Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1845-02-27

And such look as she gave me when
she concluded with. How could YOU
for a moment suspect-but there she
is, on the other side of the street.
Letter from Uncie Joshua.
To Major Jack Downing, Editor Of
the Bunker Hill, 1873, Fulton ST.,
n. York.
DEAR NEPHEW Il got your letters,
and am glad 10 hear you are getting
along so well with your Bunker Hill
paper. think you We got exactly on
the right ground, and hope you'll
stick TO ii.
| don, know of any nation that has
any better right TO this country than
the Americans have; and It's nv notion
tina! we better hold on to it, and enjoy
the fruits of il, and govern il ourselves,
and make our own laws, and take care
Of our own people; il we don't I'm
afraid we shall come off by and by, as
your father and | did when we was
boys. about our red sweet apple tree.
1 We talk about havin a tree of liberty
planted III this country, and what ex
cellenl fruit it bears, and what large
nice tree ii has got to be, big enough
for all Of us TO sci under the shadow of
1t and our children after Us, and eat as
much fruit as we want as long as we
i've But whal'll be the use of all this
if we don't take care Of the tree. |
tell ye, this business makes me think
of our red sweet apple tree when your
father and were boys. Father had
pretty orchard, plenty Of apples. and
cider enough to last all winter. There
was one tree close to the fence away
to the further end of the orchard, that
bore large red sweet apples, and good
many of EN-. And bein we'd been
pretty good boys, and smart to work,
father says to US, says he, boys. you
may have that red sweet apple tree for
your own, and all that grows on it
We was ,ickled enough, and thought
we should have plenty of apples now
every winter 10 eat as many as we want
ed 10.
So when they was ripe we took our
/ baskets and went oni 10 gather EN-
we got up into the tree, for twas easy
to climb, the limbs come most down 10
the ground, and begun to pick the APP
Piles. Bime-bv along come Bill Jabson,
and looked over the fence, and SAYS he.
'hullo, Josh. is them apples yotrn =
Says |. yes, father give 'em TO u.s.
We'll, give me some, won'tye! says
Bill.
Yes says |. you may re, over and
eat as many as You want So over
he Jumped. and begun to pick and eat
and stuff his pockets full. Then along
core Sam Rider. and he looked over
the fence; both Of their houses was all
in sight; and Sam, says he, give me
some apples, will ye!
Yes saws I,.get over and help your
self SO Sam he began to eat and stuff
his pockets full. Arler they'd cal a.
while. Bill goes and gets up on the
fence and hollers to his brothers. there
was three or four of 'em IL play out in
signt. and SAYS he. here. come over
here all on We. and get some apples.
And then they come ,umbln ovet the
fence like a flock of sheep. and the way
they picked up the apples was eau
ten
Come now says Sam Ride:,'l gness
I've as good right 10 do that as you
have, Bill Jabson. SO he jumps up on
The fence and looks off l'other way and
calls to his brothers. And over they
come. half dozen of 'em. and up into
the Tree in less than three minutes
And .hey begun TO hustle about and
knnei. the apples on the ground and
blulse EN- so II half spoi.t EN-.
Now saws |. BOYS, yol shan't do
that. I'm wiiiIn you should have some
apples to ca, as many As You want; but
amt agnin to have yon knock 'em
ahnut III that way. Now you go down
off the tree, and you may stand under
i, and eat a- long as you are mind
TO-
No ~han',, mother says Bill Jah-
son; i shnnii like 10 know, Josh
Downing. VINO you are, I'm rs good as
w any day.
dtdn', say yon wasn't, says !; 'bn'
Won, have you up here shaking my
tree, so go down.
4 say won't 60 down. says l5i';
YOU told me to come over here and cal
apples -,
nigh, come over saws |. 'aad | won
have you All upin til 'ree here, si.akIr
, il SO and spoilng the apples.
. WHO cares for you. Josh Downing!
! saws Bill, aud he up and ih.ew al
apple a, me. Then | threw one at hin
; and hi, him in the face. AT that they
: all sung out. NOW give it TO him. BIZ
. Jabson, now give it 10 him.; and at
!. they went pel,iug me and your fathe