Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-10-18
n AKING THE MISSISSIPPI"
Ffsm ihe sd. Lonns Rtreillr.

ihhtANN Tx hioo ioSltiL
From the ~. Loaus Rsreiiie
While Mr. Sam Ssockwoli, the sflisi, now
engaged on The great panorama OF the Mis-
sissipri, wrs one afternoon slowly floating
down the river 10 his boat, a very uncom-
fosisbls shower came pat,eriog down OF the
moment when be was abou, dropping anchor
10 sketch the picturesque establishment, OF q
squsuer. He hcsitsted moment, bot 6nal-
ly lie, 60, and bis boat SWING around in the
nfesm.
'vol 10 you going to pieiur him nit der
rain 2 inquired bic German boaimnn.
No, says Sam, bot I'm going 10 pie,ur'
him nit the pencil We ara now nbou, the
right spo, 10 take good view OF that odd
looking cabin, and II we 60 on we III lose
il. SO haui out the old umbrella, and |
viii try skr,eh. Perhaps by the time we
finish our view The proprietor will invite US
10 axe some butlermiIk with him.
The old umbrella had, by certain violent
conclusions received on The trip, become
quite curiosity. One half Of the whales
bones were gone, and when il was boisted
il hung like a wo BECOME sombrero over lis
owner. The pitching Of il carcIessly into
the boat on sundry occasions bad introduced
III shaped skylIghl in iis roof; and, taken
altogether, il was the sorriest apology for
shelter ever stretched over sovereign
ci,izen OF the great United S,sies: Sam,
however, worked away beneath the 'ging-
han until be 6nished his sketch, All this
time - affluenl from The top OF his cone like
co yosiag poured food OF dark -,inged wn.
ted h one OF the holes, end down his
mel u German watched this stream
with jalease interest, as il calculating how
much the auisi's clothes would hold before
they would leak. When he had finished,
George, the German, broke forth in admi-
ration.
Veil, for liule mans you soaks more
water den ever secs before. |, will take
you von week 10 be so uiee and dry as vas
shusi now
Just then, voice from the shore hailed
them
Look yer, you, with that awful ugly
hat, what IN thunder are you si,lin' out thar
in the rain for7 Who are you7 What are
you goln' to do7
j am going to eaRr0ss the Mississippi
said Sam.
You're an elseiioncerer, are you3 in,
quired the squater.
mo, no, exactly said Sam, except in a
small way for my own individual benefit
am going 10 take the river.
'Whar are you oin' TO take !, 10 7 inqui-
red the squuier.
] AN round The country, said Sam, and
over 10 Engisnd.'
Well, sfore you can do that, you'll hev
to get an awful big Tub, and sol yourself nj
the mouth TO d,aw il off,
ooh, no. Gays Sam, I am drawing j. OF
now
/ The squs,ter looked up and down the
shores two or three times, and then shouted
hack II don't see rs il gets much lower
your suekin' mseh;ne draws il of dreadlu'
.)ow.'
lam painting the Mississippi, my friend,
inswered the artist
't3ev you 20, my cabin ehslked down ?
be inquired.
Yes answered Sam, and you too
Good, BY thunder said the squaIter
.When you show me 10 them English EEL
lers, jus, tell 'em rm a MississippI scream
er---i kin hoe moro corn IN day Than ans
Ysekee msehins ever invented, and whcr
hii anythin', from bullock down 10 human
nstor', they gine'slly think lightning
is eamin'
Are yos Tia Tor man = inquired Sam
no, BY ihundef,' says hr.
'Doyoo 60 In for Csss lhenT inquired Sam
We'll, 4 calculate not, srangsf, iboogi
he's the boy Cor these digg'os, shouted he
Whats do you support Van Bafen = con
! iinBed the snis.
No Sir shouted the seresmer; sappor
. Be,sey and The children, and ia mighty
Ugh. scrswiag 10 get along with them, viii
corr Only tweasy live cents busheA'
Coed bye; SICK 10 Bessey ssd the ehll
dren, said sam; they are the bea eaadi
; dates out; aud raised anchor and ficaied oil
AZ he sod os~snd the sqnsusr's vo'e'
D reached hia' oDee more, spd 80 bauhea ws'
'IIurrah for Geo Jsekson, the Old Mis-
sissiPpi add me cad Aefsryr
III ave you got hitter fof boss 2
Who's your bostf