The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-11-26
Yankee Innnisitiveness.

A contributor to the Carpet Bag relates
the following anecdote, illustrative of the
dominant passion of all Yankeedom: a
In one of my solitary piscatorial wander
ings last week, passed through a meadow
in which a couple of juveniles were making
hay One of them left his companion and
came towards the brook where l was fishing
THE following remarkably interesting conver
sation ensued-we being strangers to each
other H
Fishing, aint yep enquired the boy.
"Ya-a-s, something of that Sort" said l
"Got many ?' said my Yankee inquisitor
and lifting up the lid of my basket, he ex-
claimed, with astonishment, "Oh! crea.
ton what lot Where did ye get all q
them EH-
| cup and down the lot"
Guess We know heow What kind of q
poles that? F? powerful hanson one, amt it
What's it made of? Where did ye git that,
stranger, say"
Finding had awakened an inquisitor, and
undertaking to satisfy his curiosity, l com
menced with description of the rod.
-r" Yes, very handsome rod, indeed-made
of ashwood-twelve feet in length-in three
pieces-mounted with brass--four inches
round at the bottom-tapers gradually to half
a inch circumference at the top--sevepteen
ounces in weight-cost five dollars and cheap
at that--bought of Martin L Bradford, in
Washington street, Boston, Massachusetts,,
United States of America, last spring-bas-
ket from him, too-cost nine shillings-when
full holds 12 pounds and half of tish-when
half-full or empty can't say-got lines and
hooks from him, too-lines linen and silk,
yarous-hooks Limerick, ana of different
sizes--hanged on gut-this straw hat cost
me two dollars three years ago-this coat
twelve about the same time--can't say what
these Yentilating pants cost-have forgotten
what the vest came to--boos made for fish
ing, and cost five dollars-got an old wallet
in my pocket to put spare hooks and lines
in-have a. jack knife also in my pocket,
and purse with a half dollar and ninepence
and two cents in it--there was once half q
pint of good brandy in that bottle-paid
thirty-two and half cents for that pipe--got
this tobacco at the store above, as part of a
pound weight Of very miserable stuf4-that
box use to keep my bait in, which is generr
ally earth worms--that handkerchief | got
| can't tell where---it is old enough to speak
for itself-l live at the corner aboye--haye
been there two months-intend to be two
months longer, there-more about myself |
shant tell yoq--and is there anything more
in particular YOU have to ask % ''..... ....r.,,s
Rustigus Junior, looked amazed, while I
ratified off, with the volubillty of Caleb
Quotem, the above inventory of facts and
recollections !; and to my great surprise, he
seemed to take the hint that | would deem
further inquiries superfous. Happy, in hay
ing furnished one individual at least, with a
~ ntaa su6icA of information, l turned a..
bout to renew my sport. Scarcely had in
serted my fishing lines in the brook, when
his vision was brokengp bymy rustic friend
asking:
Say, stranger; 'oh re dye dig ye" 6ait?"
felt completely hummixed; and did not
cave myself time to reflect until at least an
Eighth Of mile stood between me and the
nsatiable querist. ...... /