Litchfield enquirer., 1844-11-14
AN ADVENTURE.

AIN ADtEN
"Trot or gallop, you darned lazy mare; you are
so lazy that it is walk down the hill, walk up the
hill, and no gallop or canter-and have long
journey before me, and nobody 10 talk to but my
old lazy mare, and, by golly, she won't answer"
eyes, do" said the mare, turning her head
and casting side glance at her master.
sob, my gosh !" exclaimed the itinerant YAM
kee pedler, giving the reins a jerk, which caused
the animal to make dead halt, with the exclama-
ton Of " Dang it, friend, be easy!'
"Oh, goly I'll be darned! what's that:" said
Jonathan.
"The voice of the beast" replied the mare.
"Well, I'll swan to man," exclaimed the pedlar,
instantly leapng from the vehicle, It's the voice
of the devil"
"Gve me some OATS said the mare.
"Well, singers, if that amt good; she had a
half peck at the last place.
coats, or I'll kick the carryal into pieces" said
the mare
"I'll thrash you if you do" said Jonathan.
'Try it, and I'll kick you after your Wagon"
said the mare. ..-.
The frightened Yankee, at this last word of the
mare grew very faint at heart, and turning to run
boted right into the arms of stranger, who cried
"Whether so last, my friend +" e-
The peder looked into the face. of the stranger,
who cried .a-
"Well, I'll be darn'd to darnation! what fool
you've made of me, Wyman! ~ ..
And so it was Wyman, the ventriloqust, whom
the peder knew, and was also travelling the same
road. This occurred near North Adams, Mass, a
few days ago.
WON'T TAKE TWENTY DOLLARS.
Some waggish students at Yale College, a few
years since, were RECALLING themselves one evening
at the Tontine, when an old farmer from the coun-
try entered the room (:aking it for barroom,) and
inquired if he could obtain lodging there. The
old fellow who was shrewd Yankee, saw at once
that he was to be made the butt of their ests, but
quietly taking off his hat, and telling worthless
little dog he had with him, to lie under the chair,
he took glass o: poffered beverage. The students
anxiously inquired after the health of the old mans
wife and children, and the farmer with affected
sympathy, gave them the whole pedigree, with nu-
merous anecdotes regarding his farm, stock, sc.
'Do you belong to the church," asked one Of
| the ways. a...- ...
eyes, the Lord be praised, and so did my father
| before me-" .N
"Well, suppose you would not tell lie" re-
| piled the student"
"Not for the world" ...
SHOW, what will you take for that dog'" point
| ing to the farmers cur, who was not worth his
weight in Jersey mud.
al won't take twenty dollars for that dog"
"Twenty dollars why, he is not worth twenty
cents"
"Well, assure you would not take twenty
"Come, my FRIEND" said the student. who witt
his companions was bent on having some capita
fun with the old man. Now you say you wont
tell lie for the world, let me see if you will moi
do it for twenty dollars. I'll give you twenty dol
lars for your dog"
| "Pll not take it," e....
"You will not Here, let me see if this won
tempt you to lie," added the student, procuring a
small bag of half dollars, from which he common
ced counting numerous small piles upon the table
The farmer was sitting by the table with his hat ii
his hand, apparently unconcerned.
"There," added the student, "there are twenty
dollars, ali in silver; will give you that for you
dog"
The old farmer quietly raised his hat to the edg'
of the table, and then as quick as thought scrapet
all the money into it except one half dollar ant
then exclaimed:
81 won't take your twenty dollars! Nineteer
and half is as much as the dog is worth; ne
your property
A tremendous laugh from his fellow STUDENT
showed the would be-wag that he was completed,
"rowed u2," and that he need not look Tor hell
from that quarter; so he good naturally acknowl
edged beat. The student retained his dog which n
keeps to this day, as lesson to him never to at
tempt to play tricks on men older than himself ant
especially to be careful how he tries to wheedie
Yankee farmer Yale Literary Magazine.