The Arkansas advocate., 1830-11-17

@<Ott0s. ,jf fNft0 1 ntfOtttftyS A<ttsVys iStt7 l tice writes home letters under the a.
 bcye title. Tine following is one of them
 and deyeiopes dark transaction, which
 we advise him to add by way of appen-
 dix to aeertain biography that we wot
 of.-Cansden Journal.
 On the day of ourleaving Sandusky,
 we came about forty miles and stopped
 at a comfortable tavern. Here ] was
 allowed to sleep till two in the morning,
 at which time l aroseareluctantly to re-
 sume. my journey. On taking any seat in the stage to which my host kindly Eeonducted me with lanthorn, ] per lceiyed that the, other end of the vehicle
 was occupied by lady of color, appa- Tently about twenty years of age. To
 be sure, tfoughtFny lfentitied to bet
 ter company, but l was unwilling to Esnale disturbance, the vehicle was just
 starting off when pert young Dandy cane tripping out of the Inn aud signi- fled his intention to go with us. What lcould ] do? You know have an instine- tive aversionto Dandies, and on the pre- sent occasion, the thought ofsueh aaorea- tureas company was particularly disa-
 greeable, for wished occupy a.whole seat in order to be at my eases and, if possible, to enjoy little rest. The Landlord had retired with his lanthoTn, and the Dandy was on the point of loea- ting himself by my side when l ac- costed himin my very sweetest tone " Sir,you can take a seat with me, or, l If you preferit, take seat with the young lady.n "Oh,' said the Dandy in anexquisite lisp, "I'll take theat ayith the young lady then--madam, l hope you will allow me the plcathure." 'sAes Sir, " responded the maiden very quiet y, and the Candy placed himself at her side as tendeFly as the most samorous lady could have desired. The coach
 passed on: and it was such sport as a:
 man cannot expect to enjoy more than once ina life time, toslisten to his con
 Fersatioi1. i II Il lis efforts could siot draw Phillis's colloquial powerssinto ex- ercise. He first talked about poetry, then about the fashions, then about him. seiG and, last of all about the weather. but in spite of his persevering hueney, the dansdl preserved the most proyok- ing silence broken only byan occasion ai monosyllable in reply to some direct interrogation. At last the young man grew discouraged and we al rode silent- iy on tilfwe came to Hotel, where it was the practice of the driver to change horses. Here we stopped, and the Beau, still scrupulously regardful of the incest
 rules of gallantry, and ,aesirous of sec ing the face -ef lady who could pre-, s1ne to treathis attentions with neglect, escorted hiscompanion into the Inn par Tor and called for a light. The light came, and never in my life, did l see such another figure as that presented by my polite friend. With a mouth di- lated to it's utmost tension, he stood gag ing for . minute at the personifeation |ef-visible darkness before'nim, and then suddenly walking up to me with look that would have frightened a eat,mount, roared out-"Ihuneler andswounds Sir!
 What do you mean by insulting Tie {? There. Is my card Sir--I shall h6Id you accountablew sMv dear fellow" repli- ed l, smy surprise is equal to yours-I know nothing of the matter--and were 1t not that l am rather bashful in the company of the ladies, should certain ly have taken seat by the girl, myself.n The Dandy shook his head, as if not more than half satisfied, and retreated from the room, muttering s'd--n 1t" ssd--n lt'' between h:s teeth. In few moments he again thrust his head with iii the door. and said to me tauntingly "lsuppose Sir, the young lady, whom I found in yourscompany, is your sister," "Yes,o said I,,ssand l am infinitely re- Joiced at the prospect of having such aheiegant young man as yourself for .a. brother-in-law." Ihave not seen the gentleman since.
 4 dangerous bllassss.--The Georgetown Gazette of late date. mentions that con- siderable excitement was produced in that town, by the effects of a blast of a rociSin.tlleiiin of'the canal. Itwas what IS called a sand blast: that is, when large quantityso of .powdersis strewed in- to the Assures of rocks, and then wedg- ca up, and afterwards ignited by a train ileft for the purpose; such are of course dangerousinthe midst of population, and