Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-01-03
MISCELLANY.
4 REAL LIVE YANKEE.

w hoover travels through New England,
says the Sunday Mercury, and notices the
eccentricities of some of the natives, cannot
fail to be amused and may derive many
new ideasin respect to ctymology and d.
versity Of Character
Some years since an acquaintance of ours
set out on horseback from Massachusetts to
the Green Mountains in Vermont. While
travelling through the town of New sdlim,
his road lead into piece Of wood somesive
miles IN length, and long before he got out
of which he began to entertaindoubts wheth-
Ter he should be blest with the sight of d hui
man habitation but as all things 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 a tall, raw-boned, over
grown, lanternjawed boy, probably seven
teen years of age, digging potatoes He was,
curious figure to behold What was lack
ing in length of his tow breaches, was amply
made up for behind bis suspenders appear
ed to be composed of birch bark, grape vine
and shcep1skin; and Us for his hat, hich
once seen Eetter days IS but now alas Ill ii was
only the shadow of his glory
Whether the tempests of time had beaten
the top ini or the lads expanding genius
burst it 0ut. was difficult to tell at any!rate
twas missing and through the aperture
red hairs ia abundance stood six ways for
Sunday. ln short. hewas one Of the rough
est specimens of domestic manufacture that
ever mortal beheld Our travelling friend
now feeling an itchingto scrape an aeqtain
lance with the critter, drew UP the reihs of
his horse, and began Fl
"Hallo, my good friend, can you inform
me how fariit is to the next house Z"
Jonathan started up, leaned on his hoe
handle, rested one foot on the gambrel of his
sinister Leg and replied
|" Hullu, yourself How'd devil Well |
iuss can faint near SO far as it used to
be afore they cut the woods away-then,
twas geneEally reckoned four miles, but
new the sub shrivels up4he road and don't
make moreIn tew The first house you come
to though ii barn. and the next is hay
stack but IBID Hoskin's house is on beyant
You'll be sure to meet his gals long aforc
yew get there tarnal rompin' critters. they
plague our folks moreFn a little His sheep
get into OUT pasture every day, and his gals
in the orchard. Dad sets the dog arter the
sheep, and me arter the gals, and the way
we make the wool and short gowns fyi is a
sin to snakes"
al sec Iyou are inclined to be facetiops,
young NAB; pray tell me how it happens
that one of your legs is shorter than tho 9th
er. would like to know
~ never lows any one to NEEDLE with
my grass tanglers, mistur; but seeing It's
yew, I'll tdll ye. was born 50 at my PtieA-
lar request so that when ] hold pIows |
can 60 with one foot in the furrer, and toth-
er foot on the land, and not lop over; be-
sides, it is very convenient whom / want to
NOW roun side hill Its just the thing
stranger.M
sVery gpod, indeed how do your pdta-
toes come On this year e
!" They don't come on at all I digs lem
out, and there's an eFerlastin' snarl Of em
in each hill
!" But they are small | perceive
Yes, I know it you see We planted
| some wh6ppin' big blue noses over in that
! 'ere patch there, and they fourished oRall
fred. that these ERE stopt growing jist put
of spite, cause they knowd they couldn't
begin to keep up
aaYou appear to be pretty smart, land !
should think you could afford better hat
than the one you wear .haYs
9 The looks amt nothin'-it's all in the
behavior This ere hat was my religious
Sunday go-to meetinl hat. and its jastl as
ehock fun Df goodness now as the dog is full
| 81. feas. I've better one to hum, but l
| don't dig Eaters in it no how
| Ne & You have been in these parts souia time,
| should Iguess2n IS
|. I guess so tew. was bornd and got
my broughtin' up in that ere house, but my
native place is, down in Pordunk.ns
Then You say it Is about three and, bali
miles to the next house ~
Yes,sir twas spell ago, and i don't
blieye its CROWD much shorter since.F
| z Much obliged. Good by
Goodbye TO you-thats a darn slick
horse Of yournn s'is.f y
= Jim does your mother eYer whip yoa1't
No butshe does . precious sightNorse
/ though. ss .;
WHAT'S thatau s. ; 7.H
why she washes my face every morn
| ing M
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0What IA that dnr hark,no a.. 2n siskkd :