Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1848-02-16
Yankee IA Boston.
From r.ac Yankee Glade.

Some weeks agr, u very long, brown Down
Easter, attired in one of those GESTURES which
are now no where 10 be met with exceat upon
the siage-a tall beti-crowneo white hal, short
wasted blue coat, with enornioas e" ter but
tons, a vest as s~'yaller'' as a bsrbersy blossom.
and a pair OF corJuroys whose iigles' a~iahitiuI
seemed to be to maintain their a-cen leicy ov,
a pair of enormous cowhIdes that has frod8
many a hundred miles of logging-raih SIM
have been SEEM, Jack5ife and shingio III he
vending his way mp Long wharf; in the zeal .
ton of his lifelong authorizations o~f'seain Bos
|ten." At the corner offderchants Row. his
progress was arrested by the numbering ran
sit of a two-story house on wheels, drawn by
half a dozen yoke of oxen, With the people in
side pursuing their usual ayocations.
"What on airth is that ereY' he as,;el ola
bystander.
ssOh! nothing replied the stownev'-"the
Aolks are only mosing-that's all. When we
moredeWp here-we do it, house and ai.'
"Je-rusalenrAWall! that beats al natlr.-
Wal, cap'n, what's thsr-e<blg stun 2 use .
yer the leftF'
'sThat's the new Custom House. It's a
mighty bad location-but they're going to move
it next week.
"Thunder and molassesl It'll take all the
oxen In creation to start herF"
"Oh! they use elephants for mo ins such
large buildings
And how many elephants it.lIta, r
"Upwards of a hundred" The u zee cut
a deep gash in his single and wake n.
He next inquired for the Adams House, fnr
he had s'hern telf' of that, AMI was determinel
10 progress during his juvenility, aware of the
impossibility of doing so at a ore advanced
age.
He soon found the sstavern,'' ard the "dsa-
CON- and ordered accommodations, Iiheraliy
Charming the expense Having "slicsei ~
a little, he witnessed with some amea Fieat tie
Operations of a servant on the gong. sirplv re-
marking that she knew'd what sheet F~Fhtning
was, this was the fust time hid eV heFr of
sheet thunder" He follow ed the crowd iain
the dining-hall and was ushered to a saaf,where
he ensconcei himself, tacking his tesel uassr
his chin with a sort of desperation as il he was
going to be shaved or scalped.
The sight of the covered dishes adlot TO his
amazement. sDod dern itt' he exes1 gsel, sef
| ever heard of cookin' on the tablai-bat here
they've gose and sot tin-kiicbens al over the
lot. Whar's the fire to come ffom-thels what
I'd like to knowf'
He got along with the soup very well, AMI
was pausing for breath, before he fin; sheii- when
a waiter snatched his plate away and was run
ming off with it.
"Hello Won sirll'' vociferaied tie yankee-
III see you-Fetch that'ere back c iieker'n link
lightning, or else you'll hev your pesl pupeh-
3D.
His plate was r%elurnel, AMI BE- fniehei his
soup with dignity. After waitin (. mepen',
he raised his voice again, and surlAlonei the
offending vaiEer st rnly-
'Kalkelate to starve mes
"No sir"
tNVou - - f.oI - ona 81
fodder-dar1 ys'
HThere's the rte, sir"
"Where'sthe cart! And what in f'auaisr am I
to do with the e.rt when I've got ? Look out
you pesky safgi-t, or you'll catch l."
"The bill q are don't pa n iii, till
I've had my i3lier."
The waiter l.ambly explained his n aHipg.
s.What's ali these crack-iaw nara, IS suta1.-
Gil re me sometAin' plain AM 5earty-'l ienrn
beef-and fatch 1T about the . TX t. bile [
look over the -sper and see What c. q hr,."
The meat was brought him.
"Hold oHE' was the next order. "W'Nfs
this here? M-a-c-ce--Read it, Wo.i .oI
, sir?'
"Mace-rori, sir"
"Ah hi, cap'n. Hurry itup."
The dist wss Brought.
! "You ete7na. cuss!' roared e. Onw.-GaS-
4 Si, Il d HHi-- = - great u iihd tC as ~
: kerwallop yer, and make an exa &c e 81
! the spot. What DO ye mean b. oi:l'Y cur
: rigs on me Jest because I'm a str or IN 'hc-e
parts! Take away your billed pia IT ,a
' fetch us on some cabbage. That gl". AL
!, now, squire, some vinegar"
. "Vinegar's in the castor, sir" epiieI the
. waiter, aud made good his retreat.
4 ''In the castor is it, hey?' sol 1r;-ed fha
Yankee, sand where in thunder is t c~astorF'
The young gentleman opposite i. it To-
4 wards him. He looked at it-took E stppnrr
: of the vinegar, and taking up the CT by the
bottom, turned it up. But all the [ as mani
= tested a desire to illustrate the law II "rrsri',
and leaped from their locations, q iae Van
: kee was compelled to set it down a \.
"Jerusalem," he exclaimed. T i :
curious contrivance, and no mistake lew al
airth am | to Get at the tarnal vine. ;? II try
T. it once MORE"
= Again he cautei the castGr, but s tine al
! the stopples tumble1 out.
"Thundcration,'' be roared, eber a orgttr
5 mess. Darn it all!-here Eve got e sa~ra
castor into my gravy, and the da- rsAl =
on my cabbage, and the yaller o. - tpu.s.-
Darn the thing! say"
an y friend" said the gentleman ~ II. w.t.
e a strong control over his rsibie los =.
i appears to me, If were 10 want D ~gfa.tha
d [ should take the vinegar crrlet f'f n
stand and by that means | should al ir7I
= ble."
. Here the whole comraav. Wal -
lie burst into a convulsiVe fit of laHqf fi
lc Yankee rose in a rage, npsetting M 2 80
g glariag defiance on his neigb5ors.
in "IIow in the name ofali the tarn- 1855 i
a crea'ion,'' he YELLED, {" shouEi I knos. rfi,ia
re about the way the darned thing work won,
never seed one of 'em afore! Yo:fr Ia ~
this up agin mel knew il. Wha. ,eaqn
sr lord! Fetch your bill on-I'Il get 1 oFihis
lg [ haint eat ten cents worth, but RI "a Xix
a book-ani cuss and quit. An1ji .ssff 81
out to eat a meals Of whites in Bos.ca ID a
b, gain-You nav take nv hide AMI tan = nar