The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-12-05
4 REAL LIVE YANKEE.


says the Sunday Mercury, and notice the &C.
centrieilies Of some of The natives, cannot
fail 10 be eanused and may derive many
new ideas in respect to eiymoloyy and di.
versity Of character. "A
Some years since, an acquaintance Of
ours set out on horseback from Massachu.
settsto the Green Mountains in Vermont.
While travelling through the town of New
Salem, his road led into piece Of woods
some FIVE miles in length, and long before he
got outof which, he began 10 have doubts
whether he should be blest with the sight Of
a human habilation; hut as allihings must
have an end, so at last had the woods, and
the nut brown house of the farmer greeted
his vision. Near the road was tall, raw !
boned, osererown, lantern iawed boy,
probably seventeen years of age, digging po-
tatoes. He was curious figure 10 behold
What was lacking in length of his tow
breeches, was amply made up for behind;
his suspenders appeared to be composed Of
birch bark, grapevine aud sheepskin and as
for his hat, which was of diney white felt
poor thing it had once seen better days,
but now, alas |! il was only the shadow ofhis
glory
Whether the tempests of time had beaten
The opin, or the lads expanding genius
burst itom, was difficult to tell at any rate
twas missing; and through The aperture red
hairs in abundance stood six ways for Sun
Il
day. In short, he was one of the roughesi
specimens of domestic manufacture that ev-I
er mortal beheld. Our travelling friend now
feeling an itching to scrape an acquaintance
with the critter, drew up the rein of his horse,
and began: 9
Halo, my good friend, can yon inform
me how far i is to the next house f'
Jonathan started up leaned on his hoe
handle, ressed one foot on the gambrei o.
ms sinister leg anu replied,
huiio, yourself HOW'D dew Wen,
luss can aunt near so ia' as II used 70 De
aiore 'hey cut 'he WOODS away--'hen, twas
generally reckolled iour miles, pnt now The
sun shrivels up tne ROAD, aud aori MAKE 1t
mornsn lew. Inc nfst houso you come 10
tnoush Is a par'i, ana 'ne next is ahaystack;
but Old Hoskin,s house is on beyunt, You II
be sure 10 meei ms gals long aiore you get
there tafnal rompln critters, they plaque
ooi 'o'ks q iv'ls' ms sheep ge. in,o our
pasture every aay, a',a ms gals IN Inc or,
ehard. pa' se's me aoss ar'er Inc gas, and
she way W.. "i''Ae uie "oou' a'a s'io''
gowns NY : a SIN 70 SNAKES
u seeyou are inclined to be iaceuons,
young 'ns,' pray 'eii 'i'e now u happens
maj ore Oh your iess is shor'er 'han 'he o'a'
er. lwonla IKE 10 Know.
srneger lows any one TO meddie with my
giass 'ahgier, mls'nr; out seeing lts yew
Phte ,,e.s ! was born 50 at my ncuiar re-
quest, SO that wien hold Plow, can go
with one foot in the furrer' and tother on
land, and not lop over besides, it IS conve'
nient when NOW, round a sidc hill. It's
justin thing siranger.D
every good, indeed how do your pota.
Toes come onthis year!"
nThey don't come on at all; digs 'em
out; and there's an everastin' snarl of 'em
iii each hiII,1
but they aie small, perceive"
Yves, know It; you see we planted some
whoppln, blue noses over IN TONER patch
these ere stopt CROWN ist out of spite,
cause they xnow'd they couldn't begin to
Keep uE.n.