Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-03-14
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HUMOR.

YANKEE uUMOM
We daJ the following N ! tsle M. Of the .
Leuis Bulletin, In ths shape VI i roIies i,spp,
!, |. tea'Iy goods
A1Jh Nming,eay W., brought ny from III
hiaek h,ls this mufnins. Ons glance a. bis fse
and sppeafsaee wss .aifie isnt ~ de-i shsls leyon'
doubt, 10 what renti. Vi the specie. lloti,Y hs be
sys-ths cotton ta,.danha hshker.I.f. ~eafiou-l,
twisted attpet his lona lyths nsek~ths stripe,
tsox.sts, scarce meeting u. uid.leg with . psif o
subs,sntisi blue wooilen s,e. kinss--ths lfea,
striped vsIe0cis vest, with The stripes %fuboiDt
Jiagonaliy sct1ss The chest snJ meeting ID 1T
acute snsle ., tbs wsisi,shL --,hs shock Of costs,
half, which bu1s aboa, the fofehssJ like . hun.
die Ut leekwbsst over . pamphin-slI ~tsifnysd
"" ohalloysd Hlnhss, VI The s,sonts. kind--to vs.
HE wi rsptessiuu, jus, picked oT The bush.
Having tshpn his sesi. he crossed his isgs, put
his eibow upon his khee, sud dfopIej his ande'
Jaw into The paI,n VI his ri.ht hand. exhibiting III
Mo ~ enormous goiJ Of piy.tsii
which be eoa.ioosd Il ~ foil spd 4. i.t about IN iis
mouth. while bis face exhibited Tho mos, Iaiiefoua
cshionions.
The witnesses bssins bern called W. s.s.eJ
that, ~ they ~sts coming dawn Secoad.stfse'
iss, night. shout II O'Clock, they heard = saiee
which ~spprsrea I, v'oeseJ parity from sndss
ground. calling on, ft heip. Thy proceeded 10
tbs spss wi,enes .l,s noise seemed 10 proceed,
whsn they d severed .hs prisoner III . newly dua
csllsi..,sp. with 3 sessf h bis mouth. Hs hsd
SEATED himself IN the .cosnes stoav' VI ths nsw
eai6ee. s,,d wss smoking sway very deliberately.
every noS snd then ealing ous--"Why Inc bia
~ don't you COINS udAsllp : ftlLsw cut so'ne On
yAi ffslsi. h che my you ifaAf s~ssnsefs ou.
here IN get hun - SOM sapos.itls. Bio, II sny
eu YOU s,sf e0ms 10 tseo. ! kslk'sts you'll gil
jsus." After considerable sifof, he wa. d,s4grd
out and The w%stehmsp, surprising him 10 10 u.
tbes drunk or s,szy, lodged bin 10 the Gals.
boose.
Al this stage Of the evidence. M Hstnnins.
way. who hsj been f' rome sime very fdsesty,
broke out with, "You b. damned! ] bsd ut drunk
. drop of a"lhiH " speak on senes ! left dad. ii.
Isr.bsrtei In sscel' lIs ives ordered 10 st
down.
.Am I sois 10 bsve M chance 10 say nothin!"
"Pfesfntly. sit keep quiet"
The other testimony having been gone through
with. during which NJ Hsmmiogwsy ssvefsi
manifested . strong Ji.p".i,ion 10 "nis W
10 The %c"afsl," His Honor addressed him with.
"Weti. ~ Aidjsl, Henn'ing~gy. nov wsIi
hes' whN you have got 10 say fos youfsef."
"Wsl. I kaikitats il's ai,ou, tine! No offence,
,a...- a.s I La. sGs. l. sk.~x 4. f.fi.s. it,.
jus, been jabbetin 10 you s,s shout the great
mo bard words. sir. Give 81 account Of your.
telf. Where did you come ron,1"
.Wsl. noe. Squire. " you Won't quill wheel
sbou. il. m tell you tho hull eones'n. You $50.
don't kerr bow coon I git away. ! had = few no.
ions 10 dispose IN. and though. pe'bops I should
aad 4 pretty good market he,s smongs. the
Blsckfeel indians. which | understand W.. ,olc,.
able plenty Ia these pats. Wsi. .. L."
.Never mind the Bjsekfoo. Indians. Where
lid you como fnmi"
.,Now, Squire, dn,'t keep putin on ma %. %.
you spile my story. Wsl, ~ | wss ,syio. there
was . feiles ih., ! Ct scgusint,d with. in,i.rd
No 10 70 10 tho theatre. | didn't sxaetly know
no mesni. bot / kinder thought I'd 60, sny
,ox-and ! went sec",din. Such .iaat. ~ ]
,c,d there. oh iofdy! Why. Squire. you hsnt no
de,!'
We'll, well, never mind oil ths.-ans~er my
,ue.tion-~aess did you c,me ffonl who sns
,oul ~hat ere you doing hers1 Tell mo 81
"Now don't Sqoirs whats the use Of sltin in
passion snd putin ms out - nhsn1 Wal. ~ ]
vas ssyin, ! won't to the thes.fs. snd-'saoi'r
,ou cant gue-s wha. ! wee there1 There was =
ssI there. jrs. aboo. half dressed, and the way ,he
lid make Der I.ss a,d nskked arms 6y round ~ss
20 business 10 nobody now ! tell you! Then there
vas 4 keIler coo,s oua l.. hi. nig,.cap and . caIico
,own-hs s,omped and hons,eJ 81 b. had got
o,o . nest Of ysiIsr-jackets. I'LL . young TELLER,
up tsw Kill, in spick-and span nev breed.
comes 10 md practices tho old man. sud
.a,rics Cd the gsl-snd thcn--"
.Now. Nj Hemingway. jos, attend 10 me
me moment, II you please. VIII you give some
,ccount Of your'elfi'
"Wsi. 'Sqsi,e. ksikilass ! ~iN. Son no.i
now, the, that-hy.he-hye. 'sauire. DO you
;nov whr,e Portland Il, wy deem IN toe State
Il Maine!"
Yes. well 60 on"
.Why. I d,d'lt come from there! BIZ. there's
in the SANE st,,e called Kennebunk-I
pose 100 knew where ,hs. il tsw, don't ye1"
Eyes, yes-pray 60 on. You say you come
rom Kennsbunk!'
mo l jon't Squire not exactly. II Jon rpu.t
now all shout il, I'll tell you. My nane is Abi-
sh Hemminswsy. son Of old deacon Ezra Hem
Of sscn, Maine. They cali me, pin
ipaIIy. Long Bic. for shorsnsss. I've got a SIS
rr sirnin her four pence . week IN the co,ting
actory; ard I've got = cousin in Lowell. snd sn
,ber 10 these parts sonswhercs, .ha, | expect ba.
urned Mormon; and I've come oat here to see
bout her. snd try to git her back; and ] vent
Ike . darned fool few the theatre. snd in tTyin to
tew the tavern where ! put up. ! went ea-
Iun,pns into a ta:cr hole, and like ssw have been
rwalloped in the mud; and if those are darued
say that / ~arn't a. sober as . deacon
won't say they lie. but if they don't
stretch the tuckering opt Of The ruth, III be gosh
.ew bIaze.! That's wks. I've CIT 10 say.
md make the most ont"
60 swsy. sir. aud end your cousins. You
lrs discharged"