Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-11-13

SlONS OF PERLET PoobE. --Malor Benz Reiley
Poore, Of Newburyport, was guilty 81 bett.n,
with Col. Burbank, Of Boston, that Massachn,
! etIs would cast her vote Tor Fillmore, tue con-
3ition being that the loser should prcpel bar,
rel Of apples from his own residence to thar Of
| the winner, distance of between thirty and
forty miles. When the news IF the hundred
thousand majority against the American can
dictate came 10 New6uryport, Perley Pooe or
rather Poor Percy, had 10 meet Ills res pInsi'
bility, which be did like man. Hard was
the task, but the corpulent Major, who weighs
about two hundred. faced it without finching,
and on the morning OF Novtmb 8, sat out be-
hind his barrow load of apples for the distant
residence Of his lucky friend in Boston.
Correspondence Of the Boston Trayeler)
"SouTH DANvERs. November 5 Enn ute
from Newburyport for this place, and when
about twelve miles distant from Newbuiyp1rt,
} on the turnpike road, my attention was at
} tracted 10 man some distance in advance, WHO
was harneSsed to wheelbarrow, and was dill
gently climbing the steep hill which rose be.
? fore him. When obtained nearer view Of
the strange team, you may imagine my sur
prise to discover that it was my friend, Major
Ben. PeIley Poore. He was in fine spirits, ana
was fulfilling the conditions FIN bet with
Colonel Burbank, Of Boston. As tried the
weight oil the load on the wheebarTcw, the
Major exclaimed, You may wheel that barrow
of apples back in that direction as far as you
please. but not one inch in the advance. AS
INDUCED in some feeling of merriment at the
novelty of his position, be said ''Mr. T this
may be fun for you, but there is more reality
than poetry for me-"
II MAJOR PooRE's OWN STORY.
Il (From the Boston Journal.)
II NRwBuhYPoRT TURNPIKE, Nov. 4, 1856
/ there is nothing liks novelty, now days.
Mr.. Editor, and your readcrs may like TO re-
ceiye a. wat" written on u barrel Of apples,
by one who is glad to rest, after having wheel
ed the barrow, with tho apples thereon. ten
" miles over rough road. Truly can say thai
.. it is a load! have traversed the Splugen Al
a pine pass, bending under knaEsack full o
n Einerala-haye carried five days Tatlcns in
: havresaek when expecting every hour to bt
or unaer hre,-and once on the desert. when OF
ne my way from Palestine to Egypt had tt
y shoulder pack saddle which with ny PIE
cious SELF had been thrown Off by Viciou;
he dromedary, angry at being kept few miles il
the rear OF the caravan. But hose loads were
* as much lighter Inan this barrel of apples a
b0 an officers sword is lighter than heavy
Nv musket, 1.-THE butt well back. kept at III,
be shoulder by the hour, waiting loF SOME heay,
os bullion to pass down the line Let those who
ed think IL an easy job to "prope" such loaded
n y barrow ever decidedly " hard road 10 travel,
liz try it.
is, "Seryes you right" says old Twopsrccnt
OF for making such foolish bet"
'" Gently, my friend, if you please. The be
,j which am now paying, "like Major" wa
to originally pleasant banter, made in reply +
at proposition from au honorable official Of Sui
90 folk county that the loser should wheel a an,
cart around Boston Common. My idea OF
a. barrel OF apples, the loser to wheel them to th
IS, others door (some thirty six miles OF more
nd = a a ~
Oh tleman on whom ! trisdit aGterwai DIS Though
"a no more about it, but printers ins did hi
hs work. My game of "bluif'' found its way int
= the newspapers. aud my "clalleage" vase &C
ns cepted" 10 due form.
vi This old turnpike, as have slowly pIodde
NJ \ along. Iemin Ia me fOrcibly of TIE Mossachu.
hs etts Wings IN the late contest. Il used 10 be Ii
d route, but its glcrles have long been eclipse
:, -haVelers pass over the railroad on eth,
" ~ hand, or by the Democratic county roads ar
nd nothing rtmalns but the old foundations o(tt
les sadly gul lied out. One old chap " aUm met
Id, sort Of central comm iltee" man, expresst
IA his delight that had taken the pike" and
nj have no doubt that no would have been charm
ed had unloaded my apples and worked
ng lew houis III wheeling gravel to "mend Ii
vas ways" Yet was Il toli-kecper to be chosen I
T.. morrow, fear the old fossil would DO sad
Or; ungrateft ], and turp from me as not belongir
MI " ST.
uId But must not moralize, and must wind II
oe' this ''wsii" especially as the COL breeze a,
0S' nonishes me to be up and off again. Inea
ing 10 "put W" my equipage time enough 10
oso home tonight over the Georgetown ralIrol d -.
= great public convenience in these parts, whic
W IS last getting iull share of travel. 10 MORO
VOL shall put in" again aud hope to reach Cha
Tvs lestown bridge on Friday evening, having 90,
i'd. over the road ,airly and quietly.
on At any late, Mr.. Editor, do not sem T. is hast
,h0 scrawl egotistical the wager having bee
al made pubic property, let me have the cred
10. OF fairly "wheeling up" and let nv slow a,
er sure progress be consolation to others wi
have to suffer for having "backed up the
= opinions" Catch me over otfeliug to bet aga
,us but "servabs flem."
TFiom Ms boston Traveller Nor. N
or The Major arrived at Charlestown at abo
en- II o'clock. where he was greeted by gre:
number of friends.
liz The hero ofthe day was seated on wheel
or barrow, to which the barrel of apples W,
firmly dashed. lie looked quite wearv. I'm
as was in decidedly good spirits, as usual, thong
"a the sweat was standing upon his forehead. n
ss Is dressed in rough blue roupdabout coat 4
s, the rides, heavy felt hat, and we are force,
II TO say, looks exceedingly "hard."
Du Gov. Gardner, DR.. Bell of Somsryilo. fiat
ia candidate Of the Fillmore Wings for Cover
IN nor, and other personsges of nOte are in at
Oh tendance. DR.. took up the barrow an
wheeled it shsrt distance, but the Major re
quested him to 'wheRl It back" being deter.
N. mined to wheel it every step to the limits a
~, Boston. 7
,e> The crowd became 50 dense that zone wa.
- drawn around the wheelbarrow, to protect tht
81. wheelbarow and apples. Wv
md The Major wheeling his apples, Yves escort
Tio e. up State street, about two O'Clock, bv Ibt
ind Fillmore Clubs Of Boston and Uharlestown,
had c;,;,sa:y company and mounted cavalcade Q
ate Gluzens' The aoSelty of the performance col
at. iecied many thousand Of the people, and ~
re- mayor was greeted with TREMENDOUS and ~, w
lion multous applause on all sides. lie dql,vo,s
a%s tne apples to Colonel Burbank en- the stems .
hot Ihe Fremont House, where both gentleman do
aud "YeIeu eOngratulatory speeches mounted .
oOrs tAe 6arrel. Ten thousand people were nrescn,
anne Iae good pluck of Major Poorc c p,taSn
0eh merits this testimonial. lie has mads ,he y.