The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-04-19


cial tone, which we cannot transfer TO our
pages. AFTER father sold out and went
down to Maine, things seemed TO look bet
ter but there was such a SQUAD of us boys
and gals, that we had soon to shirk for our
selves. Some cleared out one way and some
another; but somhow thought I'd steer for
Boston. It's petty curious place, and I'D
a mind to see it; so mother fixed me off,
and ] started"
Boston but what could you see in Bos-
ton p asked Allen, eagerly.
"What could do Why, I'd eyes in my
head, and tongue ia my mouth, and as
many hands and feet as my neighbors, so
shouldn't starve. I'll tell you," added he,
with knowing wink, how fix il; per-
haps it may be of use toyou one day or an-
other, when you 60 to seek your forlin, as
be sure you will you'll see you needn't be
no way discouraged, if things don't so just
right at first
Well z said Allen, in an expectant tone.
Well, first put up at a tavern, and, as
the landlord was n likely man, agreed I'D
ask his advice. So then he asked me what
could do: and says ], l can lay ns hand
some a swa,he as ever you see, and break
and swingle flax with any one. Its hard
work to be sure, but don't stand on that !;
and can reap and bind, and if the grain
ant too rank, can cradle up to any With
that he laughed liz my face, aud says he,
: don't think these turns will serve you
here We'll says I, l ant particular; !
woli turn my hack on nobody for chop
ping wood No., says he, you wont
need to, for we sa,o it all here DO tell,'
says !. Yes says he. Well then he
stood casting about for n spell, and then
says he, Il rather guess can get you
walters place how will that suit you Z
: Very well says !, but how do you know Inc
can spare it 2 So then he laughed again.
{ o. says he, you nced't have no difficulty
about that well, what must ! do 2 says
l; whatever you are bid says he. What
shall get 2 saysI. Ten dollars a month,
says he. Ready money !'-says |. Ger
tain says he. 'l'll do it, says |. So that
very day he takes me to gentleman who
engaged me off hand
And how did you make out there 7
asked Allen, without much interest.
You shall hear fast enough replied Jes-
Sc, with ridiculous self-complacency, as
he was about to contrast his awkward de-
but in Boston with what he conceived Ia be
his present experience of the world. You
shall hear. ways first quite struck up;
the house was grand, and all done off with
giasses and pictures, and what not for
they were fore handed people.-Miss Wins
low, too-that was her name-was dressed
up 10 the mines, and ] could see plain enough
didn't think small of herself Now when
folks are pretty behaved, l don't care how
grand they are but when they look proud
as NebuchadBezzar, it slrs me up consider
able so thinks ], who cares Pm as good
by natur as she. Well, as ] felt kind
o'strange, and didn't know how to take hold
at once, | agreed I'd keep still and see how
other folks did. So had not been above
an hour in the house, when was sitting in
the chimney corner, heard kind of COW
bell ringing Just above my head; but ]
didn't le, on. With that one Of the women
folks in the kitchen speaks up to me IN n
flippant kind of way, aud says she, Don't
you hear the bell, boyl' Certain says j,
: ant hard Of hearing Well, says she
why don't you answer itr Answer bell I!
for the lands sake how is that So then
she laughed, and told me tba, TO answer the
bell was to go and see what the parlor folks
wanted. Well up stairs went, and there
Miss Winslow sat by piany as they call
it, with singing book open before her, all
prinked of as nice as could be (; aud says
she, looking me full in the face, just as you
do this minute, Jesse, says she, j amt to
home. Well, to be sure, / was all IN the
blue maze.-I want TO know says I.
tell you says she, with kind of lofty way
| aint to home this morning. Thinks j, the
womans unidentified. What is It to tne ii
she's to home or not 7 though there she sits
as plain as the nose on her face. 80 went
away, turned it over in my mind what heridee
was in telling me such contrary hing o'
,ha,-however I pretty soon found out y
meant she didn't choose for to let folks IN
Well, ut first thinks !, this will never do
where I come from, we should call that
big lie, besides being ugly and ill-natured
and our folks would 90 clean off If they
thought had to tell lies for nothing AT
ter a while though, reasoned myself mos
4 into into it. She must answer for 1t, tliink
I, and not me but before could settle !
rightly to mind, the bell rung again. Well
up stairs went, but Miss Wi1.low sait
she didn't want nothing but I hadn't 60
seated before the dumb thing rung again
Thinks ], I'm blamed if I go this time, !
folks ring for fun, they may take it out II
ringing.
Presently, though, the same gal, Peggy
they called ber--says TO me, Some on
7 rings the street door bell. Well, says
what does he wanti suppose I nint 20
to answer all the bellsin town, ani' What
says she, why he wants to come in, be sure
Well, thinks I, il that ain, the most shift
less thing ever I seed why in na,ur cant b
open the door himselfl However, it wa
easy doing that as any thing elsc, So ! sal