Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-26
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"GoING TO BED BEFORE YOUNG La
DY."--Under this title we published, a
few weeks since, an amusing sketch of one
Judge Douglas, of Illinois. 1t has called
forth from the Editor of the st Louis Re-
reitle, the following "yarn'':
"The "gen;eman of Illinois" is not the
only gentleman whose legs have led him
into embarrassment! A political friend of
ours, equally happy in his manners, if not
in his party, among the Missouri constitu-
ency, found himself, while canvassing the
State, last summer, for Congress, in even
more peculiarly perplexing prediciment
than the Illinois Judge.
There is a spot in the southwestern
part of this State, known as The Fiery
Fork Of Honey Run!--u delicious loraii-
ty, no doubt, as the run of "honey" is of
course accompanied by corresponding
flow of "milk, and mixture of milk and
honey, or at any rate, Honey and "peach,"
is the evidence of sublunary contentment.
"Honey Rum further chiristianized by
the presence of an extremely hospitable
family whose mansion, comprising one a.
partment--neither more nor less-is re-
nowned for being never shut against the
traveller, and so our friend found it during
the chill morning air, at the expense of a
rheumatism in his shoulder, its numerous
unaffected cracks and spaces clearly show
ing, that dropping the latch was useless
formality. The venerable host and hos.
tess, in their one apartment, usually en-
Joy the society of two sons, four daugters,
sundry dogs and "niggers," and as many
dodgers as may deem it prudent to risk the
somewhat equivocal allotment of sleeping
partners. On the night in question, our
friend, after hearty supper of ham and
eggs, and canvass of the Fiery ForkerS
the old lady having pointed out his bed
felt very weary, and only looked for an
opportunity TO Hturn in" though the mus.
qultoes we're trumping all sort of wrath
and no net appeared 10 bar them. The
dogs flung themselves along the floor, OF
again rose, restlessly, and sought the door
step; the "niggers" stuck their feet in the
yet warm ashes; the old man stripped, un.
scrupulously, and sought his share of the
one collapsed-looking pillow, and the sons
cavalierly, followed his example, leaving
the old woman, "gals'' and 'sstranger,'
to settle any question Of delicacy thai
might arise.
The candidate yawned, looked at his
bed, went to the door, looked at the daugh
tiers; finally, in downright recklessness
seating himself upon ''the downy," anc
pulling off his coat. Well, ne pulled Of
his coat--and he folded his coat-and then
he yawned-aEd then he whisled-anC
then called the old lady's attention TO the
fact, that it would nerer do to sleep in his
muddy lrowsers--and then he "undid" his
vest--and then he whistIed again--and
then suddenly, and idea of her lodger's
possible embarrassment seemed to flash
upon the old woman, and she cried
Goals, jest turn your backs round Till
the stranger gifts into bed.p
The backs were turned, and the stran.
ger ana get into bed in 'less than no time,
"hen tne hostess again spoke:
RECKON stranger, as you amt used to
US, you'd better kiper up till the gals un.
dress, hadn't you?"
By this time our friends scarv fit was
over, and though he did ''kiyer UNI as de-
sired, some how or other, the old couu-
terpane was equally kind in hiding his
bushes, and fayoring his sly Chances. The
nymphs were soon slowed away, Tor there
were neither buslles to unhitch nor cor.
sets TO unlace, when their mamma, evi.
IDENTIFY anxious not to smother her guest
considerably relieved him:
"You can unkirer now. stranger - n