The Arkansas banner., 1848-11-28
How C : est yxstermelan..

Ia the Rsighbcshood of the aouTishine iown of Hones4aie eeRFe lived, sanse thrca or fenr vesr. since -and perhaps slii lives -uR oiditv who re- jo'ced ln tIls nssas of Jeeeb ssriaeer Jacob wss sae ~ that class wae ass ''aeaat4 when an eatRa hand Is wunted--who arn Kensraliy useful whan there k pressuFesNsa who retire to en;oyme.t | and repose when tirpes about smiddlia,H He found decidedly aore attractions in Fambe through tho wco4s with his gaR, aseag she streams wish haa tfeut hxins, than in any kiad Of agEiaaitnsai EeNpseyments hpfs much us he faaeied hnnsinn. he waa nct very huecessfUl ia that line, amd te lsske uP for the dehelenay, he would give hls d as teamsler, in the busy seaeoa, to his mare wealthy neighbofs. who were al more os less tn,ercs,.,l ii. the lumber bnGineas In that capacity he enxneea win old Squire Halez. to take quantity of lnm- ber to Honesiale- On the road 10 the latter place about two miles from Yalea. lived an Industrious farmer named BenMett. whq was knswa about the neigtborheod. pretty graeFay, to have a very promising patch of wateraelons.. This wss the more interesting, nasuch as the article waa semrce
 in the neghbornood' Day after day, as Jacob passed along the road by the farmers with hIe toilinr cat tie. thoughts of the watermcions would force them. selves Into his mind How pleasant it would he 10 have oae--cnly cue And than the .segsleFiv kesi. tlen'an in black" would whisper, how easily and safely it might bs done Still Jacob resisted; for he had high and deserved reputatinn for honesty and integrity with his ncghbOrs, wItiek ks wished to sustain.
 Al last, however. the waternaelons became ripe. Jacob knew il, theagh he had never seen them; and now the temptaiioa irresistible Cur hero, though with many eompunciiona, determined lo have one-oniy oRe and that very birht he vowed
 it should be done Evening came. and, after feeling
 n his pocket if his aek-knife was safe he started on bis expedition. The road seemed to him mns- saay tong asd dreary. and several times felt ittle frightened. The truth k he had never undertaken such an expedition before; and no, without reason has the great poet written that sseouscience doth make towards of us ell {"
 We are now at old Benneifs" fence and Jacob IS over il, and cautiously advancing to whara he knew the patch must be~-not aanoticed however 'oid benneu knew the value of his melon crop and that II ne would keep il he must walchis; and watch U he did, as the dragon of old watched the fruit Hespesaden. No sooner h. d Jacob sr aesei the fence than the owner of the melons advanced frsm his hiding place. and was about to ha the intruder
 when, to his surprise. he discovered who It was-- Now Jacob was about the last man Bennett would have expected to come al night to rob hts meIon ! patch, and even now, as he cautiously moved on before him, he almost doubted. Nevertheless hs 1 carefully followed him The depredator aimed at once for the patch There was no moonSbat a few stars shed light enough to enable him to 6nd
 his way iato the midst. Hastily selecting peonl- irns one, he struck once more for the fsncs still 1 followed by old Bennett.' Crossing u he threw himself and his prey down into the midst of the
 bushes, tnutterriag, he did so, Wal old fellow 1 you have done it this time '
 The jack kuife was soon produced. and slice l hewed out; but no sooner was the first mouthfu
 taken, than he sputiered 1t out exclamng sIt Is a eussed green Punkin 2 moment afier, as wen, l on-'fou are nice old fvol, you are Jacob,
 should guess Ian honest clever old fellow, so the neighbors nil say. You are stupid hog, Jacob .- You are rascally old fool you are, Jacob fou woald steal watermelons, would you Land YOU have stole cussed green Punkiu Welt old fellow
 you tco"4d steal it-nOw cuss you eat h" Suitint
 the action to the word, he began to devour the priz
 with many expressions of disgust, and with detr imitation to keep the old foot 10 it. Al last th
 task was accomplished, and he rose to depart, nut tering, as he did so to the infinite amusement o old Bennett, who said nothing -sYOu internal ass il serves you right You not fit for rascal Any man who has no more gumpton than to stea
 a pnnkin instead of watermelon, had better kee
 honest. He'll never make anything out of hts ras caiity H-Phiiaae!phi@ SaRaAy Dispatch.