The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
s.''l 1855 From the Bostonan. "
NAT PERKINS INTRODUCTION
TO TIE ELEPHANT,
by BUTTERMILK.

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TO TIE ELEPHANT,
BY BUTTERMILK.
Great G"l'y!%mam, if, there beant our
ga! cunning up The road, Us I'm alive, said
T'iy Ierkins tn her nanny, as she espicd
l"ng-leggcd, home-spun-looking son Of
old Massachusetts, ass propelling his way to-
wards one of those cosy, quiet and coinfor.
table farm houses, SO peculiar ia New Eng
else.
We'll. rat me, If il beanl Ma, cunnin hum
again, sure as Ingins,' replied the old lady,
1nRihg OH her goggleslo get better sigh. a,
we male representative Of the Perkins
family, as that hopeful scion came scoo,ing
along up to The pretty white gate fron,ine
the cot Of his ancestors.
,iow 90 ye dew, marin, Polly, and the
m"'l squad oiye! back ngin. here be by
Ejing"! and if 60 dawn to lhu. Sodom and
od in cidcr-prcss.'
why, Nathan, what be you .alkin' a.
onn!s pom sous alive, you talk worse than
iii!erl!e. Cum in, and sci down; you look
as tired and misecabiI as Texico solecr:
Why' what on airrh have you been abou,1
"A beo"l! wall, | guess, marin, if YOU
nave lew bushels OF pork, puddins, taters,
pea: pea"s' ana s'ci, like. Ill jes. expand my
, mae lee'lc' afnre l vcn.cr into per,ick.
Iers. Great e.hosefa! but I'm empty; |
n"ht believe nary saw mill 'twixt here and
bang"re could rlIaw faster tl,an shall this
! mint, On! Kier Grnndy! but I'm fxed up
p'ntlIy, anyhow" And do wn wenta Ill
lie calico trunk uron the floor. off NntPcr.
kins' shoulder, and ddsRn went MAI in,o n
chair, at the old cherry table, which Mnrm
ierklns soon stacked with the solid cdiblcs
of a Yankee furn house pantry.
Nat Perkins, the subject Of our nrcscn,
sketch' was The second son Of old Perkins,
n linral descendant Of another Perkins
whose fathers father was-ano,hcr pcrk
ms, we believe: but we cannot youcb for
this (uc, positip.ly, inasmuch rs we nrc
not nble to produce any testimony ,hn,
could clea: ~ and distinctly snbs,an,in,e H.
however rresutning the kind reader is
per'fc'y sat'slied upon that point. we will
proceed 10 throw little nnre liplt upon
the subject oI our s,ory-Na, Perkins him.
self.
Nat Perkins, the second son of old Per
h'ns' was young man Of some Two and
Wc"'E years ol age; and as his worthy old
lather was Massuchus .s fnrmer in com
'ortnnie circumstances, and took several Of
ne session and county papers for The cdi6-
can"n OF himself and children, it may be
presumed that Nat Perkins was somewhat
enlightened upon the natural and moral
consequences arising from the march OF
science and progress Of opinion in this en-
lSh'cned century. Besides the nforma-
uoh mus obtained. Nat was aided in his ma
tura' Prccocity Of intellect by some school
ing and experience, that may always be
picked un among associates Of ones own
c'ass, win less or more insight Of this stu
pendous limc-piccc-thc world.
Though Nat lived but fifty odd miles J..
Do'e boston, he never had. previous to
THIS trip, paid the City Of Notions q visit.
30 30 one day, after a serious cogitalion to
himseli. anu argument with the old folks,
Nat ferkins came to the conclusion to
pncR up ana go down 10 the city and ee,
INTO business. PLENTY siltivalions to be
naa' argued he TO the old folks; for he
ma seen advertisements in the Boston pa /.
pers' day after day, for young men TO nj.
'cha s'orcs' act as agents, and cashiers,
ana the Lord knows what all there was MOI
for young, genteel and active men 10 attend
to, at line large salaries, and no work or
trouble about il. In fact, these brilliant
openings had preyed good while upon
the inflated fancy Of Mr.. Nat Perkins, and
S" he had fully made up his mind to 90 to
Boston and lay his fortune as soon as nos.
slble' for he had often read that procraslic
haion was The thief Of time, and while h.
might De plodding over grass sods, cornl
hei''s' and pumpkin vines, oil the brillian-
chnhces ior agents and clerks and shop
Keepers might be taken up and disposed of
TO the fist conner.
Wei, one bright and sunny morning in
inc glorious month Of October, Ma. Perk
ms ms all dressed up us fine us fidhIcs, with
! MY real dollars in wallet, and bran new