Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-11-10

the servants, with their napkins, stoot
ready TO bring on the first course a
soon as the governor should be announc
ed. a quarter past four, and no COVER
nor Livingston, prominent mem
berot the council, who loved good things
grew impatient.
:" am afraid the turtle is gettin.
cold, . he said to Cruger
Yes, and the oysters will be to,
much Drowned, and the goose overdone.
replied his associate.
: had my eye on that fine roasting
pig. The skin was crisped to charm
Pig gentlemen, should be ALWAYS eatel
hot, with wine sauce, "chimed in Morris
They were good livers in those day
A messenger was announced from the
governor, Sir Danvers; and a servant il
the governor $ livery entered with anotc
which he handed to Livingston, anc
withdrew.
The governor, gentlemen, is moi
coming. He was taken with severe
headache, which he has periodically. he
says. an hour ago, and he is compelled
to decline our hospitality" Livingston
threw the note on the table.
Rather odd" said Morris, with a
curious twist of his face. His head.
ache comes at strange time"
The news passed from the dining hall
to the kitchen, through the line OF wal
| tiers.
The governor not comingw SAID
the chief cook of the subStantials ano
solids. Then | have laid out all my
skill and science for nothing. Tive
days labor of brain and body all gone
And that plum pudding! 1t is destiny
it is fate"
The governor not coming y repeat
ed the French pastry cook. WON
Dieu! that Sou0lee, which the Great
Mogul gave me one diamond, all BIG as
one pullet's egg for the invention, the
governor will not be here to taste !Sa-
ere, am ruin
The council, though disappointed
not having the governor, We're deter
mined not to be disappointed in the din
ner, and the good things were soon UNI
der discussion, which speedily brought
out the better natures of the council and
their guests. In the midst of the enjoy
ment-in fact before the first course
had beenremoved-thed door was thrown
open and servant announced His
EXcellency the Governor
Had bomb-shell been thrown in the
midst of the company, greater confusion
could not have taken place SO far
from there being any appearance of pain
in the head of Sir Danvers, his countc-
nance was peculiarly smiling, and his
dress was peculiarly neat and approx ri
ate for a dinner party of the period. His
suite consisted of his private secretary
and two or three officers Of the garri-
son.
Il am glad, gentlemen, YOU have not
waited for me. Punctuality, when the
soup is hot, is one of the necessary pro-
prieties that an invited guest should al
ways remember is due to his hosts
But your cXcelencvs headache ,
We are happy to hear that it has left
you so speedily" replied Livingston.
Headache! | do not understand
YOU, sir"
This note will explain our otherwise
seeming want of manners and he
passed the letter to the governor.
He read it over and over again, and
giving it to his private secretary, said:
Seymour, are YOU acquainted with
that hand writing =
No, sir. II is either piece of de-
signed mischief, or the scheme of some
wouId-be wag."
Gentlemen, YOU have been impos ID
upon. You have jokers in New York,
| perceive but they shall not deprive
me of my dinner-it is too Savory'
The governor shone to great advan-
tage before the council and guests, par
ticularlv after the wine came on the Ia
bic. His conversation was fascinating,
and his general knowledge extensive
He had travelled much, particularly on
the continent, then almost aSlittle known
to Transatlantic visitors as the interior
of Tartary at the present day. His
adventures-th sights he bad beheld-
the lofty mountains of Switzerland tia
", Naples and Vesuvius-imperial Rome
Vienna, the city of the great German
empire, where the bearded and t'urrcd
Russian was then just rising into Euro
pean importancc-all his visits were
told in an unaffected style, pleasing and
truthful. The man who has travelled,
and can relale orally what he has seen
without egotism or atiectation, always
makes an agreeable companion.
A letter was put into the hands Of the
governor-it had been left by a stran-
ger at the door. He read it with some
agitation, put it into his pocket, slipped
his wine, and the conversation took
more humorous turn. In about half an
hour after, the governor rose and beg
red to be excused for the remainder OF
the evening. Ofcourse there could be
no refusal, and the governor left the CT
ty mansion unattended.
There had arrived in New \ DIRK,
few DAYS after Sir Danvers Osborne
reached the city, a colony packet from