Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-01

Coon AEECDeTE.-Une of the comic papers
revives an old story that is better now than it
was before these days of spirit-seeing and
| hearing. II seems that an old sea captain.
who had retired from service and was living on
| farm, had wild hUremscarem nsphew living
| with him. He could never drive or frighten
said nephew to do anything in its proper time
Among other things, he never could get him to
drive up the cows to be milked before dark
he had to drive them up from the back pasture
through sugar-bush. Finally, the old cap
tain asked the lad whether he was not afraid 10
go through the woods in the dark.
"FraId! What is that? never seen fraid. -
replied the boy.
''WeiI, never mind, my lads you will see one
some of these nights, if you do not bring the
cows in before dark said the captain mean
ingy.
That night the boy played until dusk before
| ne Went for the cows as usual. The captain
| took a sheet and followed him. Now the cap
tam haa a tanle nionkey, who saw the perfor-
nance, and monkey-like, took a table cloth
and followed the captain at respectful dis
tance' Ihe captain went into the middle of
Inc WOODS where there was big log by the
side of the path. Going to the further and az
1t, he wound tho sheet around him got upon il
and stood still. The monkey got on the first
end without noise, and did the same. So the
party stood when the boy came whistling along
with his cows. They SHE'D little at seeing
the ghosts, which caused the little boy to look
ahead.
..HelIO, what is tina. 20 he shouted ; aby
golly guess it's fraid l'' and then, spying
the monkey he sung out, s'by Jerusalem. If
there amt two trads-a big traid, and little
fradt' '''''S
This caused the captain to look around.
when he saw, for the first time, his ghostly
companion. lie thought he was fraid, sure
enough. The old captain streaked it for home
the monkey chasing him, and the wicked ne,
pheW clapping his hands and shouting, ssRun
big fraid, or little fraid'll ketch you ~
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CHARLIE THE DuToiIMAN. .-Charlie the Dutch
man arrived at Seaford some time ago and
"stuck down his stake" Major, who is very
fond of good joke, and seeing that Charlie
had his gun and was quite fond of cunning
proposed to him one evening to go out and
shoot crows in thicket of pines belonging to
Gov. Ross. Charlie the Dutchman accepted
and was in great glee at the prospect of shoot
ing half dozen Yankee crows. The moon
was shining about sufficient to make it a good
growing night. Now Major was aware that
there was large hornets nest in one direction
SO he sent Charlie the Dutchman towards the
hornets nest while he took another road with
the understanding that the one who first dis
covered crows nest should whistle.
After few minutes Charlie the Dutchmap
whistcd and Major went to him.
sMaior here is one tam crows nest as pig as
a bushel."
up and clap your hand on it and catch them.
Charlie the Dutchman dotted his coat, hat
and boots, climbed up the pine, while Major
took the precaution to lay himself down and
cover up.
Charlie the Dutchmam claps his hand on
the nest.
''Mine Gott, Major, de nest is full of de lit,
tie crows.''
"Major one little crow bite me.''
"Mine Gott, Major, the tam little crows bite
me all over.'
s'Mine Gott, how dey do bite"
"Major, Pm COMM" l tell you Pm a
comin,''
And sure enough, Charlie the Dutchman
dropped to the ground and ran about a Quar-
of mile without his coat and hat to get clear
OF "de tam little crows.''
Charlie returned to get his coat and hat
while Major contriyed to slip off quietly with
out being bitten.
Charlie the nutchman put on his hat and a
little crow which had taken refuge in the hat
took that opportunity to bite him on the head.
and when he picked up his coat he found Il
covered with little crows.
''Mine Gott, Major, everything is full of desc
tam little crows. Pm off Major, say Pm off.
and away went Charlie the Dutchman and did
not stop so long us he could hear the buzz of
a little crow.
After Major had recovered breath sufficient
to speak he explained to Charlie, and Charlie
saw the force of the Joke.
Now Major, ii You dor't tell dis when you 90
home, give you one five tollar, and if Won tell
it you is one rascal and tight you.9
But notwithstanding Charlie's bribes and
threats, Major was engaged nearly ell night
IN relating Charities adventure with the sstam
little crows."-PeniasHiar Ne,os,