The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-09

Them oll col a, once, so that you may gel o
under way, aud not stop after you nave
started.
Pat. Nothing in particular.
BilIu. Wen, come loll down here on
he Sofa let me fix the cushions, SO tha'
YOU NAV be perfectly at case.
[Ente, Servant with Cigars, Pipes &C.
Cousin Pat lights his Cigar, add common,
ces curling the smoke around his heau
with great govt and nonchalance. Cousin
Billy very fidgetty.l
Bily. How does your Cigar go
Pat. Prime.
BiHu. Any thing else wanting
pat. Nothing.
Billy. Well. now go ahead ~ +,
! Pat. (Aller pausing sometlme') "eu'
Cousin Buck, shall ! give It to you III Po-
etry or prose
B,ny. In prose, by all means-let me
have the naked truth. Wen keep Inc
poetry for other people.
Pat. Well-imprimis-l arrived al
Hillsboro', aud intended to enter wi'h
flourish, bu. that COMPOUNDED back-break-
ING, rib.ra,iling pavement, prevented me-
was waited ON BY the faithful, who seem
ed much pleased TO see me, and we hau
long chat but they did not appear to kno"
how TO advise me, what topics to touch or
how TO touch them-so, thai had to blaze
away high for luck.
BtHy. Where did you speak
Pat. commenced IN the Courthouse
but finally 90, to the door. have often
heard II SAID, that II Is bad Tor a mao ;
fame 10 90 before hun, aud believe y Is
+. SO. The people were looking out tor Pat
: rick Henry, the second, FROM Cross Creek
: another sort Of man to Saunders, as they
! had been told-and when ! made my APP
J pearance, they did not seem to think that
Saunders was beaten far. So let IN up.
on the Whlas to show them who ! was
called them dogs-talked about coon. SKINS
:, made fun OF hard clder-pecped through
u the cracks Of their Log Cabln--spoke a
beautiful dialogue between the Governor
% aud his brother--lt was brother Johnny aud
brother Junmy, and brother jimmy aud
: brother Johnuv-had poaed q powerful
: = sight OF fun at EN-.
]. Billy. What did the Governor say 10
: all that
g Put. umph Ii he'd been there, I'd
kept nearer shore. But as he was absent
70 had a clear field to my self, and ! went i
- with a perioc, rush until sundown--deier'
mined that would have no reply from
~ any Wing dog until dark, as ! knew hi'
/! deeds were evil. made heap OF Iaugt
al first, or else, they laughed out Of polite
:" ness but saw they began to drag, so
thought would become very grave. bu
: lust as vas making one Of my most NOV
= ing, and pathetic appeals, happened Z
nc look at my two principal Licuicuants, Z
- see If they were enjoying IT, and what d
- you think
Billy Why, they were crying c
nc course, a. in duty bound
Pat No, indeed instead Of that, Their
az thcv stood, with their mouths put up laugt
DC ng.fashion, ready for The first smart thin
should say; aud when, took anoth'
ug track and became pathetic, they forgot
IN take their mouths down from the iaughIr
position, and there they stood with the
mouths trying to i.ugh, and their eyes tr,
= ing to cry.
70 Billy. That must have been laugh
bic scene indeed.
10 Par. Laughab!c 1t threw me 4
= aback. became furious, and broke loo
with the determination TO carry every tihi
'au before me or burst; and, making a mo
~ desperate effort, was thrown oil abaC
again.
hHy. How vas lha, done
Ae" Pat Why, there stood near me an 0
Ae0 broadbrim, called a Quaker, real A bo
ZIONIST Of course, name Heleiand oi Me-
"7 land, or some such outlandish name, wi
=. lives up on Haw River. He is Tame
" and was selling leather. He stood ne
49,, me for an hour or two, looking more like
IL, stock or a stone. than man he did n
49,. seem TO look al any thing, to hear al
80 thing, or to have any animal existenc
- except now and then, be would wink
eve. Then he stood bolt upright, and u
;. thing tina, said, did or uttered, cou
move a muscle Of his face. | was som
- times tempted to stick pin IN him, to $
N if there was any life. There he stood.
A., And when, at last, | made one Of n
;1a grandcst 1ourishes, heard him break d
No., - Tut, tut, tut, tut-did mortal man ey
80 hear such sorry stuff He wheeled rig
~ about and off he marched 10 his pile
'N leather, withou, apparently bending joil
.o, and commenced rolling 1t up--a grca
old scamp-you could smell the fish oil
~ yards, when be was to the wludwar
idle Billy. Ha hl la Well, that wa,
.,ld poser.
M Pat. | was bothered again BY re
Democrat from the llawfelds---a Squi
nx = who listened about couple Of hou
rar. aud walked off, saying-"l came here
,he get some political information. was ID
p, Henry was another man to Saunders, l.
| am tired Of such miserable stuff"
, = Billy. You seem TO have had stunt
road to travel.
Pat. then thought would try a su
ect abou, which there could be no mistals
=, I 80. 80. ~. AZ. I e. q.