Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-10-15


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Tak1ng the stareh out OF EN-.
/ A lot of idlers stood upon the end of pie
i which ran out into the Hudson river, in one {
the small towns near Albany, few days ag.
amusing themselves with hurting stones into ii
broad stream, each vieing with the other in til
endeavor to pitch missile at thssfartliest di.
Vermonter, direct from the Green Hills. sudden
1 " made his appearance in their midst. and fo
q while remained quiet observer Of their move
ments. s
He was q brawny, strong looking Yankee, an
was very decently clad. sThe efforts Of the ittl
party had been exhibited over and over again
when the stranger quietly picked up half brio
which lay near him, and giving it q Jerk, ~ fel
into the water long way beyond the line whic
had as yet been reached by the foremost Of tn
crowd At the conclusionsff this feat q lou,
bravo went up from half q dozen voices aroun,
him.
It was q clear day in October. and the men
determined not to be outdone, renewed their at
| tempts but the Vermonter, without saying
syllable to any one, continued to pitch the peb
bles far intosthe stream, which seemed to annoy
one Of the61, in q green jacket, the apparen
leader Of the gang, who declared he wouldn't b,
he ten by a ssfeller right straight out o. tn,
woods, no how" and siding up the stranger
he determined to make his acquaintance.
"Wbere do YOU come from, neighbor ~ in
quired the other.
"Me? Wal, I halls from Vermont, jes now
friend y
chant been in these parts long, reckon 2
"a Wo1 M nd,oc%1xy .h,,f nm ND
down, sorter1
"Yis-so 'sposed."
esYaas,o continued the green 'un, carelessly
and seizing big billet Of wood, he twirled il
over his head, and it landed several rods from
the shore in the water. =
"You've little strength in your arms, neigh.
Dor ~
aSome spunkins' in them fippers, stranger
Up,in aour toawn, more'n munth ago, dri,
them are knuckles rite strut thru board
more'n ninch 'naff thick!"
!" Haw--haw !" shouted his hearers, the mar
in the green jacket laughing loudest.
g May be you don't 'blieve it.as 4.
II /" Not much, answered the crowd.
"We amt gerry green down here in York-we
aint,' said the fellow in the green jacket: we
We been about, you see. !"
aWal, jes' you look we're, friend" continued
the Vermonter, in the most plausible manner ;
cup in aour country, we've purity big river,
considering -Inyun river, it's called, and may
be you've heard on it. Wal, hove man clean
across that river t'other day, and he came daown
fair and square on tother side.
Ha, ha, hal" yelled his auditors.
"Wal, naow, yew may latf, but / ken deu it
agin."
Z. Do what?" said green jacket, quickly.
81 can take and heave you across that river
yonder, jest like open and shet."
3. Bet you ten dollars of it,
Done'' said the Yankee and drawing forth
an X, upon broken down-east bank, he COW
cred the bragger's shinplaster.
g Kin yeu swim, feller?'
..Like duck" said green jacket; and with
out further parley, the Vermonter seized the
knowing Yorker stoutly by the nape of the neck
and the seat of his pants, jerked him from his
foothold, and with an almost superhuman effort
dashed the bully heels over head from the dock,
some ten yards into the Hudson river.
A terrific shout rang through the crowd, as
he foundered into the water, and amid the jeers
and screams of his companions, the ducked bully
put back to the shore and scrambled up the
bank, half frozen, by this sudden and unvolun-
tary cold bath.
"Ill take that ten spot if you please" said
the shivering loafer, advancing rapidly to the
stake holders. !" You took us for green horns,
eh? Wen show you how to do things down here
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