The Southern journal., 1846-05-02
Ny LJlsls The Pasol.
By JOHN WATERS

lit.islhe title of capital thing in
the January number Of the Knicker-
booker. We copy the concluding
portion:]
Atthe dinner table our :'parson''
takes a bottle Of cayenne pepper from
bis pocket, 10 season his meal with.
The Two farmers were attentive 10
all bis movements. The addition OF
the sauce when there was such a full
supply Of gravy in the dish, seemed to
them merely soperduity; butthe ex-
plorlng genius ofAjaz lebanon was
irresistably excited by the pepper, a
condiment that was altogether new to
him, and perceiying that the effect
was grateful and appetizing, .spray
sir" said he "would you have The
goodness to let me taste little ofthat
red sALT?n
"sgith pleasure,' replied the Par.
son, ''but | must aPprise you that il is
pepper, and not salt; pepper of, the
strong gest force, that received from
friend in the tropics, and said he, hau-
ing it to him, "a very fe" grains will
go great way
A half derisive glance at the size
| of my uncle, and then at his own port.
lly figure. seemed to intimate that be
thought the caution very little worthy
ofnotce by man of bis cubicular
inches. He raped the bottle on the
side as he had seen the parson loosen
the grains Of his fry stimulent, ap.
T piled it in the same way, but without
the same caution, to gravy, and used
it freely with bis meat.
The pepper was not long in making
his acquaintance, buthe resisted man.
fully the first ntimations of this inter-
Nal assalant; hemmed stoutly and
rep peatedly, as ifhe were determined
10 MAINTAIN MS ground, nls race tueu
became scarlet; an unnatural warmth
took possession Of his frame; the ton
sils Of his throat began TO swell; his
eyes glstened, he dashed away a tear
from his obstrocted sight, spread a.
broad his arms like Sampson cropping
for The remaining pillars Of the tenn
pie Of GaZa, and rose in an agony Of
distress and pain unimaginable to him
in his dreams before. His first note
was that of a great b:indlcd bull In
his own cattle yard at home. The
word does no justice whatever to the
sound.
Fortunately he did not cough! My
uncle much concerned at the Incl
dent, recommended him to allay The
pungcncy with glass of water. He
caught at word. He endeavored to
say "will that put it out?' and made
for large jug that had been repIen-
ished, he raised it boldly TO his lips.
and took draught, that had its con"
tents been more gentle. might for its
length, breadth and depth and height,
have won from Bacchus, the whole
conquest ofthe Indies.
"Jedediah.' said he, as soon as he
could articu'sie, "for the lands sake
does my mouth blaze?'
"No,' said the other, with impetur-
able coolness. 'sbut it smokes consum-
edly, Hiram, | tell you"
Another jar Of water seemed TO re"
assure him Of his safety against inter-
nal combustion; and his powers of
speech in some measure returning,
and with them his entire self-posses-
sion, he sirode in front Of my uncle.
and accosted him:
,"Do you know mister, that | took
you for parson?'
~ am indeed,' said my uncle, san
humble member Of the cloth"
"Oh you be, be you! And do you
think it is any how consistent with
your calling to lravel about the coun.
try in this here way, carrying hell-f'e
in your breechesY
"8es9Eel to die Bic"
i A .aru "a cLer.. - l -. tko IL