The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-05
NUMBER 43
out as loud as ha caulll call.

out as loud as he could call,
Good, I've done with you, jonathan forever .,
Il cant help that" said Jonathan, sthere shant
never be no thistles allowed to grow gold-apple
field"
Then the families entirely seperated; and got
along the best way they could, but with much less
comfort than they used to have Some things
that Jonathan raised be had as much agir as he
knew what to do WITH and it rotteel on the ground
And some other things that he didn't raise, and
wanted very much was rotting on Johns ground
And Jest so with John on 'tother side of the fence
Things went on In this way few years. and they.
didn't know much about how eacl, other cot along.
At last one day Jonathan heard John up top of the
ladder, calling out most bitterly,
Brother Jonathan, Brother Jonathan, do come;
the Sllyerbuckles are here, hckin my boys halfto
death. thrashn Of em with thistles. and scratchin
their eyes out Do come and bring your boys over
and help TO drive 'em away
"But you've done with us forever. said Jona-
than; aand besides, it's too much of a job to get
over that fence. don't see but you'll have to fight
your battles the best way you can. Remember
always told you that you'd better weed out them
thistles. If you had followed my advice they
wouldn't now be scratchin your bows eyes out;
but instead of that, your boys might be over along
with my boys diggin in gold-apple tield.,'
"Gold-apple field be hanged" said John, q
wish never had heard Of il, and then this fence
wouldn't been here to prevent your coming over
to help usa'
The upsllot of the matter was, that Johns boys
all got dreadful ckn, which they didn't get over
for long time, and the Silverbuckes carried off
as much pluner as they had mind 10, and made
John give 'em deed Of strip Of his land.
Some time after this, while Jonathan's boys
were busy diggn on gold-apple field, the Silver
buckles, who had always been wrathy about that
field, agreed with the goldthreal family who lived
south of 'em, and with the families of the Boheas
and the Sushons, who lived over the 'tother side
Of the pond, to go together and give Jonathan's
boys ckin and rob the orchards. So downth they
went in whole focks and swarrns, and the FIRST
thing that Johnathan's boys knew they were hav-
ing it rough and tumble, and were getting the
worst oft Jonathan heard the ontcrv, and run
putting and blowing down to the high fence, and
looked through crack. and called out to John,
Brother John, brother John, the Silyerbuckles,
and the Goldthreads, and the Boheas, and Shus-
hons are swarming over on goldgaPple field, and
fell afoul of my boys and Pm afraid they'd half
kill em. Do jest send your boys over to help drive
'em away,
John put his finger up to the side of his nose,
and says he.
Brother Jonathan sIll tel. you what It's, my
boys are out of the scrape now. and | reckon they
better keep cut of il. And, besides they've had
one alfred thrashn lately, and reckon that's
their part"
The upshot of the matter this time was, that
Jonathan's boys got an awful drubbin, and had their
orchards all robbed and the Silverbuckles. and
the Goldthreads, and the Boheas,and the Shushons
went of with the plunder
| Not long after this Jonathan was walking one
day along BY the high fence thinkin and rtIninat-
/ in, and he thought he would look thro' the crack
and speak to John And, as he put his face to the
crack, John that minute putin his face toit to
speak to Jonathan and their noses almost hit each
other.
"HuIlo." said John, SIS that you brother Jona-
than How do you all do to day, L should like
| to shake hands with you, but Ican't get my hand
through this crack, SO you must take the will for
the deed.'
sWell, it seems to be pity said Jonathan,
'sthat this fence should stop our sllakin hands
Don't you think, brother John, it would be as well
if it was out of the way and we shodld agree to
live together again and help each other along as
we used to''
4Thats jest what I've been thinkin Of, said
John
Il guess we should boil, fare the better for i, .
said Jonathan.
Il reckon we should said John
Well the upshot of the matter this time was,
tlat the next DAY the boys on poth slQeS were at
work tearing down the high fence.
.sAnd now, Mr. Cheerman,s said uncle Joshua,
lowering his voice, seeing how things did work in
one case, and Judging from that how they would be
pretty likely to work in another case, move our
delegate to Congress shall be inst,ucted-
Firstly, to vote against Jonathan's putin up the
signboard. But, if it is put up
Secondly, to vote against Johns putin up the
fence. But if the fence is put up,
Thirdly, to vote for pulling it down again as
quick possible, without waiting for both sides to
get likin first y
Here Bill johnson jumped M. and slapped his
hand down on the bench SO hard that it made the
house ring again. and says he,
Il second that notion, Mr.. Gheerman and Imove
| that uncle Joshua Downing shall be our delegate
to Congress"
No sooner said than done; the Instructions and
the delegate was all carried to once by an unami-
nous vote.
So Iremain, your old friend,
MAJORJACK DOWNING.
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