The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-09

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nary yeanhly chance 10 ford III and II yer
hound 10 rioss II. yer1 have to go about sew
en- miles up the stream, 10 old Dave Lodys
punohon.bddge, through one of the highest
bamboo-swamps ever you see, reckon the
bridge IL standln' yet-'twhs yesterday morn
In though one send had started down stream
about fifteen feet, pr sleh matter"
"FdendSou seem oommunieatiye,and II H.
no offence, ia like 10 know what you do Tor
living ?"
mo offence on yearth, stranger We just
keep grocery"
- grocery Where In the name Of oil
that ia mercantile do your customers come
fromp Your nearest neighbor Is ten miles
Distant"
"'fhe fact 10, me and the ole woman il the
best customers yeti bat We 'speot these dig
gins will improve, and In course business
will improve too, Hows'ever, we do suthin
now, even. Me and the old woman took the
cart t'other day, and went 10 town. We bort
baT1 Of whisky and arter We come home
and 'gin To count the balance on hand, We
tNNNA ANAl WNWA HHN Just hWN HHAkNaN HfNH
yune left, and a. the ole woman aluS carries
the the puss, In course She had H. Well, !
sot the BARI Agin ono side Of the room, and
shortly, Arter, the ole woman sezi 'suppo-
ain you tap your end Of the bar1.' and ! did,
and she hort a drink and paid mo the plea
yune. Pretty soon, begun 10 get dry, and
ser /; 'Ole woman, spoEen you tap your
end Of the BARI P'-and she did and then
she sells me n drink and the way that plea.
yune hns travelled back ards and for'ards over
the hung Of that bari, isa caution to them
as love 'red.rye.' But, stranger, losses is apt
to come with every business and me and
the old woman has lost some In the grocery
line and III tell YOU how twas. The boy
Bul, our oldest son, he see how the Ticker
was eoin'. and didn't have nary red 10 lire In
the retail business 40 one night no crnwlcd
under the house, and tnpa the bari ntwiKt
the cracks In the punehon-Aoor, and rally
believe heI got more than me or the ole wo-
man ither, the good-for-nothin vsgabon, to
come the 'gaiG' over his>nateral born parents,
lis 'nua t6>uake a>Sfan sour agin oil erea-
ton that boy N be the ruination of us yet
lie takes to ,riekery list as material "A hun.
sry possum takes to hen roo,t. Now,
stranger. what on yearth am to doP lie
beats me and the ole woman entirely.
Traveller ut would bo difficult for me 10
ad,ise in'reFard 10 your aon, as have no
family Of my own. You say il is ten miles
to the next house the big creek is up, the
bridge is carried away no possibility OF foru-
ing Il, and seven miles through swamp to
the only bridge in the vicinity This is rather
a gloomy prospect, particularly as the sun il
ahot' DOWN still, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and as YOU have been playing only one part
Of the Arkansas Traveller ever since my ar
rival, would like TO know, before ! leave,
why you don't play the tune through"
Ark. Artist "For one Of the best reasons
on yearth, old hoss-l cant't do It. haut
larnt the turn Of that tehuno, aud drat me IL
| believe ever shall"
Traveller "Give me your instrument and
III see if can't play the turn for YOU"
Ark Artist; "Look o'here, my friend, do
you play the turn Of that tchune ?"
Traveller ~ believe can"
Ark. Artist: Lite lite, old hoss we'll
find a place for you in the cabin, sure. Ole
won an Ia halo within the shapty was the
first indication he had Of any other human
being on the promises] the stranger plays
the turn, of the Rackensack Traveller. Nv
friend, hitch your hoss to the simmon-tree
or any where else YOU please. Bill II be
here soon, and heT take keer of him. Ole
woman, YOU call Sal and Nance up from the
sprinp, tell Nance to 20 to the sprine-house.
and cut of n good large niece ov beor.s,eak.
10 br;le for the stranperS sunner, tell Sal 70
knock over n chicken or two. md get out
,omo aour. and have some aour-doi 70 and
chicken f,xen's for the stranger. Dnl ;ust
hooves IN ,;cht ,,en,y.fonr hou,, o.r,.r