The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-27


| Il would almost say more holy-lhan an old man,
who has passed his active DAYS amidst the stir and
strife Of grea: city, and in the evening Of his life
! sinks quietly and placidly back into the arms Of
nature, man in experience Of the world. a chile
in the mlldness and meekness of that knowledge
/ have sketched the old man; must now de-
scribe his companion, for he had one: dog, of
the large spaniel breed, whU seemed 20 have seen
as much Of the busy world as his master. We
were very soon intimate, for SanchO THAT was
the worthy four-legged fellows nancy appeared
20 be Of that amiable class Of dogs, who. bv a
handsome person and winning manners, recon-
mend themselves Immediately to ones good Opin-
ion. His master apolOgized for his familiaFifies,
and in mild terms expOstuated with him on the
improperly Of his conduct. "You are too dirty,
SanchO-dO you hear, sir? you are too dirty."-
The conscientious beast seemed TO be Immediately
made sensible that he was, and, taking the re-
proof in good part, very quietly laid himself down
at the feet Of his ancient friend.
SanehO, / suspected, had q great paPtiality 70
duck ponds, for the weeds Of those aquatic para.
discs still hung about him, and decorated him al
most TO the beatitude of an amphitheatre Neptune.
To encourage him in decent behaviour, the old
gentleman began rummaging his pockets, and the
result was the production Of two nicely packed
papers of biscuits, which, first having swept clean
a spot on the sanded floor, he deposited there for
honest master SanchO's reflection; and then the
old gentleman resumed the newspaper.
The luncheon was soon over, and the gate de
eGur of Sancho returned, but he as speedily resu-
med the proper degree of respect for self and
pany, and straightway wore as much gravity in
his looks as If he had, in his better days, held
some OneTous Office under government noticed
| that SanchO had trick of taxing up one leg, and
running about the other three, and this brought
/ up a story from the old gentleman, which shall
! relate@as il was short, and Of some point.
any dog, sir," said he, soften reminds me Of
an old acquaintance, whom we used to call Frank
Waddle. Ii was said Of Frank Waddle-but stay,
had better first relate how whai was said OF him
came to be said: it is not bad joke, sir. Frank,
when / first knew him-let me see, that was im-
medistely after the inauguration Of Gen. WASH
ingtOn-nOt yesterday recollection, STRIP
l stared at the antiquity Of the "reminiscences.
AYES, il was at that glorious epoch. Frank
WHddle was then q blood Of the first pFetensiOns,
aS far IS broad skirts and breeding went-the La
dies man at all the assemblies, and 6rst butterfly
! everywhere: an undsputed man Of pleasure and
OF the world; gay, full Of unfelgned good humoT,
having wit enough for men, address and hand
! some person for women, and spirit sufficient for
all occasions. His fortune was butsmal, and this
gay life of his you may be sure, made it less: in
no long time he began to find out that spend
thrills purse does not always keep pace with the
demands on IL; and 80 he took dinners instead OF
| giving them, and became Of Sheridan's opinion,
'that the best wine is certainly friend's' Now
what, sir, had a man of Franks fOrtuneand folly
| to do with avarlce! no more than SanchO, there,
to about with three legs when all four per
fectly whole and sound. It was one OF those con-
| tradictions in his character which could never
understand, and which must have been n riddle tc
himself. Sir, Il must have been born in him-aE
| innate quality genius for avarice; and all his
brilliant exterior, which pleased the popular eye
like the wretched fneFy and fOpp0Fy Of q May-daJ
sweep, only disguised bu: did not conceal the dir
and degradation underneath. He confessed to mC
that he felt the rsi gTiPings Of that hear-harden
ing vice coming upon him at that time, while etil
whiTling round in the vortex Of fashion. HE fin
gers began to clutch closer, and his whole hanC
held faster when il held.
"As If fortune had become Disguised with BIZ
growing meanness, she sent him a humping lega
cy Of two hundred thousand dollars the hare
scTapinRs OF misery relation it run in the blOOC
of the Waddles, sir. One would have though
that this sudden accession would have con6rmet
him in his sOrdidness; il had an effect directl,
the reverse! OF he went again on the old rOat
to ruin, with a renewed speed, gained from lOiteT
ing 90 leSurely along it as be had so lately done
Open house, card tables and faro banks-wine
, women & assembies-routs, theatres, pumproom
, COACHES here, and coaches theFe-hirtations wit
, Mrs. A, COlonel's young widow, and the Lowell
Miss Band follies of all sorts, which were no
| thing If not expensive, made his two hundre
thousand dollars fly two hundred thousand ways
and in three years Frank stood with his hands i
two empty pockets, his good constitution gon
with his gold, forsaken of HE frivolous friends, hi
filtration with Mrs. A. of as the phrase is, and hi
7 calculations Of the money and matrimonial incl
nations Of Miss B. wrong in the items, and tn
! whole bill disputed.
, But well selected vice neVerleaves its victim
it iS sometimes more faithful than q virtue, an
sticks, where il has fastened, tenaciously to Oh
last. Though run out Of ready money, Frank wa
: above want His Fent-Toll was even now cleS
: ave thousand dollars yeaI-quite enough 70 b
gin with when you intend 20 be pennyleSs all Oh
rest Of your life. He was seen no more in bis Of
: hauntS; and FASHION lost one Of her favoTIte fool
tie disappeared, and no one knew when or wher
He was known to be alive. for his rents we're Pun'
tually demanded-but not by him, and his ageT
d kept his secret. .s.s
2 "SeVen yeas passed away, and he was almo
% forgotten, when suddenly he Te-apFeared-gre,
q Pinehed, miserable, STOPPING, and unnatuTally ole
s the very phantom Of avarice. The generous fe'
Piued him. the unfeeling many laughed az him, Oh
Il PerPlexed thought he was defangsd, and the pos
, tive said BE was. Il might perhaps amuse you
q relate some instances OF his sordid passion; b
70 there iS more melancholy than mirth in looking
y human nature a. discount, and ] would rattle
!. forget them In bEief, sir, he ended By SssEvir