Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-03-28


ceit himself. He never spoke Of his own
countrymen, without calling Them the most
free and enlightened citizens on the face OF
the airth,' or as taking the shine off Of all
creation His country he boosted to be
the best atween the poles 'the greatest
glory under heaven The Yankees he
considered Ito use his exprcssion) as ac.
lilly the class-leadcrs in knowledge among
all the Americans and boosted they have
not only gone ahead Of all others, but had
lately arrived at that most enviable ne plus
ultra point 'goin ahead Of themselves. >
In short, he entertained no doubt tl.at Slick.
vile was the finest place in the greatest ma.
ton in the world, and the Slick family the
wisest family in it.
was about calling his attention to this
national traii, when saw him draw his rcins
under his foot Ia mode Of driving peculiar
to HIMSELF when he wished to ccenomise
the time that would otherwise be lost by an
unnecessary dclay,) and taking off his hat,
(which like pedar's pack, contained
general assortment,) select from a number
of loose segars one that appeared likely 80
CO. as he called it. Having lighted It by
lucifer, and ascertained that Il was strue
in draft he resumed his reins, and remark
ed, This must be an cverlastin fine coun.
try beyond all doubt, for the folks have no.
thin TO do but to ride about and talk poiti s.
In winter, when the ground is covered with
snow, what grand times they have slayin
over these here marshes with the gals, or
playin ball on the ice, or goin TO quitin
irolics OF nice long winter evenings, and
then drivin home like mad by moonlight.
Natur meant that season on purpose for
courtin. A little tidy scrump,ious looking
Stay, a real clipper of a horse, string OF
bells as long as string of inions round his
neck, and n sprig on his back, looking for
all the world like bunch of apples broke
off at gatherin time, and q sweetheart along
side, all mufiled up but her eyes and lips
the one lookin right into you, and the other
talkn right at. you is cen Almost enough
to drive one ravin, tarin, distracted mad
with pleasure, amt it? And then the dear
critters say the bells make such din, there's
no hearin ones self speak so they put
their pretty little mugs close up to your face,
and talk, talk, talk, till one can't help look.
ing right at them in stead of the horse, and
then whap you both 60 capsized into snow
drift together, skins cushions, and all. And
then to see the little critter shake herself
when she gets up, like duck landing from
pond, chattering away all the time like
Canary bird, and you a haw.hawin with
pleasure, is fun alive, you may depend. In
this way blue-nose gets led on to offer him.
self as lower, afore he knows where he
bees.
"But when he gets married, he RECEIVERS
his eyesight in little less than half no time.
He soon finds he's freed his flint is fixed
then, you may depend. She larns him how
vinegar is made: Put plenty of sugar into
the aoater aforeaand, my dear, says she, If
you rant to make IL real sharp. The larf
is on the other side of his mouth then. If
his STAY gets upset, it's no longer funny
matter, tell you; he catches it right and
left. Her eyes don't look right up to him
any more, nor her little tongue ring, ring
ring, like bell any longer, but great big
hood covers her head, and Wrapping great
muff covers her face, and she looks like a
bag of soiled clothes ngoin to the brook to
be washed. When they get out she don't
wait any more for him to walk lock and
lock with her, but they march like horse
and cow to water, one in each gutter. If
there amt transmogritication it's pity.
The difference atween wife and a sweet
heart is near about as great as there is be.
tween new and hard cider--a man never
tires Of putin one TO his lip, but makes
plaguy wry faces at tother. 1t makes me
so kinder wamblecropt when think on it,
that Pm afeared to venture on matrimony
at all. have seen some blue noses most,
properly bit, you may depend. You've
seen boy slidin on most beautiful smooth
bit of ice, han't you, larfn, and hopping,
and hoowin like one possessed, when pre-.
sently sowse he goes in over head and
ears How he outs, fins, and fops about,
and blows like a porpoisc properly frighten-
ed, don't he and when he gets out there
he stands, all shiverin and shakin, and the
water squish.squashin in his shoes, and
his trowsers all sticking slimsey like to his
legs. Well, he sneaks off home, lookin
like fool, and thinking every body he
meets is lar6n at hin1--many folks here
are like that arc boy, afore they have been
six months married. They'd be proper
glad to get out of the scrape too, and sneak
off if they could, that's fact. The mar
ried yoke is plaguy apt to gall the neck, as
the ash bow does the OK in rainy weather,
unless it be most particularly well fitted
You've seen yoke of cattle that war'nt
properly mated, they spend more strength
in pullin agin each other, than In pullin the
load. Well, that's apt 10 be the case with
them that choose their wives in sleghin par.
ties, quiltin frocs, and so on instead o.
the diaries, looms and cheese.house.