The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1853-10-15

IL was Il CIedf usf III OctoDer, and the men,
determined not to be outdone renewed their
attempts but the Fermonter. without saving
syllable to any enc, continued to pitch the,
| pebbles far into the stream, which seemed to
annoy one OF them, in green jacket the appar-
ent leader Of the gang who declared he wouldn't
| be beaten by 'feller right straight out O. the
woods, no how" and siding up to the stranger,
he determined to make his acquaintance.
Where do you come from, neighbor 2 in
quired the other,
| ME? Well halls from Vermont les naow
| friend !!
'Ha'nt leen in these parts long, 1 reckon p
'Wal-no. Not exactly here-but up and
| daown, sorter'
'Yes-so ] 'sposcd.'
Yaas, continued the green un, carcessly, and
seizing big billet of wood, he twrled it over
his head, and it landed several rods from the
! shore, in the water.
You've ahttle strength in your arms, neigh
bor'
Some punkins' in them nirpers stranger.
Up in aour toaw1l morne'n a month ago. / drive
them knuckles rite strut thru board:
mere'n ninch 'naff thick
Haw--haw = shouted his hearers the man
in the green jacket laughing loudest.
May be you don't 'bleve it,
Not much, answered the crowd
We amt very green down here in York-we
amt said the fellow in the green jacket: we've
been about, you sce.'
Wal, jes' you look yere friend continued
the thermometer, in the most plausible manner.
I up in aour country we've purity big river, con-
Isiderip ripg-1nyun f1vcr, it's called, and may be
you' We heard on it. Wal, | hove a man clean
acress that river tother day, and he came daown
fair and square en- fether side.'
S Aa ha, lla z yelled his audience. s. Is
1aasss rev may la &. hats ken due IL
q
fyo1dsr Jest like open and shety =
sfset ven ten dollars of it, S5ssss ~ =
/ Done said the Yankee; and drawing forth,
Fan x, upon broken dewn-east bank, he
lowered the braggers shinplastcr.
kin yeu swim, fclery
+ Like a duck said green jacket; and, with
| out further parley the Nermontcr seized the
| knowing Yorker stoutly by the napc of the neck
and the seat of his pants, jerked him from his
Efootheld, and with an almest superhuman effort
FLASHED the bully heels over head from the dock,
! some ten yards out into the Hudson River.
/ A terrific shout rang through the crowd
he houndered into the water, and amid the
tjeers and screams of his companions, the ducked
Ebully put back to the shore and scrambled up
the bank half frozen by this sudden and involun-
| tary cold bath.
| IN take that ten spot if you please said the
shivering loafer, advancing rapidly to the stake
holders You took for green horns ell p
| Well show you how to do things down here in
York. and the fellow claimed the twenty dolls
Wal, reckon yeu wunt take no ten spots
lJS Vlt, CapH.
| why? You've lost the bet
| Not edzactly. l didn't calkilate on deuin' it
the fust tme---but tell yeeu kin deu it'-and
in spite of the loafer's utmest efforts to escape
him. he seized him by the scruF and the seat of
his overalls and pitched him three yards further
into the river than upon the first trial
Again she bully returned, amid the shouts Of
his mates who enjoyed the sport immensely.
Third time fails said the Yankee,
: stripping off his coat kin deu it, tell ye,'
: Hold on said the almost petritied victim
e And l will aue t--if / try till tomorrow
a morning.
t 4 give it upy shouted the sufferer, between
h his teeth which chartered like mad bad
e eycrs-'take the money
spot s..s. .a:nts. very coolly pocketcd the ten
e we amt much acquainted with your smart
folks daoun her'n York, but we sometimes take
! the starch aeut Of 'em up eur way-and p'raps
: yea wunt try it on tn strangers again. l reck'n
Il you wunt,' he continued and putting Oh broad
grin of good hamer he left the company to their
!, reflections.
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