Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-04-28
NO. IL.

{ rugged places he dreaded a tall, as he had en-
/ trely forgotten how 10 motion or the play d the
| springs. But no excuse would now answer my
wife and the girls, and treating him 70 = stiiT
/ diam Of rum 10 brighten his spirits, as they said,
/ they insisted ON dressing him OF 10 a suit Of my
/ cd Kentucky leans, though there WAS lull foot
/ and half difference in our heights, not taking
/ into account the old fellows bow legs, which
| | assure you, sir deserbeda complete circle be.
/ twiNt the hips and the feet.
1 Thus arranged, we sat ou,, my vile and the
pirls in the barouche, whilst | rode one Of my
blooded mares with my son behind. But the
nlan had ike TO have failed from the very start
Mot being used to their new caparsons, my
! Aules would not bulge foot from their tracks,
aNough Mrs. Panlove and my girls kindly en-
deayored To aid by rocking their bodies to and flo
SO as to coax them TO ksep up the motion whilst
old Jerry, mounted on the djckey with all his az.
cient dignity, stamped terribly on the dash board
| keeping up at the same time such a constant
cmckiug and whisting that feared the muscles Of
/ his mouth would tire down soon in lhe geian.--
! The worst o, it was. that my foreman had abso,
utely forbidden the use Of whip as sure TO pro-
| ducc III of violent and dangerous kicking up.
| Failing in all other attempts, the old fellow seemed
! at last to conjecture that his mules were not suti
cieutly aware of their liberty to move and he
! would lean forward aud throw the reins loosely
about their hips so coaNingly and indulgently
! that made sure the hint would be taken.--
| Not so however, aud | had at length TO call one
| Of my plough lads 10 assist us, who, unhucklng
the reins and advising the old driver To hold on
steady gave the lead mule such mnustrous jerk
| by the mouth at the SAME time kicking her VIC.
lenty in the side that they both started off in
iul! trot, not stopping until they came to the big
gate, the boy in the meantime, running along at
the side.
Without stopping, sir, TO recover the various
| liule mishaps which fell to on the way, such as
Sailing now aud then, an occasional break a.
bout some part Of our rckety vehicle, aud one
or two falls on the part OF old Jerry, all of which
gave great offence to my wife and the girs
whilst it liclled Our mischievous pet ola boy be.
yond measure, | will just say that we reached
town iust five minutes after | / o'clock, having
started from home about half hour before day
As we got opposite the Baptist church large,
quality carriage, filled with as starchy SET Of fine
ladies' AS ever had seen in Nashville, and drawn
by two fiery bay horses, rushed passed US in fall
irol, and il made such llashy Appearance beside
our old crazy barouchc that | repenled sorely,
plain man as am, had humored my women
in allowing them TO come in that way When
we got into the main streets | soon noticed that
our looks and cqupage produced quite a ssnsa.
ton. The sight OF the fine carriage, Mr. Ram.
bier, had recalled to old Jerry some Of his for
mer coachman glory, for he was now grinning
most hideou.ly, with his mouth stretched from
ear to ear, (slthough sir, he had not single
tooth in his head whilst my girls, who had OBJ
served one or two gentlemen acquaintance on
Market street, kept bobbng and ducking their
heads at a rate which lslt no doubt Of ,he great
pleasure they felt AT the recognition. thought
that detected a smohersd laugh on the lips OF
one of these sparks as bis aye fell on old Jerry
and the mules; and on the corner, when another
bowed as we passed, actually saw him clap hi,
hand to his mouth the minute after, aud force a
violent fit Of phlhsic to conceal his rldsness
really could not baneN them much, but thought
as they had been many time at the bran dances
which my girls give occasionally IN The summer
season, that they might have tried little harder
to make more decent and respectful out OF It,
on The first visit the poor creatures had ever made
to town. We made but slow progress up the
street despite Of the vigorous eucking and drum.
ining which old Jerry m mayed to keep up IN or.
der 10 divert tho attention OF his mules, (Which
really looked ahout,as much pleased sany lntide
Of the cafrage,) 4 it was not without considem-
bic senlllug that we al length drew up in front o
a large store, Il prepared to alight. We were nc.
quart,d with the 3iorekeeper and his principal
clerk. d knowing my snug means an pIalnpunc.
tual business ways, they received ia with every
possible demonstration OF JOY, shaking hands cor.
daily with my wife and the girls, aud kindly say
ing that he hoped We had come at last to make a
biz bill. could not bu, bs gratiied at the
warmth Of their behavior, but their fine manners
put my women into such an ecstacy ofgood hU'
monr, that feared they would 90 100 far in re
turning it for my notions Of economy. when "f
entered the store, two or three OF the younge
clerks who were seated near the door, observing
tho marked Difference and pleasure with which
we had inspired their superlors, bounced VI
. from their seats with astonishing agiliyand then
not taking time to walk around, Slid over tht
counters with motion like that Of SO many ter
rapins summing themselves on some old foatIn!
log.
We were now all arranged along the mali
counter ct loerably regular distances apart, vii
a view, | suppose to full room for action, noun
, ted on high, slender stools, with a salesman sta
f toned obiigingly opposite to each. | comics
, these ominous preparations caused me to bencl
slightly, but AS it was now greatly too late t.
. draw ont, had to content myself with resolve
To at still and look sharDly TO the affair, | OBJ
served, however, with some uheasiness, that th'
slofe~keeper was adopting the same sort OF TAG
tics on his side, for he stood apart from the rest
leaning on the show case, with his eye hxet
steadily on his clerks all the time, endeavore'
by yarions fents and demonstrations to draw
! him from his position, but as he did not SHOW
| any attention. soon gave over in despair
My wife and her daughters asked first to lool
at some cacoes and nankecns, all hands lmme
diafpv foil IN vorl, and hnlt after holt was das h