Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-01-23


thought that seein that the folks in Penn
sylvana have the best and strongest hor-
ses and the biggest Wagons, they ought
To know best how TO guide 'em. Well, !
they made pretty good guess that time
for ever since they told the Squire to
take the lines, they haint lost linch-pin
or broke a strap; and there want no COM
plants made ngin him by the folks on
the road, or the country. All the other
waggoners liked the Squire amazingly;
he was always ready to give 'em lit
when he found them in the mud, and
whenever they got short of provender,
the Squire never reius'd 10 turn out some
Of his to keep their horses from suflerin.
Every thing was going on better and
better, and every body said at home and
abroad there warn't such team in all
creation. Well, about four years ago
we began to pick u quarrel with the
Squire, and its been going on every year
pretty much after this fashion. The first
go of some of our folks wanted the Squire
to change some of his leadin horses
they said the breed warn't right he
ought TO put on the lead some Albany
,trotters--that they were the best horses
OIL the lead he could have. The Squire
didn't like to change--he said the hor-
ses he had, knew the road as well as he
did, and they wouldn't halt nor kick up,
and when they came to up hill work, he
could depend on 'em.
Then agin our folks wanted the Squire
to change harness--they said they had
new patent collars, and horse could
pull as much agin with 'em as with the
old fashion'd collars. Well the Squire
didn't like that notion mother. So to
rights they told the Squire he must give
up the lines--well that he wouldn't do
he said, without orders from the owners
Of the team--they had appointed him,
and SO long as they kept him there, he
would 60 along and do his duty, jest as
he had 6one--and it warrt right to keep
stoppin him every day on the road, and
trying to make him try new plans.
"a, And with that, all our folks made a
regular battle on the Squire--some took
away out Of his Wagon part Of the
bags and boxes, and divided It round a
mong the drivers o. other Wagons, who
was mixin in the scuffle too, and away
they crack'd off with it. Some under.
took to cut the Squire's traces, the,
thought they was only leather and rope
traces; but the Squire was too deep 70
'em, for his traces was all chains kver't
with leather, and so they split their jack
3 nivcs. Some went on abe ad and role,
stones in the road, and dug deep holes
g and tried all they could to make tn
Squire upset, and threw stones and mu
r at him and his horses; but the Squir
h kept OH, his horses didn't finch, and a
they had dragged The big Wagon owe
u worse roads in their day, they went aIon
If without accident. Well now it turns ou
j that all the wagons that drove of S
/ with part of the Squire's load, are i
o trouble, for the first piece of fmuddy roa
e they all stuck fast, and there they ar
o now. One wants the other to give hi,
W pull and lift; but they say they a
5, want liiting--the Squire has jest com
k up with 'em, and now tl.,y want him I
Z hitch on to EN- and drag 'em all out tt
o gether; but he says that's impossible, tn
Ie most he can do is to take back the loa
TX they took from his Wagon, and then pei
IS haps they can get out Of the mud but
Of is more than his team can do, and b
o. won't run the risk of breahin his harne,
II, or injure his horses to drag 'em all Of
30 together. Well now that's just abo
X the condition Of things, and the long
n they remain so, the worse it will be--tl
I'd longer horses and Wagons stand kne
mt and hub deep in mud the less able they
DO be to get out ont.
But some on you say the Bank h.
I'll too much power, and that Squire Bidd
,h might do good deal of mischief if
its would. Well, there is my old frien
at Captain Elihu S. Bunker, Of the Stear
he boat President, runnin twixt New-Yo
to and Providence--he's got about sich
Tor mother monster--there is no tellin what
nd dangerous monopoly" Of power tn
e's critur's got in that are boat. was loo
to in into it when come on with him
w spell ago, and he was shown me how
he managed it. If he was to lasten do'
he the kivers Of them two mortal big CO
ng per kittles he has got in his boat, al
3 blow his bellesses a spell, he wou
all smash every thing for more than 80 acr
Of round Does any body want to kn'
ent why he don't do it--he has been ir
ut. Steamboat as long now as the Banl
he been goin and haint scalded no body
vas but he can do il in mint il he chus,
d a well l'lI'ell you why he don't--it aini
= it interest and he don't own no more of I
led boat than Squire Biddle does Of I
eal Bank--the owners Of the boat empl
,ho him 10 manage it because they know
he understands his business--he knows