Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-01
NEW SERIES, NO. 10.
NEQMS $3.50 strictly I'm advance.
IGloMC, S.,0O at the years end.
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Mr. EDITOR Being on late journey from
the Literary to the Commercial Emporium,
was witness to an incident of SO amusing char
acter, that must endeavor to make little bit
OF star Of it for your Constellation. At Ded-
ham, Mass, number of other passengers with
myself had just taken the stage, the driver
whereof happening to be one of those unfortu-
nate men who cannot truly say. I" owe no man
anything" was waited upon by one of those
troublesome men called sheriff The visit hap.
pened at a most unlucky time for Jehu had no
money in his pocket, and had Just mounted his
box for dozen mile drive. But the sheriff, in
spite of circumstances, insisted upon it that he
must either have his money or the mans body.
The passengers were inpatient, Jehu was
wrathy, and the sheriff was positive. The dri-
yer pleaded his privilege from arrest, as carrier
of Uncle Sans Mail. The officer Of the law
didn't care fig for Uncle Sam nor his mail
neither: all he wanted was the money or the
body and one or the other he was determined
to have Jehu swore he hadn't got the money,
and as for his body that must 60 along with
MIN to the next stage, whe ther or no.
In this way words We're banded about for
some time, and neither party was drawing nearer
the conclusion of his business.
Come down from that box roared out the
sheriff
l have other fish to fry, coolly answered the
driver
I'll help you down then, said the sheriff
Thank you, sir, said the driver. can man
age my horses quite as well to sit here
You won't come down then, ha , said the
sheriff.
No. said the driver cooly, at the same time
giving his whip preparatory flourish, and set
ting the corn'fed animals all agog to be going.
The sheriff, seeing that he was likely to lose
his man, sprang nimbly upon the box to bring
him down. At the same moment, the horses
obeying the signal to start, off went the sheriff
with it.
Stop stop bawled the sheriff
'Confound the horses how they CO. said
Jehu, { | can't hold them in to save my life -
at the Same time cracking his whip at every
step.
The sheriff kept shouting at the top of his
lungs; the driver kept cracking his whip and
laughing in his sleeve the horses kept going as
if Old Nick had been charioteer and the passen-
gers ghed aloud
The officer Of the law finding himself whirled
away at the rate of twelve miles an hour, and
that all his bawling in tho ear of Jehu had no
effect, commanded the passengers in the name of
t the Commonwealth, to aid him in arresting the
driver But the passengers not having the fear
Q of the Commonwealth before their eyes. and
having no desire to be detained on their journey,
G turned deaf ear to the commands of the sher-
lit. This was too much for the man of brief
Q authority to endure: he swore, he threatened :,
g he commanded and entreated by turns, but all
n to no purpose.
e DO you think, said one of the passengers to
G his neighbor, that the sheriff has any right to
k arrest the carrier of the mail in this manner!'
&c The carriero the mail has got the sheriff
l., think returned the other and he is likely to
st keep him for aught see.
IL He whirls him away at pretty good stick,
s. said another.
'Ay, said grave man in black, he would
is not like to go to his last reckoning at this rapid
70 rate
10 Il reckon not said man in drab coat and
70 broad beaver.
n We had our own observations inside. while
e. the sheriff despairing of awakening the sympa'
ID thy of strangers, or getting down the driver
q. unassisted and recolecting that every step OF
,d the horse was carrying him farther from home
st begged parlsy with driver, and offered to lei
90 him proceed unmolested if he would let him
- down.
n 'Sartinly, said Jehu, as soon as we get to
Vi the next stage, which is now only ten miles
" Ten miles couldt think of it for the
Il world, said the sheriff, who now spoke in the
~ submissive instead of the imperative mode
-. 1T is but step, said the driver, we shall
ho soon 90 it at this rate
4 However, Jehu, who was not sorry at hear
IF to be rid of such an annoyance, at length ap
ho peared to take compassion on the officer of tn
h- law, and set him down to find his way back t.
e Dedham on foot.
ot How the question of privilege from arrest
:. for Uncle Sam mail carrier, was finally settled
- have not heard.
V,r. on r,,pr dontor y,oS ap,plnyad hx,