The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-06

"e 10 'uc 'bstoW OF iHe tDuff, ana retired.
4 When Capt. B4caa,d returned to the
dock, he found the !~cuiy thousand Jeas
already awaiting him, caps q hauj. lle
might have had the caps fur no hang, but,
desfous to leave behind han 8 name for
generosity end greatness Of soul, lie pur.
chased 'hcm at TAO cents piece.
TIE kaFFiR AND THE FASHIONABLE
LADIES.
A lew Days ago Gays Sly's African Jour.
nall four ladies, IN the foil blaze, and ex.
tfeme b,eadih Of English fashion-for their
6uafes would have passed muster end even
excited euvy IN Bond s!ieei-pa,d visit 10
:he rebeI chef SIudlili, u. his residence 10
the Drosldy, well know u gallal, ard witty
colonel acting as cicefone TO The party
With considerable address and the aid Of
the energetic colonel, each fair vo,ary Of
fashion managed to convey herself aud POT.
table wardrobe through the narrow door
way (enly lniendcd for horse to enter a,)
ct The chiel's apartment. without much
damage, anf ,he party stood fronting tie
cto9p ot wondering sayBges. Sanuilli re.
ciIntd on an iron hospital s,fetcher, ~
g,cceiul attitude. snh his legal tigef..kin
kiics cifelcs.is thrown over hun. HIS
brother, q splendid specimen OF rude X #
IL, sIoud On bis leii, 10 all the pIide OF na.
1--we dignity. whose line llnbs ard well de
seloped muscles no thing or wisppsge had
helped 10 s,fap.e 10 Their groaih-beauii
fol, perfect model for q sculptor, and mos
strange contrast 10 tho made.up figures Of
his gio'Gsqne m,iinef.made visitors. A..
round these two we're lying, sitting and
siatdlng The other councillors, abou, n do.
zsa. IN ,a,iuss attitudes aud stages Of KAT
df.no.ia,h,an, some au HGitrel, others blnn.
keled and ksfossed. Aiicr u scru,inI eng
Sauiuaion OF he various figures compos
ing this pic'ufesq1e group OF the ellie OF
kafii land, epl much critical disqulsIIIon
co Tho part oi the company OF ladies' as TO
The relative merits OF the ancieB, Grec;an
statues. Saudi.I was requested 10 stand up
aud show himself. The chef wished to
know ~ho The ladies were, that he should
stand 10 then presence. Tell him," said
the iacosc Culonel to the Interpreter, tell
han they ate my syes. and that | have
another at home end ak ahat he thinks
of them" "Ftc, Colonel" isiltorcd enc
soung iudr, "hos can you tell tho chief
such bon.ensc y The interpreter explain.
ed, tho chief laughed and whispered to b..
brother, Who laughed also, and the Laugh
Ven, round the cucle. oil s,silne at the four
fashionable ladies, sho began to laugh TOO
al the hlatiy they lad occssioued amongst
the natives. "Oh do tell US VIA, they are
so merry shout" said Mss -, ",hey We
fund ou, something very fanny, fm sure,
SAudhll Is laughing 50 eickedly." "Oh,
YES, { Jlunel,h cnlfealed Mrs. -. "pfay
let the ,uernreitr ask him" The inter
prefer DID ask, bat was seized s,h such an
immodarale FL u laughing that he could
DOT stop hlnsof. Tie LADIES' joined again,
and tie scene LecaHc reilly quite exciting.
The Interpreter seemed bashlul when press
ed to give The chefs reply, and The curt.
osily of the ladies' of course made them slil
more ,mpnfluna,e for 80 explanation Of the
run. What does he say 7" quoth the Co.
lionel. lie says, sir, YOU are likely 10
have a latgs family, FOR they all appear
-" Suddenly the room Is darkcned,
bus,les are squetz ~ themselves franllcal.
" through the nnttu. doorway, helping TO
eodac each other through, pud SO forth,
aud The patty ~ soon seen 10 rapid light
scumperng home along the green. follow.
cd by the mlschievous colonel.
! THE REFoRMER AND THE QUAKER.
4 A country clergyman ~as bnastlng n a
large company oil tho success he had met
with IN reforming his pensioners. on whom
his lsbors, he sad, had produced wonder
I fol change for the better. Being asked in
what respect, he replied that, when he came
Il 81 among them, they we're a set OF IN
m.nnerly clowns, who paid him no more
Difference than they did one another; did
noi go much as pull of their ha, when they
spoke to hin, bu, bavlcd out as roughly
and lamil,arly a. though he vas their equal
whereas now they never presumed to I'D
dress him but cap ia hand and IN a submis
eve voice, made hin the best bow wher
they aere a, ten yards' distance, styling hin
yopr reperence Of every aord. A Quaker
y no had hestd the whole patiently, made
answer, "Aod so. friend, the upsho. OF 'hl
reformation. of which thou hast so muc'
carnaI plorying, is. tina, thou hast laugh
thy people 10 worship hyseli."
True LOVE" Nv darling, viii yo
take a h,r,s Of ,hn--a- sluffing7"
IL ~ilI, dear. il you do; but IT you don''
I won'.."-Punch.
, 9Vhy - a vulgar character like
certain tree I Ans. Because he is "Io'
Gus" tLoets.)