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MISCELLANY.
Yankees, as Described by one of I'm.

Yankees, as Described by one of I'm.
now propose to give sketch of his ;nve-
nile history, and a description of his personal;
appearance, at different periods, from youth to
manhood.
I'VE first make his acquaintance in the dis
trict school. lie was four years old in March
and his mother, tired Of the trouble Of watch
ing him at home. thinks he will "doto 20 to
school this summer with sister jane" upon
whom is imposed the task of seeing that he
don't get hurt" Accordingly he is fitted out
III new suit Of clothes, consisting Of u coarse
cotton shirt without collar or wrist bands a
garment Of blue cotton drilling, serves for
vest and trowsers; the upper part being Ike
the W ist Of gown, and the lruwscrs wlic!,
are attached TO this reaching just three inches
below the knees and the whole garment but
t"ning up behind a calico apron and 4 palm
leaf hat. These four articles of apparel ,rsti
tnte the cum total OF his summer dress for the
next four years In these habiliments, wi til
u two-qnart. covered tin pale full of Johnny
cake" Tor his dinner, III one hand, and a blue
covered, shcep-skin backed Webster S spelling
book in the other. he daily makes his appear
ance ut the ,schoolhouse at about hall: past
nine, and begins to question the teacher ::
'M speak I" etc. until about haf-past three.
when he tops off with: M be dismissed -
WHOM !ir IS so liberated
Between seven and eight, he drops off the
upper part. of the blue drilling garment above
DESCRIBED, aud suspends his trowsers by strings
Of the same material, which he ealls ':galluses.
When he is about twelve, we seen him at
church, dressed in striped pantaloons triie
longer than, those in which We first saw him
ut school; q calico vest, aud white spencer.
His coarse shirt-c0llar Is now starched stiff as
tin, aud tied with black ribbon; and his
inamlnotl, feet are for the first time encased in
pair of cow-hide shoes without stockings.
tie has also come into possession of q, huge
3ack knife, which seepns to constitute q part OF
his very person, for he is never seen without it,
and he hever allows it to rest cutting his
long fnger-nails and prying apart his teeth
whenshe can find nothing to whttle.
-At Axteen he graduates from school, hav-
ing done most of the sums in the 'ritIemetic,
and clicked the MASTER" At twenty, we shall
perhaps, meethim at circus in the verv
zenith of his glory. Yes, there he is til.
identical Jonathan, mounted on an antiquatcd
cart dealing out pins, needles, combs brushes
susPenders, hDse, thread, tiIimbles, buttons,
jewsharps and tin. whistles. His dress now
consistsof pair ofwine-colorcd velvet pan.
what was once satin vest and a lining
coat, with; hole in each elbow. Lis linen is
badly soiled, and his crayat,. the black silk
handkerchief his father gave him ON Haying
home, is tied in sailors knot and -orsfhmeH-
ted with huge ''bszon. pin..' .As boots or
Tcalfskin have sEun over" and ore ;minus the
Original Black OF the leather Seops Which they
IN height somewhat .Sround .shouldered, and
weighs org hundred and twsaty. five pounds
His facets tlIin and heektad He has, q Ro-
man nose, large mouth, small grey. eyes, sunk
deep in hia forehead, and well shaded by long
red lashes : His hair Is long. searait thick, and
near his hsad-brown but tho extremity
of LIS locke fades 70 = straw-color.
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