Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-03-16
ADVENTURE OF A yERMONTER.

ADVENTURE OF a VERMONTER.
DEAR JAKE; I've been but short time in
this country, but have met with some heart
stirring adventures. /, is a jovial country as
l'me Judge. If yon see beau somewh Ia,
dull, his eyes little red and sore, be s.re he
has no, been carousing in the bowers Of Bac.
chus; no. he has only been dancing all night,
and drinking 10 the smiles Of some sly gal,
until his soul is completely lhawed and held
in solution ofsighs and tears and moonshlne.
Should you see Prairie gal little sleepy,
il is not because she has the ague. no, she IS
just recovering from an attack Of The "Yan-
kee doodle" phrenzy, and has been forced to
jump up and down the live.iong night, to
shake it off. You can tell when dance is
nigh by the signs ofihe times. When one is
on band, the boys dance when they chop
wood. and The gals sing like blue jays in The
the summer. il is amazin. how soon human
beings come TO maturity in this par, Of the
country. Thirteen, fourteen, Boys a cour
,in." 'Tis very quick soil. Boys act like
men al fourteen, and girls, like cucumbers, are
old enough as soon as they are big enough. ]
got receipt from d. Puff, the grea. phreso'.
ogis, 10 quicken the growth Of whskers. A
young lad Of ordinary paris can suck enough
OF dignity from enc box Of ,ow-linen cigars, to
en,i,le him 10 as much respec, as Henry Clay,
and q lass Of eight or ten, will absorb enough
ofindependence jus; b squeezing his hand to
render her more than a match for her mother.
But when relate my adventure. you will like.
IL trace a relation between i, and these obser-
vations. A few days ago ! put Up at Squire
Wiseacre's. His daughter Lucy was On her
knees devontIy scrubbing tho floor. Jane"
said she. .'if you don't harry after some mere
water. you'll catch il. | AMI going to put up
with your poke easy way. when the folks will
be comm in directly"
Do you think. Luce. I'm going 10 run my
life on, for you and jim Eiis-you may do
your own cleaning" Hereupon Lucy made
a, Jane with the mop handle. Jane quicsened
her pace, and in few minutes every pnncheon
Of The aoor shone like looking glass. Lucy
was soon transformed into he most gentle
creature ever saw-her Trim person was set
out ia neaI calico frock, her feet, which ]
thought rather out Of taste, had crept into
modest, mincipg pair Of moroccos-her face so
meek and winning that you wond suppose
passion never deformed it. Evening and
pleasure came on a?ace. We had Iousing
FIRE. went out into The yard 10 hear the ami
mating music Of the sleigh bells as the guests
clme in. A yoorg spark here b0nrered me
for q trade; be had oil the self confidence Of
one of,he quick made men have told you Of,
The frs, crop of beard had not been reart from
his face. though he looked as il he had been
lately Graded. "Susnger. jus, lack four
bits, to pay my bali expenses. I've been
catching Prairie chickens for Squire Wisacre,
but lack four bits vet. Wont yoa buy nv
razor, Ana saws I've no mere bearI lhsn the
inside OF her hand; want enoush TO pay my
expenses"
You sieken me. Master Spark. look. and
there's the heel Of yocr pomps s'ickins oui CT
your Goa, pocket. Ia rather help you to buy
spelling book. lcame 20 ibis county 70
Sc, good examples. young maa." How in
sailing TO ehslengethis quick n,de digsi.y.
Master Sparks eyes looked like two glow
worms. "Strancsr. you haven't spsEk Of IN.
eommodsticn beloneia 10 ye-yoai' be Kicked
ont Ct company in ;hese digsings-yoo'-
II never BE- invited INTO fashionable society Is
have been"
Der dispute Grew Ire s;.eadsn q Iusiy