Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-09
A Yankee In the Geld Region.

"Look here, yeou,' said new gold
hunter the other day, as he planted him
self in one of our cane seat chairs, "be
yeou the editor of this 3 x 4 sheet ?"
We drew ourselves up with a severe
attempt at dignity, and sisnitied that we
had that honor. 7.@a
Then yeou'r jest the fellow that I
We motioned him to proceed, and after
setting his hat down and turning the 9TH
er end of the stick he was whiting, he
drew cne eye-lid down into a more sig
nilicant wink, as he remarked:
"I'm arter pile, stranger"
We nodded our assent.
"And | want TO gel it in leetle the
shortest space of time" added he.
We ventured to state that most persons
who came 10 California desired 10 effect
the same object.
"WelI, reckin they do," said he, 'but
the darned fools go cultn' round in the
gulies, pirooting through the cricks. and
prospectin' in the monte banks; but I'm a
mite too cute to go foolin' my time ar
ter sich notions. Yeyu see I'm married
man, stranger, and hev got six children,
and the hull lot of 'em are orful smart
and my old woman aint slow, | reckin.-
She was daughter Of old Nathan Pea
body of Lowell; yeou knew Nathan,
didn. yeou? What! yeou didn't know
him? Well he was desperate smart old
man. He used 10 make about the best
ginger beer yeon ever put into yeour
stumic. Well, as | was sayin,' my wife
Was his Oldest gal, except his son Heze-
kiah a proper smart young feller he was
tew-he used to 60 down South every
year, and the way he used TO snake in
Uncle Sans tin for his tin ware, warn't
slow. Yeou knew him, | reckin- ef
you've ever been South you've seed him.
No; yeou didn't know him !? Well du
tell; guess yeou haint been rourd the States
much. Well, as was telin', / married
his sister and in about seven years we
have been gitlin along right sharp in the
way of increasing the family; and my
wife says to me, says she. 'Zeekil, doyou
know what I'm lonein for?' Well
knew ef she was a longin for anything /
had TO get il; he yeou married man,
stranger? Oh yeou be--well then, said
|, what in the air,h do you want Grace
said l."
".Well said she, 'Zeke, want few
specimens? looked round upon the chill
drcn-I believe told yeou ! had SIR
well, looked at 'em, and said l, Grace,
reckin have, given yeou pooty good
shear on 'em enough 10 satisfy any rea-
sonable woman Says she, 90 long; l
don't mean nothin' Of the kind wait
some California Specimcns!' -..-
She blurted it right eout, and knew 81
she was a longin arter EN-, she had TO hev
'em, so she Jest gin me six months-thats
month for each child-to come out here
and git pile so now yeou tell where it
kin be raked up in leetle the shortest
space Of time. I'm arter it with sharp
pick and hot shovel; and yeou press
felers du know where il can be go', I'll
you'll only TELL" .a~
We ventured 10 mention Scorpion
Gulch.'
mo yeou don't stranger said he; 81.
aint coin' to any place to git bit with var
nints. Where's the Mary Posrr7"
We endeavored TO direct The route.
ut aint no grant TO Mexikin gal . that
name, is i:?" enquired he.
Goodbye" said he, "ef get the pile
I'll christen the next specimen have at
home, artcr yeou-darncd ef don'i;' and
away dashed our eastern friend, IN search
of that ere Pilel- Stockton Journal.
We learn from the Quincy Whig that
two deaths from Small Pox occurred IN
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