Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-12

in and swims across, Us fast as he can
pull for il, and gives them The slip
beautiful. Now your dodge and the
Mississippi dog is so much alike, I'd
a bet anything Almost, you TOOK the
hint from him."
"What capital story" sa;s he ;
'how uncommon good! UPON my " ord
it is very apt. Ji>t then the steamboat
bell rang, aud oil lie ran TO the river
too, and he give me the dodge.
"l'll tell you what he put me in mind
Of. was TO Squire Shears the tailor,
10 Boston, once, 10 gei measured Tor Il
coat. Squire sails ], measure me
quick, will y GU! that's "A good soul, for
Pm in a Eorrd hurry Can't sails
he, Sam, the d, signcr is out--sit down,
he will be in directly. ''Ihc designer
sails |, 'who the deuce is that! What
under the SUIT do you mean! Well, il
raised my curiosity so squats down
on the counter and lights II cigar.--
That word has made my FORUM, Sum.
sails he. It's somthin' new. he dc.
signs the coat, that is what is rulgarly
called--cuts it out and nice thing
it is too. 1t rcquiresa light hand, and
great freedom of touch, a quick eye,
and great taste. lis all he can do, for
he can't so much rs sew a button on.
lie is an Englishman of the name Of
= 80, .,
mcasurcr, is low, very low; but dc
signer. oh! IFS lust chop-its quite the
go. My designer -hcavcns, what a
lucky hit it WASP Well, Mr.. Thomp
son, put me in mind of Street, the de-
signcr, he didn't look unlike HIM in
person nuther, and he was a grand
hand to cut out work for others TO do.
A capital hand for maxim measures
and designs But to get back TO my
story. He said he had given 'cm TO
Canada, a fresh hare to rum Well,
they've got tired OF the chase at last,
arter the hare, for they hantc been able
to catch it. They've returned on the
tracks from where they started, and
starin' at each other like fools. For
the lust time they begin 10 AK them
selves the question, what IS response
bic government. Well, they don't
know, and they ak the Governor, and
he don't know, and he axes Lord John,
the colonial Secretary, and he don't
know. At last Lord John looks wise,
and says, It's not unlike prcrogativ--
its existence is admittcd--and its
only its exercise that is called in qucs-
ton Well, the Governor looks wise
and sails the samc.and the pcoplorepcat
the words after m--look puzzled, and
say they don't exactly understand the
answer nuthcr II reminds me OF what
happened to me once TO Busscls. !
was on the top Of coach there, goin
down that dreadful steep bill thcrc,not
that it's so awful steep nuther; but
hills arc curiositics there, they arc so
scarce. and every little sharp pinch Is
called high I'LL thcrc--Ju,t as every
stable hill 10 Nova Scotia is called a
mountain. Well, says the coachman
to me- Tournc 2 lc Mcchaniquc.' |
ddr't know what the plague he meant
II didn't understand French whcniis
tailed that way, and don'l now. A
man must speak very slow in French,
for me TO guess vi at ewlnis. what
in natur is that!s is but as lie didn't
understand Englis5, he just wrapped
il up in three yards Of Frehc', aud
give il back TO ne again. So there Was
lsir Of Us. Wen, the coach began
to 90 down hilI Ike wiuky, AID tie
pas,crg Rs put thcir heads on OF G.c
windows and bswlcd out, 'Jouintz IL
Mcchanique,' and the goldman roar
ed out, and so did the people too on the
streets, so what docs ! do but screams
ont too. .Tourn,z IT, Mcchaniqnc. :
Well. the concbnan Gin il VA. no use
talkin'; turniu right about, put lhc tung
ihro' pastry cooks y indow--throwcd
down Ii, ho,scs. and upset the coach
and away we all went, body and bonos
into the street. When picked my
self up, DE coachman comes up and
puts Iii, Isl into ny face. ard say 'yCu
great lumah.n iopl. Why didn't you
Tournez lc Mcchaniquc,' and the pas
scngcrs got round me and shook ibcir
fists too, sayin' WHY didn't ) on Tour-
ncz lc Mcchsniquc! ! didn't knox
what the plague they meant, 50 ups
fist and shakes it at them too. sayin'
why did't You TourneZ Ie Mechaniauc?