Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-02-17

l won. Go it no longer-.-and down she throw't
the hank on the floor
Well, says !, stop one minute, dear, till
send old January out TO see if any body is
there, perhaps some O. neighbor Dearborne's
cattle have broke into the SARGE garden. Jan.
nary went out, though Sal say ID il was no use
for she knew the noise Of the geese, they al
ways kept close 10 the house at night, for feal
of the varmn..
Presently in runs old Snow, with his hair
standin up on end, and the whites of his dyes
llookn as big as the rims Of soup plate. oh!
Goshey, said he; o massa. o Miss Sally,
OH! What on airth is the matter with you,
said Sally, low you do irishten me--.l yosr
believe you are mad. q my Goody. saddle,
oh! massa Jim Munroc. he hang hiuselton
the ash saplin under Miss Saliy's whdAw;
oh, my eyes! whew!!! That shot was a set
tier, she gave Crch ahead, then keeled over,
aud sunk down in another taintin fit; and Ju-
no, cid Shows vile, carried her of and laid
her down on the bed; poor thing, she lel. ugly
enough. de suppose.
Well, father, thought he'd a tainted too.
he was SO struck up all in heap, he was COM
lpleiely bung iungered; dear, dear, said he,
didn't thlnk 1t would come to pass as soon
hu' knew /: would come; forelold it would
come. ioretold it, says he, the last time |
seed him; jim, says |, mind what say, you'll
swing for i, yet. Give me the sword wore
when was at Bunkcr's hill, may he there's
life yet-..Fll GU, him down. The lantern was
soon made ready, and out we went TO the ash
saplin.
| Cut me down, Sam, that's a good fellow,
said lin. all the blood in my body has swash
ed into NY head, and's a runnin Out O my
nose, I'm cen most smolhcred--.be quick
for heavens sake. The Lord be praised, said
father, the poor sinner is no. quite dead yet.
Why, as I'm alive---well if that don't beat all
natur, why he has hanged himself by one leg,
and swlngln like rabbit, upside down,
that's fact. Why, if he ain, shared, Sam; he
is properly wired, declared vow this is some
O. your doins, Sam; well, it was clever
scheme too. but a li,!le too dangerous, guess
Don'i stand slsrin and jawin there all night,
said jim, cut me down, tell you---or cut my
throat and be damn'd TO you, for am choking
with blood. Roll over tina, are hogshead, old
Snow, said !. ill get IA top on it, and cut
him down, so | soon released him; hut he could
not walk bit. His ANGLE was spralned like
vengeance, and he swore one leg was about
six inches longer than tothcr. Jim Mnnroe,
says father, llllle did think should ever see
you inside my door agin; but I'D you enter
now, we owe you that Kindness, any how.
Well, to make a long story short, Jim was
so chop fallen, and so down in the mouth, he
begged for heavens sake it might be kept Sc
cret; he SAID he would run the State. if ever
! il got wind, he was sure he couldn't stand it.
1 1t will be one while, guess, said father, afore
you are able to run or stand either; but ii you
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give over your evil ways, will not only keep
ii secret, but you shal! be il welcome guest,
said father, at old Sam Sticks once more, fol
the sake Of your father; he was a brave man,
one Of the heroes Of Bunkcr's hill, he was ou
sergeant and---. He promises, says l, faith
Ter, for the old man had stuck the right foo,
out, the way he always did when he told
bout the old war; and as jim couldn't stir q
peg, twas grand chance, and he was 60
in to give the whole revolution from Genera
Gage up 10 lndepcndeuce,) he promises, say.
/ father.
Well, it was all settled, and things sool
grew as calm as pan ofmilk two days old
and atore year was over, jim was as stead,
a goin man as minister Joshua Ilopewell, am
4 was married to our SAL. -No,hin was ever sal
about The snare till ar,er the weddin. Whe
tIlc tIlilotNI HulSHtO AMI Il ulCSSlIs ldtIl
or goes up to jim, and says he, Jim Munroe
my boy, givin him rousn slap on the shoul
der that sot him a coughin for the matter offiv
minutes for he was "A mortal powerful man
father was,l Jim Munroc, my boy, says he
you've got the snare round your neck, CUES
now Instead Of your leg; the sapln has bee
a father to you, you may be the father of ma
ny saplln,.
4 We had most special time of it, you ma
depend, all exceptthc minister; father got bin
into a corner, and gave him chapter and vers
for the whole war. Every now and then as
come near them, heard Bunkcr's I'LL. Bran
DIVINE, Clinton, Gates, and so on. II wal
broad day when we parted, and the last tina
went was the poor minister. Father followed
him clean down to the gate and says he, Min
istcr. we hadn't time this hitch. OF I'D told
you all about the evakya1ion Of New York
but | i tell you That the next time we meet.
THE HUSBANDMAN.
There is one prevailing error among this
class OF society, which ought to be eradicated
and des,roycd---it is more fatal to the business