The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-23
Tered the traveller, in an authoritative voice,

cred the traveller IN an authoritative VOICE.
o stop.
"Shtop =" exclaimed the stranger, who
vas fresh from the German fats, "wat for
hall shtop, ha 7"
ats against the law here to travel on the
Sabbath"
"Againsht de law de dyvil 1t is And
vat thinks you I care for de law Of your tam
ankee land, hat be's one Dutchman,
ind goes were pleashes on de Sunday, and
Ill odder days."
eyes, but you can't 60 where you please
here on Sunday. I'm the ythingman OF
the town."
"Vell, if you be's the tiroshome man OF de
down, get out Of de way, and not drouble
me-"
"My duty forbids-you must stop till to-
morrow"
swat shtop't till to. morrow? tells yod
will not shtop-so let 60 mine horses, Pc
fore knocks you down." Thus saying, the
Dutchman began to suit the action to the
word; BY making ready his heavy loaded
whip, when the Deacon bawled out
"Constable constable ~
The traveller; coolly looking around and
seeing the constab BILE issuing from the church,
exclaimed-"Oh, mister tireshome man, you
may cry conshtob6Ie, Gosshtobble, as much
as you pleashe--I don't care for oil de con.
shtobbles and tireahome mems In Conrecti.
cut.''
By this time the constable had got within
reach Of his loaded whip, when, letting drive,
he laid him sprawling in snow bank, and
giving his corn.fed horses a chrrup and
crack; they started suddenly forward, upset
the Deacon, passed glibly over His body, and
went away with speed that all the tything
men and cons,ables in the Stste, had they
been sound in wind; limb, and courage, could
not have arrested.
The catastrophe was noticed from the
church, and half the congregation poured
forth to the aid of the vanquished. They
carried them into the Deacon'S house, where
the constable, being more seriously frighten'
ed than hurt, pretty soon recovered. But the
Deacon was found to have broken leg and
sundrv severe bruises, all Of which confined
him to the house for six weeks, to his ex.
ceedng great regret-for, during this con.
finement, his soul was every Sunday vexed
TO the quick, by the wicked and insulting
manner in which he beheld the laws of the
State set ct nought, his own sacred authority
violated, and his usual gains cut off, by the
shameful impunity with which travellers pro
ceeded Quietly on The ir way.
But at length the Deacon recovered, ant
was again seen at church, looking out from
his pew as atteDtively as ever in search o
the unsodly and lawless traveller. His piou'
zeal was rewarded with its usual sdccesb
and many odd shillings were added to tht
income OF his tavern, his farm, and his wheel
wright shop. But he had the misfortune on
Sunday to arrest pedlar's wagon, loade'
with all msnner OF notions, drawn by a raw
boned hungry horse, and DRIVEN by man al
hungry as his steed.
81 wish you would allow me to proceed OIL
my Journey" said the pedlar; 81 have fih
miles tc g6this very day, and hate confotrd
edly to be Detained
Make yours elf easy" said the tythingmar
"you can't 60 another step today"
"But consider" said the pedlur, "it is no,
almost noon, and wort 70 60 to an uncle
/ have a little ahead, to get something
eat. Neither l nor my horse Has eaten
mouthful of any thing since two hours bt
fore sunrise !; and we're getting to be as hrr
CRY as q couple of craven images"
+; "Never mind your uncle's," returned II
y. Deacon, ''you shall have pleanty TO cat an
e drink here and as you cannot be allowed
r go step further, you may as well make tt
d best of it. I'll put up your horse, and lode
+. and feed yot ill to. morrow morning, whe
It you may proceed on your Journey"
d "Well, if I must submit must, as Au1
d Jerusha Applega,e said when she was gor
), to be married." Thus saying, the Ped'
very composedly yielded himself to the a
y thority of the tythingmon. His horse W
= put up, uod we'll fed with hay and oats an
70 his master, having comforted his own stor
>. ach with chunk of cold roast beef, pun
10 kin. pie, and mug OF cider, at the invitatit
r. of the Deacon accompanied him to chur'
o to hear the afternoon service ;where he pa
ID such good attention to the discourse. and
ID meaned himself with such apparent devotio
n that the Deacon was half inclined to thi'
d he had made a convert, where he only e
pected to make money. j., j
10 The pedlar ate o hearty Sunday suPpe
h. (Which, in New England, includes the di
er ner) saw that his steed was we'll attende
10 took comfortable luncheon and mug
es cider Just before going to bed, retired to re-
r. slept like monarch, and rose in the NOR
1g ing to depart.
er "You may as we'll stay to breakfast" ST
g. the Deacon.
be "Well, just as you say" answered
b. pedlar--'how long will it be before you ha
nd breakfast I"
or "Not above an hour-and, in the met
time, your horse will be filling himself W
no Ehay and oats"