The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-08
RIP VAN wINKLE, JR ON THE KEYsvILLE
Ertension.
[coRnEspospEScE OF raE DAILY prspArcH.l
RosoKE vALLsr. iher Oh day nv April 1859

| RoSoKE yALLEE. ther 6.h day nv April 1859.
| Mistur Edetur: In yore papir nv las wensday, I
obsursed letter from Townesyil, N. G., "a settles
ment ietIe ways up this vailee 90 caid-not be-
kRse its half town and half viiidRe-but Arter q
| clever old squire, named Kurni sownes, who
| owns most all Of it, with an" at the bofum nv
IT, cunserniu ther Keesvil Extenehun. Now,
doesn't know hoo Misfur mp 10, (tho mite
gess0 but toreckly red i, ssd thems mi. very
idees-an evry Moth Carluean meet with, ses
they ar theru. But, Mistur Edetur, afors I GIT on
tie Raferods, want tow kali yer tenshnn tow
| messake yuve carly got inflow, In cumpny with
heep nv uther smart foxes, about my bein skPs
laitiy-as one wood juge frum yure sayip in ther
bedding bow ther fresed letter, that I'm jes,
''roused." Now, sur, spose yure luding tow tha,
monsrrus long nap wich ther ole Mao, mi Farther.
tuck on ther Catskil Mouutings, so poorly an
troothfooly tole bi Mistur Woshintun Eryen bis
buy hogryefar, but. Sur, want tow tel you an
evry bodie else, that these parts don't take ther
name frum him, but from me, who emegreated
from York State down to this vsllee after ther Gle
man gin ont. But. Sur, Hr Erven wound MP bis
post humorous ritin'' two suue, fur it tow be
kald cumpeat buybogryefs, for ther las thing
sed nv rs il that ther Ole Man wus a telIiu
tails, an as fur me, he ses uuthing cept
was sepe lenipg ginst q tree, an arrer-
wuds pioid ter wurk on tber farm, an wood.
ent DO nuthing cept play, and do things fur
syTy bode but mlseif like the ole IN did afore -
Bn Mister @ c'rdng tow thar Gle sayin its
when they're yung. an sum turn out bad when
theyra Ole an p6n 'secar ken tell hon mans goi,a
fee trnehdte IL has eead eams vel, sur, thiugs is
misety chsug.d d in ne sense then. an If a don't
think I'm tejus, lie tel yer awl about 1t afore git
on 1ter rae rode. VEL eur, You see thai tner ole
man being q right ole man arter he woked M ont
tnat treemcnJus ~ oozs. cood'nt be ecsp ctrd to
n1ie out iareyer and 80 it was. He graderly stort
q. his sect at the inn door. He TUX tow rsd;pe his
Bible. tbeng sorter Plus sense he woked up) or
tow him. or in bur sweet clar vose offintimes sing
nlm or sam. an ct las he cum to be kinder hor-
nymsntle fxtnr in thur chianee kornur. Fur a
munth ur 80. the ole man had been mtsIy drupipg.
and tux to bed regiar. and o. ar. ernune. when /
var slin In thsr poaeh wotching ther sun hiring
slyly down the valiee then ovur ther riyur tow
tner onusit hills Iwas srruc awl heep by scremes
ayin IN ded. sorter sunk down tow its foot raie
ss ssr.S shtewash with big drops NV swet on his
q saa hoi erin He icoEad towards ms me- and @ SIS,
kA sss nj peSMsein.fAs,sip Sosi M
sur" for this wus swi ccoi say tur / telt like
q org eorn-cop wus stickin in my thote-I TUX his
wer his nose; his pucs wer mighty fast an as fine
az M nesrch Line, an his hrethin ~u- monstrus quick.
Wnsr hsrts yer sss s,sowner p sss hs-I feel
win,id!".Take drop Nv Lickur sss Isur"-"No"
sss me- iTsssissItyyesrs- it.;
here neerly wore him out-he shet his eyes and
feshed fsstur an fastur an the sam ratified in his
m Re on
about. At last he opund his eyes sgin. "Rip" sss
ne. sur" ses I-"Id--die esy, ses he-et-I hort
yude-go-ter-work." An he ,ookd at me In such
wishfu begin way that 1 coed stan it no Iongur--
l'il do every hing You wish. sur" .ed Ian the
teers blinded me like 3 hard rain, an the corn.
cob riz up agin as l melt by his tid-"Thatll-do,"
ses he. THE Van-Winkles-never-li an he
put his han on n. he1-'Labur then mi son-never
minits. and then went on low, we Good scssely
heer il as we bent close ovur him 'Read-yer bible
Rip utly--medt-me-in"-,he he Good say no
moe. but lookd upwurds-a culver passei ovur bis
face-his eyes fixed on sumthin strate before him.
them clowly turndu up. he heeved two three lonG
breths-snd after q long while, one more-his
mouth opUnd wide, without shettipg-df,d he tr,.s
coae. Nj han shakes MIR Edetur, like loose board
in q hi win, an mus defur 100 my mex at1ye ken
get OF, H,er rale-rotle-. Trooly yeres.
Rip VAN WIsKLE JR.