Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-16
AN AMUSING SPECIMEN OF HUMANITY


AN AMUSING SPECIMEN OF HUMANITY
Whoever travels through any of the New
England Stafes. and twgs as he journeys. tn
eccentricties OF some Of the PRtceS, cannot IA
to be amused; and NAV il he chose, derive man,
nov IDEAS in respect To e:ymt.ogy and diFersIt,
Iofcharacier.
Some years since an acqu@utance Of ours 81
out on horseback, from the eastcrn part of Mas
sacbuselts for the Green Mountains of Vermont
While travcrsing through the own OF New Salem
his road led into piece OF woods, of some five
miles in length and long beDrc he go, oat o
which, he began to entertain doubts whether h
should ever be blest with the sight OF hum n
habItation; but as all thing mast have an end, 81
at last had the woods. and The nut brown house
of a farme: greeted his vsiou Near the road
was tall raw -boncd, overgrovn, anthem awed
boy, probably seventeen years at age, digging 70
tatoes. lie curious figure to behold
What WAS lacking in the length of MS tow bree-
ches, amply made up for, behind; his suspen-
dets appeared to be composed Of birch bark, grape
vine and sheep skin; and for his hat. winch
was of dingy white feIt-poot hing! it had once
seen better days; bat now, alas! !: was only the
shadow of lis glory. Whether the tempest OF
time had beaten the top IN, or the lld's e1pan-
ding genius had burst ii out, difficult TO tell
at any rate il was missing through the ap-
eriuro red hairs in abundance stood six way for
Sunday. In short, he was one Of the toughest
specimens of domestic manufacture that ever
mortal behet- Oar travelling friend, feeling an
itching TO scrapo acquaintance sith The crittur,
drew up the reius Of his horse, AMI began
Halo, my good friend, can youi inform lie how
far IL is TO the next hnuscn
Jonatian started np-Icaned onl his hoehnndle.
rested ono foot on the gam5reI ofpi5 sister leg,
and replied:
.Hullo yoursefl how'd dew? well, I juss can
faint fur it be afore they
cut the woods away-then twas generally reck
ond four miles. but the sun s.rives up the
road, and don't make MORN tew. The fust house
{o fomf eb t h gu Ifosif h5s thA6
You'H be sure to meet his gals long afore you get
there; tarnaI ron1pin critters, the, plague our
folks morn little. His sheep Gil In pasicr
every day, and his gals in orchard. Dad sets
the dog artcr the sheep, and me arter the gals,
and tho way he makes the wool, aud the petit
coats tly, is Il sin 10 snakes.'
Il see you are inclined TO be fleetious, young
man, pray tell me how it happens that one Of
your legs is shorter than the other?
Il never flows any body TO Medic with nay
grass tangcrs, mister; bat sccin IL you, III tell
yc. / was born so At my tici;ler request, 50 that
when | bold the plough, 90 with one foot
in the furrer, and t'other the latd, and no, oP
over: besides il is veg convention when NOW
round side hill
very good, ialcod-how DO Jour potatoes
come out this vearH
They don't come at all; digs EN- out; and
there's everlastin smart on ZEN IN each hill
Bat they arc small perceive,
'Yces, know it-you planted some
whapPin blue muses. over in that patch there,
and they lourshcd all freely that these ere
stopped CROWN jist on, OF spite; cause they
know'd they couldn't begin to keel up
'Iou appear to be pretty smart and should
thini; YOU could afford q better hit than the
you wear
The looks amt nothin' its all II the bchayi-
our This ere hat my Sunda- -go-to-tneet:n
hat. I've got better one TO hun, but | don't
dig tnters III il no how
.Yoa havo been in these parts limo
should guess@
i guess 50 few. | was bornn and got my
brot'iu up in tInt house, but M native place
is down IN P dunk
Then YOU say it is about ,hrec and a half
miles TO tho next housoP
Yes SIR, twas a spell ago, and Edon't believe
lis crowd much shorter since.
Much obliged. Good bye
Good bye TO We, that's darn slick mare Of
yourn.'
There reader; there is JONATHAN for you Of
tho first water. You don't find rs equal every
where.