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~NOW AND THEN.
r -' A Dutch farmer up the river who deemed his
own shrewdness more than an even match for
that of “de tarn Yankees,” was one evening
sitting before his door, with a mug of cider in
his hand and a pipe in his mouth, when he was
accosted by a stout looking man from the East
ward, with a pack on his shoulder.
“Good evening Mister—do you want to hire
a man to work for you? ’
“Vy, vat ish dat to you?” replied the Dutch
man, slowly taking the pipe from his mouth —
“Subbose 1 does and subbose I does no’, vat
den?”
“Oh, nothing, nothing, replied the traveller,
liesurely taking the pack from his shoulder,
and helping himself to a vacant seat —“I mere
ly asked for information.”
“Veil, subbose I docs vant to hire, what
may you ax? or, in de virsl blace, vat can you
do?” ’ , t
“I can do a variety of things such as plough
ing, sowing, reaping, making hay, and all
kinds of farming business; and then 1 can keep
accounts on a pinch, and pare apples upon a
winter evening, and drink cider and smoke a
pipe—and all them little chores.”
“You pe tampt mit your citer bipes! I can
do dat mine own zelf, as well any odder man —
and as vor keepin de ’counts, I vould not drust
you nor any odder Yankee—l know doo much
vor dat. But vat will you ax de year vor var
min by de mont?”
Thirteen dollars a month, with my board
and washing.
“Dirteen dollars! dat is too much. Bedween
you and me, 1 vants to hire a man —but I vih
not give zich a brice. I can kit de. besht
hantsvorden dollars de mont?”
“That is very low wages; 1 could have got
more and staid at home?”
“Ferry veil you can ko pack akain as soon
as you likes—dat is notting to me. I knows
vat I knows —and no tarn lankcc shall come
baddy ofer me.”
“Is ten dollars a month the most you wul
give for a stout fellow like me?”
“Yaw.”
“I suppose you’ll allow me the privilege of
taking a mug of cider and smoking a pipe now
and then at your expense?”
“Oh, yaw—yaw —I don’t minds dat. A
muck of citer and a bipc ish not much now and
den. You arc a pig apple poddied man, vat
can aim den tollars a mont, if you can aim a
benny, mit de schmoking and zo vort into de
pargain. Yaccup Yahler, knows vat he ish
apout —let him alone vor dat.”
The bargain was struck without any furth
er haggling, and the traveller was invited into
the house, took supper and retired lo rest. In
the morning he informed the Dutchman, that
as he had proved himself so sharp at a bar
gain, he (the Yankee) should require a written
contract, specifying the particulars, and espe
cially the drinking and smoking now and then.
“Oh vor dat matter,” said the Dutchman, “1
vill kiv you de writin ferry willingly. Here,
Brom, you ko and dell dat arc Squire Gobble
to vetch himself here peforc no time, along mit
his ink-horn.”
“Stay, stay Mr. Yahler,” said the hired man,
“you need’nt give yourself that trouble; 1 can
draw the writing myself.”
“You!” exclaimed the Dutchman —“Oh !
yaw, 1 dare zay, you can do it; but de divel
drust you. Vor mine part, 1 knows potter ash
dat—you dont come ovor me mit de ‘ Yankee
pass.' I zay, Brom you ko and vetch dat are
coot-vor-notting Shquire here, along mit his
ink-horn. I’ll no trust de tarn Yankees.”
Squire Gobble soon caine, and the contract
was drawn up according to form. The hired
man took care to have the exact words of the
bargain inserted—to wit: “That ho was to
have ten dollars per month for one year, and
lo have the privilege of smoking and drinking
cider NOW and THEN.”
The Dutchman put his mark to the contract,
and then requested the Squire to read it, that
he might see whether it was correct. He lis
tened with attention, and when tl>c Squire had
concluded, ho said—
“Oh yaw-—dat ish right—dat ish no more
nsh I agreed to—he ish to schmoke and trink
citer now and den at mine exchpensc —dat ish
all right. Now, Shquire Gobble, you may ko
home mit your ink-horn; and you, tarn Yan
kee, may ko to vork.”
“Certainly,” returned the Yankee—“but in
the first place I’ll smoke a little and take a mug
of cider.”
“Vat? you pekin toschmoke and to trink ci
ter so quick?”
“Yes, I'll just smoke and drink a little citer
now, and then I’ll—
“ Veil, you schmoke out your pipe, pretty
supple, and den you come out to vork in de
fielt pehind de parn.”
Having given these directions, the Dutch
man, departed to his work, expecting that the
hired man would follow him in the course of
two or three minutes- But ho waited, and
waited a long time, without seeing any thing
of the Yankee. At last he got out all patience
and went in a rage to the house to see what
the fellow was abou*. There he found him 1
with a pipe in one hand and a mug ofcider in
the other, alternately pulling an I quailing, as>
ihul lUu uulj ui'ihc
“Vy,you tarn Yankee rascnl!” broke forth
the Dutchman, “aim you tone sehmokin vet?”
“I have the privilege, you know,” said the
hired man quietly, “of smoking now and then i
and taking a drop of cider.”
“Yaw—yaw— put you're not to schmoke;
and trink all de lime. You must come out to
vork behint de parn yero 1 tell you—and must
come quick too; 1 shall not come arter vou;
more ash vonce more, I can schwear lo you.”;
With that the Dutchman flung out of his;
house in a great passion, and went again to his,
work. But the Yankee, to his utter astonish.:
ment, did not make his appearance. After I
working for some time in no very pleasant
humor, he determined to post back to the house
and send the rascal adrift. When he entered,
he found him still engaged wit:, the pipe and
mug of cider.
“Oh, you coot-vor-nothing, lazy, cheatin,
tarn Yankee rascal, you!” said the Dutchman, j
stepping fiercely towards him and shaking his I
fist in his face; “vat you, mean hey?”
“Dont be in a passion,” cooly answered the
Yankee.
“Not pe in a bassion! hey!” said the Dutch
man with increasing rage —“not pe in a bas
sion! put I will pe bassion, as much as I blease
—and i’ll send you adrift apout jour own piz
iness, ferry quick too. I’d not keep such a
fellow on my bremiscs —not I—zo you may
bick up your tuds and clear yourself out pc
fore I preak your tarn head.” The enraged
Dutchman seized a chair, and was about suit
ing the action to the word, when the Yankee
reminded him of the contract. Pulling the pa
per from his pocket, he said—
“l have a right by virtue of this instrument,
under your own hand, to smoke and drink ci
der, “now and then," and so long as I go ac
cording to the contract, you have no reason to
find fault. “Now as you perceive, I smoke,”
giving a few liesurely puffs; “andZ?iew, as you
perceive, I drink cider,” lifting the mug to his
mouth and taking a hearty swig. “And now
I smoke again —and so on—all according to
contract.”
“Yaw —but you schmoke and trink citer all
all de time you do nottin else put schmoke and
trink citer.”
“Very well returned the hired man, “I’m
not bound to do more than is specified in the
contract. I merely smoke and drink cider
now and then-, and if now and then takes up all
the time, it’s no fault of mine, you know—its
strictly according to contract.”
De tyvel take de contract, and you too —
you tarn Yankee rascal! But I’ll let you know
I vont schtand it—l’ll have it proken up.—
Here, Brom, you ko and dell Schquire Gobble
to vetch himself here in a twinklin, mit his ink
horn, to unwrite dat rascally contract.”
“There’s no use in it,” said the Yankee,
“you cant unwrit.c it, nor break it up, nor get
over it, nor round it.”
“Brom, I say,” persisted the Dutchman—
“vetch that Shquire here fortmit—l’ll zee if
de same hand cant un-writc de contract vat
rit it,
Brom was accordingly despatched fur the
Squire, who came, and after wisely consider
ing the matter, was of opinion that the contract
was good—that the Yankee went strictly ac
cording to the letter—and that the letter and
spirit were one and the same thing.
“Den he has got round me arter all, hey?”
exclaimed the Dutchman, with an expression
of thc,deepest chagrin—“l raaly tought I as
more vash a match vor any cheetin Yankee in
de whole land. Vel, you Mister hired man,
vat smokes and trinks citer now and den, vat
shall 1 kive you to unbreak de pargain?”
“Oh, as to that matter,” said the Yankee,
“I’ve no occasion. I’ve got a good place here
and have no desire to change it.”
“But if I kive you a little smart monies,
you’ll let me off, vont you? say den tollars, vich
j vill pay you vor von mont’s vork.”
“No friend Yhaler, I like you too well to
! quit you so easily.”
“Veil den, subbose I pays you for de whole
time—l shall den save your poard and lodgin,
besides de sehmokin and de citer.”
“Very well," said the hired man, “I wont
bo hard with you—pay me the hundred dollars
and I will th rough you in the board, and smok
ing &c.
I The money was counted out, and the Yan
kee, pulling it safely into his pocket, shoulder
ed his pack and departed. The next day the
Dutchman was very much surprised to find his
money returned, accompanied with the follow,
j ing letter written from the neighboring town,
which with the help of Squire Gobble, was
found to read thus:
. “Frieno Yhaler —[ return your money,
■ thank you for the pipe and cider—and just give
I you a piece of advice, never to undertake to
i get round a Yankee again.
| Yours, SAM HILL.”
i “Veil,” said the Dutchman, “dat does peat
all! Who would have tought de tampt Yan
kee was zo hones?. But I’ll take his advice,
and never undertake to cheat anodder Yankee
zo long as I live, py G—!”
SETI Will Sue l'ou.j]|
WTOW let me tell all those that are indebted to me
I’l this i e the last time I will ask them for money.
For if they do not cal! on N. Yarbrough of thia place,
by the lOtbdayof Marchnext, and settle my demands
thsy mar expect to pay cost.
WILLIAM K. BUYERS.
Rome, Feb. 17 5 if.
NOTICE.
THE SheritFs Sales of Paalding county, will in
future, be published in the Western Georgian.
Also, the business of the Clerks of said county.
BARNABAS PACE. e. o. o.
THOMAS A. CHLSLOMN, c. a. c.
THOMAS DUNLAP, Shff.
Feb. 24. 6. 4t.
NOTICE.
THE Sheriff's Sales of Forsyth county, will in
future, he published tn the Western Georgian.
JAMES ROBERTS, Shif.
Feb. 21. 6 4;.
GEORGIA, FLOYD COUNTY.
FBIAKEN up and posted by John L.
yA -suwe _u. Rtsseau, littng near Barnetts Mills,
v Ai Ji one l* a y Horse; both hind feet white up
C"T PJe to t *' < ‘ fetlock j’im; the left fore-foot
W»rpaMl white; some white hairs on his right
thigh: five feet two inches high. Appraised to thirty
dollars. January 24, 163:5.
A. PATTERSON, Clerk.
G. L llrwivj, j. r.
March, 3. 7. L
C O V T C A IL E fit © A El .
SUPERIOR COURTS-
January.
Ist Monday, Richmond,
2d •• Chatham,
February.
Ist Monday, Sic wart,
“ • Floyd,
Paulding,Thursday belore :
2d Mondav, Clark-,
“ Bibb,
“ Macon,
“ Randolph,
“ Cass,
i 3d “ Walton,
“ Crawford,
“ Early,
“ Cherokee,
4th . “ Baker,
“ Jackson,
“ Meriwether,
Forsyth,
“ Upson,
Lee, Thursday after,
March.
Ist Monday, Cowetaa,
“ Lumpkin,
“ Pike,
“ Sumpter,
“ Taliaferro,
2d “ Columbia,
“ Fayette,
“ Greene,
“ Laurens,
“ Madison,
“ Marion,
“ Monroe,
“ Morgan,
“ Gwinnett,
“ Union,
Gilmer, Wednesday after,
3d Monday. Butts,
•• Elbert,
“ DeKalb,
“ Hall,
“ Putnain,
“ Talbot,
“ Murray,
4th “ Bullock,
“ Cobb,
“ Dooly,
Newton,
“ Walker,
“ Washington,
“ Wilkes,
Efitngham,Thursday after
April,
Ist Monday, Warren,
“ Wilkinson,
“ Campbell,
2d " Carroll,
“ Dade,
“ Camden,
“ Hancock,
“ Harris,
“ henry,
“ Franklin,
“ Montgomery
“ Twiggs,
Tatnall, Thursday after,
Wayne, “ “
3d Monday, Emanuel,
“ Habersham,
“ Heard,
“ Glynn,
“ Jones,
“ Muscogee,
“ Oglethorpe,
“ Pulaski,
Mclntosh,Thursday after,
4th Monday, Scriven,
“ Lincoln,
“ Rabun,
•• Jasper,
“ Telfair,
“ Houston,
“ Troup,
“ Liberty,
Irwin, Thursday after,
Bryan, Wednesday after,
May,
; Ist Monday, Burka,
.< Appling,
i Ware, Thursday after, •
> 2d Monday, Chatham, •
“ Lowndes, ;
13d “ Jefferson,
“ Thomas, !
1 4th “ Decatur, I
UNITED STATES COURT.
’ Sixth Circuit for the district of Georgia—James M.
' Wayne, Circuit Judge—At Savannah, Thursday after
the Ist Monday 3d May—Milledgeville, Thursday
■ after the Ist Monday Bth November—Rules day, the
I Ist Mondays in each month, upon which days all writs
I are returnable to the Clerk's office in Savannah.
District Court—Jeremiah Cuyler, Judge—ln Sa
i vannah, 2d Tuesday 13th February—2d Tuesday Btb
May—2d Tuesday 14th August—2d Tuesday 13th No
| vember.
Georgia I. mid for Sale.
No. 168, 28 Dist. 3. Section.
73, 14 “ 3. Do.
308, 7 “ 3. “
195, 7 “ 4. “
231, 13 “ 4. “
285, 27 “ 2. “
209, 8 “ 2- “
85, 26 “ 2. “
2,7 “ 2. “
19, 7 “ 2. “
128, 7 “ 2. “
109, 8 “ L
40, 20 “ 2. “
582, 21 “ “ “
195, 21 “ “
- 102, 21 “ “ “
490, 21 “ “ “
157, I “
281, “ “ 4 “
444, 15 “ 1
404, 12 “
784, “ “ “ “
309, 18 “ 3 “
1075, 3 “ 3 “
1158, 3 “ 3 “
431, H « 1 “
265, 2 “ 3 “
1163, 3 “ 4 ‘
1213, 4 “ 3 “
218, 4 “ 3 “
71, 2 “ 3 “
405, 4 “ I “
34, 3 “ I “
938, 3 “ 1 “
607, 17 " 2 “
For al! or any of the above lots apply to
the Subscriber at Cuthbert Randolph County,
Georgia. A. HOWARD.
Jan. *£6. —t}.-4t.
June.
Ist Monday, Baldwin,
“ Richmond,
August.
Ist Monday, Stewart,
“ Flovd,
2d “ Clark,
“ Bibb,
“ Randolph,
“ Cass,
Macon,
3d “ Walton,
“ Crawford,
“ Early,
•* Cherokee,
4th “ Baker,
“ Jackson,
“ Emanuel,
“ Upson,
•• Meriwether,
“ Forsyth,
Lee, Thursday after,
September.
Ist Monday, Pike,
“ Gilmer,
“ Taliaferro,
“ Coweta,
“ Lumpkin,'
2d “ Columbia
“ Madison
“ Morgan
“ Laurens
* Mo m oo
“ Fayette
“ Greene
Marion
tt Gwinnett
Union
3d ■; Elbert
<< Butts
•« DeKalb
*• Hall
Talbot
M rrray
/ Putnam
~ Newton
Cobb
Walker
*. Bulloch
<i Dooly
“ Washington
Wilkes
October.
Ist Monday, Warren
'* Wilkinson
Campbell
Montgomery
2J ,•• Hancock
Franklin
’■ Camden
Twiggs
*' Dade
Henry
.. Carrol
Harris
3d Emanuel
Oglethorpe
,* Habersham
Jones
Pulaski
d Hard
Muscogee
4lh *, Scriven
Linco>n
u Rabun
,i Jasper
<• ’Pel fair
“ Houston
“ Troup
November.
Bulloch, Wednesday be
fore the Ist Monday
Eflingham, Friday niter,
the Ist Monday,
2d Monday, Jefferson
3d «• Burke
“ Applying
Ware, Thursday after
Lowndes, Monday after,’
Thomas, Mon. thereafter
Decatur, “ •*
4th Monday, Camden
Wayne, Thursday after
Glynn, Monday thereafter,
Mclntosh, Thursday “
1 Liberty, Monday, “
: Bryan, Wednesday “
L.AW.
rgHIIE undersigned will attend the Courts in all the
Counties of the Cherokee Circuit, Habersham
and Raburn of the Western, and Cobb of the Coweta
Circuit, and also lhe Counties of Benton and Chero.
kce Ala. All business directed to their address Cass
ville, Ga. will receive prompt and punctual attention-
WILLIAM H. STEELMAN,
JOHN W. 11. UNDERWOOD.
Feb. 10. 4. w. Gmo.
Notice.
fill HE Sheriffs of Murray county, will in future ad
_u_ ver’ise in the Western "Georgian. Letters on
business connected with their office, must come Tost
Paid otherwise they will'not he. attended to.
STEPHEN JONES, Slt’ff.
February 2 3 It.
’ I? Aw.
nSAtIE Subscribers will attend the Superior Courts
JL of the Cherokee Circuit, Georgia, and the Courts
of Cherokee and Benton, in Alabama. All business
entrusted to their care, will Ife promptly attended to.
LUMPKIN WRIGHT.
Rome, Feb. 2. 3. ts.
GEORGIA, WALKER COUNTY.
WHEREAS Robert Allen applies to me for
Letters of Administration on the Estate of
John Gilbert, late of Jackson county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred.and creditors, to be and appear
at my office within the time prescribed by law,to shew
cause, if any exist, why said letters should not be
granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 224 day of Jan
uary* 183 S.
JOHN CALDWELL, n. c. c. o. ,
Jan. 2G 2 30d.
Stntc Kig'hls g?otr3,
My®
f IIE subscriber respectfully informs his friends
la and the public, that he has removed f rom his ob>
stand upon the west part of the public square to the
house formerly occupied by B. F Johnson. He as.
surcs those wiio rnaj favor him with a call, that noth
ing will be wanting on his part io ren h r them com
comfortable. Ilis Table and S ables will be furnished
with the best the country affords.
B. F. DANIEL.
Canton, Jan. 19—1—wGw.
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I ready suffered much for it. It is time to make our.
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not fall—From it, the pride of the Null fu r must re
ceive no diminution, the fidelity of the I’nionitvs no
repro&eh : It must be no vantage ground to either par',
nor serve but ns an equal field, where they will only
contend which shall most advance the ennse of the
South, and ol that older doctrine of Jeffersonian Stn'o
Rights, avowed by both parties alike, and now tfm
only hope of rallying mid of rescuing the country.
To vindicate, then, our peculiar Institutions; tu io.
bel with argument, Ipst presently we -be forced to re
bel with arms, all interference with on. domestic con
dition, against the w ild rule <d lucre Chance and Cor
ruption, to uphold a R< publican and Federative, t> s dis
tinguished from h Democratic and Consolidating ad
ministration of the National affairs, from ihe disor
ders of the Central government. Where Ruforth is
.hopeless, and even useless, till you have given your
selves stronger and wiser local systems —to dried the
public view towards a home policy of the State, capa
ble, through itself, to confer upon ns the blessings of
well ordered Liberty. expt eted in vain from the Fir
dcral Power; from plie delusion ol Party Politics abroad
to call home the w ise and brave have often raised
petty Sluice into nobit and prosperous Commonwealth ;
to attach men, if possible, to their Im th place, ni d
convert them from wandi ring and selfish ndventnrerr,
into citizens, the lovers of civilization, to rc.animate
public spirit, and give it purpose, ns well as energy;
to hold, over parties and Politicians, the tribunal of n
. Public opinion far different from that idle and corrupt
I one, of which the newspaper Press is the voice; for
i these purposes, to diffuse titrough the land, sound and
well considered public doctrines, with knowledge and
'Paste, their natural allies, such will be the general
; aim of that literary league, among the best talents of
| the country, which has been seton foot in the present
' undertaking.
Os its critical purposes, it is not necessary to speak
so minutely. In general, it will of course strive to
guide the popular taste towards the best sources in
knowledge, and the truest models in Elegant Letters.
Its judgments will however, found themselves upon
the <lent of his temporary r< nown, nor that of his birth
on this or the other side of tho Atlantic. Tow ards
the few good writers, the want of cultivation has yet
permitted us have in America, it will know how to be
respectful. But in Literature, as lately in Trade, we
shall insist that no mail’s bad commodity be forced up
on us, under patriotic pretences. Upon all that school
of wntatned.
Upon tho Literature of mere amusement, existence
enjoyed by this literary grass, which flourishes green
ly in the morning, and is cut down and flung away be.
fore the nigli». Life is tco short, Art too long, and
Learning grown too prolific, for people to occupy them,
selves more than an instant with bad books, while
sush great bodies of good ones arc at their command.
Profc-sor of Anatomy, Medical Collego, S. C.
Charleston sth Feb. 1838.
NOTICE.
T-HE Sheriffs Sales for Floyd county, will for thv
future, be published in the Western Georgian.
All Letters on business connected with their office,
must come Post Paid, otherwise they will not be at
tended to.
WILLIAM R. WILLIAMSON, Sb’ff.
Rome, Feb. 2. 3. 4t.