New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-03
aTaking the starch out Of 'sm."

A lot of idlers stood upon the end of q pier
which ran out into the Hudson river, in one of
the small towns near Albany, few days ago,
amusing themselves with hurting stones into the
broad stream, each vieing with the other in the
endeavor to pitch missile at the farthest dis
tance from the shore, when o tall, rugged built
verfnonter, direct from the Green Hills, sud
denly made his appearance in their midst, and
for while remained quiet observer Of their
movements. ess - y I
He was brawny, strong looking Yankee, and
was very decently clad. The efforts Of the little
party had been exhibited over and over again.
when the stranger quietly picked up half . brick
which lay near him, and giving it jerk, it fell
into the water a long way beyond the line which
had as yet been resched by the foremost of the
crowd. At the conclusion Of this feat loud
6rau0 went up from half dozen voices around
him. ,-.v gs,.1.,. f..5 =
1t was clear day in October, and the men,
determined not to be outdone, renewed their
attempts; but the Vermonter, without saying
syllable to any one, continued to pitch the peb-
bles far into the stream. which seemed to annoy
one of them, in green jacked, the apparent
leader of the gang, who declared he wouldn't be
beaten by q 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 !" in
quired the other ~ ~ 5.- + z,s ;5
q "Me' Wal, / halls from Vermont, jes now,
friend! p , 6 $3.50 IN q. l.s.,..5,,.s
"Ha'nt been in these parts long, reckon p
"wal-no,, Not edzaotly yere-but up and
..Yis-sc ,sposed.u I'VE s y
'eYaas," continued the green 'un, carelessly,
and seizing big billet Of wood, he twirled it
over his head, and it landed several rods from
the shore in the water.
"You've o little strength in your arms,
neighbor' - t-. f.s5. f. .,.
Some punkins' in them fippers, stranger.
Up in aour toawn, more'n munth ago, driv
them are knuckles rite strut thru q board,
more'n ninch 'naf thick p ,-f -.
Haw-haww shouted his hearers, the man
in the green jacket laughing loudest.
"May be you don't 'blieve it,"
"Not much," answered the crowd.
"We amt uery green down here in York-iDe
aint," said the fellow in the green jacket
/" we've been about, you see" 5,r
"Wal, jes' you look yere, friend" continued
the Vermonter, in the most plausible manner i;
g up in aour caountry, 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 t'other side.
"Ha, ha, ha p yelled his auditors.
''Wal, naow, yew may laff, but / ken deu il
agin."
ssDo what :" said green jacket, quickly.
L L
yonder, jest like open and shet."
g Bet you ten dollars of it,
g Done p said the Yankee and drawing forth
an x, upon broken down-ea bank he COW
cred the bragger's shinplaster.
"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 necl
| 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, al
/ he fioundered into the water, and amid the jeers
4 and screams of his companions, the ducked bully
put back to the shore and scrambled up the
bank, half frozen, by this sudden and involun.
| tary cold bath
aPll take that ten spot, if you please" said
the shivering loafer, advancing rapidly to ths
stake holders " You took us for green horns
eh Well show you how to do things down hert
in york',Nand The fellow claimed the twenty
4 dollars -.a.i
"Wal. reok'n yeou wunt take no ten spotl
aWhyi You've lost the bet"
Not edzactly didn't calkilate on deuir
it the fust time but tell yeou kin deu it -
and in spite Of the loafer's utmost efforts t.
escape him, he seized him by the scruf and thu
seat of his over-alls, and pitched him thre'
| yards further into the river than upon the frs
! trial 8r
Il Again the bully returned, amid the shouts Q
his mates, who enjoyed the sport immensely.
"Third time never fails" said the ankee
striuninr off his coat =" kin deu it. l tell ye
"Hod on - said the almost petrifed victim
And will deu it, if try till to-morro'
mornin'"
II give it up!" shouted the sufferer betwss