Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-02
TURNING NEW LEAF.
BY ABEL REDTOP


;ooethcr near the Dana domc, in the town Of
Bow.
Tho two Sam DAMS looked ncar alike
,v.o oeas. especially Sam junior no looked n shade
,ouncer otherwise no might have been taken tor
. chin Of the old block and NIL. a, tho sound Of
the others voice tho elder Dana rested his chin
the end Of tho hoe-hande. and peered nj his s!ur-
DIV offspring. is of doubtful of the meaning and
;.teot of tho familiar words. Sam, Junior, i'm
,nedatey fixed himself IN similar position, fix
al his sharp hi zol eve on that Of his dad, md
vent on: Yes, dad I'm going 10 turn over n new
leaf. You've often told me 10 do II. Next week,
Won know IN one-and twenty, out Of my tlrn";
i'm off. You dad l've worked on this patch
d land oven since was born and calculate |
have boon n smart boY--havent |! (Sam senior
nodded his head Well, If always stay here,
| shall always DO n smart boy, and nothing else
| wnnt to 20 round. | wantto see the fashions,
want TO speculate, want To- be somebody, ] want
10 put the dollars into my pocket; darn II, dad,
wan. to 90. Will 60 tim of. I've made up
nv mind, use 10 try. nothing cnn alter no.
I'm going. going. going. Como ! tho day my time
il out I'm gone, gonc What say, YOU tia /?
.Sayl say you're Inckas~!
Dad | calculate You're mistaken.
Well. perhaps; you'll DO make OF
yourself if you ant.
Dad. calculate you'll find yourself mistaken.
tell Won Sam. nov. that vou be sorry. !
on, from home and before had been gone three
weeks glad 10 get back again. and you'll
be in the prcdicamcnt III less than week.
or I'm no Judge OF horse flesh.
DAD, I've hoarn you say thousand times.
that every generation grows wiser: now cnicu-
late nm ono generation visor than you were
n, nv mo. I'm ron'-il's uso 10 talk agin 1t.
The dialogue closed; they eyed each othcr
sharplv for n moment; the senior Dana raised his
chin fron, the end of the hoo handle, graspcd Il
firmly and renewed his labor with the strength
of two men. Sam junior followed suit with none
tho less of energy in his manner, and side by side
thoy continued at work for an hour without a word
spoken by cithor, digging rs for dear hfc
The elder Dana evidently working hum
self into n pa ssion; at last he came 10 stand
still at tho Same moment circulating a Stcn'orian
Sam!
Sam camc to full stop. and Enlightened up
with no less emphatic Dad!
What in tho nnma Of thdnier arc you working
no fas, for? demanded tho senior. and ut it he
went anain still harder than before. mud after
him went Sam tho Younger, hard MS he could
dig and if tho dinner horn had not sounded in
moment. they would have worked themselves
out of thoir boots The moment they hoard tho din
ner horn. the older Dana shouldered bis hoe md
struck Decline for the house, Sam followed in
the steps of his predecessor; filed into the shed.
hung their hoes in their places with military pre-
cison-noyt into tho wash room. washed their
hands and faces, with the same silent emphasis
that had distinguished their hoeing for tho last
hour-wipcd. adjusted their hair, shot into the
dining room. and down to the table they sat face
TO face and again looked tiorcciy at each o,hcr--
Youc fool said Sam Dana.
You'er my dad said tho othcr Sam.
You'cr going to make fool of yourself.
calculate not. quietly replied sam.
What's tho matter asked Mrs. D.
Thn, boy that boys tho matter. said her hus-
band in tones tina, told his feelings were some
what rutllcd.
Why. Sam. what have you boon doing!
Nothing. mother. only talking little.
Only talking do hear that ho says he's
only been .alking-did you over hear my thing
like that
Well. dad. did do thing olse
Do did you talked like fool, Sam.
Now husband do YOU keep conI-you get 81
wra,hy if things don't 60 to suit you-no what's
the matter.
ASK Sam.
Sam. what's the matter.
Ask dad.
Well guess YOU had bo,tor eat your dinners
and YOU will focl better after it, replied Mrs
Dana, pettishlv.
Dinner disappeared wonderfully qnlCk-the
elder Sam laid TO il with great strength and speed:
the younger Sam KEEP, his eye his fn,her. and
Grove to keep pace with him in MI his move
menis-,hey finished together. They left the
house in precise ordcr-they shoudcrod their
hoes as orderly rs vcterans-thcy recommended
their labor in tho field at tho same moment. and
together, for near two hours. they toied if
hoeing for n wager-tho silence was broken by
sharp. quick. SAINT from tho elder Dana, at the
same instant coming 10 full stop.
Well! was the instant reply.
Go 10 the tailor and get measured fer a free
dom sui.-and ut il they went again; another half
hour passed IN silence. and then came again, SAM
Well. said the individual
I'll give you ono hundred dollars to start with.
Another half hour passed.; they began to slack
en- their speed.
Sam
Well!
What are you going TO Go!
Going pedling.
They hoed full hour at moderate pace.
Welt
In give you tho red horse and wagon.