True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-09-09

AS have said, II was July. The Their
mometer had ranged well up to 95 deg.
throughout the day, and the night was OPP,
! preslvely close and SuItry. Immediately
! closed the two windows, with an affected
| Shudder at The chilly night air, my room
mate shut the door, and rang the bell
The servant promptly responded to the
summons.
'Jerry-a scuttIe of coal, and some
kindIing!"
"a aohat, sir?"
"a bod Of anthracite sr;-and bear a
hand too. We want fire."
A half smoker passed over JerryS coun-
tenance as he left the door of the chamber
but he returned very shortly, putting
and blowing with the exertion, (for the
weather was intensely hotD and placed a
Sculte of coal, etc. at our disposal
"Anythng more sir?"
"YeS. Go To-, the chambers, and
bring me half dozen bundles Of Shortsix,
cigars"
"Short SireS sir"
"Short skies, Jerry--green ones ifhe
has them"
Five minutes only elapsed before Jerry
returned with choice collection of abbre-
waited "nnes'-so green that they were
black!
Nothing more, sir?"
"Nolhing now, Jerry--but look sharp at
the bell"
Eyes, sir"-and Jerry vanished.
Meantime we had cleared the pipe--the
fire was well under way, and we shortly
afterwards discovered the quicksilver at
1861 But still we shuddered and Bill
continued to clear the CRATE, complaining
of the "lack of draughl," while we jointly
blazed away at the "sixes" the atmospere
in the apartment having by this time be-
csme so dense and clogged with heat and
the burning Of green Virginia tobacco,
saturated with vitriol water that it was
absolutely choking.
Our dark friend turned uneasily
upon his feather bed A stihed "whewp
or two was all that had as yet escaped him,
however He turned again, aud threw the
coverlet upon the foot 6oaId
Bill came 10 his aid at oncet The poker
rang beneath The erate--another peck of
anthracite was deposited in the cylinder
stove-the Stup Of his hallsmoked cigar
was thrown upon the red-hot covor-the
fire blazcd ngain, and orr West India-man
dashed his sweat moistcned sheet upon the
carpet {, with
".Sacre,-Hot, dam! | sal be pinch all
upw
"What did you observe, sir? inquired
Bill, as he cooIly lighted another six
"Elah! BE gar, ! sail die wis dis
",SuJject to the crOmp, sir2" said |, af
fecting to misunderstood him.
"CramJ! Wot You call dat cramb?-
You cram dem sto' pipe--by gar, sare,
sal shoke me, in my winepipe by dam"
Bill swore the fire wouldn't bnrn, aud |
that he should freeze, if he couldn't do
something TO warm the room.
Our newcomer toaScd from one side Of \
The cot to the olher-the perspration roll
ing from his boIy, meanwhIe--but my
aileclionate chum still piled the poker and
we continued 10 smoke aud chatter aud
occasionally varying Ire
with an inimltabc shaking st.
MS If The ague had him.
But the fun was getting 10 be beyond
and we conceived a most lively
that we We're obtaining more man
we had bargaiued for The moment had
arrived when we must storm the fort, or
beat a retreat.
"Gad!7 exclaimed Bill on a sudden,
adld you ever know such cursed weather
in July? We must have another scuule of
coa"
lie sprung the belI.cord, and Jerry was
II hand.
"Another scuttle Of coal Jerry"
Bill snufTed a breath Of fresh air rs the
door closed on the retiring servant, and the
next moment piece of sealing wax SIM
nering on the top Of the stove.
This was too much for our fri md. lie
pounded from the COT naked, 10 the buff, as
vet as if he had just left a shower bath aud
such a Iirade as | never heard
)eiore or since
"Vot you do, sare7 BY dam--you have
freak my neck short off wis DIS dam
"What's the matter sirl' asked Bill,
Iuietly.
"Alaiiairel-No maitair, sare, Dis dam
hake nevis YOU 'MericainesegaIe--wo
-ou-call -em--dam shot seer. Begare, you
ave Sqecse all de BRET from my bellish,
ot You call stomach Wot you for do
ISL saln-