Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-01
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ornss th'ng ON tho door, and walked IN. Well,
when got in secs the floor all covered over
with the incest looking thing, nicer than any
patched worked bed quilt you ever seed in your
life, Brooks. was trying TO edge along round
Il, but presently sees big nigger como step
ping right over il. Thinks I il that nigger can
60 it, l can 90 il too So right over it I goes
and takes my seat right before picture which
at first thought was little man looking in at
a window. Well, Brooks, there sot, waiting !
and waiting Cor Col. Lamar, and a: last--he
didn't come, but they began to bring in dinner.
Thinks Ito myself, here's a scrape. But !
made up my mind to tell her with gcnteel bow
that had no occasion to eat. But, Brooks, she
didn't ak me TO eat-she axed me if Id be 80
good as to carve that turkey for her. and she did
it with one Of them lovely smiles that makes
the cold streaks run down the small Of fellcr's
back = Certainly, Madam says I, and walks
up to the table-there was on one side of the
turkey great big knife ss big as a bowie knife,
and fork with trigger 70 il on the other side.
Well, falls TO work. and in the first effort l
slashed the gravy about two yards over the viii
test table cloth you ever seed in your life,
Brooks! Well! felt the hot steam begin to
gather about my cheeks and eyes. But I'm not
a man to back out for trifes, so makes another
effort and the darned thing took fight and lit
right in Mrs Lamar's lap! Well. you see.
Brooks, then was ken with blindness, and
the next thing | remember was upon the hath
a.kicking. Well. by this time began to think
ofnavigating.' So | goes out and mounts Rs.
sum, and cuts for North Carolina Now
Brooke, you don't blame me! Do you!' 's'li
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| ,.,.,...,.,s,irTH THE WAR. fso.tf.l,g 81.
| That well known, patriotic indiviual, Ethan
Spike Esq, Of Hornby, writes 10 the Boston
Chronoty3e. as follows: -. asa.f, .s,asi1s.
,asspel ..ii IloRNny, Oxford Co, Me. } qs
I !. .s.4 -,s .r.,,,s May Is, 1916. +,
/ MIsruRE RITE Sur Fathers's bin over TO
Paris Hill to see aunt Be,sey. and says how he
seen one of your paper,. and thought BY the
readio that was into it, thst cenjust everything.
And sn, ~ we all wanted to know something
mos, purtikler--faiher said Id better Wright
TO you. -f ..f 3a.oir7 3r4 b.
i Wal yon see, uncle Josiah. went down 10
Portland last week with lode Of hoop-poles
and beans, and when he come back, he set US
all in muss by the news he fotch. He says
the Mexcums have taken Oregon. after q bat.
tie of,fii,y four minutes and AZ seconds, and
shot Mr.. Polk right through. And it wus
, thought every day they would come over into
Varmou1t 10 tnke giperal Cass, and set the
nicgers loose Tell you what mr.. rite. 'twouId
done you heart good to seen the way our folk.
, danGer riz when they heard il. Leftenant Lib
by run over TO his house. as hard as he coul,
4 spring and got his great sword that the Legis
, laioor gave him, for his services in the MAZDA
woosky wsr--and back he come full chisel
. swearing he'd never sheth il agin till het
squinched il in the hearts blood o. come re-
& Mexcum. And of he started down the rod
3 his wife trying to head him of, and two Q
u his children bsnging back at his coat tails; bu
n twas no use. they couldn't stop the efient. fl
e swore he cared nothing for wife or children
q when bis country called !; that gineral Cas-
y reeded him go he would, il the old harry s,oo
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