The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-01-27

Another useless turn round the room
Well, am SURE, sir, can't see them.
How very odd !" exclaimed our gen.
tlcman; "perlnps am sitting on them.
lie rose. but there was no bucksklns under
him. allow excessively strange You
didn'l take them away with you when sou
took the boots, did you"
mo, sir, never coined into the room
You put your boots outside"
$50 did, now recoliect; bu, still the
bucksklns must be found" Another in.
e(leciua search Of Eve minutes, daring
which our gentleman gradually showet
tina, the serenity of bis temper was rufliug
till at last he became in furious passion
"By heavens this is too bad in res
peclabe house, too. Boots, 90 up TO you
master and tell him | must see him imme
dia,eIy, and without delay-Mr. William
Baring-recollect, instantly !"
In few minutes the landlord Of the no
tel made his appearance, half dressed, auC
not very well pleased a! being compelled Il
turn out a, such an unreasonable hour; bu
the name of Barring had been mentioned
and was not to be irfed with.
lou wish to speak 10 me, sir 7"
Yes, sir, do wish to speak to you.-
| came here last night, having been oblig
ed TO give up my place ia the seven o'eloct;
mail, IN consequence of pressing aud i'm.
portant business which detained ne. |
booked myself by the first coach, supped
and slept here, desiring that | might be call
ed in good time, as my immcdu,e return
to town is important. Ga my beiag called
and getting up, found tina, somebody bud
stole 10y buckskins-that's nolhiaG
more. Ny buckskias --buckskins, sir,
have disappeared! !"
I'm very sorry, sir-very sorry can't
imagine how. Some mistake, pscsuue,
slammered the lautorj.
My buckskias are gone, sir, and no
mistake" replied our gentleman. 81 eoa
sidered ibis respectable, honest house,
sir butit appears--
This attack upon the responsibility Of
the house made the landlord aogry--is vas
a sore point.
&" My house is respectable, sir-always
has been respectable, sir-always will De-,
| trust. No gentleman ever los, his beck
SKINS here before, sir. What they brought
they have always taken away
"What, SIT" exclaimed our gentleman,
in q towering passion, What do you mean
TO Imply, sir Do YOU suppose that's gca-
lenan would coipe hero Without suca az
indispensable article Of dress =
No, sir, no" replied the landlord, who
cooled down as his adversary became excl.
ted :" | didn't mean TO say that, sir
"Thon you'll just hear what have 10
say, slr," replied our gentleman ; " I'm not
10 be robbed 10 that barelaced way and
the credit Of your house is gone iof as
soon as / arrive in town, | will writo a
letter to the Tines, Chronicle. Herald,
Pest, and Morning Advertiser, stating the
whole OF Tho Infamous Transaction, and sign
II with my otr1 name, sir-wiih my own
name and then we shall see how long you
ore 10 position to rob the public 10 this
way. Yes str, and my lawyer shall send
YOU q letter, as soon as arrive IN town,
Tor 40 action Of damages and recovery, SIR
Then our gentleman walked rapidly uI
aad down the room, his shirt aaying tc
and fro as If it was as much excited a.
himself.
am very sorry, slr--yery sorry" SAID
the landlord; but, sir, have a pair o.
double mlled trousers which think would
tii you, SO as to enable you 90 TO tow. III
I'd The bucksains can be replaced"
D3u5le miIed thank you, sir. Yoc
appear 10 consider my loss only amounting
to pair Of buckskins SIR. Landlord bur
who, sir, is to repay me Tor the forty
pounds aud upwards in banknoies which
were IN shc pockets Of ny bucksl,ns -heh
cir ~
This was, indeed, new feature ia thc
case, which the landlord did not expect.
Forty pounds odd, sir exclaimed The
landlord.
Yes, sir, forty pounds. re-, me sco
lu'Iy 'O1f p9uHus exactly. WOW, sir, !.
tina, money TO be forthcoming Tin onc
word, sir,--lhere IS no time 10 lose. II
miss the coach post al! the way 10 towu
at your expense, as soon as have procur.
cd something 70 put on. The house Of
Barring can't 60 10 town in his shiri-lha
house Of Barring vii! be regcuged, sir
your treatment is pas. bearing, and-l
give you five MINUTES 10 decide"
The landlord did decide. The buck
skins bad dlsappeared-,ho credit of bis
house was at slake--the house Of Barring
vas his enemy--there was no help FOR il.
The double niIed and Gl5 were banded
oger-tho wrath Of our gentleman vas %
peased-he even, before he slipped inlo
the coac|h promised 10 palronize tho hotel.
The coach had been on the road abou.
six hours when the waiter stepped over 10
his chun, the waiter Of the hotel opposite,
to tell him what siindy there bad been
about pair Of buciIsklns the other waiter
produced the bucksklns lon in pledge and
on their description Of our gentleman, no
doubt was lief, but That, although not pro
itahln a ugaa yarry p~eatIIo thot 4, ,,,,.t,