The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-12-25

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II is almost needless 10 say, that Mrs. Je-
dediah Doughkins has never since attempted
a nBloomer.p
THE CREASED POLE;
SHOWING HOW zEKE pRiLpoT GOT SUCKED IN, =
| THEN AGIN now HE DIpN'T
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Ezekiah Philpot was born in America,
somewhere near the head waters Of the Pen.
obscoi, and when he arrived at the age OF
nineteen he had got his growth and cut his
EYE teeth a circumstances which was gem
orally admitted by all who knew him. Ono
bright morning in June, zeke placed his
long body into clean shirt, run his longer
legs through a new pair of striped ,rowsers,
wrapped bran new waistcoat about his
breast, hauled up his s.iff sIarched cotton
dicky, and tied check gngham about his
neck, and then donned the swollow-tailed
| coat the brass buttons of which looked like
row Of newly risen stars. Zeke was liter
ally pioneer in the tBloomu Costume at
least so one would have thought TO
have seen him as he stood now. lie
| disdained TO have his trowsers'-legs dan-
Cling in the mud, or 10 have the cuffs of his
coat stopping in the wash-bowl SO his blue
stockings deeped forth from beneath the
tops of his cowhides and looked up full six
inches TO the trowsers' bottoms, while his
bony wrists had free scope from either shirt
sleeve or cuff, Zeke's hair, which was oi
no color in particular but bore all the lighter
shades OF the vegetable kingdom, was down
fiat with pure bars lie, and directly on The
Top of his head he put white hat somewhat
resembling an inverted butter firkin, and al
ter gazing at his presentment IN the looking.
glass for four and half minutes, he was
heard 10 say
Thar, Mr.. Zeke Philpot, if yeou don't
slide on that, then guess uhat aint achat
that's all.'
Zeke was bound for Bosting with load
! of genooine apple.sass, and he expected,
ere he returned 10 make slight commo-
ton, if not more, in the great metropolis
The old mare was harnessed, and in due
course of fine Zeke and his load arrived in
Bosting, where the SASS was disposed Of 10
good advantage, and with sevenly-five dol
lars in his pocket, our hero began 10 look
round TO see the sights.
"Hel-low 7 exclaimed Zeke, as he stopped
one morning before blazing playcard which
adorned one of the brick walls in the Flag
Alley 'watn iarnation's that A Golden
Ladder--a Road tu For--t-u-n-e-oh, tortin
that's tia road 10 .tortin.'
Zeke went on 10 decypher the reading
beneath, and gradually he obtained the in-
telligence that on the Back Bay there was
to be pole twenty feet high, upon the top
of which the proprietor would place prize
of 5000, to be retained by any one who
could obtain IL Chances SO.
Wal, tew hundred dollars is some punk
ins,' soloeuized Zeke.. Pve clum some
pooiy skinny trees in my day. pll jes' walk
inter that feller's lew hundred, rot me if |
deon't.
With this feeling of cupidity, Zeke started
for the scene Of action, and twas not until
he had run down dozen apple-women in
his course that he remembered his entire ig-
norance of where the Back Bay might be,
and when this information was gained, he
happened 10 remember that the 'old mare
| hadn't been seen 10.
Zeke was economical in his horse.kecp-
ing He hired single stall in small
shed near the Providence Depot, bought his
own nay, and took care OF his own animal,
Thither he fastened his steps, and having
watered his beast, he took from his wagons
box an old wool-card, and raked down the
mare in the most approved manner, 10 be
sure the steel teeth moved leetle more
harshly over The bones than usual, but then
Zoke was in hurry, for that 'tew hundred
was ir his eye.
Al length, by dint of much inquiry, Mr..
Ezekial Philpot found his way 10 the spo,
where the people had already began 10 col
lect around the Golden Laddr.'
sHsl-low Y exclaimed Zeke, as he came
up .whar's the chap wot keeps this 'ere
pole
/ I'm The man, answered burly fellw with
ared nose and pimpled chin, who occu-
! pied chair near the pole; want 10 try a
chance Walk up, gentlemen, walk up
ouly three dollars. Who wants The two hun
dred Who
Hole on, ole feller,' interrupted Zeke (;
dew yer mean 10 say as heow't there's tew