Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-11-11
Extracts from sam Slick.

Extracts from sam Slick.
HA1IrAx-TuE HoRsE TRADE-Soup At TIE
TREE-MoNT lIousE--The next morning was
warmer than several that had preceded IT, 1t I
was one Of hose uncommonly fine days that /
distinguish an American autumn. | guess
said Mr.. Slick, the heat to-day is like glass
Of mint julip, with lump Of ice in it, it tastes
cool and feels warm-it. real good tell you,
love such day as this dearly. It's general
ly allowed the finest weather in the world is in
Americq--there amt the beat of it TO be found
any where. He then lighted cigar, and
throwing himself back on his chair, put both
feet out of the window, and sat with his arms
folded, perfect picture Of happiness.
You appear, said ], to have travelled over
the whole OF this Province, and to have observ.
ed the country and the people with much at
tenion, pray what's your opinion of the pre-
sent state and future prospect OF Halifax If
you will tell, said he, when the folks there will
wake up, then | can answer you, but they are
fast asleep; as to the Province, it's splendid
/ province, and calculated to 60 ahead it will
! grow as fast as a Varginy gal, and they grow
/ 80 amazn fast, il you put your arm round one of
/ their necks to kiss thom by the time you're
/ done, they're grown up into women. It's pret.
ty Province | tell you, good above and better
( below surface covered with pastures, meadows,
woods and nation sight Of water privileges,
and under ground full of miues-it puts me in
mind o! the soup at the Tree-mont house.
One day | was walking in the Mall, and
who should Inject but Major Bradford, gen
Noman from Connecticut, that traded in calves
and pumpkins for the Boston market. Says he
: lck, where DO you Get your grub to-day At
General Peeps tavern, says Only fit for
niggers, says he: why don't you come to the
Tree,mont house, that's the most splendid
thing generally allowed in all the world. Why,
says |, that's a notch above my mark, I guess
It's too plagy dear for me, can't afford it no
how. Well, says he, it's dear in one sense but
It's doc cheap in ano,her-tsa grand place for
a speculoton-there's so many rich southern.
ers and strangers there that have more money
than wit, that you might do pretty good bust.
ness there without goIn out Of the street
door. made two hundred dollars this mornin
in little less than half no time. There's Caro-
lima lawyer there as rich rs n bank, and says
he to me arter breakfast, MAJOR, says he, wish
knew whore to get a real slappin trotter ofa
horse, one that could trot with fash of light
ming for mile, and beat it by whole neck or
So. Says ], my Lord, (tor you must know, he
says he's the nearest male heir to a Scotch
pccrage,) my Lord says |, have one, proper
sncezer, chap that can so ahead ofa railroad
steamer, real natural traveller, one that can
trot with the bail out of the small eend of a ri,
le, and never break into gallon. Says he
Major, wish you wouldn't give me that are
nickname, don't like it, (though lie looked as
tIckscd all the time as possible,) never knew,
says he, lord that wornt fool, that's fact
aud that's the reason don't 90 ahead and CLAIM,
the title. Well, says /, my Lord, don't know
but somehow | can't help a thinkn, if you have
good claim, you'd be more like 4 fool not to 90
ahead with it, Well, says he, Lord or no Lord
= let's look at your horse. So away went to Joe
Browns livery stable, at tolher ecnd ufthe city
I and picked out the best trotter he had, and nc
great stick to brag on either; says |, Joe Brown
what DO You ak for that are horse! Two hun
drel dollnrs, says he. Well, says I, Twill take
hin ont and try him, and if like him will
keep him. SO shows our Carolina Lord the
horse, and when ho gets OF him, says |, Don't
] let him trot fast as he can, resarye that for
a beat; If folks fnd out how eyerlastln fast he
. 81. / 1 tor