Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29
0BLLGED TO BE RIGHT.

AS good a colored story as we have had in
many month, comes from an Augustian cor
respondent in Georgia,
Simon had long aspircd to The easy and dig
nified Office of carter or ox-driver. Often had
he looked with envous eye upon the favored
Jof, as seated on the pole of mis- cart, he drove
whistling along, the impersonation in Simon's
view, of the true ofium cum dignitdte. Never
doubling his qualifications for the post (what
ofliccseeker does p he longed, or, he express
ed it, "iairly ached," for an opportunity of dis
playing his skill, confident that it would be such
as could not fail to secure him permanent seat
upon the cart rice JEFF removed. AT length
fortune seconded his wishes JEFF was luckily
absent; the corn must be sent to mill Simon
must yoke "Buck and Darb" and carry it.
'Now you gwine to see driyin'," said he to
"boss" when, having finished the periminaries
he took his scat upon the cart, cracked his whip
over the cattle, and added spirit to its effect by
awcll modulated "Gee up higher ~ Away rush
ed Buck and Darb in fine style for about ten
steps, then stopped with jerk that well nigh
prccipitated our hero from his long coveted seat
n second "Go long da, Buck you Darb what
you bout now ?" with numerous scientific Jerks
at the line and artistic ourishes Of the whip re-
suited no better.
"Why, pon de face OBJ de yeath, what got in
W utHc Nlctios jos lOOh at 1JdTD HOW, u pull
in again Buck, an tryin' to twis his tail roun'
toder way DO blcve in my soul dem steers
knows aint JEFF! An yonder's boss, too, he'll
be holcrin' at me fore longr'
After seeing him worry with them alitte long
cr, the boss, who had seated himself on the fence
few yards Oft to enjoy the sport did "hollcr"
at him, to tell him he had yoked the oxen on
the sides to which they were not accustomed,
and that he must disengage them and put Buck
on the right side and Darb on the left.
"Hehl' said Simon, "wonder why didn't
see dat l thought somethin' must be de mat
ter; "lll fix you now, my boys--you see ef
don't"
Pretty soon he was off his seat and had them
disengaged from the cart, but without removing
the yoke Gee up da, Buck ~ Ill drive you
roun' to toder side, and then well see what YOU
gwine to do with your tantrums when boss S
looking at me from de fence yander ~
BY this time he had got them round, and of
course, after arranging them head foremost in
propria tormd, they came out exactly in Stot,t
Quo. Law a massy! what was thinkin' about,
drivn' you roun' dc tcrong rcy! Pear like
amt got good sense dis mornin', somehow. You
Darb come out O. dar boun get you right
dis time Spec you'll fool reun' wild you pro-
Notifications tel boss'll be down here Directly
Whoa, gee! GEE, sayr
Owing to some inexplicable fatality, his sue
cess no better this time than before. lie
drove round TO the right, crossed over and came
out-second best. "Well, now, dis is purity
spot o work, aint it? Dat JETS done somethn
to desc steers! Sho'se you born, he's done
somethin' to desc steers -
The oxen had by this time got turned with
their heads toward the cart, waiting the result
of their drivers meditations. Carefully recon
noitering their positions, he seemed suddenly tc
be inspired with project which must succeed
in spite of fate. The reader shall have the bene
| fit Of the train of reasoning. "Dere dey STAINS
Buck on the right han and .Darb on de LEFT
dats jes de way dey ought to be. SO now, IN,
chilluns, | reckon I'm gwine to fix you. I'm
gwinc to jcs' drive you up to the cart so +; an
den I'm gwine to make you turn your head.
toder way and your tails dis way, and den YOU,
'bleegcd to be right, whedder you will or no ~
have always regretted that this brillian
scheme was never fully tested. 1t was but hal
executed when the boss came up and made hin
take off the yoke and change them. What tn,
result would have been had he been left to him
self admits Of discussion. 1t is due TO Simon
however, TO say that many years of profound
meditation have but served to confirm him in hi.
original conclusion that they been Uleegcd tC
been right Hayper'S Magazine.