The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-12

I'SHes Auuku W itat inc Slow tuls wi
day.'-Wiih that Tipped down my chair. m
took my feet of from the stove and went 10 h
door. BY gracious but he had a smasher q
coach standing there. 1t slsIened and shou
in the sun like house afre. A great sirsppin
niger soi on Kind Of double chair with alo'
narrer back, civered all over with 6ne brow
brosdctoth, all iringed and tossled of like an,
thing-snd great bear skin was hauled up o
yer his legs, all seollopped Off with red clotl
and stuck over with coon's tails. The horse
beat all live critters ever did see they wer,
as black as crows, and could mt say which glis
tened the most, the darned smooth coots, o
the harness put over them. They were all civ
cred over and set out with silver. The horses
had great yallsr roses stuck on the sides Of ths
heads, like gal when she's dressed up for
party. My pussy cousin, he opened the door
aud sez he Look here. cousin. aint this pur
~ we'll got upi' looked inside, and there wal
a little sort Of a room about big enough foi
cousin Beebe to put his swsrry in. IL he wanted
10 carry il about with him. IL was all lined of
and stuck full Of cushions, aud tossled and firing
ed like curtained bed. Two great spotted
skins lay tumbled up in the bottom, and there
were leetle glass doors with steps to them on
both sides; il rally was handsome enud to max 9
a feller's eyes feel snow blind.
Well sez ]. looking at my pussy cousin
- this does about take the shine off ccnainost
all the coaches that ever stopped at my office
and there's been grisi on EN-. can tell you,
aud some with tarnsl harnsome ladies' in them
too.'
Yes sez he, sort OF in,erruptiug what ]
was going to say but you aint n looking at
the coat OF arms that IL what ] want you 10
see.'
WnlN Il aaut. tha a,n ~
general survey that sot back of the horses
dressed up 10 sort OF re egimenrals, all 6nsfed oli
with bottoms and yaler cloth the Goa, 10
well enough; don't see much 10 find fault
with 10 il, though TO own the truth. Capiin
Wolf. of the Wealheufeld Independent Com
pany. had training coat that beats 1t all 10
nothing. As for the critters arms. niggers
may be different TO white people in that way.
bui don't see no diference-bui mrbby you
mean this other chaps and his are long
edoIgh. that's fact With that ist took
good squint at great tall shotc Of fuller with
arms line pair Of fails hung up aner thresh-
ing. lie was standing up back Of the coach.
and hanging on TO couple OF great tossels
fastened 10 il, Ms independent as a monkey in a
show. His coat and tronses were jis, like the
niggers, and he had great wide band Of
gold stuff round his hat! Ny pussy cous-
in only shook his head when looked at the
chap. The nigger twisted his neck around.
and ihs tall yarmint stuck hisen up. and they be
gun TO grin and lee hse at each other over the
coach.
See here. this is what mean, sez my cous-
in; and his fsi cheek begun TO grow red with
the cold or something. With that he put bis
finger on piciur all sprigged out with gold
that was figured on the door, aud sez he this
is the coat and arms
Wal sez I. I've seen good many picturs
but | never heard them called by that name A.
fore. s'pose this is some York notion that
you've picked up, aint h7'
It's the genuine thing sez he, and I paid
good deal Of money for it. ] can tell you
Wal sez |. a lookin nt the consarn purity
sharp; them two critters a lying down there
cut considerable Of dash, that's fact; but
the rooster on the top that are beats all. It's
80 nat'ral. ii seems TO me as il could hear II
cock sdoodledoo right out
Yes SEE my cousin, that is well done,
amt itP But | see you don't exactly compre-
hend the science OF heradry. Now all these
things mean something
You don't say So, ser /.
These are lions crouc chant,' sez he, a pintIng
10 the wild critters.
'You don't say so sez ] agin; I've seena
good many lions in the shows that travel thro'
but ! never saw erosshong
fore. They look pury much alike. don'tthey
houeh7
With ifsi the two varmints stuck up at each
send Of the carriage begun to tee hee agin. and
my pussy cousin SEE he, Mr. Slick. supposibg
We go int
Wal sez /. but If you'd jist as leves,
hould kinder like to know what that roostsr
means sfore We go.
Can't you guess what part Of the Slick fam
ly that belongs TO = sez he a sirutting mp and
'ubbing his hands together as proud az could
Je.
Wal sez |. don't know, without It belongs
o auot Lydia: psrs old maid Of a sister; she
arinly did beat all nsiur at raising chickens.
You never heard Of an egg turning out rotten,
" duck Citing drowned on her prsmises'
With. that the two chaps eiggled right out,
'pd stuck their fists into their dsrned great ia
urtraps a IL they felt = cold; and my pusey
,onsip, sez he If's Citing cold less go ~.
Wal. sez ]. j don't care IL we do; but
ell you what. II them Two chaps don't jist hush /
iP their everlasting yop. I'll give them both an
alfred thrsshing will by gosh! |
j rvther guess the Two msD critters hauled IN 4
heir horns few ~ thu. and arier Id gin them
ice agin. ..
Nov, sez my pussy cousin. jist as soon as
we'd sot down srin. Cousin SIirk. I've found
'ou out, and mean to do something for you
onethins handsome. you may depend ont
list you call mp TO my house next pew-yesfs
lay. and git acquainted with my folks. and ar
er hat you needn't be consumed sbout sny
hing. I'm pury we'll known here in the city,
md MI relation can hold up his had almost |
my where. shonld think ] vas down TO the
,sior House rother day sez he. stopping TO
~ breath snd sticking both his legs out straight
While he stuck both hands 10 his pockets.
mighty big, and there vas that foreign Count
Iod Miss Miles's brother running on about you.
nd swearing that they'd skin you alive the
ir,t time they caught you IN Broadway; but
sent up to them. and. sez !. that young geu- I
leman Is near relation Of mine. and any thing
,ou say sgin hbn. I take to myself You CAM
hiok. cousin jonathan. what an impression It
made SO. you needn't fear the least OF -bai
hey can do while stand by you thsy kno"