The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

that 10 kBrnel Benton. see that he has
GOT his graduashun bill through ghe Sc
nil" "Wsli. Ginsrsl." ssys I. IL don's
like that any better lhsn he resi- of shrir
doins." ..Indeed. Major" says BE-,
"whsi possible objections can you have
10 The bill - .Nhy," says I. !. lis en-
tirely TOO parshui 10 The new states.
IL seems 10 me that the representatives
Of the new states in Congress 10 actin
jiss like the widow landau did srisr the
old eapting died. The old Gaping had q
large family Of boys. believe ,hineen.
Well, ai very srly day. he moved from
Exisr up near the head Of Winnipesoeky
lake. and settled rite in The wuds there
want another white family in forty miles
Of his, and the whole country was full 81
Injins. The old Gaping was master hand
10 manage Iniins. and was about The best
hunter that ever trod shue lelher; he vas
surseyorsn and done grist Of surveying for
The gineral court. Well. he fought of the
lnlins. wolves, bears. painters. and other
wild varmints. so other people wsrnt D.
feard 10 move in and settle. And for bis
ssrsiees Ihe gineral court gin him ihree
hundred acres jist jinin his. and voted
him about the slickes. rifle that could be
got in Bosling. About this time old
Mrs. landau tuck sick and died. And
the espiin married one Polly Funk. that
warnl bi. older than John landau. the
old mans oldest son. Well. he bad by
his seconl vile good many more sons.
| believe Twelve. The old man he d.
ed too. Well. what do you think. the
the young wilder wanted The twelve
i young sons 10 share equal in ihs old
homsied farm with the fuss womsn's
children. and then have The new land d.
vided atween EN-. and mol give The old
boys. who had with their father fout or
The Injins and wild varmints any. There
was some of the Majors too iho't il was
rite. cause most Of The young boys lived
on the new land" "Why." says The
Gineral, .lhat: would have been down rite
robbery, the thing was too bare faced
there would have been no kind Of Jus
tbs 10 that" "Well, Gineral." says ],
"lhers 10 no justis in The new states
wanlin all the lands in their limits
The Constitution says il belongs 10 thc
! United States, and was taught for and
won by the blood and treasure OF The
Union. and all tho states and all the
!, people ought 10 have share in The ben
: eft" "Major." says the Gineral. .don't
1 say another word, I'm convinced. There
u want as much clear argament in Clay's
: graie speech on the land bill. as you've
/. given in few WORDS" end he slapt me
= on the back. Major" says he. syon're
1 the greatest statesman OF the age, and
5 the very man that ought 70 have been my
!. successor" When the Gineral sed thas
a !. made me feel pretty considerable big
= I tell you.
o "You stop. some days at Wheeling.
you scd. Major" says the Ginersl.-
|. "Yss." says I. "abou, week." ibid
d you see my old friend S-d!" "Sartin-
!. ly," says I. 81 was q, his house. and
!, he treated me dreadful kind. and made
d me promise TO stay all nile with him
. when I got back" The Ginersl smil-
- cd. says he "Major did he Tell you how
e our acquaintance bsgun!" "No." says
d I, "hs didn'i." els il possible" says
o he. "why I expect you are about The 6rss
I. man that ever was with him any length
10 of time that he didn't tell" "May DO
10 he hadn't time" says I-"how was ID =
e ny how. GinsEsl !" "Why. arier my
e Florida campsin, | used 10 be subject 10
4 billyus collick. On my way to WASH
= ington The next fall. lstopped Al his
!. house in the mite. | was taken sick
o with very bad spell on's. There want
e any doctor near, 80 my old friend got
Q some red pepper, ginger. garlic and ash
ell 6dity, aud STEPPED oil in whisky and Civ
10 me strong dose. and IL gin me relief in
!. a few minits. So I've always siops with
Y him ever since.
He has been ever since that warm
:. supporter Of mine. allow you talk, Gin
n eral." says |, "hs sar,inly ought 10 be
n called doctor. What pity ii ID. We
J, hadn't him long with Us in our tour down
J, east! President Quincy would have
n made him doctor II the same time he
q did you When | sed that the Giner-
al hsw hawed rite ont, and sed IN sior,
l. you haint forgotten your dry jokes vet. -
is 81 understand" says the Gineral,
/. ''thss L., the old jenilman's son, 10 a can
e dida,e for Congress" !" Yes," SAYS I,
= "and he thinks he'll be elected TOO.
u Why, they'r elecsioneerin for him by
IN tellin tia. you sed he was The most prom.
d isin young man on the continent. Nov
.. says |. "Gineral did you say sha. r. He
Dr. gin me kind Of wink. and says he,
| "Major. haini you read Sam Slick, Of
. Slickville I" The instant he sed that. !
=, seen in > mint the Gineral had been
ID pourin soft sa~deF In the old mans ears.
Id lshall be in Washington abou, The fus'
)" OF April. ! am invited BY The democrat
III ic party Of Wheelin.,o par.ake of pub
40 liz dinuer m rae ras,.~r 3. sgI do I'll rite