Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-15


to bone what belongs to you, they pack you
right of to Jail, cause you can't prove prop
erty. Empty stummicks and old clothes,
amt good evidence in court.
what the deuce 10 to become Of me. Some
thing must-and wish il would be quick,
and hurra about il. MY clothes are getting
to be too much of the sImmer-house order
for the October fashions. People will soon
see too much of me-not that l care much
about looks, myself, but boys is boys, and all
boys is sassy. Since the weather's been
chilly, when turn the corner to 60 up town,
II feel as il the house had too many windows
and doors, and I'm almost bowed out Of my
coat and pants. The fact is, don't get
enough to eat to serve for ballast.
This here city, continued Lookins, as he
lgruntingly arose to his feet, an operation
which he performed as If his joints were rus
ty-sthis here city is big enough to hold me,
and feed me too, which is all that man wants,
find it so; for I've walked off from Mrs.
Lookins and the little 'uns, and y on may say
don't want 'em. When a man gets expe-
rience. he learns that the valley Of wives and
other extras is tantamOunt to nothing. It's
only essentials he cares about: now, I'm as
hungry as a poor box, and as thirsty as
cart load of sand-not for water, tho; that's
said to be good for navigation and internal
Improvements. but it always hurts my whole
some, aud Pm principled against using the
raw material-it's too bad for trade
| The Waterman now requested him to shin
| it like whitehead.
l (Which way would you like to see me do
it? was the obliging response.
! Jim no ways peticklar; only cut stick off
my beat
/ GXVa%ch,, ,,.,,,-a an ayer<-,,r,,.ra a r;npfa
in the river of my life-a sort Of new chapter
in my story. book. I'll begin with you over
leaf. Let's sit down: havn't had my sup
per to lean on, and the old woman used my
stick for kindlings.'
/ Don't talk like spooney, my son. If you
don't 60, you're all the same as hazed on to,
which means cotched Tor a vagrom.'
/ sHow can be a vagrom, when I'm STAN
ding here? How can be a spooney, when
I've got nothing to eat! The fact is, when
the old woman amt by, and Pm not hungry,
there's few potter boys than me-
u You're married, heyi You ought to be
: home to your family
'Watchy, your tradsmust make you q man
: |chock full OF sensibilities, and I'll tell you
Il secret. Homes fool to this-and yet, per-
> chaps, you think this is bad enough. But the
= fact is, there's always good deal more OF
, domestic uucasiness where my wife is, than
e there is Of eatables and drinkables. Now,
i don't like uueasness myself, 50 once upon a
J, time left the most Of it behind me. The old
IS woman and the little 'uns was too much for
6 my tender feelings, aud walked Spanish one
d morning. You see. had . way VI mollify.
: ing myself with smellers, and as soon as
was Modified, Mrs. Lookins used to unmollify
e me with a big stick. She lambasted me reg
IN ular into q sense Of nv fOrlorn condition, and
Is that's what call domestic uneasiness.
Y you're took up, then. I'm married mar
&c myself, and know it's your duty to submit
are pints Of law what grabs hold Of you strai
n j-ths,n husbands Is cuts stick must be made
~ examples on. II they wasn't all the he-bid
81 dies in town would be cutting stick. To al
se low such cuttings up, and such goings on, j
~, taking the mortar out Of society, and lettm
ne the bricks tumble down. You're gone Cos
IS ling
~ well; we won't dispute-you're like III
no rest Of the world: you're wife crows owe
re you, and you crows over me. I'll go TO tn
watch-house. Heigho!-Give US qusd.'
:, 81 don't chaw.'
." There it is-any felle, that don't chav
- can't expect to have conscience. 1t won
"a grow in him. Now, my old woman don
-, chaw-she has no occupation tor her chop
no but jawing. We didn't do much eating, an
IS the drinking was my business; and jaw On
~ could, in a way that was truly cautionary9
~ Come along, and don't talk nonsense aoot
no iquids.'
s1,ladv,s twist. Lorrilard, pigger-head, or WOO
us SAWYER. is the sign Of tender heart Sme
king makes men savage; but to cilaw!
le,i -. .a>r~ into nv ewes II, think Of l3o NJ