The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-30
From the New Orleans Picsyuns.
ZEPHANIAH BUTTERr,Er.D.

..a IRON the New Orleans Picsyune.
zEPHANIAH BUTTERFiELD.
a edH-fhe 'yeather-Adventsres up ard
dOWn, particularly down-ZepA Butter
field at the Sale de Washinstoa-Ha
adventures there, pith other matters.
Sitting late last evening in oar editorial
pen, thinking Of naught save mud and rain.
We heard some one stamping and scramp-
ing their feet 10 the ontry. Who comes
now thought we, at this late hour of tho
night, when in popped nur old friend Zepb.-
shaking his coat and swinging his beaver
to knock off the rain.
!" How dye du. nav, Squire-how dye
come on !"
Very well, thank you how are you I"
=" Well, Squire, I'm about the same con-
siderin'. BY gracious, aint this little grain
the wnrmest aud wetiest spell of weather
you ever did see e,--and this Time n yeor IN.
holds on like the Widow Cruse's lie iur
that we read of in the Scriptur. Rains lest
as easy tn, as slidin' down hill--puess that's
the fenson why il don't clear up cause il
rains :" easy it don't strain or tire the
clouds"
"Bu'. ZepL, whn, is the reason you have
never been IA before ?"
Well, I've been Jest MS busy DUN al.
most nothln', as though I'D been nt work
BY the day and didn't care how long the lob
lasted. Arter I'D sold out Nil my notions, T
took little jadn, down the coast spsculs-
tin ;--didn'l du much there cause the folks
couldn't understand no Engiish 'cep, tie,
niggars, aud | couldut get the h~ng Of what
they said. Well, cum back sgin Jest as
wise and u little poorer than when went
away"
And how have you spent your time
since"
"A knockin' about Squire, sumiimrs At
ono thing and sum,imes at nnoihcr. Oh I!
| went iu u ball 'tother. nighi=-"
Which one Zeph r.
Sally Washington, ! believe they call
it,"
"Whst did you see ,hercl"
What did see Well, if I didn't see
sights then aint u regular double twisted
Ysnkec, that's all. SUes carrying's on
why some Of the folks there acted Just us
though they were possessed. There @ns
hull lot If gals n gnlIaniin' mud sashnin'
round, actin as though Aunt Prudence had
never had no hand ia bringin' them up.
One Of 'em cum right up to me Jest az
straight aud rs fnmilinr as though we'd been
brought up at the sapo district school md
srz she, sqealiog through some,hin' s6e
Ind on her face, seZ she io me, seq she,
know you. Oh, get out, sez ]. Yes du,
sez che. We'll srz /. I'D like tu know where
upon sirb you've ever seen me, for never
seed you sfore in NIL my born days.-Now
what do you think she said, Squire i-On-
" Link She said she'd Lnow'd me ever
since was so bigb--rnised me from pnp-
go'"' to treat for old acquaintance sake"
Well, Zrph, whnt did you do then ~
Why began 10 feel little Kind or
cnrious like, mud srz !, ! dout valy tren,in'
seein' ITS you. Yon see. Squire, she kind
~ hoiher'd me, aud set my wits To work
10 find out who in na,ur' she wns. Well,
she took right hold Of my arm and We went
up tu n place where they had sll sorts of
things. She was an alfred slick lookir'
gal, my how, aud Elt pretty scrnmiious,
tell you. What'll you take, sez I, when
"o S"t w """"g Iue c"""cu"n"Ty "nu
other turntables. III take coffee, SEE she.
Now, thinks ], I've got you-now III make
oot that face of yourn, an, how, nnd told
her she'd better take Of one layin' off her
facc-shed find II lille hnndier drinkin'
] thought. Well, Squire, she beat me That
time. WHAT du you think she done !"
81 don't know, I'm sure, what did she
do"
why she took quill right out of her
work bag, stuck il into the cofire aud suck
ed IL down just the same rs we used 10
sweet cider. Darn me, II warnt s,u~ped
ib't time: J couldn't get sight ni her
face and du my best. But the worst on
i've tu run, vcf Suuire Afier sheh drink cd