Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-02

me. They have got houses there on
wheels Brooksl saw one with six hor
sos hiIchcd to it, and big driver with u
long whip going it like a wh'rl.wlnd.
followed il down the road for mile and
a half, and when it stopt looked and what
Go you think there was nothing in 1t bnt
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 hair hanging
down his back, and his boots as shlney as
the face Of the up.couulry niger! ! called
him into the middle OF the road and asked
him civil queslion.-and civil question,
YOU know, Brooks, calls for civil an.
swer all over the world. says, says,
stranger can you tell me where Col, La.
mar liycspund what do you think was his
answcr--'Go to HI goa fooi!'
"Well, Brooks, knocks along up and
down aud about, until at last finds out
where Col. Lamar lived. | gets down
and bang away at the door, Presently
the door opened by as pretty, line-spoSen,
well dressed a woman as ever you seed IN
your born days, Brooks SiIts! Silks
thar every day, Brooks! Says /, Mrs
Lamar, presume, Madam saysl. q am
Mrs. Lamar, SIR 'WoIl, Madam says
/. Il have come all the way from North
Carolina 10 see Colonel Lamar--to see
about buying tract ofhnd from him that's
M in onr parts ?" "Thon,n she SAYS, "Col.
Lamar has rode out in the country, but will
] 4 L l.. "a, Ia. al a. a
a while. I've no doubt the Colonel will
soon return,r and she had smile upon
that pretty face of hers that reminded a
body of a Spring morning, Well, Brooks
hitched my horso 10 brass thing on the
door, and walked in. Well, when got
in sees the floor all covered over with
r the incest looking thing! nicer than any
patched workcd bed.quilt you ever seed
in YOUR life, Brooks was trying TO edge
along round it, but presently ! sees a blg
niger come stepping right over it,
Thinks If that niger can 90 II can ga
4 it. too! So right over it goes and takes
Fl my seat right before a picture which at
first thought was a little man looking IN
at a window WE'LL Brooks thnre | sol
waiting and waiting for Col. Lamar and
at Iast-he didn't come, but they began ia
bring in dinner Thinks | TO myself, here
scrapc But | made it up my mind tC
tell her, If she axod me TO eat--to tell hel
with a geuteel bow that | had no occasion
G 10 cat. But, Brooks, she didn't AK me t.
IS eat-she axod me if I'd be SO good as t
o carve that turkey for her, and she did /
d with one of them lovely smiles that make
d the cold s,reaks run down the small OF
If ieler's back "Certaiuly, MADAM" say
IS and walks up to the mble--tberc wa
d on one side Of the turkey "A great big knl
IS as big as a bowie knife, and fork with
e trigger to it on the other side. Well
1t falls to work, and in the first EFFORT slash
9. ed the gravy about two yards over tn
r. whilost table cloth you ever seed 10 you
I'd life, Brooks! Welt felt the hot steam be
I'd gin to gather about my checks and eyes
m But Pm not man to back out for trIlie
ie so | makes another effort and the darne
il, thing took fight aud lit i, right IN Mr.
N Lamar's lapl Wei, you sec, Brooks, the
re was taken with a blindness, and the neS
I'd thing remember ! was upon the hat
lie a.kicking. Well, by this time began
in think of navigating. So lgoes out an
III mounts Rasum, and cuts for North Carol
o nal Now, Brooks; you don't blame m