Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-06

OLD PALTz SEPTEMBER, 1897
MR. JAMES GORDON BEsNETT-I havejust returned
from Poaghkeepsie and will tell you what heard and
saw while there Being plain farmer, shall not at
tempt to adorn the subject with the flowers of oraiory
OF dress it in the attire of literary eloquence-ou II
shall be plain truth, In homespun dress ana none Tue
worse for that
Before drove the ferry boat met one OF the oars
men of the Washington with his dress yet on having
that returned from the boat race IN New YORK
could see by his countenance that he was either much
fatgued disappointed. On the terry boat saw the
active, sedate and athletic little engineer VIM Newry
Enge, another of the oarsmen al MS post IN the boat
and casting nv eve on the Poughkeepsie shore
The flag OF the Washington still flying in the breeze.
soon learned from Mr. Ettnge that the Washington
beat being TOO sanguine in making up tlrs for
$1,000 they gave the opposing party every advantage
the building Of boat much longer and narrower
and sharper than the Washington the selection of the
oarsmen heavier and stronger. The place and
distance six miles-and not only so-but the
swain where he could lend helping hand to the aft
oarslnen by pushing with hand, sufficiently hard in
a brisk wind to beat $50 yards-but l understand the
New Yorkers near overcome by exertion as to
be unable reach the hotel on landing without support
But as the old farmer said when he upset load ofhay
in the mill pond, himself with it-ah! lack day,
goes the world.
crossed over in safety and drove 10 Mr. Van Kicks
splendid steam boat hotel-fer l had my daughter,
young lady going the great city for the first time and
my nephew who returning from his annual visit to
the Old Paltz her protector-and among the bag.
gage had bag OF superfine buckwheat meal for Mr.
Van Kleek who, you know, the boy said when he
was eating sweetmeas loves good wittes and while
the bag being swept from the hay seed, by of
Mr. Van Kicks active boys, ring was soon formed,
enquirng anxously of MIR. Van Kleek when these said
cakes 10 make their debst the breakfast table?
Tomorrow morning" said the wellfed and we'll
looking landlord And as paddy said I'VE may have
breakfast Of them tonight.
And now the notice given that the Rochester
coming up. l. among many others, stepd the plat
form and there she cutting the water and turning
10 one side like my plough the green sward
.fp1 fha G1llb frat okad
Buttenk Falls broke loose by avalanche, and
boiling up mills and a-and then she looked, the
boy said like watery comet, with iery taiP'-up
she came if She's all into the rver-out went
the plank and down went the heavy mail bag-out
poured the passengers male female short middlng and
tal-among the latter your Major Jessup-to whom
/ Introduced, and enquired about-not the boat
race, but-hose who had been racing in speculation.
He said they endeavorng TO heal up the wounds
military phrase you know-but seeing was farmer,
with suit OF homespun on he edged of but Mr.. Ben
nett il was good suit, tolerably fine, claret color,
(ominous and nearly new-and had he have seen my
plump fat horses, rib to be elt-and my comorta
bic Wagon with the good things in it-he might have
said, that man-no gentleman, OH no tat mar
locks as if he lives or might live. well at home-but he
does dress like gentleman of the fashion and will
do be talking with him too long in so publica
place"
| have frequently noticed it, Mr.. Bennett, when l
have been introduced these fine dressed gentlemen
they will first from head to foot, and seeing
dressed plain, though clean and good-they WILCOX
around, as much as TO say respect you fnysen ana
would like talk you If aene, but others
will notice it. Now sir know this to be the for
generally have suit of clothes that few say they
have better, and have them made taste Now, sir,
when the flesh and bones is covered with these,
find difference in the respect shown and the pa
thence with which they will sind to with the
well dressed gentleman And have frequently, in vii
lagos like Poughkeepse called in the stores company
with my wife and she is snug and tidy little body and
both Of well dressed for armers-and the shopkecper
would make some the door Intentionally to see
what for team had. and when he found good, tat
span horses he would step ospghty back behind the
counter rubbing his hands complacently, much
10 say, " here is good fat goose to pick"
Dress with you citizens much Of criterion but
II Is very poor one sometimes and particularly at the
present,
A farmer from the Old Paltz in Poughkeepsie.
and stepped into silver smiths engage set Of plate
he had homespun great coat and having been down
with load Of produce being cold day. he ties rope
around his coat to keep il close. Appearing in this
dress for costly Of plate the silver smith hest.
tated the making until he sailed
ode nhabitant inquire II he could with safety make
a Of silver for such a man frern the Old PalE
yes" said his friend, make up all you have, and
purchase all there in town if he wants it-for he is
able to buy you all out and not miss II from his well
Now If this farmer had only had his covered
like a Broadway dandy-though he looked like a ba.
boon after all-oh dear. enquiries therea monkey
rs more thought Of than a man.
But the Champlain coming down like q
horse, ioaning al tie mouth, put my young folks
board and just they were pslling up the plank
up struts dandy-he had waited. intentionally, that
all Of mght the last he the last man.
for he walked the brick pavement like my old
turkey cock with frozen feetor like cobbler driving
his pegging awl-hat il, call ing his heels the hammer
and hs the awlso they took the poor thing aboard
A black took held of his hand to help him in
Thinks what couple, a crow and parrot ! had a
great mind TO sing out-kaw-kaw-w-pretty Polly
but smooth looking quaker girl stood by the railing,
like turtle dove innocent and md-exemplary people
after also drove up in the village aud while
getting fashioned rotary stove, with cylinder
the top, the bell along giving notice
that Peters had failed, and selling calicocs for six
pence yard, and broadcloths for six shillings.
So the world goes" says the slovenian. Look"
said he. pointing Of brick houses, whose tops
glittered in the sunbeams-" there is twelve hundred
dollars ost OF my hard labor. The Livingsons, toe,
have failed"
"Oh," said l, maybe you will get something yet"
mo-" said he, when these big fellows break you
get nothing ais gone. But look At my hard and black
hands"
They will still ride in their coach-and fare sumptu.
ously every day.
Mr.. Bennett, il is much don't wonder that such
persons threaten and talk hard.
/ went up a little further TO a venetian blind makers
to get a set Of blinds that left time since 10 be
trimmed and painted.
Cracking times" said the young man, in our VII.
lage, among tie merchants and spectators. There :
said be, "isa man, pointing the way, has 5000
which my poor old father got in his young days by
hard labor And then went on to state that The one