The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-10-25
From the New Orleans Picayune.
YANKEES ABROAD-THE VERMONT
SCHOOLMASTER


or East. to conceal it. lest he should he called
" down easter" or a yankee" Much more
entitled tn scorn are those who have sprung from
dunghill in some New England State. emora,-
ed to the South, and then encouraged the belief
that they sprouied into existence on Southern soil
expressing at all times thorough contempt for
the land of wooden nutmegs," as they are
pleased 10 term the land of Lexington and Bunker
Hill. One of this latter class Of renegades was
very pleasantly rebuked not long SINCE and so
very eifecnaly wtha that he will no, be likely
10 iorgef the lesson for many years.
gentleman of this city travelling North by
the regular stage through Alabama and Georgia,
the coach stopped. for the purpose of giving the
passengers chance to swallow a hasty dinner
On leaving the table and lighting his cigar, pre-
paratory To resuming his seat in the coach onr
TREND found that new passenger belonging to the
town had taken the seat he had occupied ever
since starting. The inside of the coach was thus
completely filed A drzzling rain had Just set
In, which promised to increase in due .;me to :.
very respectable shower. Sundry upsets of the
Stage at no time very agreeable. had considera-
Ny encroached upon the good nature of our wor-
thy traveller, and he did not feel at all inclined
To surrender what he thought to be his right 1t
scarcely needed the rather arrogant air of the
stranger, therefore, To bring him TO determine
ton To make no concessions
" My frend,' said he " am sorry TO disturb
you, but that seat is mne''
" You're positive ofthat. are you % replied the
stranger. with rather cOntemptuous smile
Pretty positive, sir" said the other, survey
ing the interloper coolly.
p" regret 10 say that | can't help it," answer
ed the stranger :" have paid nv fare to Angus
'a' and there is strong probability that shall
go 10 Augusta and in this seat. too"
! Our friend hesitated, for he was cautious
man, His first impulse to try his strength
IN illustration of the doctrine that . MIGHT makes
right : but an indispnstion To 1uarreling united
with the consideration that the stranger appeared
tn be the strongest man of the two and mioht
prove victor in personal contest. induced him to
make application TO the stage agent, who stood in
the vicinity
" believe | have right To that seat" said
ne, " to Augusta. have occupied it so far and
by the comfy existing between the sovereon,ies
ct that little world, stage coach. it ought not TO
be taken from me now What is yonr opinion a.,
:. fnn have right 10 that seal, and shall have
it," said the agent
lie was about Ia invite the usnrper to take the
outside passage, when a rough good -humored
intelligent conntryman. who could see but little
difference between inside ride and wind and
ram, with the congenial company of the driver,
rendered the conner his own seat, which he
Immediately vacated.
IL there were symptoms of n storm ontsde
mere were likewise symptoms Of storm inside,
as the stranger gave way the necessities of his
situation. surrendered his first seat and took the
one so generously offered him by the countryman.
! AS lie assumed MS new seat n muttering about
! Did Yankee" was easily distinguished
few auxiliary jolts Of the stage aided in a.
rousing his temper, and length he broke out in
regular TRADE against the universal Yankee ma
! ton.
- nate the whole essence peddling set :" said
he, to an easy tempered fellow by his side Z" and
always did; and never could sufficiently thanl,
my stars that was born and brought up south Of
the Potomac. They send out their meanest spe-
c'menS TO me south, and in the proportion of their
numbers, they always remind me of the yermjn
which overrun Egypt. One of the most useful
lessons ever learned was to damn Yankee"
1t would have been pleasing to have watched
the face OF our traveller from New Orleans He
had very carefully surveyed the features of The
stranger as he settled into his seat, and smile
gathered upon his lips which seemed to saw he
, knew his man He listened quite patiently to the
denuncaton OF the other, and finally said in
pleasant tone
/ &" You don't seem TO like Yankees 2"
The stranger looked al him very closely before
he answered, for he scarcely liked the expression
OF his counenance for beneath its pIacdly there
was something that slightly rescmbled s6eer
/ He replied briefly
! . No sir, do not"
! Peoples tastes will differ there is no account
| ing for them; your tace-pardon me sir-seems
not unfamiliar to me. If the request be not too
lmPerllnent, should like to De favored with your
name 90
" My name is Jones, sir"
You are
- Cashier of the - Bank
" Exactly, remember, and"
! Alderman in the same town"
Ay, come to remember" said our friend then
scratching his head as though endeavorino TO
remember something he had half forgotten re-
collect having heard of you Did you not once
teach district school in the town of Pomfret
State of Vermont?'
Eli Pompret? No?' Yes, hey 2"
- Yes, You remember" pursued his tormentor.
as IT not noticing his disturbance, g the old red
school house up there the hill close by the bic
rock the butternut woods in the rear Iauobt in
the district school adjoining, you know. Letme
see" said he in slow and thoughtful tone and with
ImPerturabIe gravity. " I think our paw that win.
ter was Ten dollars month, wasn't il? There
was proposition, you remember to drum YOU on
of town, for
Our alderman and Cashier could stand il M
longer but leaning forward To our New Orleans
traveller said fercsly-
- w no are Won autd,oip q,