The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-07-02

ms .nty devolved upon two sturdy
'.clc. = the Presbyterian Church, who
slid al The g-sldence of Squire Edwards,
.nd Politely, but firmly requested that he
wou,i inform Monsieur Nandale that his
prop sails for dancing school, &c, had
better be indefinitely postponed, and him
elf taken out of town at the earliest prac-
ticablc moment To this they replied
that Monsieur Vandale was here at the
solicitation Of some of the first families in
the town; that he was the guest of one
a them that the dancing school would
70 on that the law would protect him,
and punish all assailants )" ending with
az utimation that "New Haven had been
ruled long enough by deacons Of the Pres
byterian order" The committee retired
perhaps with "a flea in their car"--lor
there Tas mighty buzziuG in aud about
Broadway when the result of tle mission
was reported and it was evident that
those who had "put their hand to the
plow," had not the remotest idea Of taking
the back track For the remainder
of the day, messengers were hurrylng
from one polnt 10 another, whispering,
Wink ny ana giving oininous and potent
GUS shakes of the head, from which no
one could doubt that positive movement
Of some kind was in contemplation, If not
"a rapid progress.
But about the hour of seven in the
evening, while Squire +. and Mons. Y,
were enjoying their Ilayanas, and laugh
inc over the foiled rage Of the deacous
VIC had attempted to block the wheels Of
the projected dancing school, teaching
the French language, &c, some sixty
stalwart men had congregated on the lit
tie triangular Park in Broadway, and were
formed into double files, headed by the
two dcacons Immediately in the rear
followed ,nan with a bag Of feathers
and behind him came couple more III
Indian file, bearing kettle Of secthing
pitch suspended from a pole resting on
their shoulders, and supported by col
umn of resolute but quiet citizens, indig-
nant at the intended French fiddle inya-
sion Of their good town, the whole 0Gdy
moved rapidly down Elm street. At the
corner of Elm and Orange streets, the
word was given TO halt, and the two dea-
cons opened the gate and proceeded alone
to the door Of Squire Edwards Giving
IN emphatic and double knock, they
waited an answer to their summons, At
the end Of minute the door opened, and
The dcacons were confronted by the irate
countemncc Of the lord Of the mansion,
who saw at a glance the nature Of the
visit
May ask, gentlemen" said he POI
ltely, to what cause am | indebted for
this unsoomly visit %
Well, Squire said tho foremost dea-
con. /" Won know who we are, and most
likely why VIC are como in the shape you
see us. we are God.fearing citizens, de-
sirous that our town should not be pol
luted by French dancing master. We
Lave given you fair warning that we would
not permit it, which you saw fl, to treat
with contempt. we are now come to de-
maud the person of Mons. Yandale, in
tending TO dress him in ceat Of tar and
feathers -
"That, gentlemen, you won't be per
mittcd to do He is my guest-and az
such, will not be given to your important
race, or your ridiculous Vhim--and as
you knew me, you had better go about
yeur bushes"
"That we purpose TO 10 at once,
Squire so please stand cut Of our way,
that we may bring this son Of Behal to
his deserts y but their forward move
mcnt was obstructed by the Squire, who
exclaimed, i" If you take him VOW take me
too :"
oh, we have not come unpreparcd
fr even su;h contingency Squire,
we've got tar and feathers enough for two
sud lust as certain as You offer US further
obstruction in this matter, we viii Wake
the fist example Of you
What" screamed the onraged func-
tioAary. commit such an indignity on a
rentlemaa AZ his own loor for protecting
Z guest.
Just as true as you live, Squire net
even your name or yo II position, III thlSt
community, shall avail YOU u farthlng's
weight. il that FrcnchuaN il not instant
Ig produced and handed over to US"
lie knew with whom he had 10 deal
ard that they would keep tkeir word
aud seeing that evasion could not De car
ried further, permitted them to entcr.--
But as they were coming IN at the front
door, the ..ancns master (who had over.
heard the conversation, was clambcring
over the garden fence i, the rear, and be I
!sre the house had been thoroughly search I
ed fJi bim, gauot figure wtA rather
short brooches, CATERS, and powdered
hair, fiddle il one hand and a yaIiso in .
the other, might have been seen running
Ike quarter nag over the West Haven
bridge, on the Now Yorl, turnpike going
due South J." And that was the last
that was ever seee OF heard in these parts
Of "Trsuci- Yanda!e, from Old France
who had des. gnod 20 open dancing
sehopl in New Haven"
Satisfied that he had escaped, and con
<len+ tho attnnlnt would not be rep ateG