The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-05-12
Taking the starch out Of I'm.
COLD WATER SKETCH.
BY THE YOUNG 'UN.

4 knot Of idlers stood upon the end Of
pier which ran out into the Hudson River,
in one OF the small towns near Albany, Il few
days ago, amusing themselves with hurting
stones into the broad stream, each vieiny
with his neighbor in The endeayor 10 pltch
IA missile at the fastherest distance from the
shore, when II tall, rugged built Eermonter,
direct from the Green Hills, suddenly APP
peared IN their E'jdSt, and for n " lille re-
manned quiet observer of their movements.
He was brawney. strengthening Yam
kee, aud was very decently clad. The eff
forts Ut the little party had been exhibited
over and over again, hen the stranger qnI
city picking up half brick which lay
near hin, and giving it Il Jerk, it fell IN the
water long way beyond the line which had
rs yet been reached hy The foremost Of the
crowd. At the conclusion of this feat, II
loud ''bravo!' went up from half IL dozen
voices around him.
II was cold, clear day in October, and
The men, determined not to be outdone, re-
neWed their attempts, but the Vernonter,
without saying syllable to any one, con-
tinued to pitch the pebbles far out into the
stream, which seemed TO annoy one of them
IN green jacket, the apparent leader of The
gang, who declared he wouldn't he beaten
by ga felier right stra lght out o' the woods,
no how;; and siding mp to the stranger,' he
determined TO make his acquaintance.
"W here do you come from, neighbor? 20
inquired The other
NE? Wal, halls from Yarmouth jes'
naow, iriend.''
"Hant been in these parts long, reck-
on?''
"Wal--no Not edzackly, yere-but up
and daown, sorter."
"Yis--So 'sposed.''
"Yaas," continued the green un, careless
iy, and seizing big billet Of wood, he
twirled il over his head, and it landed seye-
raj rods from the shore in the water.
~ ou've little strength in your arms,
neighbour"
''.Some 'pum'kins'-is them are Clippers,
stranger. Up aour taown. rIore'n ii munth
ago, driv them are knucl>les rite strut thru
board inore'n nince'naf thick ~
"Haw--ha !" shouted his hearers, the man
IN The green jacket laughing lou,lest.
"May be you don't biieye it,"
"Not much" answered the crowd.
1--WE amt rery green, down here in York
---sce aint,'' said the fellow in The green
Jacket; ''we'ye been about you see'''
| Oval, jest you look yere frien,i;" contin-
ued the Vertnonter, in the most plausible
manner; sup in aour country. we've pur-
ty big river, considerin'-lnyun River IT'S
called, and may be you've hearn on it,
Wal, hove a man clean across that river
t'o,her day, and he came daown fair and
square on t'other side"
| "Ah, ha, hap yelled his auditors.
oval, naow, you may latf., but kin du
it aein.''
sDo WHAT" said the green jacket, quick
Iy.
81 kin take and heave yeu across that riy-
err yender, jest like open and shet!"
! ssBet you ten dollars of it.''
/ "Done!'' said the Yankee; and drawing
forth an X (upon broken Down-Eazl
bank y he covered the shinplas,er.
sskln yeu swim, feIer?
"Like a duck,'' said green-Jacket--and
without further parIey the VermoD.er seized
the knowing Yorker stoutly by the nape OF
the neck and the seat of his pants, jerketl
him from his foo,hold, and with an almost
superhuman effort, dashed him heels owe,
head, from the end of the dock-some ten
Yards out into the Hudson River.
/ A terrific shout rang through the crowd as
he fouudered into the water, and amidst the