Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-10-27
A LOG CABIN SKETCH.
FROM REAL LIFE.


suppose some hard money man, Thomas
Benton for instance, on his return from
.hincton, iu passing through Indiana, finds
the banks Of the Wabash log cabin, nest
Z among the trees Of the ancient forest, on |
southern declivity Of one OF the points for
4 by the winding Of the river, and present
view Of land and water interspersed. A |
ne barn and well cultivated fields indicate |
u the owner had been prosperous in life. |
h traveller soon hears the ready summons |
inter, in answer TO his knock. He finds |
\, headed man cleaning his rife--who,
|thoui intermitting his work, says to him.
Sc, down, stranger, and make yourself at |
ksn. Our dinner will soon be ready-I |
|.n, to clean my rife, as always do when
come in from hunting. have just sent the |
Suio bring in buck that ] shot this NOR
lw"
)'Tha, rife Of yours, friend, is an old AFFAIR."
nt see how you could hit buck with it,"
"ltis like its owner, old enough 10 be better"
In saying which, the old man hangs his gun
Is won,ed place, lights his pipe, sits down
lie traveller and asks him the news. His
sa says to him,
I have glorious news for you. We have
sed the Sub Treasury bill; now you will
sec better times. No more banks-no
n credi,--nothing but gold and siirer non
Ii is already flowing up the Mississippi,
will soon be up your river then every
Iner will have long net purse, and the hard
oey will be seen shining through the mesh
Then this old raitiefrap Of a cabin uiH
ne do,on. and you will build nice white
use, fl for gentleman 10 set dozen in when
comes to see YOU. / expect to be along
be after election, when | shall call and see
b again, then we will have talk about that
b COWARD do,on at North Bend by that
be he will be well fixed in his log cabin,
baking hard cider 10 within an inch OF his
The old Hoosier lays down his pipe. Says
Stranger, / kno,c Gen. Harrison; me and
% were raised in Virginia, tho he is but
h TO me. We were both out under Mad
tlhony, UP on the Maumee, when we had
n fight after ST. Glars defeat. You have
ard Of it, reckon. afore now. II was in
III Of the fort. was private, and Harri-
was but youngs,er for an ofiicer-he
As aid to Mad Anthony, and the way lie
med orders up and down was hot slow
Jaw him when he rode up to that troop oil
fse, where tina, young Duiohman from Al
ny, in York State-l cant think OF his name,
~, something-he was a Cornet, and car
the fag--Rensselaer, that is il. II was
9TH one of your purses TO see those troop
charge upon the red skins among the long
as-it was for all the world like a vol
ale, out on the praries-and the two legged
lies would run nearly as fast and keep a, II
long. They were all taken care OF, and we
90 trouble from them for several years.
.er that, on the march down took fancy
Dis place where | now livc,-l bought the
and built this house that YOU call cabin
raid for all of il, and ] never saw any 81
silver and gold that you talk Of during the
Ole time We used 10 have United States
IL notes then, that was just as good as any
g. NV land is jus, as good, and so is my
lse, and they viii both last as long, as ]
y had been paid for IN sub-iTeasury money
house quits me well enough. My children
mean the yoong ones, were born here. NJ,
vs. were well grown when we moved from
ieinia. My old woman likes the place, an,
eps every thing snug and comfortable
are welcome TO all my house affords, an
a is not TO much Ny rife provides on
HI meat--you talk about that riile-old Gov
elby said, when he came along here on hl
~ 10 the North IN Join Harrison in Canad
Ae las, war, that they had Just such 'lfc
Aai al Kings MouHtarh IN The old trdr.-
., sure fh<y had, says l. My father carr
there, and have heard him say fiii
nss hat he never could see any difierenc
Seen red coal, an Indian, or deer.
n pretend 10 shoot as my father could, b
s'a i, under Morgan; but you may under
az this, when you hear the crack OF an oil
ssles's rife, YOU may know there Is som'
Y besides noise going on, and hsy rol
as straight as they shoot. You may tai
you are grey about Hairson, knew hii
- he was boy. and have heard Of hii
~ slnoe don't know much about his hgh
u the las, war, my boys can tell you a
"a Il, they went OF with old Gov. Shelf
hslped 10 give the red coats dressin
= IN Csnada-as 10 the Election you TAI
~a, voted for old Hickory twice; ! a
We liked ham; when there was any hghun
sas on, he was always sure 10 be in the md
h-sinoe he wen, hone 10 Nashville. sorl'