Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-06-25
Tunorous Srlcrtious.


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Alot OF idlcrs stood upon the end OF pier
which ran out into the hudson River m one
OF the small towns near Albany n. - q few
days ago. amusing themselves with throwing
stones into the broad stream each yieing
with the other in the cndea'or to pitch the
missile at the f"thest distance from the shore,
when a tall rugged built Nermonter' direct
from the Green Hills suddenly made his APP
pearanee in their midst and for while re-
manned quiet observer OF their movements.
lie was browny good-lookins Yankee,
and was very decently clad. The efforts of
the little party bad been eNhibtted over and
over again. when the stranger quietly picked
up halt a brick which lay near him. and CIV
ing 1t Jerk 1t fell into the water long way
beyond the line which had as yet been reached
by the foremost of the crowd. AT the con-
clusion of this feat loud bravo went up
from half dozen voices around him
1t was clear day in October, and the mon,
determined not to be undoue' renewed their
attempts but the Ncrmonter without saying
a syllable to any one continued to pitch Tie
pebbles far into the stream which seemed to
annoy one OF them, IN green jacket, the ap-
parent leader Of the gang, who declared he
wouldn't be beaten BY "fcllcr right straight
out o the woods, no how, and Siding up to
the stranger, he determined to mako his ac-
quaintancc
Where do You come from, neighbor y in
quired the other
Me- Wal, halls from Vermont, just
now, friend
you haven't been in these parts long,
reckon.
oval, no. Not cdzacty y'rc-but up and
down, soricr."
''Ncs-so spose'
'Yaas. continued the green un, carolcssly
Selling big billit of wood, he whirled it
over his head and landed it several rods
from the shore into the water.
/ you've little strength in your arms,
neghbor.'
"Sone punkins in them fippers, stranger
Up in aour town, more'n munth ago, dri'
them are knucklcs rite strut thru a board
moron ninsh half thick -
"llaw, haw r. shouted his hearers, the
man in the green jacket laughing the loudest
MAY be you don't believe IT,.
Not much, answered the crowd.
1--WE amt very green, down here in York
we amt, said he in the green jacket, ''you
see.
'Wal, jes you look yere friend, continued
the Yermonter, in the most plausible manner
"up in aour country we've purity big river
considering. lnyun River, it's called, anc
may be you've heerd on it. Wal, | how 4
man clean across that river t'other day, amt
he cum down fair and square on the othel
side
"ila' ha' ha !! yelled his auditors.
Wall meow you may latt' but can do i
{ agin
do what said the green Jacket quietly
81 can take and heaye you across tha
river yonder' Just IKE the open and shut.
bet you ten dollars OF It,
Done, said the YANKEE and drawinl
forth an ~ upon broken Down East bank
he covered the braggers shinplaster'
"kin you swim, icller ::
Like duck, said green jacket an'
without further parley the Nermonter selzlnI
the knowing Yorker stoutly by the napo o
p the neck and the seat of the pants, jerke'
! HIM from his ioothold, and with an almos
p superhuman etogt dashed the bully heel
: over head from the dock, some ten yards int
the Hudson.
I A terrible shout ran through the crowd as h