Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-11-01


Some temporal affair, no dou5',' said The
graceIess youth, with an air of mock gravity
some speculation after filthy lucre Coco
father, at your age, your thoughts should turn
heavenward instead of being confined 10 The
dull heavy tabernacle of clay tha, chains Us tc
the earth; and his companions roared with
laughter at the clever joke.
low of indignation just colored The stran.
gers cheek; but he checked the feeling in a
moment, and said with much composufe 10 The
| fourth
Are you also determined that | shall lose
my place. or will you oblige me by taking a
centre seat? !? All do, Tom,' said his young
lordship, 10 The person addressed, he's some.
Thing in The way of your profession, quite a
! physiological curiosity. You ought to acc
modae him.
May be poisoned if do replied The su-
dent of medicine in dissecing room he
would make an excellent subject but in
coach and this war; weather TOO Old gen.
leman if you will place yourself under my
care, III engage, in The course of six weeks
by dint of judIcious course of diurelics and
catharics, 10 save you hereafter the expense
Of double seat. But really, to take middle
seat in the month of July is contrary 10 The
rules OF Hygeia, and practice TO which have
a peculiar anlipathy'
And the laugh was renewed al The old gen
tleman's expense.
By Ihis time the patience of the coachee,
who had listened to The latter part of The dia.
Iogue, was exhausted Harkee, gemmen, said
be, setle the business as you like, but il
wants just three quarters of minute of twelve;
h. l.
clock, my horses must be Off | would not
wait minute longer for the king, God bless
hint would lose me my situation And
with that he mounted his box took up his
reins, called 10 The hostler to shut The door, and
sat listening with the upraised whip fox the
expected stroke
As il sounded from the venerable belfry, the !
horses, as if they recognized the sound, started
off al gallop with the four young rogues TO
whom their own rudeness and our fat friends
afforded prolific theme for
joke and merrmcni during the entire journey
The subject of their mirih in The meantime,
hired poslchaise. and followed and overlook
the coach at the second stopping place, there
the passengers got oul leu minutes for dinner.
AS the poslchaise drove up 10 the inn door /;
TWO young chimney-sweeps with their bags and
brooms, aud their well know cry.
Come hilher, my lads said the corpulent
gentleman wha, say you 10 ride 2
The whites of their eyes enlarged into
sill more striking contrast with the dark shade
Of their sooiy cheeks. Will you have ride,
my boys, he repeated.
'Yees, zur,' said the elder, scarcely daring
O believe The evidence of his ears.
Well, hosler, open the stage door. In with
,ou boys, and dye hear be sure you take The
middle seats, So one on each side |
The guards horn sounded, and ooachee's
oce was heard Only one minute aud half
more, gentlemen, come on
They came, bowed laughingly 10 our friend
f the corporation, and passed on TO The stage
The young lord was The FIRST who put his loot
IN The Steps.
Why, how now, coachee, whal joke IS this!
iel out, you rascals, OF LII teach you how 10