The Shasta courier., 1863-12-19
KICKING YANKEE.

self to Bangor for time to recover trom the
wound inflicted upon his feelings by our
:. unprincipled and immolating Administra-
tion."
Change of air must have had an instant
effect upon his spirits. for, from Ga'ena he
writes an amusing letter. which among
other things tells of desperate quarrel which
took place on board boat, between rebel
live tourist, and real Yankee settler. The
latter troj upon the toes ofthe former, where
upon the former threatened to . kick out OF
the cabin" the latter.
You'll kick me out of this cabin ?''
"Yes, sir, I'll kick you out OF this cab
in!"
you'll kick me. Mr.. Hitchcock, out of
! the cabin?'
g Yes, sir, I'll kick you, Mr.. Hitchcock I"
swell, 1 guess" said the Yankee. very
coolly. after being perfectly satisfied that it
was himself that stood in such imminent dan.
ger of assault, - guess since you talk of
kicking you've never heard me tell about old
Bradley and my mare to HUMP"
" No. sir, nor do I wish-''
"Well, l guess it won: set you back much
anyhow, as kicking's best to be considered
on. You see old Bradley is one of those
sanctimonious, long faced hypocrits, who put
on religious suit every Sabbath morning,
and with good deal of twisting, manage to
keep it on till afternoon, and as | was o
Uniyersalist, he alters picked me out as
subject for religious conversation-and ihs
darned hypocrite would talk about heaven
and hell, the devil, the cruci6xion and pray
er without ever winking. Wall he had an
old roam that would jump over any fourteen
rail fence in Illinois, and open any door TO
any barn that hadn't a paddock to it. Two
or three times found her in my stable, and
he was very sorry-an unruly animal
would watch-and II hull lot of such things;
all said in serious manner with face twice
as long as old Farrel's on sacrament day."
81 knew all the time that he was ly-
ing, so watched HIM and his old roam too,
and for three nights regular, old roam came
to my stable bedtime, and just at y-ligh,
Brady would come, bride her and ride off,
then just took my old mare down to black
smith and had shoes made with cork about four
inches long..and nailed on her feet. Your
heels, mister, amt nothing to 'em. / took her
hum-gave her about ten feet Of halter, tied
her in the center of the stable, fed her we'll
with oats at nine clock, after taking good
smoke, went to bed, knowing that my
mare was truth telling animal, and
she'll give good report of herself IN
morning"
Il hadn't got fairly asleep beta -
woman hunched me, and wanted to know what
in airth was the matter out in the stable
' Go to sleep, Peggy" says l, It's nothing
but Kate-she's kicking off fits, guess"
J Putty soon she hunched me again. and
says, Mr.. Hitchcock do get up, and see what
in the world is the matter with Kate, for she's
kicking most powerfully"
Lay still, Peggy, Kate will take care of
herself. l guess"
/ "Well the next morning about daylight
\ Bradley, with bride in hand, cum to my sta
I Bile, and true as the book of Genesis, when
be saw the old roan's sides, starn and head he
/ cursed and swore worse than you did. Mister,
when l came down on your toes. After
| breakfast that morning, Joe Davis cum dvwn
to my house, an says he
:. Bradeys old roam is nearly dead-she's
cut all to pieces. and can scarcely move"
I" l want to know" says |, hoY on airth
did it happen ?'
Nov Joe was a member of the same
church with Bradley, and whilst we were
talking, up cum the ever lasting hypocrite,
and says he
"My ole mare is ruined ~
"Du tell - says l.
",ohe is all cut to pieces" says he. ''Do
you know whether she was in your static,
Mr.. Hitchcock, last night?'
Wall Mister, with this | let out Do
know it ?''-( The Yankee here in illustration
made way for him. unconsciousv as it were.)
- Do Fknow it, you non. souled, shad- bellied,
Isouashed- headed old night owl hay hook
en-, corn cribben. fodder Judging, cent Shawn
within of nothing you? Old Kate kicks like
dumb beast, but have reduced the thing
| 20 a science u
The Yankee had not ceased to advance,
nor the dandy, in his astonishment, to retreat,
and now, the motion of the latteao e;nss
accelerated by the apparent demonstras
on the par: of the former to suit the actA
to the word, re found himself in the 'socA
hail." tumbling backwards over a pile =
baggage, tearing the knees out of, his
pants as he scrambled up, and a perfect
scream of laughter stunned him on all sides.
The defeat was total. A few moments after
wards he was seen dragging his trunk ashore,
while Mr.. Hitchcock finished his story on the
boiler deck.-.S. Louis RereiHe.
Aft, NY MlsrAKE-Old negroe slumber-
ing, with his feet pointing to glimmering
fire. Opens one eye, and gets a glimpse of
them, as they stand in the obscurity. Mis-
takes them for two little negroes, and cries !:
iGif fun 'fore me, childes?' and relapses
into sleep. After a while, opens the other
eye. and still seeing the intruders, says:
"Gif um fore me, | say kick you in de
fab if you don't Il does it, shu'-''and again
he snores His dreams not being pleasant,
he soon opens both eyes. and still seeing
the lite posts. he draws up his foot for the
threatened kick, but is alarmed to see the
enemy advance upon him, and exclaims
"Wha', where you comm to now, you little
nigga? Humph my own foot, BY golly! !"
A BLESSED DAY-.Wel. Mr.. jackson. )"
said minister, walking homeward after
service with an industrious laborer, who
was constant attendant, Well, Mr.. Jackt
son. Sunday must lie blessed day of res
for you. who work so hard all the week
And YOU make a good use of the day, for
you are always to be seen at church"
"Ay, SIR" replied Mr.. jackson, s. it is
indeed a blessed day. l work hard enough
all the week, and then comes 10 church o.
Sun lays. and sets me down, and lays my
legs up, and thinks O. nothing!"
The minister replied, GOOD morhing,
NJ T,alsor apI c.ro;rbtr,v toot his