Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-19

AAa'O you ouiu ouI pOsdtDeS Ntt.
asked GaskilI, with some concern in his
voice.
30, no. No, vet. Wakefield has
been making me offers for the las, ten
days. But from the prices they are
bringing in Philadelphia, am well sat.
Islied they must 80 over thirty cents
here
About thirty? why, sold to Wake
field for twenty six cents:'
"A great Ounce Won were; if must
speak SO plainly neighbor Gaskill It's
only yesterday tina, he offered me
twensy-nlne cents for four hundred
bushels. But declined. And | was
right. They are worth thirty one to-
day and at tha. price ain going to
SELL
Isn't it too badn calculated the NOR
tilted farmer, walking back wards and
forwards lmpatlenny. There are
twenty five dollars literally sunk in the
sea. That Wakefield has cheated me
most outrageouslv.'
And all because you were too close
TO spend 50 80 cents for newspaper,
should call that saving al the Spite and
letting out at the bung hole. neighbor
Gaskill''
! should think It vas indeed. This
very dav I'll send off money for the
paper. And if any one gets ahead Of
me agin, he have to be wide awake
can tell him.
Very Clever Fellow, But
if there he one form OF expression in
our colo3ulal intercourse that delest
more heartily than another, IT Is that
which stands al The head of this article
II Is a stab inflicted under The disguise
o friendship Just As the cup is raised
To vopr l,p-, il Is dashed away by that
Grabbed Al insignificant mpna.vllable
but The WORD has no particular
meaning atarhed to lit means any
thing and every thing very one
forms hlsoplnian Of aDpiher's character
either from report or observation, and
as If the feeling were implanted IN his
nature, that perfect excellence III this
afraid, when enquiry Is made, to say
anything preIudciaI TO his friends char
acler, he eases himself off with this
bW.end of "a sentence. which some.
times stunts and knocks down the
hearer This abrubt monosyllable is
often thrust into ones ear when he
least expected II.
Good morning neighbor Stokes!
well our friend JOB, they say has been
quite lucky. He's sold his land and
made a cool thousand.
AN well! well who would have tho't
il! Neighbor JOB is certainly one OF the
best men in the world lie deserves
to be lucky. Neighbor Job knows
which side of his bread is buttered-in
shor, ueighbor Job is
Il what
.Neighbor Job
.Neighbor job is neighbor Job--you
are as quick as a steel trap this morn
ing, Mr. Stokes!'
What was going to say was that
neghbor Job is very clever fellow
but
But what Mr. Stokes!
'Oh! nothing in particular that |
know of-but--
But what Nr Stokes!'
oh you know people VIII have their
opinion of others. Neighbor Job is
one of the very finest fellows in the
world-hut--'
But what neghbor Stokes?'
.Bm-but-but,' said he in half
hesltaung manner Mr. Stokes being
followed up was driven into corner.
Having learned of neighbor Jobs good
fortune that morning. he spoke of him
to twenty or thirty individuals. always
ending with his 6m. He often ac-
companied his insinuations with
knowing wink of the eve, and the
consequence was that many, not asking
anv explanation of his but, began to
think nieghbor job was hard drnker.
a cheat--a pick pocket, or something
worse than either Envy at Jobs
good fortune was at The bottom of the
whole matter.
We'll, Mrs Stop, they say Isabel
Green is going to be married. She
will make fine wife
Going to be married! did you say!
do tell SAID Mrs SIop.' to be sure
she not having heard the news be-
fore.
Yes! so they say! She's fine
girl Mrs Sinp!'
Oh YES. Isabel is one of the finest
girls know Of SO pleasant and agree
bic and good natured! She's fine
girl, but
We'll. what fault have YOU to find
with her. now. Mrs Slop.
The fines, glrl in The world but,
Oh! she's a grand girl but and
Mrs SIop mods and wInks.
Any thing particular! D. lie, me
hear Mrs Stop.
'Oh! no. nothing rery particular
bm-you know it won't do TO speak
gu, al avs.
Il always speak ont, Mrs Slop-I
suppose your but means tina, Isabel is
likely TO be married before your daugh-
ter. A
oh! how could you insinuaie-I
would nni have You suppose think
hard of Iasbe. IhaU'm said word