The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-01-26
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Cuur horse Some sIofcs-uOI many
bIucksmi;hs shop--a grocery, ard smar
sprmkl.ng Of May weeds besides.
Now, ii YOU were rambling about in tn,
woods and Glanced to stumble upoI such
place, you night say 10 your heart, lha
YOU had found nothing particular, and ram
bic on farther perhaps. Bot ii YOU uerC
not over hasiy aud drop III about sun down
you would iind The Suggest, comlouablest
i.Iud Of tavern, wi!h china ltees before
the p'a2zl, aud glorious good polly fellow
no FJoices 10 hls heart Al Joke, Tor rs
keeper.
FToin him W. heard a fea days since,
While there, the lo.ioaing on, cdoIr, whlrh
IS given With every thing but his humorous
manner. But II We could give thar, read.
err your Sals coat strings would have a TAR
trial before you got through.
There boarded nth our honest Bonifsce.
b sides other single gentlemen Of the ~
lase, tie County Clerk, Who IS tbs baehe.
lor Of The town as Shdl town is there with
oui one The qualifications Tor Cling these
tso lmpoflan! posts as far us We know, are
good hand-writiag, turn fer staying al
home, and genus Tor dpusbis. These
fellows are generally grave men-some.
times otherwise but for The most part grave,
siaid men-aud Thomas was Que oil these.
We might dwell, but We iorbcur
Well one bright day, about Ike the
perhaps, BOB, our host. vas sitting 1t Ire
end Of the piazza keeping an eve out on
lhlngs IN e neral aud wondering IN paf8c
uI4r whether the next enc tia. cane alou,
would be a Gov 81 raan ID d round ltlk.
g, aud perlccIraw .or Joke.
\ the lar'hesI eud o. the stretch Iook.ug
down The street, he saw one d. these laid
lace, sorrel colts, with long tatlaod lhluntsh
bps ior which these coils are Remarkable,
besitd by long legged t.Gcr, IN cnppcras
pans ard coat Ut the same --tLe colt shylng
iad gong sideways II every hing oni tie
flder staring away right nud ieii most ia.
.ensely. Alter htchIug sorfo ID q sw.ne.
ing ltub, away 90, he came s.akiDg % 10
To iasetn, with an expression * lico some
where between sucsz9 anu laugh.
homn slr, SAID Coppcras, cAeegluIly.
Tie saiQali0n vas rttuf0.d,
fHc Clerk amt 20 shcfe abou, here,
IS sou knows Of, la be ?
Here vas customer Tor our friend Bob
+" hat did sou say, said Bob 10 make
him repeat.
The Clerk ain'l 10 where, about bore Z
Hear he hear-no poor iel.ow--not
t.. Coudu'. hear i YOU were 10 sho6.
mslul N Its ear Boz be aju'l At home Ilst
aow Cone 10 aud ST down. Cot 54sa
ness, spose
NJ! nothing much in p1rfeular,' satl
C9pp"fas, Wilh a very mysterious mr.
Well ed q - =. 10y ~ o1uiD1 ON
bis crrand, be won't be Ia Iof some gmg
may Uc could ID your business
Aud theFeupoa Coppcraa fell 10 wig.
cling aud scfewIua ab5u, looking ye;y ia
easy. At last he started Up suddenly. pat.
ting his face close TO The tavern keepers,
nnd sand u a half whisper:
I've come on tins marrying business,
aud Ileu ghcd good deal at II, for be
va, ycry cheerful G How.
NhJ IS to b. married 2 euquircd Boo
10 o whisper.
Uncle Beu aud Tdda Suongn
I License eh r Ou alb Well--,hal's dif
aren' The Clerk al.i have 10 grant that /;
III sIep over aad sec II hes come, sad
asuy he ran.
Thomas, said he as ho sptcd tina, wor
Thy, OF hts writing table, there's a chap at
my house who WANTS n license, but | can't
make him understand any thing | say to
/ h,sn'
I why, what's the matter, asked Thomas.
So deaf--a mile stone IS only clrcuw
stance to hlm. Bot I'm bring him overt
isu't worth while for mo to tell him any
ding, aud he hurried Of.
On their way to the Office, Bob, 10 q
yplrt Of friendly confidence, informed Mr.
Coppcras, that The Clerk was q crank, cross
grained old fellow, but he musn't mind his
talking load-ils iusl his way.
Coppefas had hardly entered tho door be
fore be bawIed out
/ I'm come after license for uncle Der
Stone and TlIda Strong
well, said Thomas 10 the same tone
you needn't hollow out So. Then turnln4
to Bob 10 his usual tone, that's just th'
way with deaf people--lhey think ever!
body as deaf us themselves.
Bob nodded to Copporas, 10 intimate lha
lie dldu'l hear, and he screamed still lou
der
\ sag Mr., ran, 10 get license ?
DO you think I'm deaf as post =
You'd better make public ou,cry OF II a
the court house door, young man, SAT-
Thomas, somewhat irrlated.
Here Bob in,erposed, and taking Cop
peras outside the door, explained TO hit
that he must make public cutlery beloT
he could &c. tho license. This was dread
fuI. Here was Copperns with tho sirctc'
injunction Of secrecy from his uncle Der
and now 70 have 20 let it out before all til
people in town. Twas too bad. In q
This Bob sympabized deeply. But tryn
as it was, he thought it best to 80, as h
said according TO law
But, said Copperas deplorinaly,