The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-11-20

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back to the bar after reluctantly turning
his back upon it, to turn loose upon the
world his last ftp from its
"Last lone asylum
in company with his last care. from his
care worn bosom. say possibly so,
possibly not However this may be, all
the other passengers had passed up the
long platform and bestowed themselves
comfortably inside the cars, when he pre-
scented himself to claim an inside seat It
was when horsc-cars were used there,
each furnishing seats for a very limited
company INSIDE, and one or two out with
the driver. Well, his car was crammed,
and no alternative was left but his being
left, or sitting out in hot, broiling Au-
gust sun. 1t was exceedingly amusing TO
me, Mr.. Jones, quiet insider, and UNI
known to him then, to mark both the dis
may that was strongly depicted liz the
contorted features Of the little French
man, (as he stood without sturdily but
polilel y wrnging his claims to the equal
rights-syslem,) and the ready officiousness
of the insiders: one telling him he would
get much larger share of air up with the
driver, -another, gravely assuring him
that he would have much more extern
slve view OF the country from his high po-
sltlon,-a third and fourth simultaneously
lhrusting out umbrellas for his SERVICE
and lastly, lady even rendering him the
surrender Of her palm-leaf fan.
Now whether it was that Monsieur L.
J.. b. Squld was occasionally afflicted
with fits OF mule-shnpss, or was particu-
larry averse to too much of good thing.
sunshine not excepted,- whether his
nalureal modesty and delerential humility
in the estimate of his qualifications for so
brilliant station, ovcrcame him, never
could 'or the life of me settle: butso t
was, MIR. Jones, in he would-out he
would not. S., throwing an unusual and
irresistible grace and Establishment in his
voice, action and tout ensemble, for Mr..
SquId could, when he would, with
both arms curved In such manner as to
bring both hands together little above
the abdominal region, (Iike one suddenly
collapsing with the cholera, rdarc say he
was choer-lc l-) and bending hand
somely over them until drop from his
nose wonld have sped in straight line
to b is toes, he mildly and succincly de-
llvered himself, to the satisia ton of all
parties, and almost to the bursting up of a
fat, good humoured old gentleman thus
'Ah, lady and shentlemens, You be yer
goode, too goode, indeed You pay me
de complimeng too mosh very, and de
honour too big: but same time, eer you
shall geeve me de preference, would
great-l-ly prefer to sit inside, ven de som
ees so hot; besides vlch, do assure YOU.
| do not wish to be exalt to SO mosh dis
tlncliongs, even vid de unanimose con-
sent ofall the peoples
This clever turn, Mr.. Jones, Sc cllectu-
ally overturned all opposition to Mr..
Squads tavorite measure, and so compile
lely enlisted the good feeling of two
yards-and -an-eighth Kentuckian, that in
a fash, he dashed himself on. of the car.
like lamp-lighter, and dashed Squid into
1t like an anchovy.-Here was general
hearty good laugh, amidst which and the
ringing of the bell, up sprang the two
yards-and an eighth beside the driver,an
while Squd reached up his snufl.box to
his beneiactor as the highest return he
could possibly make, off went the cars
Mr.. Scraggs, go OH sir.'-
MIR. Jones, as you say so, and it is plea
SAINT ,valking here, | will.-Ihe first time
ever saw Monsieur Lucien Joseph Buo-
naparle Squid, was on cold night some
winters ago, sitting alone at bar-room
stove, in Port Deposit, Md.-Seeing him
so lonely, and apparently foreigner, ga
stranger in strange land," with none so
poor to do him reverence and lmmedi-
ately concelving him to be Frenchman,
addressed him in his own tongue, ask
ing him if he was not. His depressed
countenance and listless air were instant
ly changed into animation, at friendly
notice from one who was not even then
an acquaintance. He let hv voley of
French at me, and we tried it that way a
while, but my fire was so poorly kept up
from an lily supplied battery, that was
soon feign to ask for quarters by asking
him If he could not speak English.
'Ah, oui Monsieur, speak him lit-lel
very He is de dem easy ang-wage of
all de world, to speak him wrong, vich
DO know. To make you ondairstand how
mosh deelicult find to talk him, shall,
vld yonr pairmissiong, relate one or two
circumstance. Voiia, ven leave France,
! did go to Bogo-ta, Sout Amerique. Deere
J vas negocian, vat you call de mershant.
But vas mislead by one ambitiong too
lnordinatt, and derefore vas no satisfy
vid make de money not fast, so make de
trafque in de tobac de wrong way ven dis
covaIred, but de best way ven not find
out, vat you call de-a-O, dem!-said
he, looking down and scratching his head
in puzzle. He was stuck, Mr.. Jones,
fast. hate Sailing; so to relieve him,