The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-30

lelleS, was aifeduJ III LIE iiyiHSpih' anu
he plump, brown arm of Cazllle was a
tretched out to place it on the fire. The
,ostess' hand was in the act Of cutting from $
string of black puddngs. one whose di-
nensions would have we'll suited Pata-
.onian mouth. ] was preparing with my
spoon to dive into the cloud envelopedI
mysteries of the tureen, when all our ope- s
.ations were suspended, and all our atten- ;
lions reused, by the tramplng of horse,
md loud accompanying shout from a
voice of stentorian tone.
sHeayens y exclaimed the landlady, 'itl
is Monsieur the Inspector Of the Forest J!
monsieur the lnspector'
'-the Inspectors
'-spector
was re-echoed by every mouth, from Ca
zille's down to my own, in all the grada-
tions from surprise to enquiry. Ranger
himself filled up the climax, by noteI
which might be something between adml-
ration and interrogation. Every one start
ed up and made towards the door, carry
ing with them all the candles and resin
which the kitchn had alight.--
The string of black buildings dangled un~
Icut upon the wall. The embryo omlet
was upset into the fire, and the spoonful
of soup remained untasted in my hand.
| sThis moment of awful suspense was
| followed by the entrance of the important
lpersonage, to whom such unconditional
homage had been rendered, by mistress
and maid, man and beast, black pudding
and omlet. Monsieur the Inspector came
busting in, with that air Of moistened dig
i nifty which sits SO naturally on great
man drenched with rain.
], sIIe was broad set figure, with dusky
skin end frizzled whiskers of vast expan-
sion. His huge jack-boots, redoubled
doubles of silk handkerchiefs, and null
Ititude of many collared coats, had all beer
unable to secure him from the wet. Ht
streamed like river god, from the rowel.
lof his spurs up to every corner of his large
Icocked HIT. In each hand he carried a
pistol, and as he strobe forwards to the
fire, a long sabre ratified against the tile:
of the floor
He made his way over every obstacle
upsetting two chairs, warmingpan, and ;
basket of fish. Every one made way .fol
him, so that he was not long in reachin.
the wide and comfortable hearth. 1t mus
not be supposed that all this was done il
silent majesty-no such thing. Every stel
was accompanied by an exclamation, AM
every exclamation echoed by an oath.
What a night of hell IS Y What
rascally storm \ What dabolica
weather *'
sThe asterisks stand for oats; an
literal in every thing else but they, than
God, defy translation He was at frs
gruif and surly-receiving without an
acknowledgement but an occasional CURSE
1.-THE ofiicious attentions of the andlady an
CazilI., and the humble addresses of tn
men around him. He flung himself int
an arm chair which was placed for him
fand his back being towards me, he quit
overlooked me sitting in my nook. A
the warmth of the blaze dried up his e,
terror, it seemed to melt his heart; for h
threw thank ye' at the hostess as she al
lusted the second worsted stocking aroun
his knee; and he chucked CaziIle unde
1.-The chin, and kissed her forehead, Will
she stopped to place the slippers on h
feet.
The rest of the party came in for the
share of kindness in the way that follow
|. And who have we here, eh ? A gang
blackguard smugglers "** Oh, ] beg pa
don gentemen-iisherman Egad or
might have known your trade by yo,
smell \ =! Stand back friends-I hal
perfumery. Well? What have you got
your baskets tonight? !? Turbot and brand
sauce *$# I'll warrant it the bottoms al
as well lined with bottles of Cogniac, ;
the tops with sinking mackarel y J.
But take care, I'll give hint to the O
tron, be sure of it; and if you are one
caught at the barrier, you shall lie in IL
fort till you are as withered and rotte
as piece of salted cod
"A burst of laughter from the speak'