The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-29

Ezekiel Philpot was born in America some
where near the head wntcrs of Penobscot and
when arrived Mt the age of nineteen he had
"got his growth" and cut his "cye teeth" n
circumstance which WAS generally admitted
10y nll who knew him. One bright morning
in June, Zckc placed his long body into shirt,
run his long legs through new pair of trow.
sers, wrapped span new waistcoat about his
breast, hauled up his stiff starchcd cotton
dickcy, and tied u check gingham about his
neck, and then donncd the swallow tailed coat.
the brass buttons of which looked like row
oi newly risen stars. Zekc was literally n
pioneer in the "Bloomcr Costume" Mt least so
one would have thought TO have seen him as
he stood now. lie dislained TO lave his
trowscrs' legs dangling in the mud, or to have
the cuffs of his coat dangling in the wash
bowl; so his blue stockings peCpod forth from
beneath the tops Of his cowhides aud looked
up full six inches TO the trowscr's bottoms,
whilst his bony wrist had iree scope from
either shirtsleevc or cufi Zeke's hair, which
was of no color in particular; but bore all the
lighter shades Of the vegetable Kingdom, was
down fiat with pure bars lie, and directly on
the top Of his head he put white kin, and
alter gazing at his prcSonl,nent for four and q
hnlf minutes, lac was heard 10 say
THAT, Mr.. Eeke Philpot, If yeou don't slide
OH Ho', guess srhot, that's ALL"
Ickc was bound for Bos;ing with a load of
gencoinc apple sass, and Inc expected ere he
returned to make a slight commotion, if not
more, in tho great metropolis The old mare
was harncssed, md in due course of time Zckc
and his load arrived safe in Bosting, where
tihp sass was disposr,i OF Ia n good advantage,
and with seyenty-iivc dollars in his pocket,
our hero began to look round to see the
sights
"Hcllow" exclaimed Zckc, ns he stopped
one morning before n blazing placard which
adorned ono of the brick walls i'm Flag Alley /;
"watn tarnaton's that? Il Golden Ladder
Ia Eodd to Eor-----t-a-a-e--oh .fortin, Tint S
ito road 10 .J5rtia."
Zckc went on to dccyphcr the reading be-
meath, and gradually he obtained the intclli-
gcncc that on the Back Bay there WAS pole
twenty feet high, upon the top Of which tue
proprietor would place a prize of 5000, to bc
retained by any one who could obtain it.
Chances SO.
"Wai, tow hundred dollars is some pun
kins, solioquizcd Zekc, "pvc clnmb some
pootY skinny trees in my day. Ill les walk
inter that fcllcr's tcw hundred; rot mo II l
don't"
/ With this feeling Of cupidity. Zckc started
for the scene of action, andit Wa not until he
had run down q dozen apple women in his
course that nc remembered his entire ignor-
ancc Of where tile Back Bay might be, ant
whom this information WAS gained, hc happen
cd to remember that the "old marc hadn'
/ been seem to.
Hcke was equinomical IN his horsc keeping
He hired a singic stall ina small shed nco,
the Providence Depot, bought his own ha.
cared for his.egn animal Ihither ho hastc,
| GU US steps and having watcrcd His beast, b.
ltook rom his wagon box an old wool card
AnsL raked down the old lnArc ia tho most u,
proved manner; 70 be sure tho steel moved Q
q,
but then Zcko was ia q hurry, for that 'stcw
hundred /" was In llis eye.
AZ length, BY dint of much inquiry Mr.
Exekicl philpot found out his way 70 the spot
where the people had already began 10 collect
around tho " Golden LADDER
"ilcllowI'' exclaimed zekc, ms no camo up,
"whnr's the chap wot keeps this on pole"
I'm tho man. answered buriey fellow
with rcd nose and a pimplcd chin, who oc.
cnpiea chair near the pole; "want TO try a
chnnccs WNlk np gentlemen, walk up---
only sa. Who wants tho two hundrstis
Who"
iiolc en-, old fcllcr" interrupted Xcke;
dew yer mean to Soy a. hsuw't there's tcw
lnndrvd dollars Il. that csc bag up Top o thA.
poics"
NCcrtainly."
"An'if | kin git il. It's mime ~
Naetly. Wall meow there's yenr tl,rse dol.
lars an asse here's what goes lot tho hull
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