Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-16
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The ksfcKKRBocKER for December
10, a. the Kniekerbocker always Is, full
ofrich and racy articles. Its talen ted
Brookville correspondent has contribu-
ted not little TO lis interest hereby
furnishing the following anecdote Of old
Tom Barlow. Poor To mi We have
often wondered where he Is. But here
IL the anecdote:
Tom, one dismal November morning,
came down the creek, and was saluted
bya neighbor. The rain, descending
on Toms ancient 'ram-beaver,' and
.drenching that helm to storm imPerme-
able thence dripping from It's patient
rim to the patient shoulders below, had
mo power TO disturb Toms good-nature.
He talked OF moving to the Wabash, as
folks said there was lots OF good lana
cut there There was only one condi-
.tion-'ef-he could sell his properly
-sWhy, Tom,' said his neighsor, what
on earth have you got TO dispose OFT
Let your millionaires read Toms esti.
mate of what makes property ARD
blush: I've gu-gu-got an axe, iu-iu-
s,6.bin'-pole, an a h-h-hominy-mortar?
The following, though, through the
mistake Of the correspondent or the
editor or the compositor, 1t is attributed
to Barlow belongs to quite different
.chssacter. II belongs to Allison Bun
nsl, and was perpetrated when be was
clerk in the store ofthe elder John Adair.
We will send the American to Allison
] just to let him know that, though long
ABSENT, he is not forgotten by the old
i. ones here. though a race has arisen that
knew him not.
In his youth he was employed as clerk
by a shoP-keeper who had, rs most wes-
,tern shop-keepers always have, sturdy
list of delinquent debtors. Among them
was an old fellow named Russell. some
rehat irascible, and who, though unlearn-
. ed, was fond of stuffing HE head with
: scraps Of Latin, and ringing them in on
a all sBroper or improper OCCASIONS
l,B- overhauled the books and set
!, himself to stirring up the debtors; but
Russell was at Indianapolis, and had to
a be addressed by letter. The letter men,
{, TONED the debt, declared it necessary |
; thai the creditor should, by some means
!, succeed in 'coacervating his purse, anu
!: after pressing payment, wound up with I
a spiee of Latin for Russeps particular
/. comfort: M aesperaadum-fort'ter IN
res' This was as obvious an instance oil
unconscious propriety of selection as
ever, knew; the latter member OF the .
zsentenoeintimoting the hrmness with
which RGssel might be expected To pre-
serve the ssfatuQHO, the former the ior-
lorn-hepe enterprise in which u"
was engaged. Russell, bothered as well
BY the thighfalutiug' as by the Latin,
could not quite fathom the letter; and
meeting Judge Mckinney, at that time
-one of the justices OF the Supreme Court
Ia al. who, ander a very staid exterior
concealed a deal Of fun--presented 1t 10
lhim Esrsrsading. Mckinney, grave as
the bird of Minerva, when he got to the
latin, TRANSLATED on this wise: You IN
.fernal cid scoasdrel, you've run away
lin debt forty times.' How mad Russell
got don't know; but the money by no
smeans come TO hand
But that Rail Read anecdote. Shame
aon yea ignotus for sending il TO the
Knick srbecker. We will not publish it
Tor the Krickerbocker Is copyrighted
and rs that is the FIRST appearance OF il,
.except before the board, we might be
xrespassing. Ifysu want to see il for
.yourselEst nd for the book Price 50
per year.
IKE BUCKEYE AHzaAD, by s. s. Cox,
lis a spicy and pleasant book Of travels.
it.win be read with interest by western
READERS generally Geo. p. Putnam
New York, Moore, Anderson g. Co.
Cincinnati
GTThe Parler Magazine in the hands
-of,those enterprising publishers Apple
gate e. CO. makes quite a respectable
appearance We see no reason why it
Imay'not tske the place of Graham in
Western families. The contents Of the
Daceuiber number are more to our lik-
fing'than Graham. 1t is to be enlarged
aor,next ysar and we underwrite that
-Applegate s. Co. will do up the Me-
schanical part well.