Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-30
II a * ING THE G Z N sC 5.
y Scene IN alabama.
ny n. HOOPER, ESQ .

We rode up one day to the residence OF Wi
dow rather past the prime Of iifc---Gust that
period at which nature supplies more abundant
ly the oil which lubricates The hinges of the
female tongue)--and hitching to the fence,
walked into the house.
Coco morning, madam said we in our usual
bland, and somewhat insnuating manner.
'Mornin',' said the widow grufily
Drawing our blanks from their case, we pro.
ceeded-'I am the man, madam, that takeo the |
census, and-'
The mischief you are = said the old terma- |
gant. Yes, I've heern of you Parson w. told |
me you was coming, and told him jlst what
tell you, that if you said cloth, soap ur
chickens, to me, I'd set the dogs on ye.-Here,
Bull here, pomp!'-Two wolhsh ours re.
sponded to the call for Bull and Pomp, by COM
ing to the door, smelling at our feet with slight
growl and then laid down on the steps. Now
continued the old she savage, thenl'e The Sc
! verest doge ii this country Last week Bill
| Stonecker's two year old steer Jumped my yard
! fence, and Bull and Pomp TUX him by the throat,
and they killed him efore my boys could break
/ EN- loose, 10 save the world
Yes, maam,' said we, meekly Bull and
Pomp seem to be very fine dogs
You may well say that what tells them
10 do they do-and If was to sick them on
your old horse yonder, they'd eut him up afore
you could say Jack Robertson. And it is jist
what shall do, you try to pry into my con-
sarns. They are none of your business, nor
Van Buren's mother, reckon. Oh, old Van
Banburen | wish had you here, you old rus.
cal Id show you what--I'd-Id make Bull
and pomp show yon how to be sendin' out men
10 take down what little stuff peoples got, jist
to tax il. when lis taxed enough a'ready'
All this time we were perspirng through fear
CT the fierce guardians Of the old widows por.
tai. At length, when the widow paused, we
remarked that as she was determined not to an.
swcr questions about the produce ofthe farm,
VIC would just sc, down the age, sex, and com
plexon o! each member OF her family.
NO sich o thing--you'Il DO no sich thing
said she; i've got FIVE in family, and that's all
you'll git from ne Old Van Buren, must
have heap to do, the dro,ted old villyan, to
send you to take down how old my children is.
I've got FIVE in family, and they are all between
five and hundred years old, they are all &
plaguy sight winter tnan you and whether
they are he or she, is none of your consarns
r We told her we should report her TO the
Marshal, and abe would be fined but it only
= augmented her wrath.
: Yes! send your Marshal, CT your Mr.. Var
4. Bgren here, lfvoure bad off to-let 'em come
p --'e; Mr.. Van BIyen come, Cooking as savage
$ rs Cengal lgsess, Oh, I wish he ,oould come,
: III cut las head off,
'Iaa; might XIII him. we ventured to re-
marx, by way ct & joke
Kill him! hlll Eir' oh if had him here BY
the gears reckon tconia kill him. 4 pretty
'elIow 20 be eating his vrtilS out'n gold spoons
that poor peoples taxed for, and raisin' an army
/, to get him made kGg Of Ameriky-the auda
!. cions, nas,y, 81 mixing, old scamp She paused
q moment, and then resumed, And now, iis'
q put Gown wha, tell you on that paper, anc
don't be telling no lies tC send to Washingto
y. city. Jist put down Judy TCmpkins. ageObl
woman, and four children
= We objected 10 making any such entry, bu
the old nag vowed that 1t should be done to pre-
: vent eny misrepresentation other case. W
- however were pretty resolute until she appeal
= ed to the couchan, whelps, Bull and Pomp. A
the first glimpse of ,hci. teeth our courage CAV