The Arkansas advocate., 1835-03-27
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 Deer .fft8go.-I rites dis frufa de great town, whar all de big folks is, to let you Sno how we cum on in Kongress. You kno ever since bnn waitn on Col Crock cit, binn big risa iA Tennessee; well. so { t is here. l walks up and down de pave- ment. me and de Col.--ae Col. list before and jist behind q whole thiei<et of folks following right arier me and dc cnFnei. He look big an smile and bow. tel you what l strus long close hind him, de Col. twurl his staff, l twurl mine. iVid cur ruf1les sticking out, and nuise shirt coliar sticking out so tail he jst above the top q the yer; tel you what we's de top of de Aos. Ev- cry morning we goes up to de zongress hall, de col. and I-da col. list before and jist behind col. walk in, he take he seat close long side Massa Dunlap. I Lno nassa Dunlap. we bof bian fased haYs to- gedelef; many q time we back step toged- der at de cotton pickins oId ai ennes- sec. Dare ho and de col. set, ana i1sYef speak word til de hons ioslg.as. s.sI:s sI Dunlap and de col ssssas sssssss ;ss: Ias, l how, koz me and de col. we asheaa giaeraI.) Soon as de house lot.aafsssip git me and de col. and of NC puis, 2A>Sol. and | I, de col. list before and jst behind, and we goes down 10 great big dogTy; here me and de col. takes horn piece 10 git freddy fer dinner. Dis IS none of our white face whiskey an simoa beer dagris We have in de district; DO, l tel you what was got i gin rhum whin, peach brandy, konyak- only think of dat konyak l reckon you never seed any of 1t; well, Fl tel what it's like, it IS red like parter's blood and sweet f like bars meet, only more so--and de way
 me and de col. makes it squat, is none of your littles and quit, for no sooner does me and de col. git to the dogry than the col. holIows out, "hello there you littlevafmint, give us couple of glasses of knoyak," and den me and de col. drinks toies. De
 last time we was dare. de col. tuns round 10 me and sais, Rube, drink US a tost about government. 1 was jist guine to drink won when look back and sac massa
 Clane of lilo standn dare lookn at me and de col. he let on like he talxin no notis of me and de col, but see him snalkin he iegg-you kno when de banter hay his eye l oil you he shak his tales he xnowdme and de col. didn't go head for him-soI wink cd al the col.-sas l col. I don't like to sPress my pinyons every where, specially
 when we are about to bring up ourlan bill, and tie ginral is about to make war with l Frans. Thescol. look round and see mas sa Clane stanin dar; he got so blame mad, sals he,-Rube go ahed, dang 1t, yon know 1 i can drink more conyak, eat more bear meat, chaw more bread, sleep sounder, snore louder, quake np quicker, git up fas- ter, out run, throw down, whip, out sing, out whistle, out jump, swim further, swim hier, dive deeper and further, and come out dfler than any other man on uncle Sana's plantation; so dang 1t Rube, go ahed. seed the vile cat was up m the col. so says 1 col. by gollies here gose. "Here's. wild cats and catamounts to ihassa Livingston, and bad huntin dog to massa Tom Ben- ton, foreyer.n The col. fairly split his sides lafIin, he jumpt, he capered an holloed, an told the dogry keeper to set out another glass konyak. .lyell, now sais col. lets hear your tos sais de col. Rube you kno dang possutn IS the satefullest yarnint liven, and think little Van only | needs tail to make one. So here's 1 a possum's tail to Little Van Buren, No suner had de col. said dat, then every bod 1 dy broke out laflin an clappin of hands an holloin huzza huzza! and mass Clane 1 he jump up an down and holler, and role ! and tumble wos than any sio master.- Sais l col. the dinner bel is rung an our, and off We put to dinner, the col and !, the ! col. jist before and I jist behind. An now I mus stop ritin for this lime, as the col. | and are guine fishin. l will writ more in my next.
 Your brodder.
 SQUIRE B RHEUBEN TOPIN.
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