Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-01-08
HILLSDALE, JANUARY 8, 1850.

went TO work and run = great high fenc
across The farm between him and Jouatiiau
so high that they had To gel upon isdJe
10 look over il. And when isas dnne, job
went up on the ladder aud looked over. su,
called ont as loud as he cuuld call.
Good I've done with you, Jonathan for
evef.'
Il can't help that. said Joosrhsn. rher
shsnt never be no thsties allowed 10 grow o.
gold.apple field
Alter the families lived entirely seperate
and got along the hest way they could, bu
with much less comfort thsu ihey used q
have. Some things that Jonathan raissd h,
had as much aein as he knew what 10 d
with. aud il iotted on the ground. 40,
some other things that he didn't raise. an,
wanted very much, was rDltiog on John
ground. And jes, so twas with John OF
'tother side Of the fence. Things wen, OF
IN this way few years, and they didu', kuos
much about how each other got aloug. A
last one day Jonathan heard John up top O
the ladder, calling OUT most bitterly,
Brother Jonathan, Brother Jonathan, do
come; the Silverbuekles are here, Iickin m,
boys half 10 death, thrsshin Of 'em with this
Ties, and scratchin their eyes out. Do come
aud bring your boys over aud help drive 'em
away
But you've done with us forever said
Jonathan; 'and besides, its too much Of a
job to get over thai fence. don, see but
you'll have TO fight your battles The bes,
way you can. Remember, always told you
that you better weed out them ,bislles. II
you had followed my advice they .oulju'l
now be scratchn your boys eyes out; but.
instead OF that, your boys might be over
along with my boys diggiu in 2oid.appIe
field
Gold apple field be hauged!' said John.
Il wisi: never had heard OF il. and ,heu iiiis
fence wouldn't a been here To pieveut yout
coallng over to help u.s.
The upshot Of the matter was, TIA, Johns
boys all got dreadful lickIn, which they
didn't get over for a long time. and The Sli.
serbuckles carried of ss much plunder az
they had MUD TO, and made Joho give
'em deed OF strip OF his land.
Some time after this, while Jonathan =
boys we're busy diggin or gold-apple field
the Silyeibuckles,, who had always been
wrathy about that field, agreed with the Gold.
thread family, who lived south of 'e,n. and
with the families OF the Boheas aud the
Sushons, whu lived over 'tother side of The
poud, TO 90 together and give Jonalhan's
boys icklu aud rob the orchards. So down
they went in whole fiocks and swarns. and
the first thing Jonsthan's BOYS knew they
were having il rough and tulnbIe. aud were
getting the worst OF IL. Jonathan heard the
ontcry, and run putting aud sweating down
to the high feace, aud looked through a
ctack, aud called out to John, Brother
John. brother John, the SIiverhuckles, and
the G0ldthiea aud the Boheas, and Shn-
'hons are swsrmlng over on goid-apple field.
aud fell dfOul OF my boys, and I'm sf,ald
they'll half kill em. Do jest send YOUR
boys over to help dtiye 'em away
John put his finger up 10 the side of hi.
nose, and says be,
Brother JonaIhau,' I'll tell you what It's,
ny boys are out Of the scrape now. and
ockon they better keep out OF il. And. be-
hdes, they've had Que all fred ihrashin late.
y. aud reckon that's their pa,i'
Ihe upshot Oi the matter this time was,
nat JOnathan's boys got an awful drubbin.
nd had their orchards all robbed, and the
,tverbuckles, and tue Goldbreads, and the
3oheas, aud the Shushons went off with the
,lunder.
Not long after this Jonathan was walking
me day along by the high fence, thlnkiu and
nhlnalln, aud he thought he would look
bro the crack and speak 10 Joha. Aud as |
e put his face TO the crack. John was that
minute putting his face to IL la speak 10 !
onaihan, aud their noses almost ht each
ther
'Hullo,' SAID John, is that you. brother
onathanl How do you all do to dav. | !
honli like TO shake hands with you, bat |
ant get my hand through This crack, so You |
iust take the will for The deed
We'll, II seems to be pity said Jona- /
laD, that this fence should stop our shakin
ands. Don't you think, brother John. il
ouid be Os we'll il il was out Of the way,
nd we should agree to live together again
al help each other along as we used to-
"Tbat's jest what Pyo been thinking uC
nd John"
Il guess we should both fare the better 70,
- SAID Johuathan.
81 reckon we should" said John.
Wen, the upshot Of illo uAiter ihis time
as, that the next day the boys was on both
des were at work tearing down the high
nee.
"Aud now, M. Cheermau," said Uncle
oshua, lowering his voice, seeing how
iiDgs did work in one case, aud judgi ing from
lat how they would be pretty likely TO work
another case. move that oar delegate 10
ongress shall be inslructed-
Firstly, to vote against Joustbau's putting
p ,h' sign-boafd But, il it is put ap.
Secondly to vote against Johns putuug up
e high ieuce. But, if The lence is put up,
ThirdtH to vote for pulling it down sgaiu
quick as possible, without waiting for both
des TO get lickin first"
Here Bill Johnson jumped up aud slapped
$ hand down on the bench so hard that IT
ade the house ring again, aod says he.
Il second that motiun, Mr.. Cheerman;
I'd move that uncle Joshua Downing shall
our delegate to Congress"
No sooner said than done; the instructions
ID the delegate was all carried to once y
isnimous vote.
So remain, your old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Reading.
The LATE Sir William Innoe 49, o,n AL