Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-05
IFrOm tbes Spirit of the Tlmesyl
HE DUTCHNIAN WHO Had

THE DUTCHNIAN WHO Had
THE SMALLPOX
Thewriter.sat alongside the driver one NOR
ming, lustat the break Of day, as the stage drove
out Of Blackberry; he was through passenger
to Squash Point. It was very cold morning.
In order to break the ice for conversation, he
praised the fine points of the off horse; the dri
yer thawcd
faas, she's goot boss, and know how to
trive him.
twas evidently case Of mixed breed
stage"
sbs's laid up NIT de ter. rrllnatiz, ssence
ycster week, and L triyes- for him Sol
went on reading newspaper A felIow-passen-
gel, on a back scat, not having the fear of muir
dered English on his hands, coaxed the Dutch
driver into long conversation, much to thede-,
light OF very pretty Jersey blue-bellc, who
laughed sOInerrily that it was contagious; and
IN altew minutes, from being like unto conven-
tielc, we were as wide awake as one of ChriSty's
audiences BY sunrise we were in excellent
spirits, up to all sorts of fun, and when, little
later, our stage stopped at the first watering
place, the driver found himself in the centre of
group oftreaterS to the distilled Juice of apples
Here's package to leave at Mrs. Scudder's
the third house on the left hand side after you
get into Jericho. What do you charger asked
a man who seemed to know the driver.
''Pout lefty, answered he Receiving the
silver, he gatherc. up the reins, and put the
square package in the stage-boX. Just as he
started the horses, he leaned his head out of the
stage, and looking back to the man who gave
him the bundle, shouted out the question, "Tcr
tirtl haus on ter left hand out ofYerlkoy"
Thcman didn't hear him, but the driver was
satisfied. On we went at a very good rate con-
sitlering how heavy the roads were. Another
tavern, more watering, more applejack. Anoth-
er long stretch ofsald, and We were nearing Jeri-
cho
Amy porty know der Miss Scuttcr haus9"
asked the driver, bracing his feet on the mil
bag, which lay in front of him, and screwing his
head round so as to face in. There seemed to
be consultation going on inside the stage
II don't know nobody o that name in Jericho,
do you, LiShe!" asked weather.beaten looking
man, who evidently went by water" ofanother
one who apparently went the same way.
'.There was old Squire Cows tlater, she mar
rie.l Sculder and moved up here some two
years back. Come TO think ont guess she lives
higher to ,GlasshouSc," answered LiShe
The driver, finding he could get no light out
of the passengers, seeing tall raw-boned wo-
man washing some clothes in front ola house,
and who few out of sight as the stage flew in,
handed me the rens as he jumped from his seat
and chased the fugitive hallooing "rfe got der
small rox, I'fe got der" Here his voice was
lost as he dashed into the open door of the house
But in minute he rc-appeared, followed by a
broom with an enragetl woman annexed, and
loud voice shouting out:
"YOu git ont o this! clear yourself quicker
amt going to have you diseasing honest folks
if yon have got the small pox ~
81 delsyou Ffe got Diet small poX. Ton't you
verstch! der SMALL Poxl" This time he shouted