Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-29
Virginia portrpituic of NortberncIs.

Virginia Portroituic of Nortberncrs.
We often find in the Richmond (Na.) Et
om'ncr matter that will amply ray peru.
sal, either with amusement or wonder. W hat
shall we say Of the following article The
Nirginian, we will add, is in blood earncst
There are no brave abolitionists but black
ones. No people that fight with vitriol bot
ties can he brave and aboitionists fight
with vitriol bottlos. All Yankees are not
abolitionsts. Fair Play will agree that
Aboltionist and Yankee are not always syno-
nymous terms. Nor do We consider all
Northern people Yankees. In New Jersey
Pennsylvania or New York, they say Yankees
| live IN New England. They do not tell the
truth However. There are Yankees, nat tive
and residents, in all OF those States. They are
found in fact, all over the North, out of New
England, especially in Ohio, and most cspc-
cially in the Western Reserve The proper
ton of Yankees to the whole population is
! greater in New England than elsewhere, and
| far greater in Connecticut than anywhere
! else.
4 Yankee is not to be known by the pre-
| else spot of Northern soil from which he
| halls. The Yankee cannot he defined gcogra-
! phically. In II rare book published in 1882,
in South Carolina, we find the best portraiturc
of the characteristics of the Yankee we ever
saw.
Henry Trevor, the hero of the book in ques-
tion, had signed n bond with the Devil, some
thirty years before, bartcring away lis soul
for a certain period Of uninterrupted pleasure
and prosperity. At the appointed hour, but
quite unexpectedly to him, Satan appears
and demands the penalty of the bond. Trevor
tries to beg off After Il long parley. his
somewhat indul gent creditor says,
However, continued he, have variety
of business to attend to, which will occupy
Inc upon earth for nearly week. 1t will
probably be four days before return. / will
leave you until then to get ready to accom-
pany me. | will also make an offer which
will afford you chance Of escape. Provided
that you will deliver to Inc the souls of twcn-
ty-iiyc other persons, will take them as
substitute for yours, and agree to cancel your
bond
Thus speaking, the Devil disappeared.
We shall let Trevor tell his own story:
instantly set to work, and published the
following advertisement - WANTED TO PuR-
CuAsE.-lmmediately twenty-five souls. Be,
ing very anxious to abtain thcm and having
abundance of money. the subscriber is will
ing to allow high price, and pay the cash
down.
HENRY TREVOR
Expecting of course, great difficulty in
finding out persons willing to sell, employed
most of the day in circulating this notice as
much as possible. Cpon returning to my
house. however. found several hundred per
son. already assembled to treat with me
perceived that they were all Yankees.
We'll, my friend, said |, accosting one of
them, what will YOU take tor your soul >
What do you intend to do with it = he
inquired,
| want it to 20 to hell in my place, re
piled
In that case said the Yankee, it will
not be a small sum which will persuade me
to sell it. Who can calculate the worth Of
an immortal soul 1t is more precious than
much ointment and sweet spices; it is dcs-
tined to Joy in heaven, or TO pain in hell eter-
nal will not take less than ten dollars IN
specie for my soul.
Very WE'LL said |, will give it to you,
though am by no means sure that ain
not paying more than it, value.
The above may serve as Il specimen ui my
purchases. | soon bought the twenty-five az
prices varying from two to tn dollars, us tine
fear or ayaricn OF the seller preduminated.
towards the last, rs the company perceived
that my number was nearly made up, great
competition was excited, and, of course,
prices fell exceedingly. ! could then have
bought as many as pleased for next to Moth
ing Those who had not sold went away bit
/ terly bcwaling their disappointment.
Alter paying to each man his mcney, shut
up my new purchases in safe room, telling
them that in three days would deliver them
to the devil.
There they remained, very busily engaged
in swapping clothes and trading with
each other and | wa, informed that by
ulSht thcre was not Single ono oi thch WIN
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/ 10 pay my ueot 10 me II, tlat "i'eh Is my
! if YOU owed your cighbor twenty-five cattle,
and were to 90 into his field and take beasts
with his brand on them, and offer them to
him as payment. These men all have my
mark upon them. AID, besides, to put the
matter on another ground, this is no compli-
ancc with my offer, for these creatures have
| no snuls | will show ynu tn convince vou