Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-04-16
[vol. XxKvI---No. 8.

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come to the scratch, the less consider
on it the better. SO one stormy aay.
I put my head down against a North.
easter, and set my feet agoing, andt the
next thing, was standing right atore
Captain Peabody He WASH his grain
house Smelling corn; sitting on a tub,
and with an old frying pan stuck thro'
i the handles. And he nadc the cobs
fly every which way, hit or miss, he
didn't care. But il tickled him 10 SEQ
me dodge 'em, so that he got into All
uncommon good humor.
"Well Johnny Beedle, what has
brought You up.herc, right in the winds
eye this morningl"
| why Cap'm I've got an idco in
my head.
Now how you talk -
le see the upshot of the whole
matter is, I've notion of setting up a
store, and getting awi(e, and scttline
down as % merchant
"Whoorah, John, there's two idees,
a store. and wife.o
"But | want little Of your help"
says |.
"Well, john" says he /" I'll do the
handsome thing by we. If you keep
better goods than any body else, and
sell them cheaper, you shall have my
custom and welcome--proyided you'll
take pay in sauce and things. lsn'tl
that fart"
90 yes, Cap'm."
And | wish you success on the 4
other tack. No fear. of that III war.
rant. There's lots OF silly gals aloat,
and such~a fine taunt rugged ger .lcman
as you are, can run down one in less
than no time."
80 yes Cop'm Two run down Han
nah, already"
"My HANNAH"
90 yes Cap'm; we have agreed, and
only want your consent
With this the old Captain riz right
up an cend, upset tub and frying pan
and pointed with great rcd car of
corn in his hand, towards the door wi
thout saying word, Bot his eye
balls rolled like all creation
This raised my blood, and felt SO
stufiy that marched right strait off, a.
never turned my head to the right nor
left, oil | was home and housed.
Well, now, says !, my apple cart is
upset in good earnest. And when
went to DR.. Dingley for comfort, says
he, "John wash my hands Of this
whole affair, from beginning to end.
| must support my character, I'm
settled doctor in the town and tho
character OF a doctor, John, is too DEL
icate flower to 60 poking round and
dabbling into every body's mess. -
Then says he, I" Mrs. Dingley, warn
you not 10 meddlo or make in this bll- |
siness. Let every body skin their
own eyes" "IIold your tongue, you
fool you," says she, /" did We ever hear
of me burning my fingersl"
Howsomeyer, there was some under.
hand work, carried on some where, and
by somebody. ] don't tell tales out Of
school. lind no hand in it, till one
day, DIR. Dinglcy, says he, sJohn i'll
you happen to be wanting my horse
and shay this afternoon, about three o. |
clock, 60 and take it. | never refuse |
to lend you know. And hope Cap |
tain Peabody will gain his lawsuit with
Deacon Carpenter, TINT he has Como
down 10 Portland to see to. But lhat's
none Of my business"
Somebody, tool don't say Who
told me that there wasa certain Squire
Darling living in a certain town, about
ten miles of, that did business and as
Kcd no questions. Well, in. this said
town, just after shutdown, young
mar named Joseph Morcy was walking
near the meetcn-house with d sort of
GREEN colored book under his arm and
he heard something in the woods, this
side, that, lift wasn't n Harrycane, he'd
give up guessing. Such a cracking
and squeaking and rattling--such
thrashing and grunting and snoring /,
you neverl He stopped and looked
back, and all soon came to light
There was an old white face horse
came scrabbling along out oft the woods
reeking and foaming with an old wood
en- top shay at his tail a. a chap about
my size fourishi=g small bean pole
pretty well broomed up at the end
And says ! "Mister can you tell me
where one Squire Darling lives1" 81
Which Squire Darlingl" says he,
"shete's two Of the same nnme."
His hume is John" says |.
"Faith," says he, g they are both
Johns, too, one is a lawyer end tother a
cooper"
80 then it mast be tho lawyer that