Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-12
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e "AS a08 - = The writer sat alongside the dri' ing, just at break of day, as che drove out of Blackberry he wa passenger to Squash Point. It cold morning. In older to break conversation, he praised the fine I of horse the driver thawed.
 'Yas, she's a goet boss, and 1 to trive him v
 It was evidently a case of mixet
 "Where is Wood, who used td stage?"
 "He be's laid up init de ter rheul yestcr week, and trives for him.
 went on reading e newspaper.
 A fellow-passenger on 8 back seq ing the fear of murdered English oI coaxed the Dutch Driver into q lon tion, much to the delight of a very sey Blue Belle, who laughed SO mesl was cont tagious and in a few mil being like unto conventicle we awake as one of Matt Peel's audien|
 By sunrise we were in excellent | to all sorts of fun, and when little stage stopped at the first watering il driver found himself in the centre of treaters to the distilled juice of {,
 Here's a package to leave at .. der's--the third house on the left you get into Jericho"
 "Wbat do you charge 2" asked seemed to know the driver.
 "Pout leffy," answered he.
 Receiving the silver, he gathered ui and put the square package in the s Just as he started the horses, be lt head out of the stage, and looking b, man who had given him the bundle out the question:
 "Ter tird hause on ter left han Jeriko P
 The man didn't hear him, but the d satisfied. On he went at very gc considering how heavy the roads were. tavern, more watering, more apple;ja other long stretch of sand and We W ing Jericho.
 Amy porty know der Miss Scutts asked the driver, bracing his feet on lag which lay in front of him, and his head round so as to face in. Thei to be a consultation going inside the {
 Il don't know nobody O that nam, cho : do you Lishe ?" asked Q wealth looking man, who evidently went by of another, who apparently went the sl
 There's ole Squire Cows da'ter, . ricd Scudder and moved here some back. Come to think ont, guess she the Glns. house," answered Lishe.
 The driver. finding he coald get DO liz subject, out of the passengers, seeing { boned woman washing some clothes in a house, and who flew out of sight as flew in, handed me the reins as he jur from his seat and chased the fugiti, ing
 " I'fe got der small pox, I'fe got d,
 Here his voice was lost as he dash, the open door of the house. But in a he reappearcd follov ed by broom, enraged woman annexed, and a lc shouting" You git out O this ! Cl self quicker. I .ain't a-going to have , diseasiu' honest folks, eff you have small pox !"
 II tells you Pfc got der small DO, you yersteh :? Der SMALL FOX p { time he shouted it out in capital lette
 "Clear out ] I'll call the men folk. don't clear P and at once she shouted top voice. Ike you Ike !! where be
 Ike: made bis appearance on the full
 "W-wllat's the matter, mother p
 !" l tells you oncst more for the la Fife got der small pox, udt Misther Fl me lefty to der small pox to Miss und if dat vrow pc Miss Scudder, to gif her der small pox."
 It was Miss Scutter and I explaine, that it was boz which he had for h affair was soon settled as regarded but not as regarded the laughter and the occupants of the old stage coach, 1, led away from Jericho. The driver i although he had no earthly idea of | aId added to it by saying in triumph cfvoice-
 ."I vos pount to give ter old wo small pox. ."-N. Y. Spirit of the ri