Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-08-05

lie said no. and the kentuckIan asked, as usual
What might be your name ,r7' 'Morpeth,' "
the reply. Nor 1e:h. , s4id he, 'Morpelh! Now
have been alt over Kentucky. and travelled It
Arkansas, bat ! never heard Of the name beior
Where did you come from Mr.. Morperhg 'Frou
York. York SAID he, 'NetO York. grea
pIace-beats Lexington aud Louisville, / ADMIT
but did you come from The city country, Mr.
MorpethP From the country well, II Is
very great State; always saving and excepting
old Kentucky, II IS the iuest country | ever
In Il short whe they conversed the suffice ii
farming, and the stranger, without the least pa
rade, seemed to be perfectly familiar with the
subject nd after hearing at length the superior
style Of agriculture IN Kentucky, and the aston
ishing productions there. the cords Of fne stock,
gram. &c, he reilted The improvements which
had recently been made IN agriculture by means
Of chemical experiments, the different kinds oi
SOIL the dstipc gushing properties Of each, rota-
ton OF crops. effect of climate upon productions,
x. &c; at length the kentuchtan cried out.
Why Mr.. Mnrpe'h, YOU must have followed FAR
ming for llyIrgp No. he said he had not,
hut II vas subject to MIN of great Ini CREST
The rest Of the journey was filed up With de-
scriptton of what The Kentuckun had on
/ The Mississippi and in Arkansas, TO which the
stranger sten'd With apparent interest. At length
they reached tho Falls. and, amidst Constant ex-
CARNATIONS 81 establishment On the part OF the
kentuckIan, they passed On 10 the Canadian side.
Upon reachlar there, they 4 number of ne
groes, Creased in regImentals, with muskets IN
their hands. why, what does this meant
These ara regular soijiers,' said the stranger
'Spdiersi negroes for soidiersi Wei did you
hear tho hike. Well when GO back 10 old
Kentucky, and tell them that the British have
negroes for soldiers, they never vail believe me
the world. Why, sir, # an Arkansas oveTseer
10 come here with his big whip and give 1t
crack, tell you. sir, that regimen, of these
black rascals would drop their muskets aud beg
for qnartar. Now, old fellow, you might have
heard that like to have got into war with the
BRITISH about some boundary other. tell you
that the first horn that blown would ratso
regimen in old kenuck that would sweep this
land from shore to shore Nothing could resist
them; for toll you nothing beat old Ken
lucky for war or raising fat stock After while
The bell of the tavern rung for dinner, md they
both FASTENED ia, the kentuCkian before When
he reached the room he found the table hall I'll.
led with negroes. and stopped. The slrlugcr,
without appearing to observe it, took hold Of
chair, ard pointed to empty one by his side,
'Nhatn was The aslonlshed nterjectIon Of the
ksnturkiau, 'yoa arc not gong to eat your dinner
wlth negroes, arc you? | cant d. II, sir. could
never show my face At home again If | were to
DO So 'WeI,' said the stranger, 4 rather
hungry. acknowledges; h1t, we fellow
travellers. wJIi not bank your hlnor. We vii.
90 down to the lower Isl nd, pass The suspension
bridge, and dino the American sde-' Nov.
that Is just tuto my hand, my Old fellow; will
the kcntuckIan VAS overwhelmed IN aStoai-h-
mcnt, aud aid that they never woud believe him
home when he told OF ii. The stranger
perfectly familiar with such things, and told him
who was the original inventor OF such bridges,
the great improv enicnfs that had been made since
this one had boon put up, tho defecs IN its style.
how they could DO repaired, improved, &c
Here, he Kenluckion bIrst ont into hearty
laugh, and SAID, We'll, stranger have found YOU
out at lasl YOU are a bridge builder by trade
Shipping him the shoulder in great 2 ce. No,
sir seId he. YOU mistaken; hut have been
n great deal with persons ho were fond of xirh
things. and acquired somewhat Of taste for
them Well said the Ken.uckian. Il hear She
last bell ringing; let GO aud get dinner
We will have pienty of good cheer. aud Ill IN,
for il mvscIf; for would rather have lost ono 81
the calves have purchased Of old BIff,Io Alien
than not to have been here TO day; for | have
had lots Of fHnn The" sat down 10 dinner, end
the kcntucki1n filed up the chasns between the
courses with praises If Kentucky and shuse OF
ted them. aud he aways would hate them; he
would Just like 10 have another brush with them
to lick them again. and great deal more in the
same strain. to which tho stranger listened pa
tiehtly, and sometimes with n kind of quist 10
terest. He went that he had beard that
the English were in the habit Of travelling thro
the country. and then writing books rIdiculnc
and abusing US. He just wished that he could
catch some Of them IN old kentucky He ha9
heard, he came along, that there was now
great Eng iish lord travelling through the country
to write a book, and he had heard his name. III
was Lord--L0rd--L0rd Morpeih, | believe. =
That is my name, sir said he stranger. You
don't say so. Tavern keeper, wha, DO | have to
pay"
BENJAMIN RAruBuRN- term of years
for which this extranrdinarv individual vn. sent
n