Southern planter., 1832-11-10
MTSQET.LANY.
From ate Men Tork CONSTELLATION.
DEMAND FOR COUNTRY COUSIN


DEMAND FOR COUNTRY COUSINS.
Never we're country cousins in so great demand
as during these cholera times Their value now il
most fully appreciated. n is mighty convenient.
when cities are overrun with the peanlence, 10 have
some strong hold in the county 10 Gee to, Rela.
lons of every grade on such an occasion. assume
their Just value; and many Of those, who few
weeks ago, we're considered below par, the hum
bleat forty-6fh cousin, who is blesl with little
house-room aud spare bed, in the country, Is now
by no manner OF means TO be sneezed at.
Those country 'elaiiohs, who were formerly
ahapned and disowned on account Of their rustci-
ay. aie nowncknowledeed and embraced with ihe
must remarkable cordlaluy. Formerly, IL they had
been net in the streets Of the city, they would not
have beon known, their more polished relations
would have turned away, and blushed 10 recognize
them. Oh the frighls they woudhave exclaimed
-il'p enough to give one the horrors To look at
them, much more 10 BE- claimed as relations.
One of The Kings Of Frence rta-. irs,llere0
ensie rr,lf -<-~oiy ue srshed az Versailles. with
Sherichesl dainlies, aloraw0rmps with great relish.
utR pheesan,'s cn,iaee, when nearly starved in the
chuse So Dur delicate cits when frightened from
their propHey by the cholera, fec 10 the country,
and own with immense cbfdialiiy Me blessings az
rustic life. Many examples .mipht be given to
show the laie rise 10 the value of country cousins
The following illsullice
MI. Allspice, retail grocer ofthis CITY. has
wife and eight children Within doy's ride Of
the city, dwells q cousin, named PlouRhshare-a
substantial iarmeF, who takes his own produce 10
markei, whose wife and daughters milk iho cows.
and make butter and cheese; and whose sons hold
the plough and swing thesythe lnordinary1imes
mere Is no intercourse between the families for then
the Alspices could not for the world think ofac-
knowledgng any relationship; and the Plough.
a. .Iat
whicIhs not readily acknowledged. But in times
ofalarming sickness IN the city, the case is maeri-
ally altered. Then the Alspices very readily re-
member the relationship, and take tho advantage of
II 70 hud on asylum from the yellow fever or cholera
As soon as the present alarming disease appear
ed IN the city, they all hed with the utmost haste
to the country, closing the shop, and leaving the
sugar and teas, the soap and candles and the bran
dy and gin, TO take care ofthemselves They char
tered stage coach, and ordering the diver to put
on the strings aslfiho cholera was Of his heels
they arrived al hcilcousin Plouphshare's ,le same
day little before nighi--saie and sound, but verp
much hugued and nearl Enlightened to death.
The farmers family not having heard that the
cholera was in the CITY, we're very much aslonished
to see their dear city cousins come tu bling out Of
the stage coach, one AFTER another, like 50. many
bats tfom the cornice ofan old house. But before
shey had time 70 express any surprise, Mrs. ALI
spice began
SWELL, ihank heavenl we're out Of the way Of
she cholera at lasA Oh, dear, Oh, dear! what
jaufA we've had. As Pm living sinner, we hav'ni
ot opt of the carriage before, since we rsi started
Mr Alspce was loi stopping on the rood to dine.
outno, says i that will never do, the cholera may
ove'.ake ul u We stop; and as for eating, says l.
"e shall BE- something good when we get 10 cous-
y flougnsnare's, III warrant IL. Oh Lord! Oh,
~ordl bow my cgs aio cIampodr'