Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-09-14
AN AMUSING SPECIMEN OF HUMANE

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hasland states, AID tvirs as nc journeys The
rren'rc'rcs 81 s1pe of the nafrs, cannot
tlI 10 DO amused and Il hc chooses. derive
ma'y ne" ,deus N respect TO ctymology aud
u'fcrsIiJ ofehsracler.
Sog,a pears SINCE sn acquaintance of ours
~, ont, on horseback, from The eastern part
81 Massachusetts fot The Green Mountains of
Iesmoni.
Wiiilc travelling thruuga the town of New
salem hS road led iuto u pi,, OF woods, some
i've miles 10 length, and long before he got
out 81 winch, he began to entertain doubts
whether nc should ever be blcst with the sight
OF q human bab'toiion but ~ an things must
have an end, So at last had the .7 and the
nut brown house of a farmer srel.ed hns Wis
ION.
, Near the road was a tall, over GROVE. Ian
hefnJawcd boy, probably sc,entcen Years of
see, digging potatoes. lie wa.a curious fig.
ore 80 behold. What vas lacking la the
length al has tow brceobes was simply made Up
ss ~ ~idliii hts suspcnders appeared 90 be
composed ofbirch bark, grape vine and sheep
tkln, and a. for his hat. which bad evidently
seen better days, but now, alas IT was only
Che shadow Of ITS gloty. Whether the tempest
- A'tNf- bhd bI8tIt tAAS ltD III. OF AHH Idl : tA~
padding genius had burst II out, was difficult
60 tell nj any tate IT was m-issiug-and ihro'
she aperture red hairs In abundance stood six
ways Tor Sunday. In short he was one Of the
toughest specimens of domestic manufacture
fhat ever mortal bciIeld. Our travelling friend
'ecIing an itching 10 sctape acquaintance
with the cntter, drew up the relns Of his horse,
and began -
Halo my good friend, can YOU inform me
how far il is TO the next house {"
Jonathan started up, leaned on his hoe han
die, rested one foot on the gambnl Of his SIN
ister leg, and replied
'Hullo yourself! how'd dew ; wall, | iuss
can. Taint near so fur now as It used TO be
aiore they cut the woods away, then twas gen
orally reckoned four mile, but now The sun
shrIyeIs up the road, an don't make more'n
tcw. The iust house you come to is a barn,
and the next is a hay-stack but old Hoskin's
is on beyent. You'll be sure to meet his gals
Tong utorc you git there, tarnal rompin' crit
tiers, they plague our folks mole'n a little. His
sheep GIT into our pastor every day, and bis
gals IN our orchard. Dad sets the dog arter
the sheep, aud me aricr the gals, aud the way
he makes the wool and ! the petticoats fly is
a sin to snnkes.'
Il see you are inclined to be facetious.
young man, pray tell me how it happens that
one of your legs is shorter than the other ?
Il never lows anybody TO NEEDLE with my
grass tangiers, mistur; but seem It's you ~
tell ye. i was born so at my tickerler request,
so that when ] hold plough, | can go with one
loot In the furrer, and totler on land, and not
Iop over besides, II rs very convenien mt when
NOW round a side hill
VERY good indeed, how do your potatoes
come on this year"
They don't come at all; I digs 'em out !:
and there's an eyerlasiin snarl of EN- in each
hill
But they are small, | perceive
Yes, know it, you see We planted some
w%hoppen blue noses over in that ere patch
there and they fourishcd So oil freely that
ues ere stop GROWN lIst out of spite, cause
they know'd they couldn't begin TO keep up
You appear TO be pretty smart, and ! should
think you could afford a better hat than the
one YOU wear
The looks amt nothin lis all in the be-
hayior. This ere hat was my religious, Sun
day, go-to-moetin hat, AMI lis chock full! OF
piety now. I've got a better one to hum, but
l don't dig tatcrs ~ II, no how
You have been in these parts some time, |
should guess
Il guess so tew. was bon'd and got my
brought'n up in that ere house, but my native
place is down in Podunk.'
Then YOU say II is about three and a hall
miles To the next house =
Yes sir, twas a spell ago, an | dom be,
lieve its crowd much shortersince.'
Much obliged, good bye
Good bye TO ye, that's a darn slick marc
Of your'n.'
There, reader, there is a Jonathan for yo,
OF tho first water. You dontt find his eQua
every where.