Daily American telegraph., 1852-11-03
TOPS AND BOTTOMS
BY JISGo.

BY JIsGo.
" Look here yeou!'' exclaimed a long slab
sided Yankee TO dapper little Creole, as the lat
ter sat lazily 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 Pcayuae he had
been reading, the polished host bowed his yisiter
to chairs ]
wall Didn't know had a seryitor Deon't
think yeoud dew much, neither. But say, deon,
yew own farm over tew Carrolton, cross the
Massassippy?"
"Oui, Monsieur did took one farm for the
debt. win you achetez?"
Hatchety Neo It's nation sight easier
tew burn brush than chop it, and axes is better
than hatchets I want to take that are farm on
shares"
"Shares? :? Ayec dividends"
"Why, on halves, deon't yeou see ieoa oWr
the land-l'll dew the worldwide the crop"
"Mais what end of re divide would | receive:
Ze top or re bottom?"
"Jist which yeou please. And Squire Nudge
deown tew the ST Charles Boarding House,
kneoWs me like a book and II so my security.
"Bien / will take ze bottom of re crop, and ii
Monsieur Nudge will endorse Eat / get zat, to-
day we will sign re papier."
And, that afternoon, personally appeared be
\ IoTt JhcoD DarkeT nothry Puulc, MoHSieur jean
Francois Hyppolte Flandin. and Ezekiel Down
ing, The party of the first part let his Carroll
ton farH TO the party of the second part, for
two years, and was TO have the tops or the bot
toms of the crop, as he might select annually
The frst 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
10 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, ne heard loud noise at th'
house. and soon juvenile Downing came peg
ging along, as rapid as the size of his dockec
paternal ine1pressibles would permit. 1t tool
the youngster some seconds TO get his breath
when he squealed forth
| Daddy! There's dressed up FrenchElan st
the corn house, with hull lot OF Orleans drays,
an. he wants yew"
of started Downing TO the house where he
found his landlord, who greeted him with -four
ishing bow.
Monsieur Dounheim = said he, al 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 a chip
from which he began to industriously whittle
"Crops have been good, yum Haint no reason
TO complain, Squire. Don't complain a mite"
II am much delighted. You are one model
| tenant, Monsieur. Mais, where is ze half for
me ~
" Wall. Northin was said 'heout gatherin H. :
"N'lmporte. have ze men all here. You
will have ze kindness 10 display &c crop, for
which will thank you much
"Crop. Ye.cs / raised an oil. fred lot Of
early peas, sold EN- furst.rate-theres the roots
under them old sticks. So twas with the tema-
ters they went jst like hot cakes, | tell yew-
there the withered vines over yonder But the
mos, 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
!" Maia, Monsieur Diable Eat is not worth
Won fig"
Cant help IT, ieou warntsd the bottoms Of
the crop; take en-.
Monsieur ordered his drays home, and repaired
to the notary, purple with rage. But nothing
could be done: all was according TO the bond
"AHlle Tonneres" !" shouted the furious land
lord, "but viii punish him Write. Monsieur
Notary thai next year will have all ze tops.
All, ah Bon lat will give him re tI in Won
tight place"
Old Tempus kept fuEng il along, and again
did Monsieur Jean Francois Hyppolite Fandin
cross the muddy river, with a battery Of drays
and thirst for revenge But he determined to
be polite until he could secure his dues, and then
to uncork the phals Of his wrath, as he warned
his tenant 10 leave. Ezekiel met him At the gate,
and ushered him into the yard
"Bien' said Monsieur after sautations had
been exchanged, "am ze crops good this sal
SOM"
" Furst rate, tell yeou.
Bon! But shall hope my half is all ready
eva nj, guess rs how 'tis'
:. "Ze corn---ze pea-ze tomato 2
No. not zackly. leou seemed kind o dis
appointed last year-so | didn't plant anything
but tatoes this year MY half is oil sold; but
the tops il oil heaped mp out yonder.
"Diabe! Nom de rEmpereur Can have be
fooled two time by Won Yankee Go from dis
place toute suite.
an old mortgage foreclosed opt la. week, and
bought il; and il yew wnnt tops or bottoms any
more, I'd like tew sec yeou gN EN- So deon't
rile mp. but take il coolly.
| To describe the scene which ensued would re
qure a French dictionary, lunatic asylum, and
March hare. The projectors of the city of
Lawrence did not d--m their water privilege
across the Merrimack more thoroughly than the
Frenchman did his tenant. But he could do no
more and from that day to this, eschewing the
extremities, Monsieur Jean Francois Hyppolte
Flandn has been q middle interest man.
NJ L. Dafchza1n