Litchfield enquirer., 1855-04-26
@rAKIsc rHE STARCH OUT OF ,Em.,,

pier which ran out into the Hudson river, ir one of the small towns near Albany. few days ago, amusing themselves with hurlina stones into the broad stream, each vieine with the other in the endeavor to pitch a missile at the farthest distance from the shore. when tall, rugged built vermonter, direct from the Green Hills suddenly made his appearance in their midst and for while remained quiet observer of their motions
 He was brawny, strong-looking Yam kee, and was ve-y decently clad. The ef forts of the little party had been exhibited over and oyer again, when the stranger qui- etly picking up half brick which lay near him. apd giving it a jerk, it fell into the watet long way beyond the line which had as yet been reached by the foremost of the crowd At the conclusion of this feat a loud bravo went up from half dozen voices around him.
 It 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 pel bles far into the stream, which seemed to annoy one of them, in green jacket, the apparent leader of the gang, ,who declared he wouldn't be beaten by ..feller right straight out of the woods, no how,'' and sidling up to the stranger, he determined to make his acquaintance.
 "Where do you come from, neighbor !'' inquired the other. :. Me! Wal. halls from Vermont, jss naow. friend !.''
 on,"
 
 l" Wal-no. Not edxaealy yere-but up and daown sorter."
 "Yes--so 'sposed"
 Yaas," continued the green 'un, care lessly, and seizing big billet of wood, he twirled 1t over his head, and it landed sey- eral rods from the shore in the water.
 You've little strength in your arms, neighbor."
 "Some .punkins' in them fippers, strang- CT. Up in aour taown, more'n mounth ago, driv them are knuckles rite strut thru a board, more'n ninch half thick n'
 Haw-haw !' shouted his hearers, the man in the green jacket laughing the loud- est.
 |" May be you don't believe it."
 "Not much," answered the crowd.
 "We ain'tvery green down here in York, ,ce ain't," said the fellow in the green jack ct; (. we've been about, you see."
 Wal, jes' you look yere, friend," con tinued the Vermonter, in the most plausible manner; "up in aour country we've purty big river considerin'-Inyun river its called and may he you've hearn on it. Wal; hoy man clean across that river t'other day, and he came daown fair and square ont'other side."
 |" Ha, ha, ha," yelled his auditors.
 Wal, naow, yew may laff, but 1 cen deu it agin."
 Do wha. !" said green jacket, quickly.
 ' can take and heaye yew across that river yonder, jes' like open and shet."
 ." Bet you ten dollars of it.''
 |. Done!" said the Yankee; and drawing forth an X (upon broken down east bank he covered the braggers shinplaster.
 s Kin yew swin,, feller !''
 Like duck" said green jacket; and without further barley, the vermonter seiz- ed the knowing Yorker stoutIy by the nape of the neck and the seat of his pants, jerked him from his foothold and with an almost supcrhuman effort dashed the bully heels over head from the dock some ten yards out 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 involuntary cold bath.
 "I'll take that ten spot if you please" said the shivering loafer advancing rapidly to the stake holders. C You took us for ~L tE.stl rlo,,, .,,,, kn,., 7, do things down here in York"-and the fel- low claimed the twenty dollars.
 !" Wal reck'n yew wunt take no ten spot jis' yit, cap'n.''
 "Whyi You've lost the bet"
 Not edzacaly. didn't calkilate on deuin it the fus. time-but tell yew kin deu it"--and in spite ot the loafers utmost effort to escape him, he seized him by the scruff and the seat of his overalls. and pitch- ed him three yards further into the river than the first trial.
 Again the bully returned amid the shouts of his mates, who enjoyed the sport im- mensely.
 s.T'hird time mover fails," said the Yan- kee, stripping oif hiscoat, "I kin deu it, l tell ye."
 "Hold on F said tho almost ps,rifed victim.
 .And I will deu tiff I try till to nor row mornin.'
 {. give i. up !'' shouted thesu1erer, be- tween his teeth. which now chattered ikea mad badger's-.take the money"
 The vermonter very coolIy pocketed the ten, spot, and as he turned away, remarked {:
 :" We ain't much acquainted with your smart folks daoun here in York, but we sometimes take the starch aout of 'em up our way-and p'raps yew wunt try it on tu strangers agin. l reck'n yew wunt." he continued, and putting on broad grin of good hamor he left the company to their re- factions.
 Tn Cincinnati they are manufacturing por- table cottages for Kansas and Nebraska in large numbers. They have generally two rooms. No nails are used, and they can be put up or taken down.in few hours. The scarcity of timber on tho praries makes it an object for settler to carry with him not only his furniture bdf his house. It Is sta- ted that cotiage of two rooms requires about s. .OO0 feet of timber.