The New York herald., 1845-08-03

ts his subject, and his segar, which is suffered TO
burn by itself in his dropped hand, is another proof
of its Importance in his consideration Tallors be-
ing scarce in his native place, he appears TO have
recourse to a stroing pedlar from whom, however,
he got pair OF inexpressibles that might have
fitted fellow measuring seven or eight inches less
than our dandy does, and whatever desires he may
have stretch them to the utmost, the length of the
straps above sufficient proof that his endeavors TO
bring them to proper shape has been unavailable
Being blessed with particularly strong constitutions
our Hawkeye dandy can, TO use his own phraseole-
gy, sepdure much sleep as ring tailed coon III
the winter time Like showmans bear, he is,
at all times, ready for dance or fight: He can
''rake ii down a puncheon floor until his heels
strike fire, and light up cabin with blaze of
glory )" and, when II comes to ''reglar hug and
tumble bellevue he ar'nt afeard to claw-grab with
any thing that swims, creeps, or crawls, from q
snougen sea-sarplnt up to snortmg hy-po-p0t-a-
mouse" In short, he styles himself the "squealing
pony of the prairie, whatll be tetotaclously nebuloc
tated and fed on toad soup made out OF stump
water if he can't kick harder run faster yell loud
err and be perllter, than all the rest of creation
chucked together. Ii he can't you may catawom-
pously exquzzlecate his onoricablitudnlty's hy-
observation-disclosures, and make him crawfish into
massacreatlon."
The news boys, in all their aspirations, can never
expect to reach the perfection OF hawk-eye dandy
FARMING IN ATrAKArAs.-On the prairie, between
Mr.. Moss's and Vermlonvllle, we stopped at a
small mud hut with two wretched looking China trees
in front and fence enclosing about sixty square feet
After some difficulty got over the fence and found III
the encsurc besides the house and China trees two
three cows, well, part OF loom and saddle. we
met at the door by good looking man, who po-
litey invited in when made known our business
- looking at the country seeing how the people
live SC. lie spoke some English. His wife, quite
handsome woman, clearing away the breakfast Ia
ble and four sunburnt children, cuiees were roll
ing on the floor. There were two rooms two chairs,
two safes two beds and table, and glass in the win
dows. suppose" said we, you have just moved INTO
this house" Non SAID he, je reste ici SIX ans
Six years were you born in this neighborhood T.
Yes on this prairie" You ought to have fine gar
den in this rich country-do you not use cabbage and
beets, and beans, and other vegetables y Nom" he
said he had onions at times, aud he raised corn in
partnership with neighbor." We asked him how he
ground his and he said he had enough ground for
his family by neghbor at one dollar year We in
quired about his way Of living He said they lived prn
They raised corn and chickens, and sometimes hogs
they had milk and eggs and occasionally coffee. They
had plenty of beef He united with twelve thirteen
of his neighbors, who killed beef every Saturday and
Wednesday. share in this beef is onefourth OF a
quarter. He took share-some with large families
took two shares The meat was generally boiled. We
asked him what he raised for market lie said he sold
beef and then, and his wife made cottonade,
which he sold at Vermillon St Martinsylle at 81 so
per yard. On farther inquiry. fouEd that his wife
could weave three yards day, on her common LOOM
and thirteen years old, weaving at Mr.. +. Mer'S and
she made, informed with the flying shuttle, thir
teen or fourteen yards per day At Mr. Mosss we also
machine with which negro woman was actually
making ten times the quantity Of yarn day. that the
creole or Acadian woman made, the old fashioned
system 1t appeared that this creole woman was cor
stantly employed to support the family. When not al
tending to her household duties, she was making COT
tonade The ma did but little besides raising some
corn and occasionally riding after cattle lie SAID lew
ohe Acadians sent their children to schoo-they could
not afford it. While he spoke he Whitfield stick ana
this all we saw of the Yankee about him-Piante''s
Journal.