Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-11-03
TOPS AND BOTTOMS .
BY JISGo.

BY JIsao.
:" Look here yeou!" exclaimed a long slab.
sided Yankee dapper little Creole, as the lat
ter sat azily on the balcony of his residence in
the old French portion of the Crescent City.
| Monsieur, am your servant" was the polite
reply; and throwing down the Pcayuoe he had
been reading, the polished host bowed his visiter
| to chairg ~
! "Wall Didn't know had servitor. Deon't
think yeou'd dew much, neither. But say, deoni
yew own a farm over few Carrolton, cross the
Massassippy?"
tsOui Monsieur did took one farm for the
debt. Will you achetez?"
Hatchety Neo It's nation sight easier
tew burn brush than chop it, and axes is better
than hatchets want to take that are farm on
shares" ..
"Shares Ayec dividends"
"Why, on halves, deon't yeou see Yeoa owr
| the land-Ill dew the worldwide the crop"
"Mais what end of re divide would receive:
Re top re bottom?"
1 "Jist which yeou please. And Squire Nudge
deown tew The ST Charles Boarding II ouse,
kneoWs ME like book and II so my security. y
"Bien +. | will take re bottom Of re crop, and il
Monsieur Nudge will endorse Eat | get Eat, to-
day we viii sign re PAPER"
And, that afternoon, personally appeared be-
fore Jacob Barker, notary public, Monsieur Jean
Francois Hyppolite Flandin, and Ezekiel Down
| ing The party of the first part let his Carroll.
ton farn to the party of the second part, for
two years, and was to have the tops the bot
toms of the crop, as he might select annually
The first year he was to receive the bottoms
Such was the sum and substance of q long doc
ument, on which mine host of the ST. Charles
endorsed his name, as security for Zeke Down
ing
81 will fool re Yankee" whispered Monsieur
TO the notary, as they left the office.
| Spring and summer passed by; at length the
autumn came, bringing back the absentees One
| fine morning, as 'Zeke Downing was getting il
the last Of his crop, he heard loud noise at thu
house, and soon juvenile Downing came peg
ging along, as rapid the size of his docket
paternal inexpressibles would permit. 1t tool
the youngster some seconds to get his breath
| when he squealed forth
Daddy! There's dressed up FrenchEaan st
the corn house, with hull lot of Orleans drays,
an, he wants yew"
OFF started Downing TO the house, where he
found his landlord, who greeted him with -four
ishng bow
Monsieur Dounheim," said he, 81 am much
pleased with re industry which have as |
did ride frequently by my farm zis summer, and
have come with my drays for my share OF re
crop"
Wall !" replied Downing, picking up chip
from which he began to ndustriously white
Crops have been good, | YUM Haint no reason
to complain, Squire. Don't complain mite"
a. am much delighted. You are one model
tenant, Monsieur. Mais, where is re half for
me p"
wall. Nortbin was said 'heout gatherin it. p"
"Nlmporte. have re men all here. You
will have re kindness TO display crop. for
which will thank you much"
"Crop. Ye-es / raised an all. fred lot Of
early peas, sold EN- furst-rate-theres the roots
under them old sticks. So twas with the tema-
tiers they went jist like hot cakes, tell yew-
there's the withered vines over yonder. But the
most Of crops corn I've sold the fodder, and
when I've gathered the ears you may have the
storks 10 pull your roots with"
MATS, Monsieur Diable Eat is not worth
Won fig"
." Can't help it, Yeou warnted the bottoms Of
the crop; take EN-"
Monsieur ordered his drnys home, and repaired
10 the notary, purple with rnge But nothing
could be done; al was according to the bond
"ATille Tonneres!' shouted the furious land
lord, g but will punish him Write, Monsieur
Notary. that next year | will have all tops.
All, ah Bon Eat win give him ze Tx in Won
tight place"
Old Tempus kept fuging ii along, and again
did Monsieur Jean Francois Hyppolite Fandin
cross the muddy river, with battery Of drays
and q thirst for revenge But he determined to
be polite until he could secure his dues and then
to uncork the phias Of his wrath, as he warned
his tenant to lenve, Ezekiel met him Mt the gate,
and ushered him into the yard
"Bien!' said Monsieur, after salutations had
been exchanged IAN re crops good this sal
SOM
" Furst rate tell yeou."
Bon! But shall hope my half il all ready
"Wa nj, guess rs how 'tis'
=. "Ze corn--7e pea--ze tomato 2
mo, not zackly. Ieou seemed Kind o dis
appointed last year--so l didn't plant anything
but 'tatoes this year My half ls oil sold; but
the tops il oil heaped mp out yonder
"'Diable! Nom de rEmpereur Can have be
fooled two time by Won Yankee Go from dis
place toute suite
"Wa-al ] kinder guess ] shant There was
an old mortgage foreclosed ont last week, and
bought IL: and if yew want tops or bottoms any
more, ia like tew see yeou git EN- So deon't
| rile mp. but take il cooIy.'
| To describe the scene which ensued, would re.
ouire French dictionary, n lunatic asylum, and
March hare. The projectors Of the city of
Lawrence did not d--m their water privilege
across the NIerrmack mere thoroughly than the
Frenchman did his tenant. But he could do no
more and, from that day to this, eschewing the
extremties, Monsieur Jean Francois Hyppolite
Flandin has been middle interest man.
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