The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-01-18
Taking the starch out.

Of pier which ran out iuto the IIud-
son River, in one of the small town,
near Albany, n. Y. few days ago.
amusing themselves with throwing
stones into tho broad stream. each
vieing with the other in the euJcavor
to pitch the missiles the tarthest d g.
tancc from thn shore, when q tall
ruggcd-bnilt Nermoutcr, direct from
the Green llilla, su ldenly made his
appearance, in their midst aul for
awhile remained quiet observer of
their movements.
lie was brawny, good-lookin:
Yankee, anl was deccntly clad Tht
efforts Oft the little party had been cx-
hibtcd over and over agaio, when the
stranger qnictly picked up halt u brick
which lay near him, and giving it a
jerk, it fell into the water long way
beyond tho line which had as yet
been reached by tho foremost Of the
crowd. At the conclusion OF thi,
feat ~ loud bravo went up from half
dozen voices around him.
Ii WAS II clear day in October, an |
the men, determined not to b. olt.
done, removed thcir attempt. but
tho Nermonter without sayin5 syl.
liable to any one, continued t. pitch
the pebbles far into the stream, which
seemed to annoy enc Of th,n in a
green jacket, tho apparent leader Of
the gang, who dccla-ll that h.
wouldn't b, beaten by "lcllcr right
straight out OF che wools, ~ how"
and sizing up to the stranger, h. DO.
tcrminei to make his acquaintance.
"Where d. you como from, ncish-
bor?' inquired the other.
Me ?" Wal. h,ils from Vermont,
just now, my lrlcnl
"You haven't been in thcs, parts
long, | reckon ?"
Wal, NJ. Not cXa1tly yerc-Jat
up and down, sortcr.'
"leS-so 'spo,e.'
"iaas," continued the green 'un,
carclcssly; scizins u biz billet of
wood, he whirled it over his heal, and
landed it several rod, from tht shore
into tho water.
"Iou'vc y li,tlo strength in your
arms, nc ciShbor ~
"Somc punkius iu the hippcrs,
stranger. Up in town, not morn a
month ago, drive then are kau,k-
les rite strut thru u board m jrc'n n a
unsh half thick ~
claw haw !" shouted his hearers,
the man in the green jacket laughing
tie loulcst.
"Maybe you don't b'licyc it,"
"Not muih answered thn croYl
1--WE amt very grccn down here
in Iork--sc amt said he in the greet
jacket, you see.
"Wal, jest you look ycrc, fricnl =
continued the Vcrmonter in a p'ausi.
Llc manner, "up in our country we've
a purity big river, considering, lnyuu
River its called, aud my be you'y,
hcerd on it. Wal, | hove man cleaI
across that river, t'oiher day, ani b,
camo down fair ana sluarc Oh Ia,
other side"
"lla, h,, ha :" yelled his auditors.
"Wal, now, you may lhd, but | car
do it again
"Do what ?" sal the green jacket
quickly.
Il can take and heave you acros
that river youder, jest like the opeI
and shet.'
"Bet you ten dollars on it,
"Dono said tho Yankee and draw
ing forth au Y (upon broken dow
East bank, he covered ono of th
braggcr's shin plastcrs.
kin you swim, iol!er ~
"Liku Duck said green jacket
, and without further parIey tho Yer
monter seized the knowing Yorke
. stoutly by the nap Of the neck an
the seat OF the pants, jcrllcd him
. from his ioothold, and with almo>
superhuman efforts dashed the bull
heels over head from the dock, som,
, ten yards iuto the HUDSON.
A terrible shoat ran through tn
crowd rs he aLundered iu tho watel
and amid the jeors and screams Of his
companions, the du;kcd bully pulIe'
back TO the shore aud scrambled NJ
! the bank, half frozen by this suddeI
aud involuntary bath.
"l'll take that ten spot, if yo'
please" said the shiverlug loaier, ad
vancing rapidly to the stake holders
You took US for greenhorns, Oh