The native American., 1840-05-30

gracefully cured,' and they knew, forthwith,
that cottage was near And sure enough
there was. A clumsy, ill-shapen log hut,with
interstces, or to speak more classicaly, chinks'
wide enough to throw n sizenble bear through.
My friends dislnounted and entered. A fire
of pine wood, or light wood, as it is techni-
cally called, in the clay chimney. In one cor
ner of the fire place were huddled bakers
dozen of yellow complicated brats. tall,
gaunt female. with long uncombed tresses, or
punches Of coarse red hair, was seated upon
the floor; while in front of the fire, and occu-
plying the only stool in the howell, sat the lord
of the SOIL shivering under the malign inhu
ence of tertian ague.
Good morning, my friend said one of the
visitors, who is celebrated for his politeness
and urbanity.
Morning was the laconic and echo-like
reply. Il believe that is mn incorrect express
sion. Echo, like women, always gives the
last word.)
Fine situation you have here resumedmy
brother attorney.
Fine h-ll 7 responded the host; whats
lit fine for?' VI.
why should suppose you would have
good sport here, in hunting
l IcI YOU u SUPPOSE q Ill iiC Aou
can't hunt, 'cepting you got something to hunt
lat, kin you?
mo; that's very clear case; l thought,
however, that so near the river, there would
be plenty of deer. Still, if it is not a good
hupting-ground, it is fine place for raising
cattle
Itis, is it? S'posin the cattle gets in the
swamp, and the id river rises pom 'enl, and
the cursed fools don't get out of the way, but
get drowned? How you gwine to raise 'em
then, en-?
THAT is certainly very bad continued my
|indefatigable friend but there is one comfort
left to you. If you have not the richest soil,
nor the best limiting ground, nor the greenest
pasturage, you have what is better than the
monarch's dadem, or the highest niche in the
temple Of Fame you have health
The h-ll have, stranger! Don't you see
them yaller Completed critters in the corner
there? Them's got health, 'uint they? The
old women there has got it, 'aint she? And
look at ME, with this cursed ager shaking my
bones into a jelly You call that health,
don't youp 49,. ~.
Look hele, my friend,' exclaimed my bro
| Their chip, answer me this question, and
won't ask you another. If you can't get any
thing to grow here, and nothing to hunt; if all
|your cattle drown, and your family are all the
while sick; why, in the name of common
sense, do you not upsticks and off? Why do
you stay here? .... +.
oh, cause the light-wood knots are so ma
Yin handyp
Gentle reader!-look me steadfastly in the
face. Upon your honor, as gentleman, Tor
lady,) do you believe that was an animal q
Do you think that real genuine man, or
brute, would have remained his whole life,
under these circumstances, in such a spot?-
No, you don't. Now that is what | call a
man of the vegetable species.
A correspondent of the New York Gazette
relates the following anecdote of General
Washington:
One Reuben Ronzy, of Virginia, owed
the General about one thousand pounds.
While the President of the United States, one
of his agents brought all action for the money
was obtained, and an execution
issued against the body of r., who was taken
to Jail. He had considerable land estate, but
this kind of property could not, at that time,
be sold in Virginia, unes with the discretion
of the person. He had a large family, and
lOI VIC odhe VI iilo CiiiiulCL lcciicu iytlIS III
prison to selling his land. A friend limited to
him that probably Gen. Washington did not
know any thing of the proceeding, and might
be we'll to send him a petition, with state
ment of the circumstances. He did SO, and
the very next mail from Philadelphia after the
arrival of his petition in that city, brought him
an order for his immediate release, together
with full discharge, and a severe rep,,in,and
to the agent for having acted in such a
manner.
Poor Ronzy was consequently restored to
his family, who never laid down their heads
at night without first presenting prayers to
heaven for their beloved Washington. Pro-
whence smiled upon the labors of the CRATE
full family, and i'll few years he enjoyed the
exquisite pleasure of being able to lay the
money with interest at the feet of Washington.
That truly great man reminded him that the
debt was cancelled. Ronzy replied that the
debt of his family to the father of his country,
and the preserver of their parent, could never
ha disc horo Cd and the General n avoid tho