Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-02-09

porteur'' through the head. The chase was finally
te rminated bv The old man beng thrown INTO the
river, IN the manner already described, IN his al
tempt reach the deck of the AdrIatIc-
As father Pierre to the surface, Nj Slow
plunged into the rIvcr, and seIzIng hun by the
quene kept his head above water, una. both were
drawn upon the deck of the boat. The passen-
gers male aud female gathered around this
this trio of strangers. There stood little Julieite,
her ewes fairly dancing hornpipc-her counte-
nance beaning with the serio comic, as II unde-
,ermined whether to laugh cry--and in fact
doing both--smiling through her tears BY her
side was the yankee colportcur, Mr.. Obediah Slow;
tho water dripping from his clothes, his face as
solemn and staid If assisting his father, deacon
Slow in psalmody in the church at Weaihcrstieid
In front Of this interesting pair OF lovers, was
Monsieur La Motto, quite convulsed by passion
/ His self esteem was 50 much disturbed, that he
Jumping and frsklng about the cabin, shaking his
list and gestlculating violently, that he irted
the water from his drenched person IN all direc-
/ tons. Ever and anon his little powdered queue,
dripping wet and dropping like the tail of u chick
en-coct in Il rainy day, came Tipping against his
sallow cheeks, which literally pulled out
by torrent of French curses, the old man being
in too much haste TO swear III any other than his
native language.
At length Mr. Slow, with a deliberate placidity
of manner that did justice to hum, inquired
"Whv, daddy Pierre. what is the matter? why
Od play sam falcn ana Jump l1to tie EiF eI
| II thank you for pinch of snuff daddy
Provoked beyond endurance by this ungracious
salutaton, and the merry peals oflaugh,er which
followed 1t from the passengers the old man ba VI
ed out, .,vous etes dam Yankee colporteur,
and suting the action to the word, struck the
peaceable Obedah with hi. fist.
The captain of the Adratic nov interposed
and turning to Mr.. Slow, said,
s'You wish to 90 to Natchez, sir?'
: $50 concludc,'' was the laconic reply.
ing father Pierre.
''Oui Monsieur, OUT"
Bowing to Juliet,e, the captain inquired, Evil
YOU 90 TO Natchez, mam'see, or return with your
'luuatic uncle to the ''whte cottage" yonderr
Julie,te hesitated looked first at her father
then at MIR Slow, then on the floor, The captain
repeated the question, commanding, at the same
time, the impatient and garrulous old Frenchmar
to be silent. JuIiette looked again at her father
, and her ti!ial loved prevailed. She threw he
arms around his neck and burst into tears.
After they placed in the skiff, Mr.. SLOW
raised his right hand, if exhibiting some thing
and called out
DADDY Pierre, Daddy Pierre La Motto. is TIN
a good likeness of te grand NdpoleonT
''Allez diabe! vous dam yankee col porteur!
: was the reply.
'in,:- ended Julictte's FIRST love. She is nov
: the sprigb,lv wife of rich cotton planter Ill tn
! neighborhood of Baton Rouge; and when yam
+ kee coporteur is mentioned IN her presence, he
d cheeks look as If she a rouge.
5 Mr.. Obediah Slow has changed his profession
: and sought to cool the ardor Of his attachment
n Juliette, by going to cooler region. He
k school keeping in Wisconsin.