Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13
cried Mr.. Van Scoik, growing impa-
tient, and beginning to fear that the ne
gro mightpass without observing him

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4 W Now didn't he rair9 . r#,t
! With his spurers on,
/ And his shoe>boots on,
4 And his broad-cloth coat 1js
/ "a Now didn't he shinel nss
!, Now didn't he rair, e..s.s. ..,-.
"Murder!-help! oh, help here!!"
! "Who dat"' asked the startled ne
gro, for the first time catching the
sound Of the voice from the tree
Then stopping short in his path, he lis
! tened for moment in order to give
some further intelligence as to the ma
ture of the alarm, before he determined
1 whether to advance Or retreat. aas
! 81 say! you mister! come here and
. take my gun, and shoot this bear!-
there's live bear here s tr7
"Ki,'' laughed the negro, g spec
dat's Jocko what skeer dat white man. y
AS the negro approached, he soon
saw into the state Of affairs, and not
less to his own qualification than that
of Mr.. Eugenius Augustus Van Scoik,
discovered his pet Jocko, of whom be
was in anxious search. .fe
/ "Why, massa, what for you got up
/ da' Jocko no bite nobody. Him got
no harm in him no more'n little kit
ten. Come down, massa.'' Then
| addressing himself to the bear,ihe con-
tinued ina rather different tone" Come
here, sa!--what for you been done gone
all tie mornin', ha?-been skeer de
white man, too-you domination good
for nothing!-neyer mind, git you
home dis time; you no git away no
more, now mind dat'' ed.
/ While speaking, the negro fastened
the rope which he had brought for the
purpose round the BEARS neck, and
was about to lead him away; but obser-
wing that the man in the tree did not
come down, he again called to him, Jas
suring him, that there was no danger.
"Come down, massa, Jocko amt
| gwine to bite you. ! bound he never
bite nobody, massa.''
By this time Mr.. Van Socks fears
had sufficiently subsidized to warrant
him in descending. He had nearly
reached to the ground when the bear
sprang towards him to the extent OF
his rope. .t-.sa.55.s
! "Wah-a-a-w!-hold !''-ex-
claimed Mr.. Van Scoik, again spring
ing into the tree. 7ssaa sit.
"Yah, yah, yah, massa, Jocko only
i want to play wild YOU" fs8 3gH
I But our sportsman's skepticisn was
not so easily to be removed, nor would
he again trust his legs to the ground
until Jocko and his master were far "a
way on their road home. He then
came down, examinedhis torn clothes,
4, searched about and recovered his gun,
and, after making a solemn VOW never
to go hunting on the Sabbath day,
I set out for home. And never since
!, that day has Mr.. Eugenius Augustus
Van Sock been seen proving about
the fields with a gun on his shoulder,
on that day which we are commanded
! to remember and keep holy. M
j The following anecdote of Robert
| Morris, we find in an exchange paper:
|: "When DIR. Rush was young man,
he had been invited to dine in compa-
ny with Robert Morris, Esq, man
celebrated for the part he took in the
American revolution. 1t SO happened
! that the company had waited some
time for Mr.. Morris, who on his appear
ance apologized OBTAINING them, by
sayinghe had been engage in reading a
sermon of clergyman who had just
gone to England to receive orders:-
"Well, Mr.. Norris" SAID the Doctor,
chow did you like the sermon? have
heard it highly extolled.' "Why
Doctor" said he, 81 did not like it all.
It's too smooth and tame for me. =
ssMr.Morris, ''replied the Doctor, "what
kind ofsermon do you like - 81 like,
SIR" replied Mr.. Morris, s'that kind OF
bleaching which SCI res man into one
corner of pew, and make him thin
the devil is after him. I'll IF
| To make salt butter fresh. When
butter has two much salt in it, put to
each pound Of it a quart offresh milk,
and churn il in an hour; then treat it
like fresh butter, working in the usual
quantity of salt. A little white sugar
| worked in, improves it. This is said
| to be equal to fresh butter. Salt may
| be taken out of small quantity Of but
tier by working i overin clean fresh wa
tier, changing the water number Of
times.--.1merican Housewife.