Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-26

P4o'S0 " AlAH CISdSuIe oeSOnu all
price.
a YANKEE DINING AT A MODERN
HOTEL.
Some weeks ago. very long. brown
Down Easter, attired in one of those CO.'S
tunes which are nowhere to be met with
except on the stage, tall, bell-crowned
white hat, short-waisted blue coat, with
enormous pewter buttons, vest as yaller'
as barberry blossom, and a pair of cor
duroys whose highest ambition seemed to
be to maintain their ascendancy over
pair of enormous cowhides that had trod-
den over many hundred miles of logger
ing paths, Knight have been SEEM" jack
knife and Single in hand, vending his
way up Long Wharf, in the realization of
lifelong expectations of "seein Boston,"
At the corner of Merchant Row, his pro-
grcss was arrested by the numbering trains
Of two story house on wheels, drawn by
half dozen yoke of oxen, with the peo-
pie inside pursuing their usual avoca-
tiUns.
"What on airth is that ere ?" he asked
Of bystander
80, nothing" replied the towny;"
i" the folks are only moving, that's all
When we move down here-we do it,
house and ALL"
Jerusalem Wall that beats all ma
tur. Wall cap'n, what's that ere big
stun house over the left %
"Thats the new Custom House. It's a
mighty bad location. but they're going to
move it next week"
"Thunder and molasses It'll take all
the oxen in creation to start her." said
the Yankee.
Oh, they use elephants for moving
such large buildings"
take 90
Upwards ola hundred"
The Yankee cut deep cash in his shin
gle and walked on.
He next inquired for the Adams House
Tor he had "hearn tell'' of that, and was
determined toprogress during his juvenil-
lty' aware of the imPossibility of doing so
at more advanced age.
tie soon found the tavern and the 'dea-
CON- and ordered accommodations, liter
ally "darning the expense" Having
"sllcked up" little he saw with some
amazement the operations of a servant on
the gong simpl y remarking that he know'd
what sheet lightning was, but this was the
lust time he'd ever hearn of sheet thunder.
He followed the crowd into the dining
hall and was ushered to a seat, where he
ensconsced himself, tucking his towel un-
der his chin with sort of desperation, as
It he was going to be shaved or have his
head scalped.
The sight of the covered dishes added
to his amazement.
bod darn it !" ne EXCLAIMED, 'ef ev-
or heard of cookin' on the table but here
they've gone and sot tin kitchens all over
the lot. Whar's the fire to come from
that's what I'd like to know.
lie got along with the SOUP very well,
and was pausing for breath, before he fin.
lShed 1t when waiter snatched his plate
away and was running off with it.
Hello, you, sir !" vociferated the Yam
Kee, 81 see you. Fetch that ere back
qucker'n lghtnin, or else you'll hev your
head punched"
His plate was returned and he finished
his soup with dignity. After waiting
moment he raised his voice again and
summoned the offending waiter sternly.
halEelate TO starve me %
"No sir"
"Wall-why don't you fetch on some
fresh fodder, darn ye?''
There's the carte SIR"
Where's the cart And what in the
thunder am l to do with the cart when
I've got it? Look out you pesky sarpint.
or you'll catch it,"
The bill of fare"
" l don't pay my bill till pye had NV
fodder" '
What's all these crack jaw names mean?
Give me somethin' plain and heavv-biIed
corn beef-and fetch it about the Quickest
while look over the papers and see what
else I'll hev."
The meat was brought him.
"Hold on p was the next order
whats this here? M-a.c.c.a-read it
won't you sir 90
Maccaroni. sir"
"All right, cap'n. Hurry it up.''
The dish was brought.
You eternal cuss p reared the Down
Easter "ef haint as great mind as ever
had to kerwallop yer, and make an ex-
ample OF ye on the spot. What do We
mean 6y runnin' your rigs on me Jest be-
cause I'm stranger in these parts Take
away yer billed pipe stems, and fetch us
on some cabbage. That's right. And.
now squire, some vinegar,
:, "Vinegar's in the caster, SIR" replied
the waiter, and made good his retreat
In the caster, is it-hey 90 solilooui-
sed the Yankee ''and where in thunder ,