TOMMY BUCK
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Was brought up to the care ofseventeen cows, belonging to his father ;-to drive a four OK team, with Tib. the old mare, at the end of it ;-cut wood in the winter, G raised corn in the summer. But alas! at the perilous age of sixteen, dancing mas- ter came into the village, and Tom by dint of persuading his honest father to permit him to subscribe, and instead of chaunting obsolete psalm tunes in the chimney cor ner, upon winters evening, pumps, rufes and fiddle" reigned in their stead. ."-In lieu of the fail, pigeons wings, and "right and left" were heard on the barn n-foor, & the oxen, and Tib, and the cows, were of ten left to chew the cud of supperless lone- illness. Tommy's ideas were raised, and his wits outright descended to his heels leaving the upper story to let.--StraigAt- way, ball was had, and Tommy clipped the shell of fashionable, and wore gloves and fell in love. True, he was rather awkward in mannerism at frst-but then, he sported smart toe, and acquired ease and impudence-and eventually, by activ- ity, and toe and heel exertions he capered into the good graces of Miss Molly Reed, who could weave sixteen yards of shirting per diem. Tommy then set up fer beau after the ladies' own hearts, and went to town to sell gown patterns as apprentice, (being above driving the oxen in co-part- nership with Tib, determined to be mer- chant. And so he did-and his father died leaving him the bulk of his fortune when Tommy determined to do two things, viz. cut Molly and keep curricle. The first was the most difficult, but he learned "a thing or two," and after due quantity of tears on her part,the separation was effec- ted and the curricle purchased. Tib, the cows and oxen, were transplanted into two greys, and Tommy from poor ploughboy te a fine gentleman. The farm, milking pails, pigs, hens and ducks, were changed to cash and style, ,and the balance over this necessary expenditure, invested in the house and store of Tommy Buck, Land shark ds Go. And then Tommy went to the springs and gauned, to the theatre and drank, to the counting house and whisrled and these were merry times. Tommy's credit was good and he used it {; his health was fne and he gave it a trial. Who like