Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-09-28
A Yankee at The Adams House.

Some weeks ago, q very long brow
| Down Easter, httired in one Of those eos
i tunes which are ,it,w noWhefe to be ms
with except upon the stare, tail bell
crowned white hat, short wpisted bin
coat, with enormous pewter buttons, II YES
as ii ynller as iai berry BLOSSOM, q mi
of cordurcvs whose highest ambition
seemed to maintain their ascanaancy owe
a pair Of enorInolls cowhit1es that hat
troddep many q hundred mics of logging
paths, 'lnight have been seen, Jack
ktife and shingla III hand, vending hi
way mp Lonu wharf, Ia the realization q
his lifelong artlcipatiois Of " seein
Boston" At the corner of Merchant
Row, his prugress was arrested by tls
numbering traisit Of two story house ol
wheels, drawn by half a dozen yoke II
oxen with the people inside pursuing thei
usual avocatous. ...
What OH earth is that ere he asked
bystaldef.
Oh nothing, replied the "towney -
the folks are only moving all
| When we move down here--.,ye do i
house aud all.
| Je-rusalum Wall that beaYs al
nat,ir' Wall, capn, what's that ere bi!
stun house over the left ! @
| That's the new Custom House It's
mighty bad localiou----but they re going Il
move it next week.
Thundor and Molasses' it'Il take all tn
oxen ia creation for to start her,
| Oh, they Use elephants for movin.
such large buildings.
| And how many elephants t'll take
Upwards of a hundred The Yalike.
cut deep cash in his shipgle aud walAe.
| Oh.
lie next inquired for the Adams House
for he had "hearn tell y tf that. and wa
determed 'to progress during bis iuveniiity
aware Of the inpossbiIity of DUNG SO at
more advahted hge "
lie soon found the "tavern, y and tn,
deacon, and ordered accommodation
literally " darling the expense. lawns
" sIicked up little, he witnessed witt
| / some aiiiazeneht the operations Of b ser
vant on the going, simply relnarking tin
he knowd what sheet liIlttnin' was. bil
this WINS the fust time he'd ever lteefd 0
sheet Thunder. lie followed the GROVE
into the dining hail. and was uShhred to
sent where he eiiscoiiced himself, tuthius
his towel undnr his chin with sort o
desperation as if he was going to be shavet
or scaptd. .... ..
The sight of Tie covered dishes addat
to his arna1ement Do1 dafli IL ', III
exclaimed, ef ever heard Of coolin' OF
the tabe but here they've, gone and so
til kitchens all over the lot. Wllar's tIys
fire to come froll-.lat's wha. Ia like tt
know
He got along with the soup very well
and was pahsing for breath, before he
flushed it,, when winter slatelled his
plate awny. and was running off with it
Hello. you sir :. yociferated the lanke.
i see yeu--fetdh that ere back quicke
n lightning, or else you'll hev your heat
punched. ~
Lis plate was returned, and he finished
his soup with dignity After waiting q
noneht. lie raised his voice again, and
summoned the offending waiter sterny.
kalke.ate to starve me!
No sir. fE.r ....
Wall--why don't you fetch on Some
fresl, fodler--darn ye7
There's the carte, sir
Where's the eart7 And what in thin.
der nn / to do with tile cart when We
got it. Look out, you pesky sarpint, or
you'll catch it.
The bill Of fire.
| don't pay my bill till I've had my
fodder. ... .54 .-a. .r.f ri,
The waiter htmbly explained his mean.
ing.
WHAT'S MI these crack jaw names
mean. Give me soInethu' plain and
hearty--biled corn beef---;,ud fetch il
about the quickes st--wbie look over this
paper and see what else III hev. The
meat was brought him.
Hold on! was the next order. What's
this here? M-a-c.c.a--Readi it, won't you
sir ! .u
Maccaroni, Sir.
All right. cap'n-~hurry i, UP.
The dish was brought.
The etarnel cuss. roored the Down
Easter, ef | haiu't as great n mind as ever
| had TO ker-wollop yer, and make an
example Of ye Oh the spot. What do ye
mean by runnin' your rigs on me jeSt be-
cause Tina strangeri in these parts. Take
away your darned billed pipe stems, and
fetch us OH SOME cabbage. That's right.
And now, squire, some vinegar.
Viuegar's in the castor, sir. replied the
waiter, and made good hs retreat
In the castor, is it, hey? soiloq,iised
the Yankee; and where in thunder is Tie
castor?
The young gentleman opposite pushed
it towards hun. lie looked Il, t--~took
the stopper out of the the vinegar, and
taking up the castor by the bottom, turned
II up. But all the crnets n1apifesteda a desire
10 iIlussrate the laws Of gravity and leap
from their locations, aud the Yankee was
compelled to set it down again ...
Jerusalun, he exclaimed. This here
IS a curious contrivancc, and no mistake.
How on airti am | to get at the tarnal
vinegar! Ill try it once more
Again he canted the castor, but this
inc all he stoPples tunb'ed out.
Thunderatoit, he roarea, here's pretty
ness. Darn it all here I've got the
larhed castor oil into my gravy, and the
'arncd red led on my cabbage, and the
'aiier OH my 'tatcr, Darn the thing.
ay.
My friend, said the gentleman opposite,
With strong control over his risible
1t appears 10 me if | were in
want Of vinegar, that | shon.d take the
'inegar cruet ont OF the stand, aniby that