The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-07-14

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lisile presentthai would be acceptable 10 their
clever relative. Il
Now il happened that ousthc morning IN
question, the Doctor had had his iasorlte
dish Of Bologna on the table /; but they didn't
relish very we'll. He thought they were
ratSar hurt,' as the term is; his vile
,hoaght so TO; ard the cook, who had been
called, pronounced them the VERY wors,
kind Of iastin' things she ever see. They
we're accordingly rejected, aud now stood
on the side board.
What can we do for you, NedP the
Doctor repeated, as he began to pace the
room, for there was a Struggle going on IN
his own breast between his innate mean
ness aud desire to do o lille something
Tor lad who had done SO much for him,
and from whom he expected more. lie
kept walking 10 and fro, occasionally re.
pealing, Give hun-glse him but he
couldn't make up his mind what, until he
accidentally cast hts eye on the discarded
Bolagnas, when he flushed the sentence !:
Give Bologna sausage, Bet
~ Nothing cda be more delicious on
board SHIP Add drawing a long breath,
his mud seemed relieved Of an immense
load. The sausage was accordingly wrap.
ped IN an old newspaper aud given 10 Ned,
With many almos, pa,ernal beuedlctlons
aud not few inJunctions 10 remember hls
uncle aud the nephew quilted the splendid
mansion OF his relative with swelling
breast, aud mol very exalted opinion oil
his hberalty.
Three years passed away, aud Ned VII.
son returned to the village OF R, hay.
lng in the meantime visited nearly every
port 10 Tho Mediterranean. O0e morning,
few days after his return, he made his
appearance at DIR. C. mansion hay
nag under his arir "a snail I'm box. The
FIRST greeting over, his uncle. who had nol
for moment los! SIGH, OF The hItle tia box
led his nephew into his museum.
And now, Ned, what have you got in
tho box, Oh Something rare, III warrant,
Il is something rare, said the nephew,
bat what, can't tell ! picked 1t up ~
Pompen, but no body there knew What II
vas
Aud he handed the box TO the Doctor
vino received /, as eagerly as II 1t had been
filed with mortgages.
But stop SAID he, laying the box OF
The table, we mus, have Professor L
here; and ringing the bell, he sent mes
senger after his brother yIr;uoso.
In n few moments tho Professor made
his appearance, and the men Ct science pre-
ceeded TO examine the contents Of the box
which after undoIug sundry wrappers, they
found TO cousis, OF one ar,lcle only. Throw
lng his spectaces over his forehead, Which
r he always did when about TO look sharply
about at any ,hlng, the Doctor commenced
his examination. He turned the curiosity
) over and over, and looked al !, on every
side, aud in every position Of light, unit
| his eyes ached aud began TO grow dim bu
i he could make nothing Of il; aud then ht
. spectacses suddenly dropping IN their plae
] uunoteed, be handed tho article to the Pro
lessor. protesting that looking Il, 1t mad
D him nearly stone bliud. The Professor ex
! amned II as closely as the Doctor.
The form is familiar 10 me- said he
} il looks very much like a sausage.
So i, does---t does chImed 10 III
: Doctor, Don't 20 Ned turning to HI
. uephew, who had his hand on the latch {
tho door. Don! goi NC shall know wha
+ i IS.
Il looks like a sausage repeated ID
. Professor, solcmnly ard putting il 10 hi
aose, il sweiis like u sausdge. Aud then
; having tasted il, be threw 1t from HIN as
d i, had been a ratilcsnake, cSelim.ng. An
o by Jupiter, Doctor, II IS a ssusase--a BE-
logua and very bad Que too
The truih flashed upon the uncle. II
stood lrrcso!u,e moment, and then seiz.n
the club shat had killed Captain Cook, b
: Turned suddenly round Bot lis eraceics
nephew had just closed the street door be
bind him.