Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-04-07
like q man that finds wbistling, plaguy
sight easier than thinkin. ., -.

Presently, heard him ak the groom
who that are Yankee lookin feller was.
That, said the groom; why, guess it's
Mr.. Slick. Sholl said he, how you
talk. What, Slick the CIockmaker, why
it aint possible +; Iwish had a known it !
afore, declare, for have great curl.
osityat to see him, folks say he isian anna
gin clever feller that and he turned and
stared, as if it was old Hickory himself.
Then he walked round and about like a
pig round the fence OF potatoe field, a
watchin for chance to cut in; so thinks
l. I'll jist give him something to talk a.
bout, when be gets back to the city, I'll
fix a handle on to him in less than no
time. ;o siesl. 4, Il.
How's times to Halifax, sir. Better,
said he, much better, business is done on
a surer bottom than it was and things
look bright again. So does a candle.
says |, jist aforeit goes out; it burns SO
very high, and then sinks right down a.
gin, and leaves nothing behind but grease
and aneverlasting bad small. | guess
they don't know how to feed their lamp,
and it cant burn long on nothing. No
sir, the jig is up with Halifax, and its all
their own fault. If a man sits at his
door, and sees stray cattle in his field, a
eatin up Of his crop, and his neighbors
cartin off his grain, and wont so much
as go and drive them out, why say it
saryes him right. 81 alina si
II don't exactly understand, sir, said
he--thinks |, it would be strange if you
did, for never see one of your folksyet
that could understand hawk from a
hsndsaw. We'll, says l, Twill tell you
what | mean--draw a line from Cape
Sable to Cape Cansoo, rightthrough the
Province, and it will split it in two this
way, and | Gu: an apple into two halves;
now, says !, the worst half, like the rot
ten half of the apple, belongs to Halifax,
and the other and sound half belongs to
st. John. Your side Of the Province ON
the sea coast is all stone-l never seed
such a proper sight Of rocks in all my
life, its enough to starve a rabbit, We'll
tother side on the Bay of Fundy is a
superfine country, there aint the beataof
it to be found any where. Now, wouldn't
the folks living away up tothe Bay, be
pretty fools to 60 to Halifax, when they
can goto st. ] ohm with half the trouble.
ST. John is the natural capital of the Bay
Of Fundy, it will be the largest city in
America, next to New York. 1T has an
immense back country as big as Great
Britain, a first chop river, and amazin
sharp folks, most as cuteas the Yankees
Its splendid location for business
Well, they draw all the produce Of the
Bay shores, and where the produce goes
the supplies return-it will take whole
trade Of the Province; Iguess yourrich
folks will find they've burnt their fingers,
they've put their fingers init, that's fact.
Houses without tenants-wharves with
out shipping, town without people
what a grand investmentl If you have
any loose dollars, let 'em out on mort
gagein Halifax, that's the security-keep|
clear Of the country for dear life--the
people may run, but the town cant. No,
take away the troops, and your done
you'll sing the same dead march folks did
at Louisburg and Shelburne. Why, you
han't got a single thing worth havin, but
a good harbor, and as for that the coasts
full on 'em. Youhav'nt a pine log, re-
fuse 2shingle or a spruce board. YOU
neither raise wheat, oats, or hay, nor
never can; you have no stapleson airth,
unlessit be them iron ones for the pad
locks IN Bridewell-- you've sowed pride,
and reaped poverty, take care Of your
crop, foriits worth harvesting Ayouhavc
no river and no country, what in the. |
name Of fortinl have you to trrde onla
~ But, said he, {andhe showed the white
Of his eyes ikea wallIeyed horse abutl
said he. Mr. Slick how is it,ithen, that
Halifax ever grew at all, hasn't il got
what it always had It's no worse than
il was 4 guess. said 1, that pole amt
strong enough to bear you neithera;9ifI
you trustto that you'll be in the brook,
as sure as you're born; you once had
the trade Of the whole Province, but st.
John has run off with that now-you've
lost all but your trade in the blue ber-
riesan rabbits with the niggers at Ham
mond Plains. You've lost your custom
lefs, your rivals have a better stand for
Business they've got the corners store,