Southern telegraph., 1837-04-25

cefned, were our two friends. petefs and
Foster, who we're seen arm in arm promo
nadiiis tiie long PIAZZA in front Of the ian.
There Is sQlneihing in the appeannco Of
that young la|low that seems to excite unu;
sual hustle aapng our friends Of the inn.
Aunt Betsy is rs busy as bat in search Of
flies; little sam Is sknuckihg about as fuIl of
importance as a fourth Of July orator:
every negro ia tide yard has run himself out
OF breash} every crony about the house and
yard is yielding up its best for the table,
this night; and all, suppose, because this
fine looking man is followed by servant in
livery.
AT tdis MOI the stranger appeared
at The door Of ih55ina, and enquifed Of VIII
kins il he could direct him where he could
find the house o. Mr. Morton OF this place
Wilkins stammefEd moment, then turned
and pointed out the old Squire among the
company that was just beginning to sepa-
rate before his door.
Morton is my name, SIR, said the Squire,
as he bowed lthe stranger; my house is
but a little out oT the village, and | should
like to show you the way to it. will you
favor me with your company? The stTan-
ger was evidently confused, aud meeting
The eyes of the whole company bent upon
him, he advanced a step, stopped, and faul-
teringly said--l will do myself the honor
the pleasure, sin to call after--no, Sir,
meah at some other time. The blood
rushed to his face-he bowed awkwardlv
and left the company, and walked hastily
down the street.
Upon my word, said Morton, | don't know
that fellow, and yet he spoke my name as if
he had been accuslemed to call it frequent
ly-A-I will 60 beaie: perhaps he viii be
there first, as he seems to walk directly
that way--Good night Jack. your servant,
gentlemen.
Whom think you he is Peters, said Fos-
rer.
cannot guess, replied Peters. Was it
mol for his noble and modest department, !
should think him from his equipago, Il Imean
his. liyeried servant, and very superior hors-
sewhich discoyed be denoninated caval-
ry5 Yirginian, but be haseht the swagger.
Nor inpudencc, said Foster-his con.
duct marks him no Yirginian; Nay he not
be fellow statesman from the coast, some
islander, perhaps, for the springs, or, por-
baps, since we arc supposing, in search Of
an up country wife.
No Foster, that iellew, claims not his
birth place within tic jurisdiction limits tas
you baize bag ladies say in your attach
mcnts) Of our snappsh and despised state.
There is upop his colnienance, the set
tied apTeafai leFti Study take shdt for
a gentleman IF education, and reading, as
Aunt Judith, over the way, would say; and
such do not domiciiate upon the coast. or
islands of our native state; too much good
wine there any youth long to maintain
regular habits: don't you recblIect Major
Carr, and Col, Echols Of the low country,
last summer at the springs-they are
true sample of low country bucks.
remember them Peters, full Of noise
and pretension, did dividing their and atten-
tion, between the girls and the bottle, gal
lanting in the morning, aud staggering in
the afternoon.
Just the thing Foster, did not suppose
you hadobseryed so closely and yet you dis
cover what flvorites they were with our up
country lasses--I saw Certain Ianguish.
ing lady, not forty miles from this town, lis
ten one evening to that fellow Echols, for
two hours, with the most implicit attention,
and the whole subject Of his discourse,
was the different cfosses in the blood Of his
fox hounds-Now declare to you my dear
miss--ah: pom my word yours is d hard
name to call, how do you spellit F-a-n-n-i-n,
replied the girl--ah, Fannin-charIning
name, pom my word; no wonder you have
so many beaux pressing near you this
warm weather; but as was going OH to re-
late my leader is full mouthed fellow,
call him Ninrod, after a celebrated hound
in Carolina, whose name was given him by
his owner, because his sweet heart said he
was ninble as rod this, my dear Miss
Fannin is the origin Of the name; and so !
called my tavorIte pup Nlmrod, as thought
| from his blood he would himself be timblc
as Il rod. His mother was my friend Major
/ Carr's old Music, full bIooled Beagle;
and he was got by my old Larry, the finest
and best bred black tan in all the ower
country.--And a tissue Of such stuff, that
was enough, independent Of his branded
breath, which was breathed fall in her flce
t. hayo driven any female Of ordinary mo-
| desty from fhsss 'l;ooslI ard his prescnco a
once, but she listened on,
Yes, my dear fellow, you are getting Of
the subject; we might go on onnncraiing
the virtues Of such met 10 eternity, and no
arrive at the name and place Of abode d
this gentleman in grey.
Foster, You appear to have at heart al
much as Wilkins, the residence Of this mqr
, little S I'M told me that he wrote his name
in the travellers book, Worthington: do you
know sach afamily2
/ do n5t, Peters, my acqaainsauccs how
eversis fur from extensive, even III nv owr
! State. There may be such in this State d
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