Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-05

more votes that State than Fremont
the looser tsheel a barrel Of apples 4
the winner 1t was made Shortly afte
the nominon of,the latter. Wien til
result ofle election was known Col
Burbank rote to the Major fully releas
ing KSm Pm the bet, but the latter gen
Eiemau sabdanet aceeptEthe release, anc
HtartedFIth his wheelbarrow. 4 CORES
aPoaaApafsthel BastnnzsBraVeler
~i!hs M:aipsF eng roaseaand thus de
scribe the Interview:
assvsa.u ,tl-ussszS gpEHaD AsgERss N g "
Efroqte iramg Ne wh1ryport for thi
= riae ant, hsnaabout, twelve nilesA dis
,,tAnlfrqm Neg bgrYport on sthe sturRptE'
T9a' my, a1.n;ieo was attracted te1alInst
sgIi'fs !distapcs,in advance, who washer
inesssd g. @heel1arro w and was dill
genstg climbing 'hessteep. hilkwhichsIos.
,hsfote hInl. When obtained nea4e
view u tlle strange teams You may sim
. Agine my sufprisestos discoserathat itsw,t.
nay friend Major Ben I'erley PooEe.gsHt
vas in tine, spirits, and was full Iling.tlIs
conditions OF his bet with Col Burbank
OF BostOn, Assl tried the weight Of the
load on the wheelbarrow.. the Msiorex
claimed, q 1uuemay, wheel that barrel Vi
apples back in that direction AS lar zasDYou
please. but not one, inch in. the advance y
A. | INDUCED in some afeeIingscof merris
.tnent at tue novelty Of the position. he
said. Mr. p, this may be fun TOR yoH.
bus there - more reality than Poetrysin ii
fSr me- -. - -,.Es So acc ar..ssI.gs.
The Major got along brayely, ardshis
''Psogress2 is thus described in a letterlto
the Boston Journal, dated on thes New!
,burYport Turnpike. he ssaysa7a azgraiag
ssz. p MAJOR PooRR's OWN sToRI..9 Faes
EEHnuEIPaRI--I1IRS rIERsNog.4 .z:856.zl
There il nolhipg like novelty. nova.
days. Mr.. EJitor, and Jour readers may
Ike 10 receive Wait" written on, a.
Sstrdl of apples. BY one who is, glad to
rest. after having wheeled the barrow.
with the apples thereto, ten miles oyer- a
i 10us1 rGa SSve tragersed the splngen Al.
Pine pass. bending under knapsack full
Of ninefals-have. carried five days ra-
tio1s,in ahaverS"ck when expecting eve.
~ hour TO be under fre-and once on the
desert. when on my way from Palestine
10 Egypt. II had to shoulder pack-saddIe.
which with my precious self. had been
thrown off by a vicious dromedary, an
Erv a. being kept few miles in the rear
at the caravan. But these loads were as
ssach lighter than this barrel of apples AS
AaoficeE's sword is lighter than heavy
Sadsket, ''the butt we'll back" kept at the
GhouTder: bpathc hour. waiting for some
t'heavy bullion" TO pass down the line
let Ihose who ,hinkit an easy Job to
:: propeI'' such a loaded barrow over a
xSsidedIy ''hArd road to trabel," tryi.
Serves you right" says old Twoper
GSs4, for making such a foolish bet 8
- Gsntfy!7h7 friend. If you please. The
BET which ! am now paying. &c like Ma
Ior'' was originally a pleasant banter.
made in reply TO 4 proposition from an.
honorable official in Suffolk county, that
the loser should wheel hand cart around
Boston Common: 4My''idea ola barrel Of
applesI1he loser to wheel them to the
others. door. Csome thirty-six miles or
uore) rAther-'' knocked" him. as it did a
Enartial gentleman on whom tried it soon
afterwards L thought no more about it,
but printers ink did the work. My game
OF bluff found lis way into the newsps
pers. and my challenge" was" accept
cd in due form ls5'F 5-.s7f' -" 81 = 's's Pr
This old turnpike, as have slowly
plodded' along. reminds me forcibly Of the
Massachusetts Wings in the late contest.
II Esed TO &bet the5 route but its glories
haVe long been eclipsed- pass.
over the railroads on either hand. or by
che Democratic county roads =; and moth
ing remains bat the old foundation often
sadly quilted out. One old chap whom l
met, a sort Of" central committee" man.
Oxpressed. his delight that had taken the
pike and no doubt he would have
been charmed had | unloaded my apples
end worked fora few hours in wheeling
gravel to ''rhend his ways" Yet he was
toll Keeper TO be chosen tomorrow, l
fear the old fossil would be sadly migrate
ful, and turn from me as not belonging to
- his set.'' -." '.r-
But must not moralize. and must
wind up this " waif." especially as the
cool breeze admonshes me to be up and
off again mean to "put up" my equip,
age time enough to go home to nishtovcr
the Georgetown railroad. great public
convenience in these parts. which is fast
getting iuIl share Of travel. Tomorrow
shall put i'm again and hope to reach
Charleston bridge on Friday evening,
having gone over the road fairly and quf.
city. -.'s :. 'sa
A selOgraphic despatch. dated Boston,
Nov. 7th. says: $685.
The Major wheeling his apples. was
escorted up State street about g O'Clock,
hv thu FIIlmNrs Clubs of Boston and
Charleston. military company aud a
mounted cAvulcade OF citizens. He was
greeted with tremendous and tumuItuous
applause on all sides. He delivered the
apples to Col. Burbank on the ste Of the
fremont House, where both gentlemen
delivered congratulatory speeches. noun