The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-29


"Wal. rather guess il is," ser /. hut
spose my room is as good as my company
aon' "arn' to keep you from talking To you
beau there"
"Oh Mr.. Slick" ser she, q twisting up he
month anc looking in my face. jist as she dit
the night afore. 4" how odd you men OF geniu,
are The Count, I'm sure, will be happy "a
meet you. won't you Count 7"
I She called the coot by his hull name, bu,
how she could t~isr thai little small mouth OF
hrrn. so as TO get the whole word out, ] can't
trIl.-Aiiei that she turned her head little,
and said something sort Of low 10 him.
She had smiled so harusome. and her voice
was SO soft and eosxing that | had eenamss,
forgot the chap. but her talking to him made
me rlls up sgin--and jist as he vas a letting
that half ofa pair Of speciseles down from his
eyes, and was beginning 10 put his face shin
shape agin. walked right straigh, up TO him.
and seq L.
Look here you chap. rutber guess YOU
mean TO Know who am the next time you see
me-"
Safe sez he. a standing up straight
aud "penine his great black eyes. ill they
seemed chuck full OF fire and birthstone.
Wal what ont 7" sez I.
"You are an imp-rtin~nt." sez he.
WAL now reckon that Amt what | was
bapiised. III tell YOU what. Mr.. hair.lip
| ainta going TO let you nor any body else call
me names. sez |, a taking both hands out OF
my usrrs-pockeis. and pullin up my yalar
gloves little, as spitetuf As could be. jist to
show him that my mawlep we're tit for use.
/ The isliers lips begun to grow white, bot he
twisted them up jist as ii he wanted 10 make
me think he didnt care for what l said.
Sare.' sez be. do you know whom you are
speaking tol
Wal sez !. laifng in his face lcstle. =
ruihsr guess do, though hsint jist made up
my mind what Kind Of horned cattle YOU call
yourself yit; they give all sich strancer.ert.
lers name, and s'pose you'll git one by urn
by as well as the rest on EN-
With that he turned as white as q tub OF
curd. and sez he
This is TO much. ssire remember YOU are
speaking TO a Count Here he out with q
name as long aud crooked a. a sasssiras root.
You don't say so !! sez l.
Here gave Miss Miles a squint that made
her wilt like broken rose IN the hot sun !,
Mr.. Slick sez she, eenanost crying. | beg,
| entrea,, let us walk on. See how the peo-
pie ar. rsmarking u.s.
'Msls-sex Laort Of u,olificd- aint doiog
oh no.. sez she, | didn't mean to say that. ;.
! Wal there aiDt nothing on anh that wont
do 10 oblige a handsome ciiitrr like you, ssz ],
a going round TO the other side on her. She
gave me another of her prime smiles aud that
seemed TO psrcify me.-So We all three walked
along together tili ~c cot agin the Asior House
once more, he connt looked ~ sour as =
vinegar barrel II suppose because ] was de-
tsrrnined to hang on. but kept a stif urprr
lip. and marched down the stan walk as straight
as bean pole stuck up on eend. Miss Miles
begun TO smile sgin. and she talked to him as
sweet as could be. but couldnt make out
word she SAID. for she dldut speak rale Amsri-
can. but every now and then, jIst ss ] was
beginning TO CIT rily about a., she you'd turn
her face to me. and pucker up her mouth 50
coaxing, that somehow ] couldn't .it rite down
uraihy any how.
When the Count saw that | wasn't to be
scared away, he list give me good long stare
right IN the eyes, aud then bending a little
fored to Miss Miles. he lifted his hat about an
inch from his head and went into the Asior
House. ] don't know what on arh could be
the matter, but the minute he left us, begun
to feel as foolish as could be. ! didn't know
what in nature to talk aboui,-so ] Jis' took
my red silk hsDdk acher and gave II nIn out Il
my pocket. aud then put il back sym.
" Do you like the smell Of essence OF pep
pernint Miss Milesf sez |.
j hope you didn't like the stuff that are
Count had on his hsnkercher. ser j. ! swan
ny. it esnamost made me sick. he smeit more
like muskrat than any thing else.
Now. Miss Miles, between you and ] and
the post. jest tell me do you rally care any thing
about that are Count
/ She turned her roguish black eyes to my
face and sez she. Why, Mr.. Slick. how can
you ask such aquesiio0 =
Now that's Yankee all over sez ], you
haint told me yet; ouly asked another question
to match mine
} What do you want to know for = SEE she.
sort Of softly
oh not much Of anything. should kinder
like to ksow that's all, sez !. With that. think
sez |. III try aud make bsr Jealous a leetle,
and sen L.
| DO you know Miss Miles that they've been
printing my piotur clear of 10 Michigan and
down in Cincinnati. / gness ] shall 60 out
there Que Of these days and sec ho~ like the
folks out west. begin 10 git senAmoa tired Of
York. 1 wsrnt wrong, that brough ht her io her
senses pnny quick.
You don't really intend to leave the city,
ssz she. looking at me .. srne" :" could be.
Wal, : don't know. ser l, them western ed
l iton want me to come dfezdiully. One on en-
sNf VIC WofS thoy w"
gals ia his State
Is the pieur ou, west so very welfpsintsd.
ser she.
WAL ser 7. Its purity good Likeness. con-
sidering u vas took IN my old clothes. (and
With that I took out the paper aod ] showed II
to her) u rather think II will be best for me
to 90 on there ser ]. putting up the pieiur
that srs Count viii think ~znt 10 cut him
out. I'm afcsfsd.' j locked straight at her ~
{ said this. but she begun to smooth down the
fur on her niuf wiih her little hsod. aud when
she did sp.ak. had TO bend my bead down ia
hear shst she was saying.
Afore 1 could make out what she meant "a
say. a eoppIs OF handsome young gals came ..
long aud they stopped as IL they we're iicklsd ie
death 10 see her. ] thonght there ~arnt much
chance for me to git another word in edgswsys
So cot Tor the Office aud left them . taking
% they went along.