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

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all came home 10 me, and there she was, the
pretty crttcr, with all her upper rggin stand
ing as fast as her waist, and nothn left below
but short linen under garment. II she didn't
scream. lisa pity, and the more she screamed,
the more folks arfed, for no soul could help arf-
in, till one of the waters folded her up inats.
bic cloth.
Well, gets near the MAJOR at table, and
lore me stood china utensil with two handle.
full Of soup, about the size Of foot tub, with
large scoop in it, near about as big as 4
ladle OF maple sugar kettle. ! was just a.
bout baiIirg out some soup into my dish, when
the MAJOR said, hsh it up from the bottom,
Slick,-weI, sure enough, gives it drag
from the bottom, and up come the fat pieces
of turtle, and the thick rich soup, and a sight
Of little forced meat balls No soul could tell
how good it was--it was near about as hand.
sum as fathers old genuine particular cider,
and that YOU could feel tincIe clean away
down to the tip eends of your toes. Now,
says the MAJOR, I'll give You, Slick, n new
wrinkle on your horn. Folks aint thought
nothing of, unless they live at Treemont it's
all the 20 Do you dine at Peeps tavern
every day, ard then of hot foot TO Trcemont,
and pick pour teeth on the street steps there
and folks will think you dine there. l do it
often, and it saves two dollars a day. Then
he put his finger on his nose, and says he,
Mum is the Word."
Now this Province is Jist like that are coup,
good enough at top, but dip down and you
have the riches, the COAL the iron ore, tho
gypsum, and what not The only thing that
will either make or save Halifax is a rail-
road across the country to Bay Of Fundy.
1t will DO to talk Of, says one You'll see
it some day, says another Yes, says a third,
it will come but we are too young yet.
Our old minister had darter a real clever
looking gal as you'd see in a days ride, and
she had two or three offers of marriage from
sponsibe men-most particular good specs
but minister always said, "Phube, you are too
young-the day will come--bnt you are too
Young yet, dear" Well, PhD5e didn't think
so at all she said, she guessed she knew bet
ter nor that SC the next offer she had, she said
she had no notion to lose another chance-oa
she sot to Rhode Island and got married says
she, Fathers too old, he don't know That's
list the case at Halifax. The old folks say the
country is too young--tho time will come, anl
so on; and in the mean time the young FOLKS
won't wait, dni run Of 10 the States, ,Dhers
the marin is ''youih is he Gme for improyr-
raent a net0 country is ncrcr too younS far
ercrhon--pusf on-bccP movin-go ahcGd."
Darn it all, said the cIockmaker rising with
great animation, clinching his fist, and eXtca.
ding his arm-darn it all, it fairly makes my
dander rise, &c see the nasty, idle, loungnr,
good for nothing, do-lttle critters-they amt It
10 tend bear trap, | vow. They ougl t
to be quilted round and round a room, like a
lady's lap dog the matter OF two hours a day,
to keep them from dyn of apopexy. Hush,
hush, said I, Mr.. Sick, you forget Well So /
he, resuming his usual composure-well, ita
enough to make one veXcd though, declare
isn't it !