Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-30

ljas, the thing. With my new American Meln,osl
which IN a rain storm keeps one dry as a bisk,
IN a dutch oven. and which got down at Al
Days IN Maiden Lane, free gratis and Cor nothnl
ssa compliment to my genius, there is nobody !
Weathersheld looks so scrump,ious as MIR Slicl
ssid l, sort OF Dragging. because you know. vi,
some folks its best TO put the best foot foremost
pass Tor oil you're worth, and sometimes for leet
more, too, as IN making bargain, the outer NOR
than the inner man Is considered. It's oil a misak
Tor man to think too well Of himself; but the
porienee I've had here in York tells me, that a
10 make others think we'll Of him, must make IN
most of himself and OF all his imperfections. az
t good outside for the world, and good heart with
f n, was OF the first lessons my Par the Deacon
. learned me when left weathersfed for YorL
$780," SEE to the Editor, standing as straight rs
y stick, aud striking my hand upon my hat, and the
putting both IN my pocket to appear sort OF indie
pendent-"it You think they' do, why donr car
II hitch Tickle with you agin; but il the notion
takes me to cut stick for Washington Weathers-
held some OF these days, amt sartn but you'll hnc
me among the missing, but homsoever I'll give 20,
try at a few letters; but I've got my hand out
can tell you. String ing onions anG writing letter
on genIeel society amt the same thing by no
means. Now that's all setIlsd, Pm oil like shot Of
a shovel.
Express and AIDE tracks for the soop about the
tiekledest Teller that you ever did see.
The mint got TO the soop sot down there for
didn't seem to hum enough IN the Astor House to
out my legs on a butter tub, turned up my coat
cuffs and wrote of the letter that sent you other
day on the top Of an onion barrel without stopping
once, was so tarnaiIoned anxious to let you know
how was getting along. had TO bite eff short
Tor chan come aboard with Captain DoolIttls to
bargain for the cargo OF cider and garden sarse.
was aieard that they would want to overhaul my
writing desk and SO made myself scarce, and went
Up to the Express with the letter stuck loose inside
the crown OF my hat EDITOR fashion.
LETT the huh letter with the clark, and aIed him
where on arth chap could git a smashing bunch Of
poises, If he took notion want such n thing. He
told the TO go right straight up to Mr uogs's, in
Broadway, clear up 10 the tother eend and that
I'D better giI aboard box. and 1t would carry me
right ehock agin the spot for a forepence hapney.
WAL" ser |, "'he expense Amt nothing 10 kill,
so guess I'll rider
With that, got into one OF them alfred aw kerd
things that look like young school housSqsot on
wheels, and running away the scollers slowed
ms ide and, arter smelling out my fcrepence, we
sot out up Centre street, through the Bowery, and
all along shore Til We Stopped short agin the Union
Park, clear up town. After searching around lit
tie. found Mr.. Hogs garen and went in A
great, tall, good naturtd looking CHIP cum up to
me as | was peakIns about-a Teller that made me
fee hUmsek IN a mint, he looked so much like our
folks.
"How do you DO 2" sez |, "Pm tickled to sec you;
they told me that you keep posies 20 sell about these
ere premises, bu. don't signs Of EN-"
"Oh," sex he, as good as pie, come this way, and
guess we can md as many you want
'Wal, thet'l be good many, 70. I'm hard crit
ter on mary colds and holly-hocks," SCI J. land
want smashing heap on EN-.
With that, Mr.. Hogg, instead Of taking me into
garden, jest opened the door Of great long, low
house, with an alfred great winder covering the
hull roof, and sez he
''Walk in
guess lid wax in, for tie House wa, chuck
full CT the harnsonest trees and bushes that ever
soi eyes on, ali covered with posIes, and smelling so
sweet that bed OF seed onions, ist as 1t busls out
in n gnnyr afNrv, 0F Z -.
pared 10 II Didn't give good long snufs as |
went inf THIS idea 10 my notion Of pcsies amongs,
big trees and bushes are like women folks and
young ones IN the world OF human natur. II they
Amt good Tor something else, they are paguey
harnsum 10 iCok at, and the world would be otf1I
dark and scrassy without zen. Some women NAV
be bad enough and hateful as henbine but conSsrn
me II wouldn't rather love thorn bushes than none
at all There was one tree that took my eve the
minute went Ini II hung chuck full Of srea, bis
oranges, and tell me lie right out It there wasn't
sSad OF white posies blsting on, through the
great green leaves in hull handfuils, ell around on
the same limbs where the oranges were 4 grow
ing. Think SCI |, this rally is ginivine scrip
tu'e lesson, spring and fall getting Ia love with
each other and husglns together on the same
bush, and, Oh gracious how the perfume did
pour out from the middle OF that tree! felt II
showing up my nose and creeping through nv
hair AL began 70 feel as sweet as If I'd been ducCd
all over IN a kettle full OF bied rose leaves MIR Hogy
he went along among the great high rows OF bushes
reap, one on TOP OF tOtheg
run, with good sized jack knife IN his hand and
the way ne Gu; and siashsd smoug the green caves
and red roses and piled up bunch OF p0ses about
the quickest yet was'nt satisfied he didn't seem
70 PICK out the rae critters, but tucked IN the leeie
hnned buds out just as II ne co Uo'nI guess what
wanted ZEN for
'Oh now you git OUT" SEE |, when be handed
hull swad Of poses done up IN q grlsl Of leaves
you don't mean 20 put me OF with that ere Why,
u ann nee bite 10 whatl want Come now hunt
up te" holyhOcks and msrygolos and peoples.
and II you've got good smashing hidsranger
purple on one side and yellow on totber tuck II IN
MIR Hogg he stood a looking right in my ewes
with his mouth eetle open as # he did'nt know
wiat 10 make Of L.
'he season is over for those things" SCI he, "and
haInI got one IN the not house"
WAL" sex ], "co The best you can all things
considering only tuck 10 the big poses, snd enough
90 en-, for l'm going 10 giTe'em 10 Eneezer Of |
harhsum gal-so don't he too spaTing."
With that MIR Hog sarcbsd out some grea, red /
and yaer Posles with some streaming long blue ones
sticking through them, and arier 4 while be handed l
over something worth whiie-a great smashing
bunch OF posies as Big as bell squash ehoaked n /
at the neck.
AFTER I'd eIameue4 the oousarn to be ssr.ip tia,
all was ship-shape, made MT HOgg q bow, and
SEE J, Pm obleeged to yoU,-if ever you cum 70
WeaihersheId IN the summer time Marn vii give
you jest as many, and be tcksd with the cdauos-
She beats al. natur al raising these sort Of thirgs
A- i'NhAE- q SUI O dTueAkr yet he Clgr'L
seem Jest satisfied and after swapping his thumb
across the blade Of his jack knife mint, be spoke
out, but yet seemed kinder 10Th.
we generally sell our teksys,7 sez ne, arler
haming and having eeae while
WALL" sez !, maybe sha.. want one sum oil
these days, and tben III give yoJa cau-U4t any
no" Pm obleeged 20 you Tor he posiss the same
wanted 70 Offer him a fOurpsnce for he trOg-
bic Of picking en-, bot be looked 50 much ike
gentleman and a Weaihersfe.d Deacon, / vas
scared TOR fear he'd think ! wanted 10 impose On
him II | offered money. So I made him rnotter
bow, and ven. of, while he stood looking srier
me as it I'd been stealing sheep. ! have uisbe3
since that I'D offered him iOIfpence for be kinder
seemed 70 calculate On something like u. s,opted
into a store, and Tough, yard VI vide waller no
ono, and artsr tying it round my bunch u posiss
IN double bow knot, with great Iong esods a
streaming down, took the crliGr 10 my hand
and cot dirt for the theatre, Tor Il vas getting nigh
on 70 dark.
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