Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-03
Taking the Starch out of 'en,.
A COLD WATER SKETCH.


A knot of idlers stood upon the end of pier
which ran ou. into the Hudson River, in one
oil The small towns near Albany, few days
ago, amusing themselves with hurting stones
into the broad stream, each vieing with his
neighbor in the endeavor TO pitch missile at
the furhest distance from The shore, when a
tall, rugged built Vermonter, direct from the
Green Hills, suddenly made his appearance in
their midst, and for awhile remained auie,
observer of their movements.
He was brawny, strong looking Yankee,
and was decently clad. The efforts OF The lii-
lie party had been exhibited over and over
again. when the stranger quietly picked up half
a brick which lay near him, and giving j. a jerk,
IL fell in the water a long way beyond the line
which had not as yet been reached by the
foremost of the crowd At the conclusion of
this feat, loud bravo!' wen, up from half
dozen voices around him.
1t was cold clear day in October, and The
men determined no, to be ou,-done, renewed
their atempts bu. the Vermon,er, wlhou, say
ing syllable TO any one, continued 10 pitch the
pebbles far out into the stream, which seemed
to annoy one of them in green jacket, the ap-
parent leader Of the gang. who declared, he
wouldn't be beaten by 'feller righ. s.rai, out
o the woods, no how and siding up to ,hs
stranger, he determined 10 make his acquan-
,ance.
Where do you come from neighbor !" in
quired the other.
Me! Wal, halls from Yarmouth ,jes' now
friend
'Haint been in these parts long reck'n.'
Wal-no. Not edzackly, yere-bu, up and
down, sorter'
'Yes--so 'sposcd.'
.Yaa.,' continued the green 'un, carelessly,
and seizing big billie, of wood, he lwirled il
over his head, and it landed several rods from
the shore. in the water
You've liltle strength in your arms neigh
bor'
Sum pun 'kins-i. them Aippers, stranger
Up in aour town more'n monih ago, driv them
are knuckles rite strut thru beard, more'n a
ninch- -naff thickp
'Haw-haw = shouted the hearers, the man
in the green Jacket laughing loudest.
May be you don't b'Iieve H.
No, much answered the crowd
I'VE ain, very green down here in York
we've been about you see.'
w di, JcS ScI iOOk year, HIcuu, COHtlnueu iuo
Vermon,er, in the mos, plausible manner up
in our country, we've purity big river, consid-
erin-Inyun River, i,'s called, and may be
you've hearn on it. Wal, hove man clean
across the river l'olher day, and he came down
fair and square on to'ther side =
'Ha, ha yelled his auditors. =
'Wal noaw, yeu may laf, but kin deu j. a.
gin.
DO ~hstr said the green JACKIE, quickly.
kin take and heave you across that river
yonder, jest like shot
Bet you Ten dollars on IT,
Done = said The Yankee; and drawing forth
an X upon a broken downeast bank y he cos-
cred the bragger's shinplas,er.
Kin you swim, felIer!'
Like duck said green jacket-and with
out further parley, the Vermon,er seized The
knowing Yorker slou,ly by the nap Of the neck
and sea. of his pants. jerked him from his foot.
hold, and with an almost superhuman effort,
dashed the bully heels over head, from the end
OF the dock-some ten or more yards out into
the Hudson River
A terrific shou, rang through the crowd, a,
he foundered in tho wafer, and, amidst the
jeers and screams of his companions, The ducked
buley pu. back to the shore and scrambled up
the bank half frozen by this sudden and invol-
unary cold bath.
'lll take tha. ,en-spo,, If you please, said
the shivering Ioafer, advancing rapidly TO the
stake holder. You took us for green horns.
eh Well show you how we do things down
here in York-and the fellow claimed The
twenty dollars.
wal. reekn you wun, take no tenspots
jes' ye, cap'n.'
Why? You've los, the be,.'
Not edzackIy. | dldn', calkila'e on deuin
it The fus. ,ime.--but tell you. | kin deu IT,
And again, in spite Of the loafer's utmost efforts
10 escape him he seized him by the scruf and
the sea, of his over alIs. and pitched him three
yards, further into The river than upon the frat
trial
Again the buIley returned, amid the shouts
Of his mates, who enjoyed the sport immense
ly.
Third time never fails, said The Yankee,
Stripping off his Goa, 1 ken deu it, tell ye.'
Hold on = shouted the almost petrlfed VIC
im--.
And will deu tiff | Try ill tomorrow
, 4 give i, up shouted The sufferer, between