The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-11-15
THE YANKEE YER.
BY MERRILL C, YOUNG.

which skirts a scene where prairie
Stretched la boundless beauty lies"
is situated a charming little cottage, nestled IN
shade. and the beclusion beneath the foliage ct
overshadowing boughs. On the piazza in front OF
this DWELLING a venerable sucker, (uamed Gordo'')
was seated, one summer afternoon, building
dreams thrift as he surveyed his plantation ,enam-
eled with heavy crops ripening Into flenty Now
as our sweetest dreams are fleeest and quickest to
close, il is not strange that his, although pleasant,
were soon terminated by some one shouting;
Halo, old dad !"
.sHallo yourself and disfiuer how it feels" he
retor,ed, and turning simultaneously with his re-
ply, his eyes fell upon young man, stranger to
him, leaning on the yard fence
Xcuse me-" said the stranger; may YOU
mought be so clever to tell chap who owns
,bat'le wheat field up aside the timber. won't
you"
"Wall, viii; own it"
Dew say!' the stranger. " But amt it
mighty cue that you allow four legged animals
and sieh critters to be init'" .........
..Bnt don't," said Gordon.
81 seen hoss in j, though, as KUN along, re-
marked the stranger, dryly
"a hoss in my wheat?" exclaimed the Sucker.
"Zaugs and lightning BIucher! Santa
ANA, here, her e." ..
His all had the effect to bring forth two dogs,
one hound with legs half as long as an Eastern
Schoolmaster the other bull, the peculiar quirk
of whose under jaw might lead you to mis,rust
that he was ever fond of what the knowing ones
call the grab game" Attended witt, these. he
trotted off in hot haste' the dogs wagging their
tails as their old master wagged his tongue urging
them TO pursue.
The Young stranger after waggine his chin lit.
lie awrv and ludueng in a light laugh that made
him look snspiriousy waggsh. walked to the cot
taes door and then, without CEREMONY into The
parlor. Here, finding himself alone. he commen-
ced a survay OF the apartment. Before he had
much Ielsue however, either to observe or ad.
mire The taste aud eleeance combined j" every
thing around him. he was eu'ran-ed nv the gush
oEa rich, Wild melody, succeeded hy the sound Of
light foot steps and iDsta rly fitted creature #
beauty ard comlness int his presence Oh thu.
fair ROSY checked d,msel, the very personicstion
Of b,heress She was startled, though when
her soft blue ewes encountered the stranger. and
was hastily Withdrawing. in doing which. she
cbanced to cast another glance-her countenance
chc nged from fright to gladness- she uttered the
name. Z" Henry Leslie"--and then ran--noi out
OF the door, but smack into the Young strangers
hat, ct "a, ~
She lei him-et him-kiss her. too; and listened
to his impassiouatr language-whv what did the
girl mean? Their conversation will, perhaps, suf
fee to explain.
" Clarisse." said the stranger, &c Clarsse, my
beautiful IDOL, have come to claim you for my
own"
40 Henry I fear that our hopes will never
change to realities love sou, very. very much;
but my faiher dislikes you merely because you are
Yarkee lawyer. He is obstinate ard will not
CONSENT" and the rosy lush fed the lady cheek.
Do NOT fear, Clarisse, said Henry Leslie. IL
can and ll,emove his prejudice. | know how
to work on farm: and as he does not know me
willhire TO him under an assumed name and by
the merit Of honest worth and virtue win place
in his affections"
Their hopes excited, and consequently their anx-
iecs lullrd by the reasoEableness of this plan, the
two seated themselves on the sofa and enoyeH
those bright, ngclplumed delights with which
reciprocal love Inspires young hearts When Cor.
don returned, however, he found the Young stran-
ger alone. Clarisse having deemed il prudent to
retire at the sound of her fathers Footsteps Col
don was glad that the stranger had tarred;he wish
ed to give him "peang." for he had searched
the field over and found no hose
" Now don't blame me, old man. said the an
kee, s' for surer than my name is Dick Quirk I
seen hnss deal one, in that're very wheat as I
KUN along"
OH but old Gordon waxed wroth at thus learn
ing that he had been sent to drive mere skeleton
from his field; yet the yankee contrved to calm his
ruffled feelings, and hire himself to the Sucker to
i" dew things" closing the bargain with the im
partial agreement that they might i" hocus pocus"
one another as much as they pleased; whereupon
Gordon ticked his inner self with the conceit that
he would make our hero suffer for all the wrongs
he had endured from Yankee nickery. even from
the time OF his buying clock from a Connecticut
pedler, which he said kept time back ward, down
to the period when the New York pettifogger
wished to marry Clarisse.
Respecting Henry Leslie; he had been in early
manhood an enterprising young farmer endowed
with broad and beautiful domain But being
moreover gifted with an excellent smack of intel.
ieciua powers, he had been induc. TO orsake the
natural avocaton for one perhaps better betting
his ambition, taste and abty--Iaw In the vii ,
iage where he studied and practced. be became ;
with Clarisse Gordon, who had accom-
panied an aunt from the west with the design of
completing her education at Of those mrri,ori.
Gus Institutions tor female instruction With which '
the eastern States abound They loved. The aunt
wrote to her brother. old Gordon. soliciting his
Consent tor Clarisse 70 marry. explaining affairs h