The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-11-04
VOL. X.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Portland Transcript.
Snuff: or, the Last Pinch of the
Game.
BY CHARLES P. INsLEY.

| tufrOW 10 Oelfdy nlSlOOtstePS- VIC icuh'
ourselves a companion with the old gentle
man some years since IN stase-coach, an'
rarely have we fallen in with a more agreea
Bile one. He was very communicative; haC
an inexhaustable fund of anecdote to draw
upon; was a keen observer Of men ant
things, and had experienced largely of tn,
vicissitudes oflife;
Take pinch sir p and he tapped the high
" FURNISHED lid of his golden snuff box with
the peculiarly graceful tap of a veteran snuff
taker.
Prime Maccoboy-a choice articler
Il thank YOU, sir, do not use snuff
No! Well, some call it a bad habit, bu
I must confess 10 a strong love for land tc
prove the truth of the assertion the old gen
tleman took bountful pinch of the tittia
ting dust. Il love ii sirl'
SO perceive
You do not understand me sir: my regarC
for il springs not merely from its minis.erne
to my sensual qualification
could not repress smile at the enIhusi-
astc tone in which he spoke ofhis favorite
luxury.
| You smile, sir. when / tell you that to this
much abused article am indebted for ma
life! Yes, sir, should have been dead
man Icing ago had it not been for snuff-and
such death y said he in most emphatic
manner.
'You h I'VE ago I'd reas ,n.then for regarding
II favorabIv. What was the nature of the
complaint, sir y
Won ,,,;, NV dear sir. 7 never was
sick day in my lile-do look like an all
ing man! No sir. though owe my life TO
snufr'-here he took huge PINCH am
| mt the LEAST indebted 10 IFS medicinal Drouer-
,;es
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i;me III \, pas IN ,ho aarIs snr;nm and 7 ason
horsah,cl Ims, =, J,,sL "na anan;," ~
r;nnI =, ell o..h;,, or Is a,
- r. oo'.,',d.d 10 60, al 90,
something 10 eat II ms s;blc for was sharr
50. baving travelled a nret,v GOOD spcll thai
dav. We'll | dismoun,ed At The door and ia
king NV .addlebaos on NV arm entered
The house. The anpear,nce of things wa.
moi very prenossessing. assure Won. How
, ever I asked the man of The house. a darl
hrowed fellow with 4 suIleu asnect.if he couI,
: furnish me with supper. He very freeI,
offered 70 give me what the house afforded
! and ere long his wife, considerably tidy
r looking woman. invited me TO partake of her
no spitaI tv.
After had don. ample Justice TO her reall,
uood fare and maid m, scot. which the mar
of IN. house a first refused, ! made prepare
non tn continue my iournev. The man adj
vised me to stay ali night. stating that III.
road was very lonesome. and that patch OF
woods through which it for eight or nine
miles run was infested with wolves. The,
were very ferocions. he told me. and but a
short time ago had attacked man. win
owed his escape SOLELY 70 the fieetness of hi,
s,ooJ Us por 5o ,noiaomo 80 ron,,;r !;
I.bnse &c he conId accommodate me wirb a
snaro heJ IL nresssJ n,e en- S,ronrlv a,J
,,;,ed Tho sd,ngers IN which I shonId he
pxnosed in nv ,onrnev ,brongh The ,rooJs n
s,,ah ia oolors ,h,, I,,,s 80 ,I,ar b.I,
J;snosed T., accent b;s offer
Stennino ont of ,be door fouud the
moon had risen her be,ms resting on =, 70.
cent fall of snow made !, nearIv ss I;ob, as
day. which served in a great Measure 10 dis
mel the FEELINGS of qIoom which he's an to cree,
over me. The atmosnbere was calm and
bracins. and as was Somewhat in a hurry
to reach the next village. I declined the mr.
gent solicitations of the man.wbicb we're sec
onded by his wife. and mounting nv horse,
I proceeded on INV wav.
pearance of that couple. The man was
highly inquisitive about nv ousiness-no
more, perhaps, than Yankees generally are
and then there was a cast of his features did
not like. Besides these he seemed TO eve
nv saddle bags in very suspicious manner,
and imagined detected two or three CLAN
ces of doubtful meaning exchanged between
the man and woman. am moi suspicious
10 my nature, but hang me if could shake
Oh .ne impression that the dangers to be ap-
prenendea from the wolves were less than
.nose ~hlcn l mad to fear from passing
uisn' ~ '.i"' muse. mere had been a num-