Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-02

After shuffiin away at this, the lime changed,
and he called out ''changc your partners and
shuttle the next" And so they chang'd and !
shuhled and changed one after another, till
each one danced clean round the ring. "Now"
says he, call hands round-turn partners half
lround-cross over with swing--back again !
right and left-rigglc down and shuttle -
and you never see such a snarl-therc waint |
one on um had the partner he started with.
| Unkle JOSH, who LED off old Miss Sprague,
Seth's mother had got Zekel Biglow young
est dater; Sergent Joel was dancing with the
Deacon and Cass and Woodbury. stood back
to back shufflin to nobody; and there was
that critur, Mr.. Van Buren,, with the Deacons
tlater, Shawn it down, right along side the
| fiddler, clean up head, and just then he
twitched the how out of the fddler's hand,
and gin n draw over candle, and that put
stop to the music for that night. The Gin
eral snorted. Says he "Major. tell'd you
! he'd put things strait. Tis just so in my
40abnct. He is master critur to put things
10 rights there and when we all got in that
plagy snarl there, he cut and shuftl I'd them
up, and afore You could say Jack Robinson,
all the troublesome fellers were shuftled out.
she's master han at it," says l, "sure C.
nouf" As there was an eend of the dance,
all the gals off shoes and stokins and went
HON, case it was kinder muddy and we all
went to the tavern, and the Gineral went to
bed. We all then began to plan TOR the next
day, but some of the folks was plagy crusty.
Seth Sprague wanted all ON us TO go to ms
pack in yard and the Deacon said he should
like to show his fullin mill, and give kind
err thanksgvin +; but nothing seemed to SO
right. We concluded to call the Gineral,a and
so went in, but he was so sound asleep tho't
it wouldn't do to wake him, SO for kinder
sport, brought out his hat and coat and
old hickory. Now says I, this is all /
can get of the Gineral to night. and wen all
try on, and whoever they shall fit best shall
decide what's to be done-and we put Zekil
in the chair as moderator. oodbury was
lust going to take off his coat, when Eek il and
nigh upon all on 'em, said he carried a leetle
too much blubber, and he stood aside and
di Int try at all-Cass off coat and put on the
Gineral's aud it fitted him to a hair but the
Ciineral's hat was ieetfe too small for him.
Mr.. Van Bureu's turn cum next. As soon as
he put on the coat he ,'iz on his toes but it
would not dot kivered him to his heels,
and the Hat feel right on his shoulders and
you couldn't see nothin on earth OF him.
How does that look Zekl? says he. why"
SAYS Zekil, sit looks plagy curious is the
coat too long or am l too short! says Mr..
Van Buren,. 'Well don't know exactly
chats right Zekl' says U6Snt commit
Yourself and then they all kincrsssnickered
and the laugh went agin Mr.. Van Buren,.
"Now, my friends" says Mr.. Van Buren,
one word, and Pm done-it is not. and never
has been and never will be, my wish to fix
the coat and hat eractly, but l think thai
whoever wears either, should be least seen.
sWell' says Zekil, 'that's my notion too, and
that kinder turned the laugh totherway.
Then cum nv turn-but see how the
ca, iump'd, so says I, "l'll just step out
n - an6 | wpO1
strait TO the gineral, and woke him up
and tel'd him all about 1.-THE was as wrathy
as thund er-and when he gets his dandel
up, its no joke, tell you. Sosin he went
S "well' says Zekel, "if hadn't seen the
Major look list so this mornln, I'd swear
that was the gineral himselt'-the glne
raj then gin EN- all hard look, and sale
something, but plaggy leetle softer; and
the cat was out of the bag. And then
cum trublc. -"What. says he, all on "
Presidents hey! who has been trying or
my coat" They were all mum as
qua ker mecntin. "I'll start by da,
m light" says he, "for Washington
Mt ssMaior," says he, edo you SO by tn
so way You have plann'd, and tell the folk
a that cant cum, for may etcrnally'-
&c ,s,hat will do" says I, "gineral," ant
o. with that he gin EN- all real hard look
re and went to bed The next mornin, sur
se enough, he was off, Mr.. Van Buren, am
lie some others with him. Cass hung bac
at and l streaked it around through \
in Hampshire, cut across the edge OF Mass
ng achusetts, Connecticut and Vermont
ay and into York state, and smack up I
he Saratogue. Twas well ! did SC, Tor tn
re folks were all waitin. tc'l'd EN- all Ju:
~ one story, for it was no use to tell an
90 90 other, for the Rail Road and Steam Boat
in 90 so paggy fast, afore was done wit
his the folks in one town was in another an
is how on earth MIR. Van Buren, manage
he it,, or could expect me to tell the mason
nd one story and the anti-masons another,
~ cant tell. ,
Ior Finding when I got to Saratoga all tn
= fashy folks was at Congress Hall, put Il
~ there too, aud its close along side the spring
'o' Mr.. Westcot was right glad to sec me, and
-. had real time there tor week. he'
Die was swod of fine folks. and dreadful hant
~, some gals; and the house nigh upon thuc
"a full. They all wanted to know about the 81
my eral, and telld en- perty considerable abo
!, liz, and that we was all on our own hoNk nc
'uI pretty, much. And don't see but VIVA
=. stand about as good a chance to be rresiue
10 AS any on EN-. met a man from Ceorg
er. there feet inches high, real good tello'
'ut Most all these southern folks are good lei
and ows. if YOU don't say nothin about the Tar
ere nor freein the nig,crs, but they talk pret
all Ing. know how to manage thcn,,th Sinel
ne ,ell,d me a secret about that; says he, IN
Jun Tor, when they say they can hit dnler. !
see EN- YOU can hit a fourpencc hapenny.'
e Georgian and had good many talks an,
hg- p,litics, but weboth thought alike, and DID