The Arkansas banner., 1843-10-07
LITTLE ROCK (ARk') SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER T. is43

oIle ought to nave lOoked, ana tne1r grand mother, little sharp-eyed, quick old woman who seemed to have got past that stage, ant to have come all right again. Besides these there were the young ladies' father, and the young ladies' brother, the first engaged in mercantile affairs the second, a student al eollege-both, in certain cordiality of man. ner, like his own friend; and not unlike him III face, which was no great wonder, for il soon appeared that he was their near rela- ton. Martin could not help tracing the family pedigree from the two young ladies, because they were foremost in his thoughts not only from being, as aforesaid, very pretty, but by reason of their wearing miraculously small shoes, and the thinnest possible silk stockings; the which their rocling-chairs developed to a distracting extent.
 There is no doubt that 1t was a monstrous comfortable circumstance to be sitting in a snug well-furnished room, warmed by cheer ful fire, and full of various pleasant decora- tions, including four small shoes, and the like amount of silk stockings, and - yes, why not the feet and legs therein enshrined And there is no doubt that Martin was mon- strous well disposed to regard his position in that light, after his recent experience of the Screw, and of Mrs. Pawkins's boarding house. The consequence was, that he made himself very agreeable indeed and by the time the tea and coffee arrived with sweet preserves, and cunning teacakes in its train, ) was in highly genial state, and much es- teemed by the whole family.
 Another delightful circumstance turned up before the first cup of tea was drank. The whole family had been in England. There was pleasant thing But Martin was not quite so glad of this, when he found that they knew all the great dukes, lords, viscounts, marquesses, duchesses, knights, and baro- nets, quite affectionately. and were beyond everything interested in the least particular concerning them. However, when they asked after the wearer of this or that coronet and said, 's Was he quite well p Martin answered, Yes, oh yes. Never better D and when they said his Lordship's mother, 's the Duchess, was she much changed?o p Martin said, et Oh dear no, they would know her anywhere if they saw her tomorrow ;o and so got on pretty we'll. In like manner when the young ladies questioned him touching the Gold Fish in that Grecian fountain in such and such nobeman's conservatory, and whether there were as many as there used to be, he gravely reported, after mature consideration, that there must ce at least twice as many and as to the exotics. "Oh well it was of no use talking about them, they must be seen to be believed ;" (which improved state of circum- stances reminded the family of the splendor of that brilliant festival (comprehendmg the whole British Peerage and Court Calendar) to which they were specially invited, and which indeed had been partly given in their honor; and recollections of what Mr. N orris the father had said to the Marquess, and of what Mrs. Norris the mother had said to the Mar chioness, and of what the Marquess and Mar chioness had both said, when they said that upon their words and honors they wished Mr. Norris the father, and Mrs. Norris the mother, and the Misses Norris the daughters, and Mir. Norris Junior, the son, would only take up their permanent residence in England, and give them the pleasure of their everlast- ing friendship, occupied very considerable time.
 [ Martin thought it rather strange, and ill some sort inconsistent, that during the whole of these narrations, and in the very meridian of their enjoyment thereof, both Mir. N orris the father, and Mir. Norris Junior, the son (who corresponded every post with four mem bers of the English Peerage, enlarged upon the mestimable advantage of having no sucf arbitrary distinctions in that enlightened land where there were no nobiemen but natures noblemen, and all society was based on ont broad level of brotherly love and natura equality Indeed MT. Norris the father, grad ually expanding into an oration on this swell ing theme was becoming tedious, when Mir Bevan diverted his thoughts, by happening tt make some casual inquiry relative to the oc, cupier of the next house; in reply to which this same Mir. Norris the father observed that " that person entertained religious opin ions of which he couldn't approve; ant therefore he hadn't the honor of knowing tho gentleman.n Mrs. Norris the mother added another reason of her own, the same in effect but varying in words; to wit, that she be lieved the people were well enough in thei way, but they were not genteel.
 Another little trait came out, which i'm pressed itself on Martin forcibly. MT. Be van told them about Mark and the negro and then it appeared that all the Norrise
  hear this, and Martin was so much encour aged on finding himself in such company that he expressed his sympathy with the op pressed and wretched blacks. Now one c the young ladies-the prettiest and most deli cate one-was nightly amused at the earnest ness with which he spoke; and on his cravin leave to ask her why, was quite unable fo time to speak for laughing. As soon how ever as she could, she told him that the nc groes were such funny people; so exqui sitely ludicrous in their manners and appear r ance, that it was wholly impossible for thos !, who knew them well, to associate anyq rious ideas with such very absurd part : the creation. Mr. Norris the father, and Mr. } Norris the mother, and Miss Norris the sis ) ter, and Mir. Norris Junior the brother, an : even Mrs. Norris Senior the grandmothe 7 were ali of this opinion, and laid it down {
 an absolute matter of fact-as if there wei : nothing in suffering and slavery grim enoug e to cast a solemn air on any human animal