare can carry you so as 10 be sure and
get every thing ready. :. ... |
Woodbury. come in here this morning
to see if / was willing to 60 to Governor
Armstrong; tonight, and l Mt him about
goin to Newburyport-Says It wont do
it never will do Upon airth to 60 down
AMONG them fishermen in Marblehead and
round there and not 60 to Newburyport
for it's jest like NORM round the crust OF
a squash pie and not entin mono ofthe in
ards. Blu. he wouldn't agree tot, and at
last I got rather woifsh and told him,
says l, if you don't let the President go
down to Newburypor to sec Uncle Josh-
ua and the rest on 'em, wont 60 up to
The Governors with you tonight, ,ard that's
all about il. / guess they had an awk-
ward time ont-I don't see for my part
how they got along with il at al for ]
sarved 'em right enough, told 'cm /
go If they didn't do as ] said.--
said wouldn't and didn't.