Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-03-12

ed Mr. Norris the farther and Mr. Norris The moth
err. 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 pasure of thgr everlasting friendship,
occupied very considerable time.
Martin thong ht it rather strange, and in some
sort inconsistent, that during the whole of these
variations. and in the very meridian of their
joyment thereof, both Mr.. Norris the father. and
MIR. Norris junior, the son. (whO correspondent,
every post. with four members Of the English
Peerage,) enlarged upon the inestimnb,e advan-
tage of having no such arbitrary distinctions in the
! enlightened land. where there were no noblernen
bnt natures nobemen, and all society was braced
on one broad level of brolherly love aud natural
equality. Indeed Mr., Norris the father gradual
ly expanding into an GRAFTON on this swelling
theme was becoming tedious, when Mr.. Bevan
diverted his thoughts, by happening TO make some
casne enquiry relative to the occupier of the next
house in reply to which. this same Mr. Norris
the father observed, tina, srhat person entertained
religious opinions of which couldn't approve and
therefore he hadh:t the honor of knowing the gen.
tleman. Mrs. Nakrs then added another reason OF
her own thasane in effect, but varying in words !;
to wit, that she believed the people were well
! enough in their way, but they were not genleei.
Another little trait came out which impressed
itself ON Mariin forcibly. Mr. Bevan told them
about Mark aud the negro and then it appeared
that all the Norrises were AboIitionists. |; was
great relief to hear this, and Martin was so much
encouraged OIL finding himself in such company,
that he expressed his sympathy with the Cypress
ed and wreched blacks. Now, one Of the young
ladies-the pretest and most delicate ore-was
| nightly amused at the earnestness with which he
spoke; and on his craving leave to ask her Why,
| was quite able for a time to speak for laughing.
As soon. however, as she could, she told him tina,
the negroes were such funny people 90 excess
lvely ludicrous in their manners and appea race ;
| that ii was wholly impossible for those who knew
them well. to associate any serious ideas with such
IA very absurd part of the creation. Mr.. Norris
the father, and Mrs Norris the mother, and Miss
Norris the sister, and Mr.. Norris Junior the broh-
er. and even Mrs Norris Senior the grandmoh-
er, were all Of his opinion, and laid it down as an
absolute malter-of-fact-as if there were nothing
in suffering or slavery grim enough to cast SOL
ernn air any human animal ;lhough it were as
ridiculous, physically, as the most ,grotesque of
apes or, morally, as the mdest among tuft-hunt-
ing republicans
In Short said Mr.. Norris the father, settling
the question comfortably, there is a natural antp.
! athy between the races
Extending said Martins friend, in low voice
ro the crueIest of tortures, And the bargain and
sale Of unborn generations"
Mr., Norris the son said nothing but he made
wry face, and busted his fingers as Hamlet
might after getting rid Of Yorick's skull: Just as
though he had that moment touched negro, and
some OF the black had come off upon bis hands.
Ia order that their talk might fall again into its
! former pleasant channel, Martin dropped the sub
ject. with shrewd suspicion that it would be
dangerous theme to revive under the best of cir
crpstance and again addressed himself to the
Young ladies'. who were very gorgcously attired
in very beautiful cOlUTs, and had every article of
dress on the same extensive scale as the little
shoes and the thin silk stockings. This suggest.
ed TO him that they were great pro6cents in the
French fashions which soon turned out to be the
case, Tor though their information appeared 10 be
none Ofthe newest, IL was very extensive and the
elder sister Insparcular, who was distinguished
by talent for metaphysics, the laws of hydraulic
pressure, and the rights, human kind, had a novel
way OF combining these requirements and bringing
them to bear on any subject from MlHinary to The
Millennium, bo'h inclusive: which vas at once
improving and remarka bic, SO much SO, in short.
that II was usually observed to reduce foreigners
to slate of temporary insanity in FIVE minutes.
Martin fell his reason going and as means
OF saving himself, 5esough the other sister (seeing
piano in the room3 TO sing. With this request
she willingly complied and bravura concert,
solely sustained by the Misses Norris. pleasantly
began. They sang in all languages except their
own. German. French, Italian, Spanish Portu-
guese, Swiss; but nothing native nothing SO low
as native. For in this respect languages are like
many other travellers ordinary and common
place enough at home, but especially genteel a.
broad.
There is little doubt that in course of tinae tbe
Misses Norris would have come to Hebrew. if
they had not been interrupted by an announce.
ment from the Irishman, who flnging open the
door, cried in loud voice
.Jinrai Paddock
My cried the SISTERS. desising suddenly 'the
General come back =
As they made the exclamation, the General,
alfred in full uniform for ball. came darling in
with such precipitancy that, hch,ng his boots in
the carpet, and getting his sword between his legs,
he came headong, and presented curious lutte
bald place on the top Of his head to the eyes of the
astonIshed company. Nor was this the worst
of it for being rather corpulenl andvery tight,