The Arkansas banner., 1844-02-13
THE CLOCKMAKER:

HALIFAX-THE HORSE TRADE-soUP AT THE TRE- MONT HOr The morning than several that had precedd of those uncommonly days that distinguish American guess, said Mr. Slick the heat to-day like glass of mint u lump of ice it, and feels warm-s real good tell love such this dearly It's generally allowed the finest w the world in Amecahee ant the beat of be found v He then lighted cgar and howng himself back his cha u feet of the window, and with his olded perfect p happiness.
 You appear said travelled the whole of this p and have observed the country and the people with attention what opinion ot the state and future prospects
 you will tell said he when the folks there will wake up then you, but they fast aseep the Province, it's spn vince, and calculated to go ahead will grow fast Va and they grow amazn fast your round one of to kiss them, by the time you're done they've grown up pretty Province tell good above and better below surface with pastures meadows wood and sight of priv under ground full of mnes- puts me in mind of the the mont house.
 Bradford gentleman from Connecticut that traded calves p from the Boston make Says he Slick where do you get your day At General Peeps tavern, Only fit for ngge don't you the Ifeemon house, that's the spend1 generally allowed all the world Why, that's a mark, guess it's pagy dear for can't afford how he, it's dear but its dog cheap anoher- place for specuaoheres many rich souherners stran that have money than wit that you might do pretty good there without going out of the street door made hundred this mon ill little less than half time There's Carolina awya rich bank and he arer breakfast Major he knew where get real skipping horse, that m with flash of lightning for mie and beat by whole neck Says Lod (or you know, he he's the Scotch dormant peerage my Lod says have one proper real natural traveller that with the ball of the o are and never break into gaop Says he, ajo wish give that nickname don't like it, hough he looked
 
 fact and that's the reason don't ahead and claim the title We'll my Lord, don't know, but somehow can't help hnkn ym he Lord Lord let's look horse. So Browns livery stab toher eend of the city, and picked noer he ad and great stick brag eiher Joe Brown do for that horse Two hundred dollars he W will take him out and try him. and if like him will keep him shows Carolina Lord the hose and when he gets him. let him can that heat if folks find o everlasting he they'd be aeaed stump you for start WA returned he said he liked the horse amazingly and axed the @ hundred dollars says l. you can get notn special without go ho thn mine Thinks to myself, that's than ever could m how. We'll, goin tell about the soup-says the Mao I about dinner time, and how you like the location T sight of folks there gentlemen and ladies the public room seed aore except day) all ready when the gong sounded, off sot like flock of sheep We warn jam may dependsome pull and about heels up head reached both hands, caught hold first thing could, and what should be but adys dress-we alive, rip went the rock and goes the petcoa and when myself from my beam eend away they all home and the pretty crtur her upper rggn standing as far her and nothing below bua short linen under garment If she dt s pity and the more she screamed, the folks lared for could help arn, till of the walters folded her up the table
 We gets the Major table, and aiore stood china with two hnndes full of soup about the size of foot tub, with scoop in it, about big adle of maple sugar kettle about baling soup my dish, when the Major @ from the bottom, sick-we, enough gives drag from tom, and the fat pieces of ture and the thick rich sight of little forced meat balls No soul could tell how good was near about hands fathers old genuine particular cider you could feel jingle clean away down the tip Now says the Major P give you, Slick wrinkle yom Folks an thought nothing of unless they live Treenon it's all Do dine at Peeps every day. and off M and pick teeth the street steps her and folks will think there do often and it saves two dollars day. Then he finger on his nose and says he, ".Mun is the cord."
 Now this Province ist like that soup, good enough top down and you have the riches the coal the iron the gypsum not 1he only thing hat uH either or sape Ha5ar across Me country 10 he Bay of Fumdy.
 It will do to talk of says one you'll day. says anhd says a third, it will come but young yet.
 Our old minister had darter real clever looking gal youd days rde and she had three offers of marriage from spon most particular good specsbut minister always said Pheb you young-he day will comebut you young dear" We'll
  the next offer she had she said she had notion lose another of she so to Rhode Island and mared says she fathers too don't know That's lst the Halifax The old folks say n try IS too yomg-the time will come, and and in the mean young folks won't wait and of 10 the Sa here the m youth 's the time for Improvement country necer too g ersrtion--rush on-kecp mouing-go ahead"
 Darn It a said the Clockmake rising with great annalon ls fist, and extending his amdan al fairly makes my oa to see the nas idle, oungn, good for nothing, dote cnn amt lit to tend bear trap, They ought to be quilted % round like ladys lap dog the hours day them from dyin of apopexy Hush, hush said Mr. Slick you "e sad he, resumng his usual composurewe, it's enoug one vexed though, decare-sn't it:
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