Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-02-10

THE CLOCKMAKER.-csArrk. Xxx.
sxsrrn sAL,s CoURrsarP.

There gees one Of Ihem are cseIHas'iu ''
poles IN that bridge; they arc M better than
trap for a critters leg, said the Clcckmaker.
They remind me Of a trap jim, Munroe put his
foot into one night, that near about made one leg
half yard longer than toiber. believe told
yOu Of him, what desperate idle fcllcr he was
he came from Onion County in Connecticut
Well, hc was couriin Sister Sa.!--shc was a rsa!
handsusn gall; you scarce ever seed more oai
and oft complete criticr than che was--a fine
iigur head, End n beautiful mode! Of a craft as any
in The state, real clipper, and as full! OF fan ana
iSolic rs kitten. Well! he fairly turned Sails
head; the mo.c we wanted her TO give h'm u2.
the more che wo1!d'nt, and VIC got pla2uy onen-
" aLo1t il, for his character w--s none Of the
hest. He was a universal favOuritc with tho gals,
and tho he didn't behave vc.y pretty neither.
forgetting 10 marry where he promised, ana
where no hadn't ought TO have forget, too; yet
10 il was Inc bad such uncommon wInn'n way
with him, he could talk them over in no time
Sail was fairly bcwiichcd.
Az last father said 10 him evening when
he csmea coartin, jim, says hc you'll never coi'c
70 no good. il you like old Scratch! as you Go;
YOU amt fit to como into decent mans house,
Mt III, and your absence would be ten tunes more
agreeable than your company, tell You. won't
consent 10 Sails goin TO them arc hrsk'n parties
and quiliin frclics alcng with you no moro, Oh no
account, Tor you know how.--Now don't,
says he, nov don't Uncle Sl,n; say no inoic a
bout that; il you know'd all, yo1 wouldn't say It
was NV fault; and besides, have turned right
about, arm totIcr tack now, and the long leg,
too; am as steady as a + :n7 bolt, now. III
lend 20 settle myself and take firm. Yes. Yes,
says father, but it WON'T do knew your father,
lac was or sargcant,a proper clever and brave
man he was, too; he was one oil the heroes OF our
glorious revolution. 1hadu great respect io- INN,
and am sorry, for his sake, You will act rs you
do; but Tell you once for all, you n,.s; give up
all thoughts OF Sail, and for cvc:!astin.
When Sail bccrd this. she began TO MT away Ike
mad in a desperate horcy--slc looked foolish C.
noucl,, that's fact. Fist she tried 70 bite III
her breath, and look ii there was no;hin par
si.ular in the wind, then she bu$i,cd ali over like
scarlet fever, hut she recovered tina: pretty soon,
and then hor colour went and came, and CAME
and went, till at last she grew as white as chaik'
and down she fell slap off hor scat the floor, in
q faintn fir ! sec, says father, see II now, you
etornal villain, and he made pull Mt tho old
fashioned sword, that always hung over the ire
placc,) VIC used 10 call it old Bunker, for his sto-
rios always begun. when was at Bunkers
hill,D and drawing it out he made 4 clip at h'r'
rs wicked as If he siabbiHg rat with a hay
fork: but Jim, he outs Of the door like shot.
and draws it too aricr him, and father sends old
Bunker right through the panel. III cho? You
up ~ finc mncc meat, you villain said he, II
ever / catch you inside my door again; mind
what tell you, .y0"H sr'ng for yet: we'll
he made himself considerable scarce arteT that,
hc ncvc. sot foot inside the door agin. and 1
thought he had g:nn up all hopes OF SAIL and She
Of him; when one night. . most particular un-
common dark night, "a was a comm homo from
neighbour Dcarbornc's, Ihcerd son.c one 4 talk
in under Sails window. Well, stops ana lis
tens. and v mo should DO neas the ash 81 rim on
Jim Munroc, tryin Lao TO be m,rried. It was
asiASettiod, he should como with n horse and shay
TO the gate, and then help her out OF tho window,
list ut nine O'Clock, about the time she common
" went TO bed. Then he axes her to reach down
her hand for him to kiss, (for he was proper c!cv
or ut soft sawdcr,) and she stretches it down and
no kissed it; and says he, believe I must have
the whole Of you out after all, anil gives her a
Jerk that kinder startled her; it came SO sudden
like it made her scream; SD of no sot hot foot,
and over ihc gate in no time.
Well, I cyphcscd over this all night. ca1cu-
latin how should rccsprO:atc that trick with
him, and at last hit ON 4 scheme l rccoIlectcd
fa,hcr's words at partin,' mind ,rhat tell you.
You'll swing for it, md thinks ], friend Jim,
I'll mako that prophecy come true. yet. guess.
So tho ncxt night. jis. nj dark. gives January
Snow, tho old niger. nudge witt, ny elbow, and
- SOON he looks VI. ~inks and walks out and
he artcr mc-s1ys ], Janu1ry. can YOU keep your
onguc within your teeth, you old niggcr, YOU?
Why massa, why you AZ that arc question? my
[Sor Ormty, Won tink old Snow he don't know
hat arc yet; my tongue nc got plenty room now,
|cbil tooth left, he can strctch out far;
ike little leg in big bed. he lay quiet enough,
A, -
ha, arc ash snp!in softly, yo', old Sno vba, and
mako no noise. The s-y,n was sooner bent I
han sccascI ~ INC ground by a noschcd peg and ,
"4--,sc, and slip knot was suspended from the r
rec, list over tho track tha, led from the path
say to tho house. Why my Go.. massa, that's !
-. Hold your mug, yoa old niger, says
, or I'll send your tongue sarchin aricr your
ccth; keep quiet, and follow me in presently.
WE'LL list as it struck nine O'Clock, saysI Sal p.
y, hold this hore hank Of Irvine for minute, till
wind triilc on it off; that's dear cri;tcr She :
OF down her candle, and pat The iwinc on her !.
lands, and then begins to wind and wind away I.
vcr so slow, and drops tho ball every now and :
hen, 30 as to keep her down stairs Sam, says +.
he, do believe you won't wind that arc Irvine !,
IT all night. do give it to January, l won't stay
o longer, Fun cen a most dead a sleep. The /,
II fciler's arm is plaguy unsteady, says ], II .
ron't do bat hark, what's that. Tn sure hecrd
omo,hing in the ash saP!in. didn't you Sail? .
cerd tine goose there, that's all. says she, they
ways como under tic windows at night; but :
tc looked scared enough, and says she, I'm !:
rcd holdin out Of INV arms this way, and =
Too't do it NO longer; and down she throwJ the =
ank on tho floor. Well. says stop till send old :"
anuary ont to sec if any body Is there; perhaps
,mo q neighbour Dcarborns's cattle have broke
ITO the scarce garden. January went out, tho y
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