Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-24
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A MAJOR FROM .ARkANSAW."

Through the Kindness uf"Petc MILESTONE" We
fcw days introduced 20 live "Arkansow Major and
BY the latter parsonage extended uequsinanccship
o. "Mississpp Colonel" With the genuine Hospitality
ofs the great growing States. wore with
several others invited dinner the ST Charles, aud we
enjoyed the OCCASION emphsealy and truly "the feast
~ aud the flow Of soul" The "Mnor" was mimi
table, he gave much nfornaton VI matters and things
about the "dggns, particularly OF friend Of his in
the Legislature who beat the most popular In his dis
uict, by learning Washingons Farewell Address and
peating from stump, while clectoneerng
tour ho constituency took be ORIGINAL; and such
display OF natural eoqucnce carried him through without
AN opposing The MAJOR complained most
bitterly OF the way the mississippi Colonel" the
gi nie" him the day before lie said, he sat down
dinner and the Colonel offered him wine, served
mp in ycow fever looking glasses that tasted like cram
berry juice kept In botc originally used for turpenne
The "Malor' determined 90 that specimen IN
the way OF treat and not lc Mississippi come the geneo
him strong. lie said he wanted to see the Colonel
"anoc up in the of winc then read the list got con-
fused among gnrgolo non-com-at buses happened
to rceoect when he atCoege he loved Burgundy,
thought that the was longer than Hook 1t must
cost more, down "Bugundy' the card and in
the article in cutgass decanter with HANDLE TO IT,
The "Mujor" this, highly incensed. told the waiter
that they up 'old bald ace "Arkansaw in bot.
es and here the St Charles they brought WINE the
table for gentlemen TO drink, in "ug" The "MaIor sta
ted with in his eyes, TINT inqung the price
OF Hook and Burgundy, he found that the Colonel" went
him in the price OF the wine, and
that he before cruelty taken in by mortal man.
Al dinner the Major followed suit in the way of dish
e. and .'on-trsys for WHILE finally, he acknowi.
edged go outof his depth and ordered sham and snaps
and while eating them, enlarged upon the hord custom OF
eating mud turtles cooked IN their shells. lie repre-
scncd Pete Milestone of the taest broadcast gran
des largest hearted fellows in the whole wordonc of the
very cracks OF "Arkansawa whole nation in the OF
ceyemess and the of hoss-esh hard 10 beat
and concluded his eulogum by ringing in his friend the
Mississippi Colonel, who the Maor" acknowledged 20 be
If the right sort. and an honor TO human nature.
The "Mnor" the morning OF his arrival in the city
threw the bakeepers of the Exchange into wondemcnt
and terror from which they have not yet recovered lie
commenced after breakfast, by calling for feem CUTTER
he called for fog swamper;" followed constitu-
tonnl nulier and towards eleven o'clock he capped the
climax by ordering "June sweeener, decorated with
few weeds, and topped owiih and gill of brandy
The Irish waiter tainted and the universal business OF dn
King suspended Just two minutes and hall In the
evening, the Major attended the Italian Opera and acknow
edged ahead OF any thing in misunderstanding
that he had heard except owl with chick
bone in its throat, the Indians in drunken roc and
they could not see" the Opera IN the OF quaves and
shakes
TIE last Of the "Maor," he was vending his
down the Levee, accompanied by large dog; he told
us that he was going seearing expediton-saii he
had lived in every possible place the garth, but had
yer been on the water-expeced sights aud hare
his boots of his mouth before he got over being
sick he also Informed us that he shipped board OF
the U. s. schooncrowar Texas bound for the Baze and
other foreign pars-and that IT he lived again visit ~
Orleans on hs return TO "Arkansaw he would leave with
us "diorcah' OF his travels, which might publish in
the Sportsman. We wish the "Malor' the greatest kind
OF good luck and should get his Journal have no
doubt would eclipse the expect from the Rocky
Mountains by the flying machine"