Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-02-17

is jus, issued by W. II. Graham, of This CT
tv. Ii has continuation of Coopet's nov
ell Of the ''lslets of the Gulf" There is
one OF J. c. Meals clever humorous sketch
es, entitled "Tribulalion Trepjd," from
which we extract the following very char
ac,eristic portion:-[ Eve. Post.
"Bcwa:e how your synpathising nature
induces you to accost Trbnlaion Trepid
in the highway, unless you are proolagainsl
The contagious influences Of sorrow, and
are firmly fixed in the confidence of your
own hope; for il seems to afford a mourn
full satisfaction to all the Trepids to bring
others down to their own melancholy level
"You may ry,"-say hcy->no objec-
ton TO any body trying but it's not OF.
ten that trying comes TO any thing. What
ever il may be, it will never answer-we
neyer knew things TO answer. Things ne
yer answer nova days. with various oth-
er assurances Of a Ike enlivening nature.
Beware, then, Of the effect of contact with
the Trep:ds, unless your nature is Of that
sanguine sort which bids defiance TO the
chill, and has hardihood TO sport Itself safe
ly in December's snow.
s. How are you Trep;d? How do you
feel oday, Mr.. Trepid!'
"A great deal worse han was, than
k'ee-'most dead, am obliged to vou--
I'm always worse than was, and don't
think was ever any better. Pm very
sure, any how, that I'm not going to be a.
ny better; and, for the future, you may al
ways know Pm worse without asking any
questions; for the questions make me worse.
if nothing else does?
"'Why, Tsepid, what's the matter with
you?"
Nothing, | tell you, in particular: but
great deal is the matter with me in gem
eIal; and that's the danger, because we
don't know what it is. THAT'S what kills
peope--when they can't tell what it is
that's what's killing me. My great grand
father died of it, he did, and so will |. The
doctors don't know-they can't tell-they
say I'm well enough, when Pm bad enough;
and SO there's no help I'm going off some
ofthese days, right after my great grand
father, dying of nothing IN particular, bat
Of every thing in general. That's what
finishes our folks
"But as Trbulaiion Trep'd has now got
under way in reference TO his bodily health
il may be as well to suffer him TO explain
himself in the matter Of his pecuniary re.
Ialions, which are in quite as bad condi
ton.
"'Well, but, Trep'd, how do you come
on otherwise? Why don't you 60 into some
sort Of business and keep a shop?;'
"'Keep a shop!-what's the use of my
keeping a shop7 If | keep Shop, nobody
would ever come into it; and if they did
come in, they would'nt buy any thing
Didn't | try once, and nobocy came, be
cause they said hadn't enough Of an as
sortment! Kech me! Why did they not
bay what | had, instead OF trying 10 coax
me TO ge; things, which they would not
have bought after all? Ne keep a shop.
Yes, to be sold out by the Shertf--I'm al
ways sold oui--don't know it before
handr
"Apply for a situation did you say
Nonsense Amt they always very sorry
If had only come sooner, or if they
had only know'd of il before-isn't that
always the answer? Could ever gel any
where soon enough, or before somebody
else had been there, and had gathered up
all the good things that were ugoing p
Don't talk to me about applying for sit
uaiion. lis almost as bad as trotiug
about 10 gel an office. Bring your recon-
mendalions, sly they; and by the tine
you've got your accommodations, oh, how
sorry they are, for such nice man as YOU,
only the place is filed already
''I'ye great mind never 10 Try 10 go
anywhere any more, after situations
somebody must sleep there all night for,
however bright aud early get up Of a
morning, there he is; and Knight have
had the place if had been in time, as If
th1; was any comfort.
'Asd as for trying to borrow money Of
people, which is nee easy way OF getting
"a living as "a gentleman could desire, #
you've pretty gond run Of bus ness in that
line, never could do much at it, some
how or other. neger could take he
moneyed peopleby surprise. They seemed
10 know what | wanted as soon as looked
at them, and they were always very sorry.
ioo-everybody is yerv sorry 10 me-but
they had no cash 10 spare just now, and