Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-12-02
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arc 'aGou." when an extra hand is woutcd--Ni1
are generally useful when Ihere is Tu ssnre, oaa
who reuro 10 enjoyment and rePusc when ,...c"
are about 'mddiiu'." IL found decidedly .... go
atractons in ran.bie through the woods wiz
his gun, or aloug the streams with ms tt-u &c fN-
/ ms Than in any kind Of agricultural employment;
but, much as he foucied hunting. he was not very
successful in that line, and to maao up FOR The de.
ticicucy, he would give lis aid a .c1msIor, IN
the busy season, TO his moro wealthy 20 -ghODTs,
who were all more or less interested in the lamjsr
business. In that capacity he engaged with o'i
Squire lales, 10 take quantity OF lumber to lIc
ncsdae. On the road to the latter place, about
! two miles from Yaes, lived . industrious ftrmer
named Bennett, who was known about tho neigh
borHOOd, pretty generally. 10 have very prom-
sing patch OF walerHC.Ous. Minis was Iho more
Interesting. inusmuch as the article was scarce III
the neguborhuOd. Day aiycr day, as Jacob pass
cd along the road by the farmers with his toIling
caulc. thoughts Of the Nsulermeilons woIId force
themselves INTO bis mind. How pleasant Il would
be to have oua--ouy onci Aud then the elderly
gentleman IN black" would whisper. how e1silv
and safely II might be done Sill Jrcob resisted;
for he had q hi5h and a deserved reputation for
honesty and integrity with els nclrhJors, which no
wished to sustain.
A last, however. the wa!ermelOns became ripe.
Jacob knew il, though he had never seen them; aud
now the temptation was irresistible. oar hero,
though with many computations, determined 70
have ouc--0aIy one and that very nigh: no vow
ed It shoul be douo. Evening came, and, after
feeling in his pocketf his iUck.knifo safe, no
started on his expedition. The road seemed unu-
sua.iy long and treary, and several lines ho felt u
u;ye srThlencd. The truth is, he had never up-
ueriahen such an expedition before; and moi with
out reason has the great poct written than CON
science doth make towards q! us all"
We are now at " Old Beunel,'s " fence, and ia
cob is over it, and cautiously advancing to where
He knew The patch" must be--not unno.jced
however. Cd Bennett" knew the value Of his
melon crop, and ih6t If he would keek il he muet
wutcnit IN watch it he did, as the dragon orold
watched The frat Hespcradcn. No sooner Lad
Jacob crossed the fence than the owner of the me-
Ions advanced from his hiding place, and was about
TO hail The intruder, when 10 his surprise, he dis
covered who il was. Now Jacob was ahou, tho
last man Bennett would have expected 10 come at
night rob his melon patch, and even now. as he
cautiously moved on before before him., he almost
doubted Nevertheless, he carefully followed him.
lhere was no moon. but n few Stars shed light
enough 10 enable him 10 fad bis way lnlo tho
midst. Hastily selecting promising one, he
struck once more for the fence, still followed by
- old Bennett Crossing it, he threw himself
and his pIey down into the midst of the bushes.
muuering as lie did so, ''Wl, old fellow, You
have done il this time !"
The jack-kniie soon produced, and slice
hewed out; but no sooner was the first mau,hiul
taken, than he sputtered il out, oXcaming. " II is
a cussed green pumpkin !" moment aftor no
wen, On You arc a nice old fool, you arc, ia
cob | should guess !-an honest, clever Old fellow,
50 the nea hburs all say. You aro a stupid hog,
Jacob lou are 4 rascaily old fool, you are, ia
cob! You would steal watermcions, would you
lind YOU have stole cussed green pnnk1n g
Well old fellow, you would steal .i--now, cuss
you YOU shall eat i'll" Sujung the action 10 iaG
word he begun TO devour the prize with many
o,,l a4fn rr1lllr IA 8fo.N 10
keep the old fool " TO it. At last the task wJs
accomplished. and he to depart, mu;tcring, as
he did So to the infinite amusement OF old Sonnet,
who said nothing You Internal ass, Il serves
you right You are not fit for . rascal. Any man
who has no more more gumptIon than 10 steal "A
punkin instead of Watermelon, had better Keep
honest. He'll never make onything out OF his
rascaI,ty - Philadelphia Sunday DiSpltCb,
PnlpE REBUKED.-WiIIiam Penn and Thomas
Story. tray cling together in Virginia, being caught
in shower of rain, unccremonious sheltered lhem-
which happening 10 be IN, thus accosted them -
You have Il great deal OF i'm pudcnce 10 tress-
pass on my premiSes-you ente without leave
Do you know who | am p
To which was answered,
No
why, then, would have YOU TO know that
am justice Of the peT,ce.'
obilSS DtcLJ ltp'pSu,
My friend here rnakes such things as thou art;
nc is the Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
The wOutd-bc great man quickly abatcd his
haughliness.
A HlT.-The following from an exchange pa
per- gives hlnt TO the Wings on which they can
IL thc op's sect Of the party was merely 20 get n
Pah'omime Entertainment for the amusement OF
tne Amer icdn people on the score of availability.
they ND far better have secured the services Of
Inc Gr scl; Slave. She talked of" long be-
iose Taylor, and is pre-omnently popular with
IN 9 people. She has never been charged with Ut
tering an opinion, and it is universally admitted
that she has nothing to conceal"
printer at Paris wrole tragedy called "Jo-
shua,' which he printed in the most beautiful type
and gave copy 10 the Celebrated Bonlorre. bro
ther printer al Parvea.
What do you think Of my tragedy?' asked
the author.
"Full of beauties, exclaimed Bondorre" "your
characters superb-oxquisile- specially the
| capitals"
COntenmeni.
| If mon knew what felicity dwes in the cottage
| of a virtuous man; how sound he sleeps, how