The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-02
RIP Van yyfnkie, Jr.,
ON THE kEYsVILLE EXTENSION.
LErER 2fH.
RosokI vALLEr, TIER TsrsrH DAT uvl

RosoKK VALLEE, TIER TENTH DAY uv1
April, 1859 (
Aistur Edet,sr Won las rote tow yu, L brok,
down at ther Deth Of ther Ole Msn--aDd sick woi
mi fselinks at ther meon-coic rekerlexshun tha
IL tuck 10 glasses nv larger peer and haf duzir
pipes OF kinsucsee blaceiat to revive my gium
sperits. But sur, rhers no use 10 greving, alters
fur we're ax got to 20 sum day; the only difrence
being, AZ how sum go befoe ther tushers and sum
go arteg words. So after q ieetIe chat cnncerriu
family matters, Tie purseed 10 git on nser rale-
rode
As co dout you like evry bodie else, has red Mr.
ETven's post humorous buyhogryefe," you'i res
meUbur that Sistur Judy wer married TO q fsrmur
Nv ther name Nv Gardner, frum 1ich horse.piebus
oowDsekshub, tber spruog oneuther "R,p" Well
Sur, not tow be tejius. they both, father and son.
soon gin out. Their tather had wot the Dociurs
ksld ther gsllerpD kunsImshup, but shood
rutber sed il were 240 cre,ur frum ther rapid
and sudin way he "wenG South Oh the back nv it
As TO the yung IN, never Good fine out egpssdd-
edly wot wer 10 pay wild him-aitho tber D0ctur
sed it ~er "cote and broaoncteaus and ,currums' y
ither one nv wich, spose @er strong euuf to take
OF smaw! poy as him. We'll Sur, you ses as how,
then We three, wer awl LEFT and ther Ole Man, as
Teddy 0. Teake wud ssy, wer suDe .'foln amuug
the mlssG, II ieli upun me and Judy TO kepe up
ther hancestrsil pedagreo and upboe the fanny
harms, (see the buyhograyefe.) Well Sur, as I'de
promusd ther Ole Man tow 20 tow wark; on Eter
fdyth ur tter Vdn Wtnkles-go ,o,o aoark Idtd-su
toer VERY first thug fou ont MissHr Eietur
tina. wark not half as hard as lasy Joles think
BE- Troo. it we- sorter orsw5ood at fret, bat as
every bodie wood tel me sumthin evry day, and AZ
1 iarned suGlthin evry day myself, l sune becum,
as every bodie sed, first rate farmer. Std Of
layin in bed arter sun-up, Mr.. Edetur as afere,
got mp wild ther birds and sune felt as herrie aud
visited as asyiy as they, as followed nj piow wild
ther braciDg s~ete-sented mornin air piayin roun
me. Std Of mendin nets and ishin lines, sowed
up mi harniss fixed up ther gates and done up ther
fences aud Std Nv roaming on the moun ntings with
mi gun, or louDgin about ther house in judy e
way and kumpiainiB nv ther witlles; sune had
ther happytight of q horse. and slept as soau'
o,nights as 'irginny Niger, xhen driving his
Misss' carriage. Well sur, as mite be eggspected
in few ears, Judy and me ther thrivinest
foxes in ther settlement, and got long together first
rate, till a circumstance hockared, wich broke up
ther partnnrship atseen us-apd which had q
very himpartant bareing on the stairs of my des
tinee. You see Sur, ther were cute loukin
fsilar lately cum to the SiIidgs who kaId
hsself toryer, nv ther name of Gtbt0ng. He wer
COED looking enuf, but didn't kinder like his
ways. His sharp possum nose ssem'd alters to be
smelin out difficulty and he looked at you
through his peeriD eyes, if he kakilatin low
TO sircumveEt you and dive into yer percoony-
oBerrys-Weiis sur it wusn't long afore he got tow
mixn up wild the far secs and seem'd to hankur
arter judy speshyaly strong-and she seem'd 10
be mitely tickled with ther soft sawdust he wei
alters pooring in her yeers. In sho t our loryer
finding but little lor-doings amung our honest
men-commenced sharp practis iu ther Koort Of
terwards me--and wer alters taktn aboat Dir
Giibtung, Ill one evenin, havin got thrueb wurk
eette suner than comun, on cumin hoam, peped
tbrush ther wiGder ia passin and saw-wot do YOU
think, Mr.. Edeturl Why as sure as Du.chmar
loves pipes and peer-nutheu less than sister Judy
settin in Gib.ung's lap i-aBd his harm aroun heI
waste! When they SAW me, Judy jumpd up like q
Ks; when setting down on fire cole, and looked
as red III the face as cherry bounce and hunny-
sucies--btt "siick Speech" Gas the boys mich
nam'd him. wer BY no means diskuuserted. "GsoG
EVENING" Mistur Van Wlnklei" ses he-"Howd,
doo' ses l, smien. Brte and barty" Sos be- ''Shoo,
judge so,' ses L. ''Seem to be pleading too sum pur
pose Mister Glibtuug, ses l. so! yure alters sayii
somthin witty aud funny Mr. yau Winkleln ses he
''fhink yure in fare way to gain the suit' ses
20! you father me, sur !" ses he; "but in case
shood," ses he, in his soft, insinyouatn way, 81
trust MIR. Van Wrinkle will sustain the verdlck O
this fare Judge" ses he, takin JIdy's hand il
hissin &c! in coorse," l. 'the aomin is like tn
Judges and ther JareeS, there's no teilis tcha
they'll make up ter mind to- bit haze TO stan b.
not they sag, good or 6aa!' Ihls sed IN a iaffi
way, Mir. Edetur, bat / felt more like cryin, TO
now sur 1 felt lone in the world-All my kin dec
and gone but judy, and che bound mp Ill anuthe
pursoD, aud him no liking CIV mine, (tho I'D d
dout he'd take keer Nv Judy, and better keer ur he
nuney, let alone t0ryer for uadt felt orfui baC
But MI coorse wor clear and mi mind made up -
Rip! ses to mseif ''Ive made cose calker la
snun and fl ad your eggsaddlsdiy. one, low menn
,n this ere mmysiii!"-"Yon've got no hoan
Nv yer own, but you've got honest hal
stroDg, willing harm, aud good naJur'd sole
as has had all the Van Wtnkies (as Mr. Erven Ca
testfy) Gfore you, aud you MAKE yer way in the
wuFid any whers." SO Mr.. Edstur-I resolved
emeyreat; but how / cum TO cum heer tn otd A6rt
Carolina and bow cum TO get on Lher rate-rod.
| must resurv to mi mex or Twill take up too muc
room in ther Dispatch.
Trooy yores, RIP VAN WISKLE, Js.