Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-13

Of exercise. they consequently have nohe
of the slrders which are prevalent in most
other countries. We told him, therefore.
that we must see the lady, before we could |
tell what ailcd her. 30 horrible" he cx~
claimed :" she had better die first" Very !
we'll" We replied, il the lady prefers 10
die rather than be cured, be it so." The
man left US, but shortly afcr returned, and
said the Iady Y was growing worse and worse,
and desired 10 know what part ofthe person
we desired to see. We replied liz: Ii: pulse
indicated the state tie flood, and we must
feal the arm. Soon after W wele sent 70: TO
90 INTO the other part of the cabin. and
really tegan toshink we should see this re-
nowncd beauty but what was our Scrrr':@,
when VIC fornd broad green cuton hung
before tie lady and hole Gu; in ii, through
which sic thrust her arm. We were now
comp,e ely at stand as 10 what 10 do. We
however felt the pulse and said, so yes,
the lady is very sick indeed but we can
not tell what ills her without seeing her
tongue" Before this could be consented
to, we were caused TO retire, that the lady
might make up her mind. Soon, we were
again summoned; and 10 our chagrIn found
that hole had been cut in the upper part
oflhc curtain, through which she new thrust
her tongue. Not willing 10 be thus folled,
we now declared that without seeing The
general appearance of the countenance,
we could do nothing for her, for weshould be
unwilling to proceed upon an uncer aintyy.
After much hesitation, she complied ; and
really think her beauty had not been over
ra:ed. We now clearly saw that the motion
Of the vessel had caused her TO become SEA
SICK and well knowing that rest and quiet
would be The best means of restoring her,
We thought VIC might venture 10 administer
that which would certainly do her no harm,
if it failed Of doing good. We CHANGED
to have with us sma! caddy Of a peculiar
kind Of an exqustely favored green tea,
called the Emperor's bloom. We made
cup Of this ready, and put in it some white
sugar candy, which We had also from China;
and having goat on board which supplied
us with milk, we produced cup OF tea for
the princess, such as am sure many an old
lady Of my acquaintance in England would
walk ten miles to procure. This VIC car.
ried to her; but she Immediately SAID she
did not like the appearance of it, and then
wished each ofus TO taste It. We did so +;
and then she inquired if ladies' ever drank
it. We told her that it almost exclusively
belonged to them, and that gentlemen ger.
orally received il at their hands. She then
wished to know if the royal family ever
drank it This question being satisfactorily
answered, she raised the cup to her lips /;
bu: scarcely had she tas:ed drop cf i,'s
delicious beverage, when she dashed cup.
saucer, spoon and all upon The floor ; and
with her beautiful coun,cnancc changed into
the most h tcous contor;ions, EXCLAIMED,
" lc monsters, would yc poison met" This
to us was really amazing, that cup ofthc
very finest green tee, prepared with rich
mi k and sugar, should have caused her 10
sc change her conntenance and betray such
extreme disrelish but she afterwards SAID
that revcr had any thing half SO nauseous
entered herlips. Accordingly then made
up my mind, and lave since lad many rea-
sons to adhere 70 it, that We should always
be as tolerant 70 cur fellow beings in respect
to tastes in eating and drinking, as we
should be in matters Of political and relig
ious op:n;on.--Buckingham.