The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-19
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Jonathan Sticks New.Year's Calls.

HhS ana cfdeT. JoadutdHS tdedS OF me red
difference betlceen real tddy'S Hoase and Fur.
nitare, and The House ot'd siuck-up Parrenu.-
Jondthan's ideas Of Lore and Ladies.
| made a lsetle inqniry shout how people
did New Years Day, and found out thar il
was The fashion 10 set out things. aud treat ev-
cry body that come TO see you. So arly in the
morning put clean white towel on the leeie
table in my office. Then | went into the cub
by house room. where keep my new clothes
and kindng wood. besides my tooth brush and
such things as don't want 10 use every day.
and drew quart mug Dfthat outrageous GOOD
cider, thar YOU sent me hy Captain Dooittle.
j guess looked like love when went out agin.
with the mug brimming full in one hand. and
the plllar.case stuffed tall Of dough nuts, that
marin sent me t'other day-b~sides the hunk of
cheese, and the lot OF baked sweet apples, tuck
ed under t'oiher arm. heaprd mp pile OF
the doug gh-nuts on one corner of the table. and
sot the apple. box on the other. and sot the
cheese and the cider in the middle and il rally
made me feel sort Of bad because marm couldn't
see how nice Id fixed it all. Think. sez |,
there won't be many people in York thatl set
better treat atore the yisers than this, | reck-
OH any how.
Wal who should be the first crii,er that come
in but eousing John Bpher. 10 see what ] was
going 10 do with myself all day. Arter I'd
soi him chair by the stove, | went up TO the
table, and seq ],
Cousin John. supposing we take drink; its
an alfred cold day and You look as if you
cOnidn't stand it. My gracious, but didn't his
eyes snap when he saw what Id cot. mixed
the cider up pnrty hot with ginger, and then ]
sot il on the stove. and kept a stirring on il up
with leetle ivory thing that purity gal sent
me TO fold my letters with; it begun TO foam
and sparkle like any thing then ! took n sip.
jist to try il, and handed the mug over TO cous-
in John.
Here sez !. jst take a swaller; it amt
like the pesky stuff you give mc when | eat
dinner up TO your house instead Of kicking up
dust IN your upper story. u goes to the light
spot al once, aud makes a feller feel prime all
over in giffery.' ruther seem to think that
cousin John warnt much afeared Of the mug
any how ; he gave a sneezer Of pull to il. aud
then his eyes begun to elisten. aud. ser he
I'm heat. Jonathan il this ain, prime where
on arIh did you find il 7 I've sarched from one
eend of York to t'o,her for II dozen times. bur
never made out TO get drop yet With that
he set into il aein like all nstur. \ declare,
sPz he agin. choking off long enough TO ketch
his breath, this does taste nat'ral'
Ant il The rale crter 2 ser ] bending for
ard and rubbing both hands together a leetle
first tasted on il, il put ME so in mind Of Wealth
ersfeld. Par sent me a hull Gag on it, by Capt.
Doolittle.
Then il did come from the old hunisiid,'
sez he, eweing the mug sgin--' must drink
n leptle more. for the sake Of them that sent H.
With that, he jest finished up the mug and
when he sol il down he drew u long breath. and
seq he agin. that's prime, Jonathan.
'Aint it, sez ]. starting off TO ill up the mpg
agin. for it tcked me to see how he took 10 the
drink and how much he made himself to hum
in my office. When | cum out Of the lsetle
room agin. John he looked sort Of eager at the
mug, aud then at the eaabes laid out 50 TENT
ing.
Il declare srz he, begin TO feel ss use
to when we were boys, Jonathan With that
! sot the table between us, and the way we laid
into the provinder was a compliment TO marn.
Arler cousin Bebee had eat ten Of the dough
nuts and hunk Of cheese as big as your fist,
he stopt short. and sez he
Cousin. this wont do; il we keep on eating
a, much as we want, we shan, find room for all
the eatables and drlnkables that the folks will
give us o-day, when We make our calls.
Look here cousin Bebee,' SEE !. kinder
anxious, you know I'm sort OF green horn
about New Years, for we don't have no sch
things overurning us. Supposng you JIst tell
rne how they act and SO on. j don't want TO
make a coot OF myself; and that pussey cousin /
OF mine is a coming TO take me round IN his
caniage, where suppose he means to stick me
up like a swarry. for folks 10 look at; and fl
don't do every thing according to gunter he'll
be turning red and fussng about like an old hen
that's got ducks for chickens. What on anh
shall saw to the gals, and what will they eI-
pect me to do y Cousin Bebee he sot still
mint kinder nibbling away at the eend oi
doug h-nut. for he seemed mortal 10th to choke
off, and al last s~z he
When you eon,- 10 house where you want
to CALL iist 20 into the room where the ladies /
will be a waiting to see folks, aud arer while
they'll ash you 10 take some refreshments With /
that they'll 60 up 10 table where there's vine
and so on, il they aiBt teetotalis,s, and il they
be-
il don't make no odds to tell me how they
sci,' ser ], for don't call on any body that sets
up TO be wiser Than our Savior he turned va
Ter into vine. and when ! set up to be better
Than him. III turn up my muse at II, bot not a
fore. ] .ish yoy could heard par argufy
That question With the ministers ] ruth.r
guess
Here cousin Bebee sot in. and sez he, well
list fill up glass Tor the lady about half full,
not drop more, then rour out gIa" for your
self
What full = sez I.
Ssuinly.' ser he.
Wal ssz /, that seems kinder hoggish TO
give yoursefniore than you do the lady ! don't
seem to like that
It's the fssbioB. .ez he.
oh is 1t 7 ssz ! wal think a. like as not
they mean hos TO help th.mselve, auer fel-
ler's gone. ! always notice that the gals that
are so mighty stuck up as il they couldn't svsl-
Ter any thing but air before folks, stuff like all
nsrur bach Of the pantry door
John lsrfsd lssile as IL he agreed with me.
and ser he. never mind that now. but when
YOU'VE poured out the zine jist step batk and
make boz. asd say abe compliments Of the
season. or any other interesting thing you LIKE.
A person Of your gepIns should not be =, . loss
for pleasant ,svings, and sf',r ,bs, dnrs .f,hs