Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-04-30
A Yankee Dining at a Modern Hotel.

pair Of cOrdurovs whose highest ambition seem
cd to be TO maintain their ascendency over a
pair Of enormous cowhdcs that had rodden
many hundred miles of logging paths, 'mig ght
have been seem lacknife and shinge in hand
vending his way up Long Wharf, in Ike reals
z9ticn Of his life long anticipations Ct 'seen'
Boston, AT the corner Of Merchants Row his
progress was arrested by the numbering transit
Of a two story honse on wheels, drawn by half
a dozen yoke Ct oxen, with the people inside
pursuing tbeir usual avocaton5.
/ 'What on arth is that ere {? he asked Of a
by.s,andar.
! %, nothing replied the 'towney'; the folks
are only moving, that's all. When we move
down here-we do it, house and all
'Je-rusalem Wall! that beats all natur.-
Wall capn what's that ere big stun house over
the lrt 2
That's the new Custom House. It's a
mighty bad location, but they're going % move
Il next week
Thunder and noasses It',l take a.. the OK
en- in creation tc start her =
%, they use elephants in moving such large
ouiliing!'
And how many elephants will i, take p
Upwards OF hundred
The yankee cut a deep cash in his ehinge
and walked on
lie next inquired for the Adams l!ouse, for
he had heern tell' OF that, and was determined
10 progress during his juvenity, aware of the
:mpossibllity ot doing SO at a more advanced
age.
lie soon found the tavern and the deacon
and ordered accommodations literally darning
the expense Having 'scked up little he
witnessed with some amazement the operations
OF a servant, on the gong, simply remarklng
that he 'know'd what sheet lightning was, but
This was the tust time he d ever heesn of sheet
thunder. He followed the crowd into the din.
.ng hall and was ushered to seat, where he
ensconsed himself, tucking his towel under his
chin with a sort OF desperation as if he was 60
ing to be shaved or scaped.
| The sight ofthe covered dishes added TO his
amazement. bod dern it y he exclaimed, 'of
ever heerd Of coo!:n' on the table but here
they have gone and sot tin kitchens all over the
lot. Whar's the fire to come rom-tkat's what
! ID like to know 2
He got along with the soup very well, and
was pausinr for BREATH before he finished it,
when waiter snatcheI his plate away and
was running off with it.
Hello, you sir = vociieratcd the yarkee, see
YOU. Fetch that ere back quicker'r Iigntnin'
or else you will have your head punched.
His plate was returned and he finished his
soup win ulGn'lN. AItef "d'l'lI moment
ne raised ms voice aga IL, ana summoned inc
offending water s'crhlY'
'haINeIale to aiaNc me
40 sir.
w aI!-WlY don 9 1Gtc- on some 1fesiI
ioI!2r, earn yc:
here's the .ir'c SIR
'Jh,re'y the cart: \ what in thunor am
70 90 wi,h the cart when I've 90, II: Look
ru' Ypi p 9'..y St'I'A'' Or you II c1tch H.
'iAe E4H o. 'Hfr.
i don't piy my oNI I'll We ma my ioader.
me wit r. Aumo'y e%P.HHe4 ms meaning.
w mats all these crach-IAW MINES mean =
ave NE "o"i+I"! P'lIn a"" '"rt! -pHeu
corn beet--ana fetch 1t nhont the quickest,
wMDe iooA over the paper ana see wat else
III hcv.'
The meat was brought tl'n'
Hold on was the next ofdor' wv Eat 5 tbs
here M-a-c-c-a-read IT, Wont you, 81;
'M2ccAtoal, 'ir
Al u-ht ciptn' Hurry !, up.
y ca et4rnil cuNs. roifcd vac Dp"A f'fStcr
Of | Ealnt as Great mlHd aS ever had to
kerwo!Io? yer, and make an cNrmpIe OF ye on
the spot, " hat do We mean by Fu"nin' your
rigs Oh, me Just because III stranger III lAeSe
parts. I axe away Yer bl'ed Ppo stems, and
lNtC'i '1 va '''4- N'"''- "''' $50 -A''-'
now, SQUIRE some viAn-ar'
Nln"Tdrs III the cas- or, sir, rePi!ci the wal
ter, ald made good his retreat.
In tie castor, Is 1t hey SoHoGuzed the
yankee and where IN thunder Is ihe castor
Tic gentleman opposite pushed 1t towards
him. l!e looked at 1t, took the stopper ont oflhe
vinegar ana taking up the castor by the bottom,
turn. t up. But all the crnrlS nlaAItested
de,rC II illustrate the laws OF gtaNIty, and
lcnp.l from th1T locations. AMI tl,2 yankee
was oonprllcd TO set It down again.
'Icrusaem" he exclaimed. 'Ih.3 here IS a
curious ContrvanrH, ami no mistake low on
airth am to @ct at the tnruAl vinegar: I'll
try It once more.'
Again he cantcl the castor, but Ills time all
the stopri"S rumbled out.
'rhunderation" he roarcd, 'her-'S a pretty
mess. Earn It all, here We got the darned
castor ali into ny gravy, oul the dtrned red
lead ON NY cabbage AMI the Yale! on my 'ta-
ter Darn the thing, | say
My frlenI,' slld the gentleman opposite,
with strong control over his naable muscle,
1T appears to M il were in the want OF vim