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

TEAM ALL IN POSITION"
Last year brother Jonathan's big wagon, called
| the United States" with precious load of good
things in which all his family had their mite was dI
ven by sly chap called Martin. He drove through
trip and wanted be hired for another, but when
eating the choice things, and drinking the best O
the liquor, he had allowed the wagon to be plundel
ed. Rats-some with four legs and some with Two
made wonderful havoc-the driver caring nothing for
his owners, nor any one but himseL-so he was dis
missed without character and Brother Jonathan en-
poyed an honest old driver from Ohio, who had been
in the wars since he was boy. Old Indian
fighter got himself new team, and was going on as
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
time to learn the names and ways of his team. Still
he thought the Ohio dr. YER was good judge of horse
flesh, and as he knew where the wagon was bound,
off he started, without having time as much as to
grease the wheels. On they went for some days: the
team pulled together, and the wagner whisted his
way. All looked if the trip would be made in the
regular time, and tho wagon come to good market;
and would but the fact is that wagner and team
never got quite well acquainted and familiar with each
other. Still they passed some puzzesome X roads,
but with bright lookout by the driver, and Black
Dan in the lead, all went on 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 in 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. We! there, Dam" says
he. "That road is full of stumps and gullies, and
leads to precipice It's not laid down in my owners
instructions, according to my reading. l know that
road, and have swore that would never drive pub
lie wagon over it, and erdctiy neper 1oH I'll I'M
hitch for the night and feed and in the morning if
we can't get to our destination by a safer one-one
that not Forbidden fs little further round"
| The team then, all except Black Dan, turned their
heads round and looked al the driver you see horses
do that are getting the devil in 'em. Then they
fetchd jerk, all except Dan he stood in the way
as firm a r.ck the rest of em reared up and jump
ed. The driver he CRIED " Wo We" But before
he had time to unlock the traces and take of harness.
all of them broke loose kicked at the driver and all
of-one towards the old North State. one went with
his BELLS gingling towards Tennessee, and the big
wheel horse, when last seen, " foatin down
de Ohio" While there stood the wagon and all its
| precious load, in the middle of the road, exposed
10 rain, ra.s 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 on some small tackles,
and confident that he could depend on black Dan,
h leader, to gee or haw, he clapt his o,on shout
ders to the wheel, and kept the Wagon going
| until il regained the road they had left, and
he has the New TEAM, aud here they are, all
arrived, and in gear, and moving ahead again as
if nothing had happened, this 18th October, ls4l
and such team Mr.. Editor, all young, sound we'll
broke and true TO their ,oork. There is, FIRST black
Dan, from the Bay Stete-a leetle the Oldest and SO
,oery sdgacious, needing neither crack of whip nor
blind TO- his bride; he far ahead that the
worst looking objects tecone familiar he approaches;
the devil can't him from his track if dog flies
out on the road side at him his driver you may See
him leer him, but he won't take time to kick go.
ahead is his play,-theres mo other way, says he,
to get the load to its consgnees and do justice its
original owners. Along side of him is a compact,
thick horse called WATa real conestoga from the
| coal pits Of Pennsylvania. He's for always going
fortoard, and will take the stud, per1oided
due proportion Of the loading is Of American manu-
factps. In the tracks Of black Dan the driver has
hitched an iron-grey from York State, and ruer
critter TO pull, never was 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 hair gloves, and he
soon comes round again. If all about him don't
work. behind and before, the way he'll kick and bite
will be caution On the off side of him again.
stands a horse of remarkable sagaciety in picking
his way among intricate roads, rather delicate feeder
with an instructive perception of what is not congenfal