True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-08-26
MXSCE LIAM Y.
McALPIN'S TRIPTO CHARLESTON.
Bythe Authorof" Cousin Sally billiard"


In the county of Robson, in the State
| ofNorth Carolina, there lived in times past,
a man by the name of Brooks, who kept
grocery store for number of years, aud so
had aconired most the land around him.
This was mostly pine barens DISMAL value,
but nevertheless, Brooks was looked upto
as great landhoIGer and big man IN the
neiqhborhood There was one tract,
however, belonging to one COL Lamar;
that slammed IN upon him so strong"
and being, wilhaI, better in quality than the
average of his own domain, that Brooks
had long wished to add II to his other
broad acres. Accordingly, he looked
around him, and employed, as he expressed
il tthe smartest niun in the neighborhood,"
one Angus McAlpin, to 90 to Charleston,
and negotiate with Col. Lamar tor the
purchase of this Also Being provided
pretty we'll with bread, meat aud bottle oil
male face, which were slowed away IN
nair of leather saddle bags, and, like all
other great PLenipOtentidrieS, being provl-
ded with suitable Instructions, Mac noun
ted piney woods tackev (n0med Rosum,l
and hed him Otto Charleston Tue road
was rather longer than Brooks bad suppos-
ed. or his agent was less expeditions, or
some bad luck had happened TO him, or
something was the matter, so that Angus
did not get back until long after the day
which had been fixed on for his return.
Brooks, in the mean time, had got himself
into a very fury of Impotence. He kept
his eyes fixed on the Charleston road-he
was crusty towards his customers-harsh
towards his wife and children, and scarcely
ate or slept for several days or nights, for
he had set his whole soul upon buying the
Lamar land. One day, however, Angus
was deserted slowly and sadly vending
his wav up the long stretch of sandy land
that made up to the grocery. Brooks
went odt 10 meet him, and without further
ceremony, thus accoSted him:
"WeIl, Mac, have you got the land"
The agent in whose face was anything
but sunshine, replied somewhat grutfiy,
that che might let body get down from
his horse before he put at him with ques-
tionS of business"
But Brooks was in fever OF anxiety,
aud repeated the question
did you get lI!"
,Pshaw now, Brooks, don: press upon
BODY in this uncivil way. 1t Is a long
story and must have time"
Brooks still urged, and Mac still parted
the question till they got into the house.
uNow. SURELY" thought Brooks, che will
tell me-" But Mac was not quite ready.
"BrooI,s," says he, "have you any thing
TO driukP
0ro be sure have" said the other, and
Immediately had some of his best forth
coming. Having mostened his clay, Mac
took sent and his employer another Mac
gave preliminary hem! He then turned
sudden Y around TO Brooks, looked him
straight in the eyes, and slapped him on
the thigh
Brooks" says he, twas you ever in
CharlestonP
"Why, you know never was" replied
the other.
"Wel, then, Brooks" says the agent,
"you ought to go there. The greatest
place upon the face of the earth! They've
got houses there on both sides of the road
for five miles at stretch and d-n the
horse track the whole way through!
Brooks, think met five thousand people
in minute, and not a chap would look at
me. They have got houses there on
wheels. Brooks! | saw one with SIX
horses hilched 10 it, aud big driver with
= long whip going it like whrlwind. |
lilowed il down the road for mile and
hat ami when it stopt looked and what
= ,oyou think there was! nothing in it but
one little woman sitting up in one corner,
Well, Brooks, turned back up the road
and as was riding along sees a fancy
looking chap with long curly hiar hanging
down his back, aud his boots as shiny as
the face of an up-counlry niger! lcalled
him into the middle Of the road and asked
him a civil quesIion-aud a civil question,
Won know, Brooks, calls for a civil answer
all over The world. says, says I, "Stran-
ger can you tell me where Col. Lamar
lives?" and what do you think was the
answer" Go 10 III, you foOip
Weel, Brooks, | knocks along up and
down and about, until at last ! finds out
where Col. Lamar lived. gets down and
bangs away at the door. Presently the
door was opened by as pretty 6ne-spoken,
well dressed a woman rs ever you seed IN
your born days, Brooks Silksi-Silks thar
everv dav. Rrooksl SAYS /. "Mrs Lamar.