Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
Scenes IN Illinois.

Bugg'S Observations on Mix.
Scenes In Illinois.
A travelling correspondent writing to Canada
paper from Illinois, describes some of the peculari
ties of Suckerdom as follows:
This State has sort of Heterogeneous population
sort of pepper and salt mixture of all the different
races of mankind. The smoking. phlegmatic Ger
man. the Sweed, the Norwegian, the beer-drinking
Dutchman. the selfcomplacent John Bull, the CAME
Scot the cheating Israelite the mercuria French
man. the rolicking Irishman, and the ever inquisi-
tive ever active Yankee, together with Buckeyes
from Ohio. the Hoosier from Indiana. and the liter
ate drinking fighting Southerner,-all are here in
about equal proportions, and give about their equal
quota to the character of the State, and supply a
choice variety of their expressions to its language
The Hooser "allows," the Southerner :: reckons >
the Buckeye suspIcions.i while the Yankee zeal
culates," and the Mssourian '.Opinions' The State
has not yet had time to harmonise and settle togeth
err. So its laws, its manners and its languages An
illinois farm house, for instance cabin, con-
structed without regard to looks convenience or
comfort. The furniture, cooking utensils and dress
OF the inmates correspond with the house, while the
fences and out-houses of the most Wretched de-
scrpton, and the door yard and fields are given up
to weeds. and the crops wasted with the most reck-
less disregard to thrift Cows will be allowed to run
all the season with their calves, to save mkng-or
If MIXED only when they happen to come up of
themselves, or when the boy happens to find them.
which is rare. Families with farms will have no
butter, but they will have eggs and chickens with
out stint. 1t is not uncommon to see two hundred
hens about mans door, and four pounds dressed is
no common weight. So common are they that you
can purchase them for bit g" pair.
The Yankee here is the same as the Yunkee any,
where-only more so. More liberal, less saving
less religious less honest less careful of appearances
but quite as enterprising and bound to get liy-
ing at his own or somebody's expense.
An freshman is improved here-mOre intelligent.
ffu npHC dxv oN,I, e
man, and better citizen than he is elsewhere where
have seen him.
The Engshman gets good property here. He
fares well--drinks his grog when he likes-and al
ways, alone or with his countrymen keeps pointer
or setter, double barrel gun, and enjoys field sport
when he pleases. A great many are scattered over
the country, but do not readily assimiIate with the
people, and continue to prefer brandy to corn whis
key-in which think they show good taste
The Scotchman here is always good citizen. and
man of property-steady, thrifty and law-abiding
The German and the Jew do the fiddling and the
hucksterng, the gardening wood-sawing, cooking
and large part of the thinking. The only men |
have drunk here, were Germans. and vet they
are good citizens The Swedes and Norwegians are
steady, hard working fellows, and give nobody any
trouble. The Hoosier is sort of cross between the
Southerner and the bear. with all his qualites-men-
tai, moral and phySical-with touch of the wan
dering Arab. He is Il wandering animal. and his
home and house are wherever his wagon happens to
be--near some timber. fence or frewood-and
where there is water enough for coffee -whiskey he
takes raw-and washing is to him and his a work of
The young Sucker the rising generation of all
these Heterogeneous materials, is the devil just
near as anything else-unletered, ignorant unciv.-
lized, selfdependent free lawess unpublished reso-
lutte. confident. tobacco chewing. whiSkey drinking
suspicious of good clothes good manners in others
and finally. to use his expression don't care
shucks for law, gospel Or the devil One general
characteristic of the animal is that be is always an
ticipang somebody to {" feel big which he consid-
ers his duty to resent before it happens
The way the young Sucker volunteer fought in
Mexico. may give you some idea of his characteris-
tics. He was there perfectly desperate in the fight
One of the officers related to little scene which
occurred at Buena Vista. 1t in the very crisis
of the fight when the Indiana troops broke and re-
treated. and left the whole brunt of the Mexican ad
vance to be borne by the Illinois regiment 1t SEEM
ed though they would be annihilated by superior
ty of numbers, and there were some signs of waver
ing when young Sucker drew his rife deliberately
and dropped a Mexican. Set up the pns,' he
shouted, and the whole regiment took up the word
ut every fire would shout like demons and with as
much drollery as if on spree. A another time.
when charge was ordered of the officers could
not think of the word. and he shouted Z" Let 'er
rip" and dashed in among the Mexicans laughing
and shouting this new battle cry Many curious and
aughabe scenes of daily occurrence in the courts
IF justice. will relate which occurred in Kane
county, in the circuit court, few years ago when
Gov Ford was the presiding judge, which will serve
rs a specimen.
An old minor and land contractor of considerable
wealth, was summoned of the grand jury
He came to court gloriously drunk and rather late
n fact not until the court organized and enea-
sed in trying He came staggering in dress
ID in buckskin, and making his way to the bar; ad-
dressed the court and people with How are We ALL
In We ?" at the top of his voice
The Judge put on decorous frown, and said |
{ MIR Clerk, enter fine of five dollars against MIR
Wall, judge, l guess you think this old boss
INIT got the money but you're mistaken. old Teller -
Judge Mr. Clerk, enter fine of ten dollars
WE'LL old Teller, can fork up" and he threw
Town the gold to pay the fine.
Judge Mr.. Clerk enter fine of twenty dol |
arsn
WAL judge, here's the pewter. but only we two |
ire going to play this game, put up your money if
you rake down the pile'
Judge" MIR. Clerk enter fine of fifty dollars Z"
- Hold on, judge, that's TOO big an ante This old !
losss got the lead. but won't pay if you don't put
Town the stakes--I draw BETS
By this time the judge savage, while the
whole crowd were vastly amused
Judge. Mr.. Sheriff, commit this man to Jail for
Contempt of court.'
s. Hold on, judge, you're too fast, for | be-and |
.uess it's bid off the Jail yard Jail and all f3s
he taxes-and guess own that are public institu-
ion-and you won't imprison man in his own
rouse. reckon
This was said with an air of drunken gravity that
made it irresistibly ludcrous The Sheriff dragged
lin off, however, and the next day when he was So
'er he made an apology and was forgiven.
BoYs' MARBLEs.-Tbe greater part of these TOYS
re made of hard stone found near Coburg in Sax