The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-28
THE EMIGYANT PATLANDER-
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regular change, from ChFysalis % butterfly.
Some one Of more intelligence q . lon-
ger EesidenCe among us) lhauthe resi-, EN-
plOys q numbeTS Of lho mora ignOFant Of
Them, and undertakes jobs, foe which he
receives the remuneration 70 bo divided
OUT among his Rssiatants as best quits hls
ideas Of equity. SAMiGx O'DOoLIGhkN 4
one Of these, whose FIRST appearance il our
''diggiagD" | we'll remember. He was habi-
ted from neck 70 heels in lhFead.bare suit
Of what might have been aay kind OfcIolh.
but Whieh then looked like lhFice-tUSAsq
cssinet; on bis head he carried a crown Of
hat, ialtered and RsPlesS, which rested on
The rsggedesf, diEtiest, and most tangled
mass Of hair that was ever hoFnOrsd BY the
Rame; in fact, it FcSembIed . huge tult Of
hale hacked tow, dyed in a solution Of
drickdust.-He carried q spade on his
shoulder, and in his mouth the blackened
stump Of what was once q PenRy clay pipe.
THUS accoured, no applied, one cold mern.
ing in January, at our door, ia search OF .
JOB in the ditching or ether fancy digging
line.
There was lake on our premises, which
must 10 drained to carry the surplus water
frOm tho fields, and my father accompanied
OUR hero 10 the place, Rbers the negroes
were at work in the trench, standing On
bits Of board, keeping themselves - dry as
the Occu patton wsuld admit. Now ditch
ing, though an indispensable business, Is
by no means an agreeable one, especially
10 mid. winter. though Sammy seemed 70
ibs Of different oPiaiOn;s t the sight Of the
ditch be took OF hiS piece Of cOal, and
foIdiDg il up carsfully, smoothing opl the
sleeves and doubling il AcrOsO the back, he
laid il on an adjacent stump. and plugging
lin, he proceeded lOIhrOw out the mud brave.
Ily, singing, the while, snalcboO Of some old
Irish dirty.
Al the end Of the week he was 20 ems
raplured with the circumstaRceaO( his ait-
ualion, tbat 10 presented hiIpselfAO " the
master" on Sunday mSruiug, and touching
his hat, he began;-
/" Would, yez be plated, cir, 10 hind tell
me, while axes yer honSr > Eit q Eik.
wistf1
! Having obtained permission, he proceed
ed AZ lollOws:--
Here, sir, ] observes yer nsgeTs are
HAPPY aad comfortable, wild livery thing
thatthey can want, alters the gToalhesl
uIenthY 10 ate and 10 dhrink, and dOcthUT
10 tod Ill Thin whin they are 20 sick as "a
. Be in bad healio---and the Lord forgive me,
!, bur / invites thin inlirsly. To be sure,
, cir, 10 the OuId CeunIry, we bad ell ~ one
&C tho Same to ail. barrin' the mate and
breed. Nov, cir, I'D make 90 bOuId, ifye'd
{ DO plaised, % OK il may 60 back TO CiH'
cinnatty, where / Igft Bilsy and The child.
} or, wild Ounly fOOF and SaxPe1ce 10 their
. hlissod uOckots, and cir, I'D b aftber bring
!. in' 'em here, and we'd Be all a. enc d
. your nagsrs, sir. III work for yez, and
! % viii Bitsy, aod 80 will the gaSsoon, Dsp-
piS. and the paddeess; snd, siF, IL We don'l
J do our dutliy, you may hnnd uE over q
} Mis.heF Wilsoa, 10 b dealt Wid accerlhin'
. 10 law"
NV father smiled q Tie esrhOltneaa d
: The request, and offered him occupation
) Whenever he required il and would WORK
0 faithfully, but declined accepting be tael
E q become .. 81 &c one 90 he nageru."
7 Sammy bsi0g naturally sensible fel.
J l0w. soon begau % uadeFsland bow thing
Z worked. He took 10 wearing better apPsF.
I ii, made the poor people call bin Alisthel
81 OiDooliqham. cod Get Up ioT . mister con.
. tractor: travelling about The country, Up
b asd dowa the banks Of lbe hisSisapP. pick
n Ing up a Job hsre nnd Ihsro. Il Be oelaiR
: "a rbe hSiliina or lsges, Be v0uld SiEikl
&c bargain. rush of % New oreans d
Memphis, I'D soon return with : troop 9
3 fifteen Or evenly 81 bic ooua1ynels pay
a az ,tsir way 10 he scene g their labefs.
3 SAMMY o6cs bhili legos u our nsigh'
. bolhoo5. ~ which iio5 hs rscsiFeo iour hqa
died dollars; i wss perfected at he snd I,
II iwo monlAe. and Bic Wolkmen ibeee q
!. thsm uho bad been economicsll bed 90
ssiislsction ar poekeii1g juIl su'acieni Z
paw heir passage 81 steiner ,acs Z
Nsnohis. The neu Be- been hired p
y isa Dollars per u,snia. aaa eaeh easaiag tn'
ml nm al twenty dol'sf,. uould have coz
,8 ,hs sa1a .o,,l. bui loE Sen't Ee1fll
.hip. IS ~os purssyoT q ,ha e''a.s' ss
du6 blss. uhich hefeisl'ea - - sN'
of,r, I'D bssiies, ~ 1<ilsc.l '''-
aser, dollar 8 e,ca
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