Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-03-17
HISCELLANEOUS SELECTION Ms.
r.a.Ainb ParsIeyss New.Year's PariE' Bee.

all rho 6air truth never did III only one, and
al, mo into hooppoles if ever dow neiI 1t
n. rnle s-reamcr. for thu. matter. both on ac-
coan. of what happened there, and villa: beicl af-
towards.
You sec Col Gris,c M dc the party. You
know Col. Gristic | 'spose. He's tho Major Of
our regiment tlow call him kurncl out Of
compliment. We'll, tho Col. and his wife, and
eczzcn Becky, n,ado the froIicls and in course |
mad an invite md go did al The gals and fcers
for miles round l, was .>n' to be- Janus one
.sd 90 mother sho wen. up TO help cozzon Becky
Gt on. tho fixins tho dny nforc, and when she
come hum tina, mite. by goy. if my mouth ddn'.
vatcr when sho told over nbou. tho ovcnsfui of
punckn pics of doenu!s, 10 say no!'lin about tho
:a.scs cake and new cider, alrondy and slowed
awny in tho back bu,cry. Sho said how the
Col. was gon' tn set the two birch tables in tho
iorc room, and kakerlatod III fix some boards III
the kitchen III put the rest Of The v.ttes on artor
they'd don parin', ard as they expected abou,
40 all told and there want choors enuf for all tn
set, they had got III ca, standin'. which tho
most pcrliter way, and the Col. ho knew for he
bad been 10 the Legislator all last winter and
seed how tho great folks dun il. Gracious,
taawt !, If don't make up for that thow,-l can
ca. as much agn that way it goes down much
s.rator. Vol toards nlto tho noxt day, while
was gel.in reddy, who should cum along bu Jim
SOONER. Jim and had alters been purity thick
and told each other evory thing.
How air you, Jed, SCI he.
oh, rite as a buk, SCI /; how is your's?'
Jes, about SO, only loote taI!cr-goin' up to
the Kurnel's TO nlto'
Yes. by hokoy! If can over git these orc
tarnal boots on"
.Poro SAT, soFo into en- SEE he, and they'll 60
on smooth as TO-
They was 4 bran now pair Of catTskn and
had been :ugin at the strap half an hour afore
jim, cum SO run for the sopo dish aud in went
nonr pint OF mothers best, and sure Cnuf,
they went squash.
why, you darned fool. says jim, You ortcr
rorcd tic sopc out fore you stuck your feet in
We'll, never mind SCI !, for | was in an or
fa hurry, it was gettin' late, never mind
they feel cool and 1miorta bio Jest now and meb-
tho sopo will soften tho LETTER., and off we start
cd. | had OH my new drab trowscrs. We had
just 60! tho cloth hum from the mill, and Ant
Kitty sot up all nitc to finish them for tho occa-
slon.--My coat was only cumln' tn years old,
and | felt that warn't to be snoezed ct by folks
what hadn't 20. no noses. jim and had agreed
aforo hand that wo'd borrow Deacon Dimond's
old mair and wagon, and so bring homo some Of
the gals; so we went intu tho old Deacon's to cit
her went along. The old man pcskv
icarc sho'd cut up some ntarnal capor with US,
cuz, you scc siio wos sorcr skitsh like. and be-
SIDES he nowd that jun was raythcr a wild Teller.
ana dldn't kcer 40 moro for nincpenco than
blue cat does when her back is up. But | told
him I'd drive and TO kccrful and to clinch tho
matter We paid him two shiliings down, and prom
iscd him tho other The next day, so ho told us if
We though! We could catch tho beast we might
try II, and out went to the pastur. But tho
Old mar was rs shy as black fox, and wouldn't
be come over easy. She laid her ears back
on her neck, and rolled out the white of her eye,
rs much ne 10 say 'nothin' green hero youngsters,
ard of shc started on tall tro., her tail switch
ing this way and that like all natur, clear to tho
iolher end of the pastur. A weary chase
had Of it, tel yc. aforo VIC cud corner her. At
last We got her in between tho fence and big
rock. and Jim he crcpt by on side, Ill at last
made grab at her forc,op.
But no so oner did lay my hand her than
sho wheeled on her bind feet, in tnc tw!nkling of
drum stick, and landed me as much as twenty
'eet end over end lntu a brush heap. 'Consarn
The Rip.' scs |. and picked myself up almost the
quickes.-and when looked .'round for tho mar
may be blasted it Jim wasn't on her back, with
ou' natter or bride. grpn' her main like the
worst kind for tho orchard. Ride small my lad!
MINK $ or YOU get the lint brushed off your
oroad-cloth. But she changed her mind wien
she so. most there ard turned for tho barn-yard.
In she went, feather white, and brought up all
"andin' ogn the hny-rack. Soon sho stop
Pd Jim slipped off and pu. tho bars up, and then
We had her whcro could handle her. We
soon fixed the Old vixen into the togsery and
sartei Arcr we got out of site of the dcacon's
guess she got her pay for the ground and lofty
umblin she made me perform, md the way she
took her feet away from tho ground kor-
ton tn horse-shocs. We seed long fore We q.
10 the kurnels tina, there was 10 bo loud one
'harc tina, evonin'. for tho wnders were all lifted
up both IN the forcroom aud in the kitchen, and
every now and then, rs we got nearer, wo Good
near somebody or uther rore RICH, out Iatfin.
Put on tho Bush, JEDI seq jim, they'll have
all the fun out aforo we gi, THAR.
No, as you nows on sed |. .,har's good fish
IN the sea yet-that's only Mike Lonely iaffin a,
some Of his own nonsense. | can tell Mixes
~hoop as fur as | can hear a hoot-ow.'
With that we shuv up TO the door and Jim he
Jumped out followed suit, but by the powers!
10 sooner than my fee, struck the ground but
euried up like freed forkentine!
Nsolly Crashious! Jim' seq l. sif nv feet ain't