Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-01-12
From the New York Spirit Of the Times.
THE CELEB ION.


you remember the time when they finished
the road as far as Waynesboro, don't you!'
Yes
wal, they had a mighty to do about it, they
! did, There was GOV. Dudley, Doctor An
drews, Squire GrswoId, Bill Lane, {hm as was
| so near beaten Stanley for Congress- old Dick
! Washington, and heap Of the big boys come
down to the borough to have rate joiiifcation.
They had the darndest biggest sort OF barba-
cue, chords Of old red eye,' and the big gun
| they wanted everybody to jlne and have bus
tin frolIc. Wal, It was norated over the null
/ county, and as everybody was gwine, thought
mought as wei! 90, too-so slipped the old
mar in the cart, and put cut for the borough.
Wal, Doctor, | had purity easy time Of it
gwine down, did-the old mar shyIng once
| and while when she heard any lumbefln about;
but all things coneiderln, Doctor, managed pur-
ty well. That old mar was q caution, Doctor.
She was perfect SIGHT, any now, she was
and if any pistij was shot CfI any whar about
her. nothing could keep her in the cart. Some
Of these days, Doctor, I'll tell how she sarved
me and brother 1'art-You know Tart, Doctor
i know you do. All the accident that hap
pened was going up the hill by Lew Musgraves
thar, close by OOl Pixies, the Quaker, when
some o. Lewis boys popped cap on an old
smoke pole at partridge, when how she did
rip! She cavorted right smart, but it was no
go-she only broke one try pin, and arter get
tin up the hill fixed that, and we proceeded
tolerably well 10 the borough.
Wal, Doctor, we got thar, and | thought
mought as well get down and lead her by the
court house. There was heap of people on
the green, and didn't 'zacly know what mought
happen, so got down. did, and slipped the
bride over my arm, and was walking along,
looking at the crowd to see what was gon on.
Thar was 'bundance Of folks, Ooctor-men,
wimmin, childring, and niggers IN fuss
oyster carts, cake carts, and all sdch sort of
doins plenty. Wal, Doctor, was proceedin
on, tryin to find some place TO hitch the mar to,
Holy Moses ker STAN bang went the big gun.
The old mar started, and snatChed me heels over
head, my cart struck an oyster cart-oysters,
plates, spoons, pans and bowls went 7yin--
down went, bat held on to the bride, Doctor,
| did, and arter rip or SO, | sorter stopped her
headway, and made out to get up.
Thunder and mud Doctor, such a sight,
| never seed the like atore-you'd thought it
| had been rainin Boyhn but oysters and plates
for week-here pan and thar puddle of
soup big enough to swim my old 'scoyy drake
the oyster man cuSsin every thing an inch nigh
the old mar sRortin anG the folks holerin like
blue bIezas! Wal, Doctor, sorter shuck my
self and was lookIn round TO see what all the
fuss was about, when | seed Old Artur-Old
Artur Spkes-you know him, Doctor, and
General Me2e, with their mouths wide open
and nigh about fit to bust. Go it Abe said
Old Artur-and 90 it / did, for twant halt
second before bang went that cussed cid gun
agin!
Jerusalem Doctor, didn'tthe old mar split,
then! She fetched one splunge and both try
pins come out, the back band broke, the wheels
whirled one way and struck an old 'oman's cake
cart-down cum cake box, old oman and all,
away | went on tother track; down the hill
went the old mar as if kicked IN end right siam
through the tables here the barbacue was sot
oHt, benches broke, niggers rolled cYer-every
body holerin as if heaven anG yearth had cum
together!
'Je-ho,sa-phat! didn't that old mar rar, and
didn't I! Thar they was laughing al me,
ready to split. The old cake 'oman had a fork
sticking right slam intomy leg, and the old man
Artur and the General holding on to their
trowsers TO keep from dying! | riz-!ooked
around-hopped upaud struck my heels together
three times afore | cum down, and swore if
they'd only give me half chance could lick
the hull kit and bilin of 'em, and they mought
let that darned, cusscd big gun kick me in the
bargain!
'Them's the doins down to Waynesboro,
Doctor-lets Iiquorn
We were, not long since, much amused by d
couple ot HooSler girls, who came aboard the
steamer -. at the little town OF Mt. Yer
non, Indiana They had evidently never been
a thousand miles from home, ani were making
their first trip on steamboat. The elder one
was exceedingly taikatiye, and perfectly free
and unconcerned. with regard to the many eyes
that were scanning her movements. The other
was of the opposite turn of mind, inclined TO
bashiuluess. Atdinner our ladies' were honored
with a seat at the head of the table, and the
eldest one, with her usual independence, cut
her bread into small pieces, aud with her fork,
reached over and enrolled each mouthlul in the
nice dressing on plate of beef-steak before her.
The passengers preserved their gravity during
the operation by dint of great effort. Perceiv.
IN that her sister was not very forward in help
ing herself she turned round to her and ex-
claimed loud enough to be heard by half the
table" Sal, DIP into the Gravy-Da& pays as
much as any on EN- :" This was followed by
general roar, in which the captain led Off
The girls arrived at their place OF destination
before supper, and when they left the boat, all
hands gave three cheers for the girls of the
tloo5ier State.