Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-05-30

words and make you stare, l reckon.n
Gov. Gore smiled, and ordered the servan
to carry the bag to the kitchen; aud repa,rin,
thither himself, found the servan, staring viii
wonder at large, and by no means prepos
sesslng pollock laid out ON the table! Fo
single moment the Governor felt indionan,
but recollecung the character of the donor
he, walking back to his vister, whom h,
found waiting with eager expect ation, remark.
ed IN cool, indifferent tone:
y am much obliged, Mr.. b. for Your kind
intention, though your present is no real
rarity here in Boston, we can get the same
any day al the fish market for two cents y
pound.'
Get It FOR two cents pound at the fist,
market! roared the COMPOUNDED Councilman
why, Governor, there's not another salmon
on! of water in New Englandp
! 'l>was not speaking of salmon. re.Nied the
Governor lii the same provoking calm tone,
u merely intended TO say that eau get in the
market for that price, better and fresher pol
LOCK Than the one which you have brough,
pollock be darnedn screamed Mr.. B.. dive
mean TO say the fish brought you Just now
is pollock?
walk this. way, Mr. b., said the Governor.
ieadihg The Way TO the kitchen, and pointing
10 'he striped sides Of the fish, lis that sal
Nnon p
:, iii was when started this morning. said
lhr' ID. IN low reflective tone-tand a fine
one too, as ever swan in the .Merrimack
ou'' ne consnued, turning it over, as if 10 be
sure there was no mistake, but il is a pollock
now sure enough
The prhSe and spirit of the good old farmer
hr,l FL
ana ashamed he could not bear TO look the
Governor in the face, and steadlas,lv declined
all his invitation 10 stay and dine Slowly
and mournlully he rebugged the pollock. and
sorrowinlly commenced his homewart iour.
ney. If there was occasion in The morn;no
TO wood up at the numerous taverns on The
road, there certainly was now, when re,urn-
ing under such Notifying circumstances
and when Mr.. b. last, reached the tavern NJ
iewksbury, he was just in that state and
frame winch he thought demanded strong
mug OF .Wilder's best flip and so he had il.
put while he was drinking it, the mischievous
hosuer was again at the bag Finding the
pollock still there, he Withdrew it. and re-
placed the salmon.
Mr. ID. reached home about dark, tired.
veXed, and we must say it, little drunk. Al
hrst lie was sullen and silent, but at last
"earied with his wlles ceaseless INQUIRIES as
10 "ha' was The matter. and why he was SO
cross ana snarly like,--he threw his hat al
me 'dressers' with such violence and fatal
ann, that he brought down the milk not. fam
ny pitcher, and small host Of cups. saucers
and plates He smiled grmly al the havoc
he had wrought, and then turning fercelv TO
ms astonished lady, demanded
what do yer think. That darned salmon
turned INTO pollock before | gotlo Boston :
Turned into pollock p said Mrs. B.
why, what on airlh do you mean p
i mean jisl what ! say said the Council
Tor, with dignity 'and il yer don't believe
me, go and look in the bag behind the door,
Mrs. Is. hauled out the bag, cut the string.
shook The contents on the floor. Her spouse
looked on with much nonchaence during the
iirst part oil the operation, but when the sal
mon, looking as hale and fresh as ne did when
placed there in the morning, rolled out and
hopped quetly down on The floor, it was too
hucn. 'DarnatIon seize The crt,urn he cried
as with one kick of his heavy foot he sent
Inc unfortunate fish in the blazing fire. and
then laying hold of the tongs, he punished
nm. and crowded linn down under the coal. |
exclalmlng, as he danced about in his frantic
efforts.
How dye like that, you tarna cri.tur
On you're nice fish, you are, darn We
81 cure salmon in Dracut but pollock
III boston.'=S S-Portland TRANSCRIPT.