Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-07
Tyr The ENQUIRER.
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JOHN Bulls REVENGE.
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notwithstanding the APPEARANCES Of coraiiy John Bull
cherished secret rancOr Igans; Brother Jonathan lie
could no! bring himself tforget the day when lie deat him
suc heavy thwack as urly eeG him 10 The
:7r,h TIES ileciins all his side Tor Jonathan
displayed .'ore. and lhnse was compelled
wc'r 3: lie conl Sill word grumbic occasionally ct
",ial Yankee ana wud scon Darkiy when he saw him
ii he street. Pcplcssi friendship for hin, in pubic he
.nu rrni> hlttn private among rs friends md n
mars The ubc uis dislike however, did not waste
thought upon the matn lie continued range about The
country, pcddlng racng, and making money He took no
pains at that he growing rich while all
the world knew that Mr. Bull Notwithstanding the great
a kept up und lis GashIng style of living. enor
mousg in leo'. MI Bull good soul had proved wonder
in!y pIni and 'hdanily was increasing 1t an alarming
rat 3cs.es, t"rtwere number ui poor relatives hang
around John, an lie icund impossible 10 shake them
One night, whc this respectable couple had retired Mr.
Bull vas IN very uncomfortable temper, aud muered
number of narIiChtc phrases He tossed about and mani
cstcd great residences His spouse noticing This said 10
HIM "6lr Bull, hat can be The matter with YOU? Some
thing is your lind that dscomposes you Now desire
10 know what ids. Contide in Inc, Mr. Bull. No man
ever rcpcncd oUruslng secre. to his wife, Women are
excellent adviser Come tell me what disresses your
Was il Mrhlacaucy that invented The hod of
writing history hich introduces US into such agreeable
familiarity withthr minuest details OF affairs upon which
all their Important aspects are made TO hinge
throw into the ade those less polished historians who
crop events in arger designed only
the silly obIc' Of nsructng mankind in The application
and effects VI enera principles Whoever was il
he admitted fell in narvcIOusy with The spirit of the
times We nike him our model, as will be seen, in this
| important hIsory.
Let aloe Mrs Bull
Such answer the gentleman returned his better
half licrrbDn there silence fur wime then she be-
gan IL whnend sob in manner which was symptonntc
of for which John BY long experience, Ind
acquired lnaitigated dslase He therefore thought
proper to molly his language: ale, alone, repeated he,
ltt me bearUy troubles aont they would unnecessarily
distress you. Al this Mrs Bull broke Never never
much as III torment Of ncynG all OF terrible thing.
Can not lrst Mr. Ball Remember tha, in The
six wears 1--we brought you seven children, ard you
nave never hsccau.c Ia regret following my cJunscl
Al his palette appeal alr. Bull reIen,sd That -
Yankee saddle us continually crossing me You Know
that Thursday have semannual boat race
What 90 you link he has done He has produced boat
where II care from cannot tr-and intends To run
The - lake lin, have prcst nicnt that lie will beat
us At The cncusun OF this di,Joncd speech, Mr. Bull
>"0fc tTrlb OATH and made the motion Of stamping
the ground Tough considering his horizontal position
had M further llcct than 10 show what he
II was pref dice handed down from father son, in the
hulI family INN time imncmora that the swearing ul
Dihs good for the nsuIion; 50 that if ne should
iirtlc p!lnnc from lime time muet be consider
cd a. treasure oi hygiene and not vulgar irrcl
eious haiti.
"Pslaw, Mr.Ball, how you tax so! Yuu knuw hat
your boat has a@ays gained the day. whether
not; and have you forgot that before you owned
boat Of yOnt own whatever boat carried you 10
win
'Mrs Bni, Mrs Bull, this may all be very true; but mark
my words! tell you if Jonathan races, shall lose, aud
there is my reputation as nautical mar gone That idea
Is hard enough 10 bear BY George, have patience
the tDngh But. worse Than ALTO be beat By that ub
hcry fansec who handled before this summer
OH ~ too bad-too bad; and, beside Mrs Bull this is ,
not all There Is great deal Of my money stake. and
ha be utterly ruined IN every way. And what am 10 jo
would soDncr be pieces by wild beasts than back
Iut oi the business =
After constitutional precautions John Bull
inaIiy fell asleep. !
CHAR II.
All this was only TOO true; the restless scheming Yankee
,a indeed become III" and owner of II boat. With
lis hands he had assisted in it, construction for he
ryp hi,fio and ii,.
md rom The cut OF the craft and the in which she
az upon he water an experienced eye could discern great
apaciiy for speed Beside though brother Jonathan
we're al hFs raw and inexperienced, yet crack
avng come them, great change became up {
aren, IN iii" manner in which they swept the OF the
water with the plant blades OF their oars !,
When tic appointed day came John Bull made his mp r.
carance with lowering aspect that bctokenei heavy ;,
rar. he sworc terribly Brother Jonathan was always pay
nd lively but, then than usually spghy and full Of
merry Jokes and pleasant speeches. The only sign Of excite
neut mat he showed in the spntatnn of
accn juice ard certain drawnn Look about the CORNERS =
hia month and his high check bones Hitherto there had ~
three boat clubs in the town. Of which were habit
ally beaten by John Rul ench Of them alternately coming
second or third This season, Jonathan had joined the
pur: there were 10 be four boats There The Whites
lnb and Louis Baboons club dressed in green John Bulls
lnh red shi-Is and last, not least Brother Jnnahans
Ian in blue with red and white srpes Vi
The bss took their positions The poised for I"
moment IN the air then n gracefully into HE water the
gna given aud they started Away Louis Ba -
oOns and the Whites club rowing vigorously John ii
Bulls followed about boats length behind an! ye
aclOun al TIMING brother Jonahin'S VI
had not moved ncn Order restored and ~
he nIl.ct ~ silently and raG'd.. Meantime Jim :
'al had fr hlcE little. anu distance h..
md Louis B.huGn, while IL. Whites Id o. saAay. ~
Rprtrr J1i.a han exhorted his e cst =
segln approach John iCl, who shouted "HUrh away "
M devils work" AZ ts he Bulls dlrrri onward PASSED !.
u BbDr pa.ssd the Whites, leit Brother J"1attan
j np,"!y in nc i trcmeaicis shom, lrOs"; Ms
all the crowd shore lifted up vurnyp>t
IL" Brlls that he might sre over The "als OF tho people
NJ ci ne, .anGscrclst
Nav that the staInCh qualities Of Brother iona Ut
hans boat and became rviEat; he left Louis :,
lboo: and he H:.es behind him. and then approached =
purple in the face All perfectly silent Jona a.
hams boat. Having reached John Bull without paus!ng
no neat h. his SIDE. he passed him. and Then with the single
xc!snaton 'go ahead boys, lie, in short time, left him
- behind sEat competition WAS hopeless 81
When Brother Jonathan landed h. eJectci from mouth
a-c!sd with excitement his qui u tobacco Of the III
and drynesi Of ashes shout OF 10y hailed :
I'M from his friends When John Bull landed he forced his ~
yay with burning brow 10 hack, and rapidly driven
II his home There he vented his disgust a
Ie interrupted 10y the arrival Of Mrs Bull aud her in
creslns pogeny. Tho scene that ensucd we pruicny !
cave 10 the gnai;on oil The reader.
Now n hundred the reader has OWNED the pur-
ort Il his chapter the object far which II written III
nd more than u he has slightest and distant
oncrurInn Of the most important thing in It, Yet there il 81
lands boldly and prominently The chapter might b. rcnd
thirty times, and in fact the whole history OF ~
ohm Bulls might be pernscd often and
you'd find what in this chapter two what II Gig
fled Still less will the author reveal it, for then
roud say Lord is that aIl9 why thou2 h much a.
rom the r. The Of Junua after being demolished :"
Y john Horne became not impene,rabc than this
nall bc. LUtlAN. Is
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