Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-08-23
KICKING A YANKEE.

KICKING A YANKEE.
"a very handsome friend of ours, who
few weeks ago was poked out Of COM
Portable office up the river, has betaken
himself to Bangor, for time, to recover
from the wound inflicted upon his feel
ings by our unprincipled and immoIa!ing
Administrations ...
Change of air must have had an in
slant effect upon his sp! rils, for, from Ga.
lena, he writes us an amusing letter,
which, among other things, tells Of des
perate quarrel that took place on board Of
the boat between real live dandy tour
list, and real live yankee settler. The
latter trod on the toes for the former;
whereupon the former, threatened to
"Kick out Of the cabin" the latter;
"You'll kick me out of this cabng?"
Eyes, sir, III kick you out Of thus cab
in!"
"You'll kick me, Mr.. Hitchcock, GU, Of
this cabing?"
ayes sir, I'll kick you, Mr.. Hitchcock"
swell, | guess" said the yankee, very
coolly, after being perfectly satisfied that
it was himself who stood in such imm
nent peril of assault-'I guess, since you
talk Of kicking" you've never heard me
tell about old Brady and my mare, there,
to HUME"
No, sir, nor do wish"
"WaI, guess it won't set you back much,
any how, as kicking's generally best to
be considered on. You see old Brady, is
one Of these sanctimonious, long faced
hypocrtes, who put on religious suit
every Sabbath day morning, and with a
good deal OF screwing manage to keep it
on till after sermon IN the afternoon; and
as was Univsrsalist, he alters picked
me out as a subject for religious CONVEX.
saiion-and the darned hypocrite would
talk about heaven, hell and the devil
the crucifixion and prayer, without ever
winking he had an old roam mare
that would jump any fourteen rail fence
in Illinois, and open any door in my barn
that hadn't paddock on it. tn or three
times found her i'm my stable, and |
told Brady about it, and he was very
sorry'-'an unruly anima'--'wouId watch
her, and hull lot Of such things, all
said in very serious manner, with face
twice as long as old Deacon Farrar s, on
Sacrament day. knew all the time he
was lying, and so watched him and his
old roam tn; and for three nights regular,
old roam came to my stable about bed
time, and just at daylight Brady would
come, bride her, and ride off. | then just
took my old mare down to the black.
smiths shop, and had some shoes made
with "corks" about four inches long, and
had 'em nailed on to her hind feet. Your
heels mister amt nuthing TO 'em. took
her home, and give her about ten leet hal
tar and tied her right in the centre of the
stable, fed her well with oats about nine
o'clock, and alter taking a good smoke,
went to bed, knowing tina. my old mare
was truth telling animal, and that she'd
give good repor! of herself in the NOR
ming. hadn't got fairly to sleep before
the old oman hunched me and wanted to
know what on airth was the matter out
at the stable. Says go to sleep. Peggy.
is is nuthing but 'Kate'-she is kicking off
the flies, | guess!-Purty soon she hun
ched me agin, and says she, Mr.. Hitch
cock, du git up and see what in the world
is the matter with Kate, for she is kicking
most powerfully Lay sill, Peggy
Kate will take care of herself, guess
Wal, the next mornn', about day light,
Brady, with bride in hand, cum to the
stable, and, as rue as the book Of Genesis,
when he saw the old roan's sides, starn
and head, he cursed and swore wor Sc than
you did, Mister when came down on
your Toes. AFTER breakfast that mornin',
Joe Davis cum 10 my house, and says he,
'Bradly's old roam is nearly dead-she's
cut all to pieces and can scarcely move.
want to know! (says y show on airth
did it happenG' Now Joe Davis was
member OF the same church with Brady,
and whilst we we're talkin' up cum that
everlastin' hypocrite, and says he, Mr..
my old roam is ruined9 'Du
tell, saysl. "She is entail TO pieces, I
says be; do you know whether she was
IN your stable, Mr. Hitchcock, last night
Wal, Mister, with this let out: DO
tnoac it?--(the Yankee here, in illustra
lion, made sudden advance upon The
laudy, who made way for him, uncon-
'ciously, as it were)-Do /; know it, you
old no-souled, shad- bellieI, squash headed,
Did night owl you!-you hay-hookin',
fodder.fudgin', cent Shawn,
Within .of.nOthin' you!'-Kate kicks like i