Daily American organ., 1856-03-14
AMERICAN ORGAN.
TAe DutcAma. whe Had the SMALL Po1.


TAe Dutchmas Whe Had the Small Fox.
The writer sat alongside OF the driver one morn
ing just Ut break Of day. rs the stage drove Oh. o.
Blackberry be vas through passenger 70 Squash
Point 1t was a very cold morning IN orccr 70
break the ice for conversation, ne Praiseo the
fine points Of the of horse the driver tnaweo. /
g Yaas, she's goot hoss, ana knows now 70
trive him y
II was evidently case Of mixed breed.
Where is Wood who used 10 drive this
stage
week, and trives for him. So"
went on reading newspaper
A fellow-passenger, on q back seat, not having
the fear Of murdered English ON his hands, coaxed
the Dutch driver into long conversation, much 10
the delight of very pretty Jersey Blue Belle, who
laughed 80 merrly that it was contagious and in
few minutes, from being like unto conyenticle,
we were as wide awake as one OF Christy . sudien-
ces.
By sunrise we were In excellent spirits, up to all
sorts Of fun, and when, little later, our stage
stopped the first watering place. the driver found
himself in the centre of group Of treaters to the
distilled juice of apples.
g Here's package to leave at Mrs. Scudders--
the third house the left hand side after you get
into Jericho"
'.What do you charge ?" asked man who seem
ed TO know the driver.
!" Pout u lefty" answered he.
Receiving the silver, no gathered up the reirs
and put the square package In the stage box. just
he started the horses he leaned his head out Of
the stage, and locking back to the man who gave
him the bundle, shouted out the question:
"Ter frd haus on ter left hand out of Yeriko?"
The man didn't hear him, but the driver was sat
is6ed. On he went at very good rate, consider
ing how heavy the roads were Another tavern,
more watering, more appleJack Another long
stretch of sand and we were nearing Jericho.
:. Amy porty know der Miss Scutter hausy y
asked the driver, bracing his feet on the mail bag,
which lay in front Of him, and screwing his head
round 80 as to face in. There seemed to be con-
sultation going on inside tho stage
81 don't know nobody O. that name in Jericho
do you, Lishey" asked q weather-baat looking
man, who evidently went by water of another
one, who apparently went the same way
There was old Squire Cows da'ter she mar
ried Scudder and moved up here some two years
back. Come to think ONT guess sue lives higher
TO Gasshouse," answered Lishc.
The driver, finding he could get no light out of
the passengers, seeing a tall, raw-boned woman
washing seme clothes in front Of house, and who
flaw out of sight as the stage flew in, handed me
the reins as he jumped from his seat and chased
the fugitive, halooing:
s.Tfe got der small pox lie got der 80
Here his voice was lost, as he dashed into the
open door Of the house. But in minute he re-.
appeared, followed by broom with an enraged
woman annexed, and loud voice shouting out:
''You git out O this clear yourself quicker. 1
amt going to have you diseas ng honest folks, II
you have got the small poxP
81 dells you Tfe got der small pox. Ton't you
versteh2 Der sNALL poxl" This time he shout
ed it out in capital letters
"Clear outl III call the men folks if you don't
clesr" and ut she shouted, in tip top voice,
Ikel you Ike where are your" Ike made his
appearance on the full rum
(" W-what's the matter, mother~
81 dell you oncst more, for der last dime, Tfe
got der small pox, unit Misther Ellis he gifts me
lefty to give der small pox to Miss Scutter und if
dat vrow is Miss Scutter, promised to gf her der
small pox."
1t was Miss Scuddcr, and explained to her that
it was bor he had for her. The affair was soon
settled as regarded delivery; but not as regarded
the laughter and shouts of the occupants of the
old stage coach, as we rolled away from Jericho.
The driver joined in, although he had no earthly
idea to its cause, and added not little to it by
saying, in triumphant tone Of voice:
81 vos pount to give ter old vomans ter small
poxl"-Spirit Of the Times.