Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-06-15

make speech to-day, and you had bette,
begin TO briten your ideas afore you ye,
at it," "With all my heart" said the old
man, and he took stiff horn. After
time the people shuyed Myers off the head
of an empty barrel, and uncle Phil got IN
to address the people afore dinner Ue
locked mighty pale and sorter trembled
says he, "Feller Citerzens: we have me,
here to day to celebrate our independence
This is our nations jubilee. We live. NV
friends, in land of liberty, where eyery
man can do as he pleases, and marry who
he pleases, provided he can get the gal,s
consent. You have known me long time
yes, when was young man, when |
killed the wild cat that eat Polly Deggins'
chickens you knew me. have done nv
country some sarvice. Yes, Teller otter.
zens, was the first white man who steer.
ed canoe up the tnrbid waters of the ri.
yer on whose verdant banks we nav stand,
for the purpose of settling upon it. have
met the Indian and painter and came off
more than conquerer. My mother said
she felt me leap when the big guns were
firing at York Town, in the revolution war.
although it was six weeks afore | was
born. should have witnessed the defept
OF the British legions On the plains ofNew
Orleans, by the brave Gen. Jackson, had
1t been in my power. Yes, my friends,
love my country, | love liberty and -"
here the big tears began to trickle down
the old mans cheeks and he choked IN.
and Myers, who hadn't got quite sober vet
asked him if the miskitoes hurt him; with
that Squire Donson ordered him to be ia.
ken off. Uncle Phil arter while got the
better of his feelins and went on: "Feller
clterzens: The alternative is presented to
us whether we will be free or not. Whe.
Their we will have paper money or silver.
This paper money, my friends, will do for
. ""u 'o"h loihS, whose got no.
thing to do but ride about and buy land 10
speculate upon the poor. But we, poor
people, who have to work hard for our
bread and salt, wants silver money that
wont neither tear nor rust. This paper
currency and the banks is as rotten and
uncertain as the banks of the river are on
which we stand. You recollect, when lit.
lie she expected it, and when she was ;llv
prepared for it, that Polly DogCins' house.
slipped into the river and drowned all her
chickens. oh, my countrvmen! This will
DC the case ifpaper money is made to sup
bly, the place of gold and silver. Shin
oIdsterS and Bank notes are as deceitful as
oookey Terrell, who is going to marry
he Frenchman down the Bvo You know
ny friends how she flrts and coqucttes--"
'ut the old man was again disturbed by
Myers, who swore he had no use for Shin
pldSterS, if Uncle Phil meant him, for his
egs had long since got well, except a lit
le place he skinned the night before in
crambling out of the river; and as for
5dnks, the Arkansaw Banks were as slip
cry as an ell, and no dependence to be
nut in them.
Dinner came on, and who should come
p but Miss Sookey Terrell and the French.
nan. tell you what, my heart went pit
pat, PIT pat, as fast as it could, and
'as afraid somebody would hear it. AT
inner was waitin on the folks, and ]
lips up to Miss Sookey, and says ], "Ali@
'ookey, any thing you'll have9 take some
read, Miss" Says she, 81 don't thank
'ou for your compliments, nor bread moth
r." And oh, God! she looked -
Why she looked like a -