The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-10-23
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We shall never forget, and alwys feel
proud of the fact, that we knew 8 great
an everyday Plato as Davy Clocke. Had
the old Colonel never uttered albetter
idea than that everlasting good nptto-
"Be sure you're right, then 60 ahad -
his wisdom would stand a pretty good
wrestle with tide and time, befor, his
standing as a man Of genlns would rfss to
oblivion-be was he'd outin Lethe's wiiers
We remember hearing Colonel Cbeket
relate, during speech" short time
before he lost his life at the Alamo, I2as,
little incident of his being taken u, III
New Orleans one night, by gcnd d dp7ae
-lueged to the ca.aboose, and kept tire
as an out and out 'hard case" not bclg
able to find anybody, hardly, that NV
him, and being totally unable to rcconck
the chief OF police to the fact that he wa
the identical liavy Crockett, o. any ybodl
else above par ''if you want to find youi
levci-Gd cutorena, wake up some morning
noon or nieht-where nobody knows you"
said tac Colonel, ''and if you ever feel ST
essentially chawed up, rau, as did IN The
calaboose, the Lord pity you"
There was a "modern instance OF Col
| Crocketts ':wise saw" in the case Of {
certain Philadelphia millionaire, who was
| In the habit of cartipg himself out In +;
very ancient end excessively shabby gig
which, in consequence of It's utter lgno
rance OF the stable boys brush, sponge Q,
broom, and the hospitalities the old con
Germ nightly offered the hens--was 10
exactly the kind Of equipage calculated tt
win attention or marked respect for the
owner and driver. The old millionaire
one day in early October: took it into hi
head 70 ride out and see the country
Taking an early start, the old gentlemal
and his old bo5-tailed, frost bitten lookin:
horse, with the same old shabby Gig, abou
dusk found themselves under the swing
ing sign Of Pennsylvania Dutch tayer1
in the nei3h5erhood of Reading. y
nobody bestirred to see the traveller, h
put his very old-fashioned face and Wi
outside of the vehicle and called:
"Hollo Hos e-lar Landlord. -
I.eisurely stalking down the steps, th
Dutch hoster advanced towards the quee
and questionable travelling equipage.
"Vel, vot you waut, ah -
sVot sal want? sal want to put on
my hoss, viz re stab'l, viz two pecks {
oats and plenty of hay, hos e-lar.'
"Yaw," was the laconic grunt Of th
hostler, as he proceeded to uhhitch oil
bald face from his rigging.
"Stop one little" said the traveller
"I see It's very mosh like rain tonight
put cup my gig in ze stable, too
"Boosh, toonel and blitzcn, der raj
cannot hurt your old gig"
81 Fay you for vat you sa. do for me
mind vat | ais say, sair, if you please"
The hostler very surlily led the trave
lsr's weary old brute to the stable; bu
pfior to carrying out the orders ef tn
traveller, he sought the landlord to kno
if it would pay to put up the shabby oil
concern, and treat the old horse to rei
feed of hay and oats, without making som
inquiries into the financial condition
the old Frenchman.
The landlord, with country lawye
and a neighbor farmer, were at the ba
one of those old fashioned salted coops
a corner, peculiar TO Pennsylvania, discus
sing the merits Of law suit, seizure
property. &c, of deceased tiler of til
soil in the vicinity. Busily chatting an
quafting their today, the entrance of til