The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-25
From the y. y. spiri. ofihc Time.
McALPIN's TRIP no CHApI,s.ro

NCALPlN'S TRIP TO CHARLESTON
In The cnnnty of Robinson, in the State of
North Carolina, there lived in lines mast - ,,,,
by The nam" of Brooks, whu kept urncprv far
n"mher "i years. aud Sn had acquired most of
me '"hds around him. This mostly pine
oarrens ut small value hut nevertheless Breaks
was l"'ked up To rs great baud holder and bu,
uan in the neighborhoui There was one tract,
h"weveT' belonging To one Col Latuar. vino
"N'd tn Charleston. that 'j0mmed IN n0nn him
$" Nr0ng. aud being wiral better in ouahry Than
The avrra9e of his own duinaii thai Rronk. b,d
long wished To add it la his other broad ,c,.s
Accordingly he Iuoked arnuul him and r;unlnved
~ ne expressed 1t. b7 snarlesl man in The
'"ighbnrh"od,' Ia wit. one Annu, Nc Amin +, m
I" Charleston aud ne1oiiale with Col. Lamar. G,r
ne purchase nt this also. Being provided pretrv
wei with bread, meat, and a hntrlp of uoJc E,cc
"nnh were slowed away in a pair Of leather
saddle bags, ard like other great pie,liuotcui;n
I7es beng provided with suitable ins,r,c,,one
Mac mounted plney woods iacky, (named R4
snm,) and med him off Ia Charleston . 'rl. r,,d
was rather longer than Brooks had snpposed ar
W. "@e''' was less expeditions, nr some bad luck
mad happened to him. something was the mai
Ter that Angus did nut yet back uDiii lnnp AZ,
the day had TRANSFERRED. which was fixed nm roy
his return. Brooks in The meantime had ,,n, b;,,
spit mi" very fury ut 'nIaIienre Hs. kent his
eyes hXed on The Charleston road-he WAS c5usIv
towards his cuslomerS-harSh towards his wife
and children. and scarcriy eat aud slept Tor spve
raj days and nights. for he had sci his Ks hole s,,uI
upon huyng the Lamar iaud Que day b,y
ever. Angus was described slowly and sally
vending his way up he long stretch nf sandy
road that made mp To the Grocery Rronks w6ni
ont 10 meet him, and, without further cere,n,,y
he accosted him -
Well. Mae, have you GOT The lind 2,
ne agehl, In wh"Se face was any thing hn,
snnshIne, replied somew hat gTuflly that he niobt
'e' pody get down from his horse before he ppt
at him with questions of business
But Brooks was in q fever of anxiety and 70
peaied the question:.
Did you get ii?'
shaw, now, Brooks, don't press upon body
IN THIS npciyi way, IL is long story and must
have time
Brooks still urged and Mac still parted The
question until they got inrn the house
Now surely thought Brooks, he will ,elI
me. But Mac was mol quite ready
drink p ~
To he sure | have said the other. and 10,
medaiely had some Of his hest Grif,-coIuino
Having m"ISened his clay, Mac took a scat and
ms employer another. Mac gave a prelin,in,rv
hem! lie then turned Suddenly around To Brooks.
locked him straight in The eyes, and slapped him
The thigh ''
p'''N'' says ne, was ynD ever in Charles
ton (?
Why, you know ! never was replied the
oIter '''
Well then, Brooks saws the agent. vnn
ought to 90 There The greatest place pcar ,ho
ia'p 81 the earth They've got hnnses there nn
pom sides OF the road for five miles al stre,ch
and DID the horse track the whole thtouob
brooks, think net five thousand ppnple in
minnie. and not chap wnuld lool; Mt the Ibov
nave GOT houses here 0u wheels BrGmhs, saw
one nth sin horses hiichpd Ia ~, aud biz driver
with long whip going it like 4 whjrlwlndi (
beloved it dow the road for mile aud half
and when it stopped looked aud what De- vcn
ihlok here was nothing IN ii hui nce liulc y,o.
man sitting mp IN one corner Well. BrnoEs
turned back pthe road. and as was rdinr alopr
sres fancy looking chap with long curly hair
hanging down his back. and lis bonls AZ sbinev
as he lace ~ an up country nigger, | called
hl;n in'n the middle Of the road and asked him a
oval 1oesiIon--and cival question you know.
BROOKS, ca'iS Tor civil answer al over the world
says. says !. Stranger. can vou tell me whefs
C"I. Lamar IIyes aud "har do YOU blink was
his answer On In h--U. nm Eyol -
We'll brooks, knocks along up ard down
and about until at last ! finds out where Col
Lama ives gets dawn and hangs at the door
Presently The door was opened by rs. pretty. fine
spoken, wei dressed a Woman as you eve,
seed in your born days. SHksi Silks U,qy eve,y
day. Brooks. Says !, Mrs. Lamar. presume
Madam' saws ]. am Mrs Lamar 81,
Wei. Madam saws !. 4 have como iii a..
way from North Carolina 10 see Col. Lamsr--fo
see about buying tact Of land from him that's
NJ IN '0i parts 3 Then, saws she, Col La