Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-10-19

tam. \ gu Know go m haf9 dotlats
weigh pound or two. didn't mention
the circumstance hen first came out
Of the river because was SO scared and
confused Tint didn't remember it. But
| know Just as well when the pouch broke
through my coat pocket, as can bel
Thus re-assuIe1, Sol took the water
again, and as we were in hurry, we re-
quesied h,m 10 bring the pouch and half
the money TO Dadeville, fins diving should
prove succt ssiul.
ITO b. sure will" said he, and his
blue lip quivered with COLI, and his whole
frame shook from the same cause.
The river ager' made Sol shake worse
than that, that Fill
But we left him diyiog for the pouch IN
dusirious " and ~ doubt he would have
got il, IL il had been t1ere
Once, as we were about 10 leave a
house at which we hid put up, the night
previous. one of the girls, buxom or OF
twenty, followed US 10 the fence, and the
following tele a-tete ensued -
"Now, squire they say you know, and |
want GU to tell me, # you please, what
will chickens be worth ibis fall z
How many have YOU 7
"The rise Of seventy, and three hens a.
seltn'r
"Wen now Miss Betsy said We, you
know how much | set by the old mar
your daddy and the old lady, you know
how she and me always got along; and
Jim and Dave, you know we was always
like brothers and yourself, Miss Betsy, |
cansider my particular friend, and as it is
you, III! tell you 7
'Do squire, ef you please; they say
Van Buren's going to led his big army on
fowls and sumo folks say he's 20 ng 10
lake 'em without pawn FOR 'em, aud some
say he amt aud thought in course, ef
he did pay for 'em, the price would rlse!'
"Well, the fact is but don't say moth
ing about it, the army is 10 be fed on fowls;
the ROSTERS will be given % the officers 10
make 'em brave, aud the hens to the m
mon soldiers, because you see they alnl
as good"
In course
$50 you see, the hens will be worth A.
bout three BITS, and ROSTERS a hall dollar,
and ready sale of that.
She was perfectly delighted. and we
do not h, SIT lie to say, would have reward
ed US with kiss, il we had asked IT F; but
IN those days, modesiy was the bright
rat in our character. AS il was, she
only insisted on our taking a bit Of some
thing cold 10 our saddle-bags, in ease we
should reach town too late for dinner.
Our next enc untcr was with an old la
dy not, rious n her neighb rhood, for her
garrulty and simple-mndedness. Her
/ auacity knew NJ bounds il was con-
slant, unr, hitting, iut-rm nable, and some
lines auahab y silly. Shr was incest d
IN quite Urge CAancery sun VII ch had
hern or pging its SLOW length aong' FOR
several Yeas, aud furnished her wuh a
conversational funI viii n SIC drew npnn
extensively, unoer the idea that rs m rtS
could nev 81 sufii emily discuss d. llav.
ing b. en- warned f her Propensity, and
being s mewnai hurr ed when we called
ulon her, We were uispos to get through
bus ness rs soon as possible, and wlthout
h airing her Enumeration OF the strong
points ST hrr law cas- Strlding into The
bous md drawing our pipes
'TaS,ng the censas, ma an quoth W..
"Anl WE'LL bless your sal, honey, ttke
seat. Now, do Are you the g ntle
nan that Mr.. Van Burcr has sent out to
take The seHsisl ! womb vel, good
/ Lord look down, how was Mr.. Van Bulen
and family when you seed him 7
We explainrd taat We had never seen
the Prrsu eni; didn't know hun from
side Of sole lesiher,' aud we had been
WI itrn to, to take the census.
"Wel. now, thar again! Love your
soul Wei, L sposr, Mr.. Vau Bur n
writ you a letter, dii hel No! WI, /
suppose, some OF his officers doar IL; bless
my SOUL Well, God DO prnis d there's
mighty little here 10 take down; times Is
hard, Gods will be done; but looks Ike
people can't get their just rights IN this
country; aud the law IS oil for The rich
aud none for the ropr. praise the Lord
/ Did YOU ever hear T. II Of lhnt cas- my
boys has got again old SIMPSON, Lo ks
I ike they never wil get 10 the ernd OF u;
glory 10 his namel The children viii sui
fer, I'm nightly aieard; Lord give rs
grace. ID sou ever see Judge 81
Yes! Wen, ihp Lord pre.e We as d d
you ever eaT him say whai he was agWiur
10 DO 10 the boys ease agin simpsuul
MOI Go d Lord, Wei, squire will you
AK him the next time yon SCI bin, end
write me word; aud tell him whst ! say;
I'm nothing but poor widow, end my
boys hos got no larnng, aud old simpson
TUX EN- IL. It's mghiy hard case 90
my boys any how. They ought 10 ha'
had mighty guod start, oil on 'em. but
Col bless you, that old man has used 'em
up I'll they amt nble 10 boy orfetur to
plough with. lbs mighty hard case,
and the will eugh.nt 10 been bfoktn.
/ but"
Here We inierposed and told the old
lady that our time was precious, that We
wished TO take down ~ numher 81 htr
family. and TIE produce RAISE by aer ass
year, end, be- OF. Atra good deai 81
trouble W. got through vito the dIsrrp
ton Of the members uf her family and ih
Statistical table as Gar as The arttle
| cloth
"Elow many ytrds OF cotton cloth did
I 80, s,t.a.a Ia ism uta'autf"