Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-29
! RILL FROM TIE TOWN PUMP.
nv s.rBAslEL HAWTHORNE.
.C>cEsE-Ths corner OF two principal streets The
Town Pump talking through its nose)

C>cEsE-Ths corner OF two principal streets The
Town Pump talking through it's nose)
Noon. by the north clock. Nom. by the east
High noon. too. by these hot sunbeams, which fall
scarcely nsiope. upon my head. aud alm'~t make
ihe waier bubble and smoke in the trough under
my nose. Truly. We public characters IN 20 a tough
Time OF ~ And, among all the town officers rho
sen NJ March meeting. where is he that sustains, for
a single year, the burihen OF snch manifold duties
as are imposed Ia p~efpctuiiy upon the Town Pump.
The title OF town treasurer" is righifully mine. as
guardian OF the best treasure the town has. Tho
oNerseers Of The poor ought In make me their chair
man. since ] provide beautifully ior the paupcr.
without expense To him that pays taxes. ! am nj
me head OF the fire department.. aud one of the
physicians 10 the board of health. AZ = keeper of
The petce. all wafer drinkers will conie.s me equal
TO The constable. I perform sumo or the duties Of
the town clerk. by pronulsaiins public notices.
when They are posted on my lrmi. To speak within
hound.. ! am the chief person Of the municipality.
anu exhibit. moreover. an admirable pattern tn my
brother officers, by the cool. steady. upright. down.
right and impartial discharge Of my business. and
The consistency with which I stand to my post. Sum
mer or winter. nobody seeks me in vain for. all
day long. ] am seen ut Inc busiest corner. lust .boye
me market. stretching out my arms. In rich and poor
aiIke' and. at night. ] hold a lantern over my heal.
n''h to show where l am. and to keep people out OF
the CUTTERS.
AT This sulfry noon.tide. I am cup-hesrer 90 the
parcheu popuiace; hr whose benefit an iron goblet
. chiined 10 my waist. Like a dram seller on the
mall. at muster day, I rry aloud To oil and .undry.
IN my plainesi accents. and nj the very tip,oo of nv
voice. Hero u -. gentlemen. Here is the good
iquor! Walk up. walk mp. gentlemen, walk up.
walk up! Here ~ the superior stuff, Here Is the
nnnduliersted ale of father Adam-beier Than
Cogniac. Hollands. Jamaica. sirJng beer or wine nf
any price here u Is. by the hog,head or SINGLE
glass, and moi a cent to pay Walk an. gen,Irmen.
walk up. and help your.clvesi
IL were a pity. IL nil this on,cry should draw no
customers. Here they come. A hot day. gentle.
men. Quail, and away again. 81 as to keep yuur.
selves IN n nice cool sweat. You, nv friend. will
need another cup full, TO wash the dust oul of vour
throat, II IL be rs thick there as il is on your cow.
hide shoes. ] see that you have Irndg Il half a
score of miles 10 day and. like the Use man, have
passed by the taverns, and stopped ut the running
brooks asd woll-cnrbs. Otherwise. beiwixI heat
Without and hre within. you would have been burnt
10 a cinder. or melted down 10 nothing nj oil, in the
fashion OF n jelly -Gsh. Drink. md make rom for
Uhai olher fellow. who seeks my aid To qnenrh the
hery lever OF last nights poiaiions, which ne drain.
cd from no cup of mine. Welcome, most rnhicund
SIR! You and | have been great stnans ens hiihero :
nor. 10 confess the truth, will nv nose be anxious for
a closer intimacy. Till the fumes Of your breath he
n liule less poient. Mercy on you, man! The
water absolutely hisses down yOdr red -hot gulIei
ana Is converted quite TO steam, in the miniature
800 "hi'h ~ hto'aN NN Il slOtulfh I all 0N TN.
aud tel! me on the word OF az honest toner. dij vou
ever IN cellar tavern, or any Kind Of q dnm-shop.
spend inc prre OF Y Hlr chIl4ren's fool. for q .yig
ha' so deiIcinusl Now. for the first time these
ten years, YOU know the favor of cold water Good
by and whenever You are thirsty. remember that /
Keep a constan, supply NJ the old stand. Who nett
Oh. my litilc friend. you nc let loose from school.
and come hifher TO scrub your blooming fare. and
drown the memory of certain taps Of The feruIe and
other schooIboy troubles, ia a draught from The
Town Pump. Take il. pure as The current Of YOUR
young life. Take ii. and my your heart and tongue
never he scorched wIh a herccr thirst than now (,
There. my dear child, put down The cup, and Weld
your place to this elderly gentleman who ireads 30
nightly over the paving stones. that I suspect he is
afraid OF breaking them. What! he Jumps by, with
nui so much ~ thanking me, as IL my hospitahlc
oilers were meant only 10 people who have nc wine
cellars. Well. well. sir-no harm done, 1 hope :
Go draw the cork, tip The decanter; but. when
yonr great toe shall set you a roaring. il will bo no
nhlir ol nine. IL gentlemen love Tho utilization Of
the govt. % ~ all die % the Town fump. This
thirsty dog. with his red tongue lolling out. docs not
sr"rn 10 hospitality, hui stands on his hind legs, and
laps eagerly Ont Uf the trough. See how lightly he
rapcIs away again. Jowlcr, did your Worship ever
have the gouil
Are Won all satisfied Then wipe your mo. ,,II.,
my good friends; and while my spout has a mo.
nens leisure, ! will delight The town with n few
historical remInist ences. IN far antiquity, beneath
q darksome shadow of venerable bough., a spring
dubbed out Of The leafsirewn earth, in the verv
spot where you now behold me on the sunny pave.
mont. The water was ~ bright and clear and
deemed as precious rs liqu d diamonds. The Indian
~"Hgamoros drank Of il frOtn time imntmorial. iii
inc lnieI dclnge OF the fire water burst uron the
rcd man. and swept their whole race away from
the cold fountains. Endicoii and his followers came
he4l' ana often kneli down 20 drink, dipping their
long boards ln the spriuE. The richest goblet. then
was OF birch hafk. Gov. WInIhro1 after a iournev
on iooi from Boston, drank hero. out Of tho hollow
of hts hand The elder IIigginsou her. wet h,
palni' and laid ii on The brow Of the first tow NJ orr
child. For many year,, It was The waiering-place
and as II were. The wash.bowl Of the yicinitv-
whittier oil decent folks rcsuried. 60 purify their Wis
ages. aud gaze NJ them afterwards-at least. ia.
pretty maidens did-in The mirror which IL made
On Sabbath days. whenever a babe was 10 be ban
g lzed. the sexton filed his BASIN here, and placed 4
- on The communion table Of tho humble meeting
j hons'' which partly covered the site OF wonder
4 stately brick ono.
= Thus one generation after another was consccn.
e led io heaven 10y ITS waters, md cast their yyarine
e and waning shadows into it, CLASSY bosom. and van.
ishcd from enrth. as IL mIrtal lie were but q fitting
Q image m n iounia'n. Finally. the fountain vanished
u also. Cellars were dug on all sides, and cart loads
e OF gravel lung upon lis source. whence oozcd a iur.
) Do stream. forming a mnd-puddio ni the corner OF
IS Two streets. ~ hot months. when lis reCre.bmen,
vas most needed. the dust few in clouds over the
hrgoucu birthplace Of the waters. now their grave
bni IN the course Of time, a town pump was sunk
o Ilo The source oi the ancien, spring and when the
? hf-i decaycd, another iook IT. place-and Then
"'o'Ler' aud still aDoIher-fili here stand gentle.
men ana ladies, 10 serve you with my iron goblet.
. Dunk, add be refreshed The water is as pure and
y cold as lhaf which slaked the thirst Of the red Sag.
= amore. beneath tho aged boughs, though now the
= gem OF The wilderness Is treasured under these hot
siones' where no shallow falls. but from the brick
/, buildings Nod. he n The moral of my story. that
~ ihis wasted and longlosi fountain Is known and
priced agalr. - shall the yiriucs Of cold water. too
h'ilc valued Snce our fathers days, be recognised
BY oil
Your pardon. good people must interrupt my
stream oi eioquence. and spout firth a stream Of
waicr. 60 Teplenish tho trough fDr this feams,er and
, = : two YOKE 81 oxen. who have come from Tops.
he'd Or somewhere along hat way. No pau Of my
business Is pleasantcr lhan me watering Of cattle