The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-07-09
VOL. Vino. 50.
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uEiHS "ilioilS tiiS iSl VI thc uOWb-
east cmigrants TO the country them
barely evacuated by Tie red men OF
the forest--Dr. A., Of Baltimore, re-
moved 70 what has since become q,
small town near the Illinois river, by
the name of P. The Doctors
family was composed Of three young
ladies and his wife, all Of whom were
performers on the piano, and one Of;
them the possessor of the Instrument
in question.
As is usually tie case in all new
ly settled places when "new COM
err" makes his appearance, the neigh
bors that were to be had collected
together for the purpose Of seeing
the doctors "plunder' unpacked,
and making the acquaintance of liz
possessor.
Or. AS "houeshold" was slowed
away in seven large wagons-been
first packed into pine boxes, on.
which were painted, in large black
letters, the contents, address, &c.
One wagon after another was un-
loaded without much sensation on
the part of the little crowd of look
ers-on, except an occasional excla-
nation similar to the following, from
those who had never seen the like
before:
"Glass! This side up with caret
Why ! tho't this ere fellar was a.
doctor. What on yearthis he goiayss-
to do with that box full Of winders ~
"This side up with care - ex-
claimed one. Giles got his para.
coric and ile-of-spike fixens in that
Won't lie fzic them aSur fellows
down on Che river"
In the last wagon there was but
one large box, and on it was printed
the words "Piano Fortc--Keep dry
and htndle carefully" 1t required
the assistance of all the. bystnnders
to unload the box, and the curiosity
excited in the crowd upon reading
the foregoing words, and hearing the
musical sound emitted as it struck
the ground, can only be gathered by
giving few of the expressions that
dropped from the spectators.
"Pinc Fort!" said tall, yellow
haired, fever and ague-looking
youta "wondcr if he's afecred of
the lnjuns? He can't scare them
with pine FORT
"K-ee.p dry" was spelled by
large boncd man, who was eva
IDENTITY liberal patron Of 'old bald
face and who broke off at the letter
50 with, OH your temperance
karacturs--you needn't come round,
here witlsGacts.'
He was Interrupted at this point
by stout built parsonage, who cried
out
Giles got lis skeletons in that,
and he's Altered to gin them liquor,
for they'd break ont ef he does 4
Poor teller they must suffer row
erfully." n
"Handle cGrcjUllV," said man .
in red hunting shirt, and the size
of whose fist, as lie doubled itup, was !.
twice that of an ordinary man.
"Thar's some live critter in that
Don't you hear him graan?" This
was said as the box struck ,bcgronnd,
and the conclusion caused yibra-
ton OF the strings.
No sooner had all hands Let go the
box, than DR.. A. was besciged by
lis neighbors, all of whom were de-
termined to know what were its con-
tents, and what were the meaning
of the woadS "Piano forte" On
his telling them that i, was must
cal instrument, some "rcconed that
it would take a tainel sight Of wind
to blow it )" others that ii "would
take a lot Of men TO make it 80 PFC.
The doctor explained its operations
as well as he could, hut still ia-le-
scripiion was any thing BAY ~
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