The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-23
Correspondence of the Express.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18Th.
BROTHER JONATHAN AND HISS NEW
TEAM ALL IN POSITION"

EsfAM ALL iAN Ool lNAN.
Las, year brother Jonaihans big wagon, called
the United States, with precious load of good
things, which all his family had their mite dii
ven by sly chap called Martin. He drove through
trip, and wanted to be hired for another but when
the loud was overhauIed. it found that while he
eating the choice things, and drinking the best o
the liquor, he had allowed the wagon to be plumber
ed Rats-some with four legs and some with Two
made wonderful havoc-the driver caring nothing for
his owners, nor any one but himseV-so he was dis
missed without character, and Brother Jonathan en-
ploy led honest old driver from Ohio, Who had been
In the wars ever since he was boy. Old Indian
tighter got himself new team, and was going
smooth as oil, when he took sick and died. young
driver from the Old Dominion was then called on to
take the reins, and right ahead, without having
tine TO learn the names and ways of his team Still
he thought the Ohio DIR yer good Judge Of horse
flesh, and as he knew where the wagon was bound,
off he started, without having time much to
grease the wheels. On they went for some days the
team pulled together, and the wagner whisied his
way. All looked if the trip would be made in the
regular time, and the wagon come to good market J;
and it would but the that wagner and team
never got quite well acquainted and familiar with each
other Sui they passed some puzzlesome X roads
but with bright lookout by the driver, and Black
Dan in the lead all went o X
One day however, they came to big fork in the
road, and here the driver in his confidence threw the
rens to his horses but before he got far the road
they Took he perceived, certain signs that convinced
him he had examined the road before. and he pulled
up his team all standing. No! there, Dan" says
| he " That road is full of stumps and gulles, and
leads 10 precipice. It's not laid down in my owners
instructions, according to my reading. | know that
| road, and have swore that would never drive pub
lie wagon over it, and erdctiy ieiH III un.
hitch for the night and feed and in the morning if
| we cant get TO our destination by safer one-one
that Is not forbidden, If us little further round"
| The team them all except Black Dan, turned their
heads round and looked the driver, you horses
do tina, are getting the devil in EN-. Then they
| fetchd jerk, all except Dan he stood in the way
as firm rock the rest of em reared up and Jump
ed The driver he cried, No! Uop But before
he had time to unlock the and take Off harness
all OF them broke loose, kicked at the driver and all run
on-one towards the old North State one went with
his BELLS ginging towards Tennessee, and the big
wheel horse when last SEEM was " hoatln down
de Ohio" While there stood the wagon and all its
precious load in the middle Of the road, exposed
to rain, rats and other robbers. In this extremity
how would you think any Driver could fix in WHY,
sooner than you could say Jack Robinson this Young
| Driver from the Old Dominion took up some links
in the traces, and few holes in the preaching,
and back bands, hitched some small tackles
and confident that he could depend on black Dan,
his leader,to gee or haw, he clapt his O,rn shoui-
ders to the wheel, and kept the Wagon going
until il regained the road they had left, and now
he has the New TEAM, and here they are, all
arrived, and in gear, and moving ahead again as
if nothing had happened, this 18th October, lS4l
and such a team Mr. Editor, all Young, sound, well
/
Dan, from the Bay Stete-a leetle the oldest and SO
ipery sagacous, needing neither crack of whip nor
blind to- his bride he sees far AHEAD that the
worst looking objects econ familiar he approaches;
the devil can't HIM from his track if dog flies
the road side at him or his driver, you may
him leer at him, but he won't take time TO kick,-go-
ahead his play,-theres "no other way" says he
to get the load To its consgnees and to do justice TO its
original owners. Along side of him is compact,
thick set horse called WsT-a real conestoga from the
coal pits of PENNSYLVANIA. He's for always going
foricard, and will never take the stud, psrioided a
due proportion of the loading is of American
fdcturs In the tracks Of black Dan the driver has
hitched an iron-grey from York State, and iruer
crit,er to pull, wrapped in hide but so
great is his ambition to be all the time going head,
| that some times he works himself Of his feed In
such cases rub him down with har.gloves, and he
soon comes round again. Ii all about him don't
work, behind and before, The way he'll kick and bite
will be caution. On the of side Of him again,
stands horse Of remarkable sagacicty in picking
his way among intricate roads, rather delicate feeder,
with instructive perception Of what is not congeniai