The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-23


k notion of: but Peggy did get married
b asst, and the manner aud 10 whom We al
now about TO relate.
= She had oil course got in bad odour wit
g some oil The young men, she had once i'll
y ed, Tor the superior attentions Of the ST.
n dents, aud they were determined on bein
. revenged If it ever lay in their power; an
they were acute enough to consutnmat
I their desire If q chance offered, and iol
, tune seemed 10 favor couple Of the b'hoys
who were rather devilish, end who wef
. blessed with more ingenuity than the res,
, The reader will pardon US for u hia,us.
Twas race week 10 Charleston, and q
usual Beau Hickman was there. Bea,
was regular a,lendsn, a, ali the " courses
from Long Island 10 Orleans: he was one
OF the b'hoys that knew how to "ring in
on all occasions. No one could more fe
llcitously describe race horse than Beau
nor could any one tell with more certainty
who was going 20 win the most around the
Roulette table, or The u. S. A: in fac be
~ss perfect connoisseur in things relating
to tie turf, sud eau fail" in all things
pertaining to the Club.
/ IL aas night of tho :" four mile day" in
Charleston, when the two Young men OF so
much ingenuity alluded 10 before, were sit
ting together with Beau around a table, in
one Of the rooms of hotel, then known a.
the Nsg's Head, nov kept by Hoke Of
Lincoln. William r. Johnson had ,ha,
day taken the purse with bay horse, bu,
these three Young men could not hate been
talking of that, as hey each, with an arm
resting on The table, leaned over aud "a
subdoed tone carried on their converse
tion. fes-says enc Of them-Beau, !
know you must succeed, ind want you by
al means 10 come out"
believe you can make an impression,
says the olher-ap if you do, your name
shall have = conspicuous place IN the
chronicles Of our Illage, and your memo.
~ viii be revered while the present gener.
alton lasts"
"On, well ,hen"-says Beau-boys, IN
come, mark il: You say shes ,olerably
rich, If that's so, | must come The 4" bull
hang" over her any how. III jus, dive
up lhsre in style ADD "ring in,"' on her
like did once 10 Richmond"
Here Beau wen, over one Of his inter.
mnsb'e yarns. sheSing bis happy facility
in eomieg tho :. bully hang over some peo-
pie and how be could ring in Just when
II suited hls fancy, but, as lha. is no, rela.
want 10 this truthful history We leave i, out.
:" Bus, rays he concluding hls remarks |
can't come before fall, wan, TO attend the
4" onion Course" and then along down 10
Tree Hal "by :" New Market" and after
tina, between tho" New Market" races aud
"Geo' getaan ones" III have some tine; and
dem me If doa'i give call"
Another Bal was given in our Village.
Many lssses we're there and many lads,
bright shons tho lamps Ger fair women
And brave mcn.-Eyes spoke love 10 ewes
Which sPaks again."
and all wneged merry as a village belle;
but Peggy was not the belle on this occa.
sion she vas there however, aud bore
more conspicuous part, go far as this story
IS Concerned, than any female present.
Abou, shutdown of the same day gen.
,leman diving a spendid horse, in very
stylish buggy drove up 10 the door OF the
Inn, he allgh,ed and called for room, he
was no, very long in his room before Ray
and Williams the two young men hereto
iotc mentioned found him out, altogether as
Il by surprise. but in reality according TO
appointment.
well Hickman. you're welcome, we
had gwen you out, glad though you've
come at last, get ready and I'll call aud
take you to The brcez", + so SAID Williams
as he gave our hero Beau Hickman
hearty shake OF tie hand. "l'il leave Ray
with you to help you arrange your toilet !:
look perfectly killing you hear, as irresis,l
Die as possible"
Yes, says Beau rung in for tirs:
rate wardrobe before cane over and If
don't shine, dem Beau; lots of ctavats,
vests, and pants, and It don. come the
bully hang" then feed me on crackers I'LL |
get thin enough 10 be rider for handy cap.
| Beau was always long @, his toilette
longer on this occasion than commonly
and Ray le1 hun before he had half finish
ed this was picconcet,ed though; about the
time he gave the finishing touch 10 his
crava, Williams entered again.
Hurry, hurry Hickman; il is seven
o'clock, and you have to go by my room.
and stay awhile arranging with Ray aud
myself cur plans, By that lime II will be
eight, which wall be full late for country
ball"
81 am a, your service, sir--sad Beau,
running he fingers through his long and
luxuriant growth OF hair--l am a, your ser.
vice and hope n, Miss Pesgy's."
They repaired 10 Williams room where
Ray was expecting them; what they said
and wha, was the eSten, Of their plotting
We stop no, to inform the reader, leaving II
to his ssgaci,y to disc,ve tina, in the Sc
quel. Ray left item and proceed 10 lht
ball they followed him half hour after
wards.