Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-12
The Gold Mine,
SKETCHES OF THE WEST.

city of the West was a thriving village with !
log cabins and hard cider in abundance, a tall
thin visaged mortal rode miserable apology
Tor horse through the principal street, and
stopped at the sign of the "t'haincd Bear on
Water street lie vas original in every res
pcct His coonskin cap was drawn over his
small grey eyes, and his nut.dycd coat was but
toned up to his chin, although the thermome-
ter was high up in TIE nineties. Buckskin mex
pressiblcs ornamcnted pair OF legs which had
doubtless done the State some service in run
ming down some wild vnrmnts, and cowhde
boots appeared to he made for the double pur-
pose of protecting his feet from the SHOWS of
winter, and carrying water to eXtinguish fires
/ Walking up TO the bar the strange customer
/ thus addressed the landlord:
"IIcw much for my horse and me, landlord
'sposc stay short time :"
awe chqrge 50 much day for you, and so
much day for your HORSE replied the con-
else and intelligent keeper Of the Chained
Bear
"All rinht-I know as well as if I'd winter.
ed YOU, and here I'll drive my stakes. As for
black Dick, he'll not trouble you much, old iel-
low-l'vn learnt him to live on short allow
aucc When started from The cross roads, |
put peck Of corn behind my blanket, and told
him he must get along with it, to which he a
rrced, but it didn't last, and he hasn't had
crib for twenty days--but no matter, just give
me that green bottle, landlord-ln as dry as
rattlesnakc's skin y
The rcd-eye was furnished, AMI three doub
looms ratified on the pine counter, drawn from
the moleskn purse Of the stranger.
..Now for some rib-timbered and SPREAD
said the out-and-outer, "and do you hear, land
lord, leave a hole for me 10 get out OF early IN
the morning. for I've got some mighty pArtIcu-
lar business on hand"
YES sir-yes sir-your name IS
bill Thompson, from Snake Creek-Good
night" The keeper Of the Chained Bear, was
at n loss t. fix his customer, and rack'd his
brain to divine the nature OF the mighty partc-
'ular' business he had to transact the following
day. The bar room loafers had their say-old
Mrs kuowall her guest the knowing ones
their thoughts-but all concluded it would be
better to le, old Father Time reveal the tutur"
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III ''c morning '"e -. y "'' "a - 'o'
made lis appearance at the breakfast table ap
/, parenily in very good humor with himself and
all the world. After the repnSt he inquired
= tor tn" residence OF Rev. Mr. 3 4" chehls
! Of good repntc, and sloped. He soon stood al
e the door Of the scientific gentleman, aud wa
! invited to take seat in the paror, by the aiia
e bic and accomplished tenant.
/ "lIavn't time 10 stay, thank you-ius
. brought some Jumps with me found tothe
. day on patch of ground own, to see what
, is," said the apparently 'green'un,' at the sam
a time producing three or four small Jumps
e metal.
: The professor carefully examined the lump,
and stepping intr his laboratory. soon return
f ed with an anxious expression circumference
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