The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-11-10
From Me Spi,it Of The Trne,.
FIRST TRIP TO TowN

From he Spirit Of The Times.
sAMMY'S FIRST TRIP TO TOWN. Vi
His father was an honest, placid farmer, Of
large family, several members Of which had
arrived al the age of maturity without even
visiting a more public place than the grist
mill, some half a dozen miles from the exact
81, I of their nativity. But the present sub
ject Ct this wiring was the youngest son,
whose, precocity &C talent had crea ed
hopes in the breast Of the mother that, he
would one day be an honor to the family, and
might, perhaps, be a 'marchant,' or even e
preacher, if he would only quit the bad habit
he had contracted Of passing nearly every
Sabbath wading about in the pecosi s'--elther
after buckle orbcrries hunting old hares, The
skins Of the latter answering pretty much mi
The place Of small currency, as in these days
shin %plastefs had not entered the brain of the
most cunning and 'shrewd Of the fnanciers
Of the country, at least not as the circulating
medium. 'a@
Sammy was he darling (of course) st both
paren,s; he generally had his own way-and
hid il fac grove 10 The age Of rs without
more I an aall dozet i ckings from his father,
who h d worn out a quarter Of ain acre Of.
brush, more OF less. on the other sons. Sam
my had aIso received IN extra q~uantutn OF edu.
G ion, iuqsmuch as he had been sent 10 school
three summers, and had acquired q pretty
good ~knowledg OF all kiudssof reading itr
whlciltlre words did aot consist Of more than
ioor or five letters, and he actually knew the
ii ures up totwenty. His IA her made ansanS
NAL trip to the nearest town ofany note, in orr
der to dispose of v%nfious bags Of geese fedthers,
rolls of jeens, bundles Of socks and peacock
tails, &c. &c and with the proceeds thereof to
lay in a supply Of groceries FOR the use Of the
family the ensuing year. s sa 4.
AS the usual time came on for said trip,
Samnn} too il int his head that he would
accompany 'Dad,' as he usually called his
prdternit ancestor, ana with gthe assistance Of.
The Orders-nO, porsuasions, Of his mothel-
whom he had gained over to his plan by vari-
Gus promisea # behaving more moral on his
retG h, ard moi learning bad things and evil
sayings from the mill boys, for the future, he
at length prevailed on Pap, as he had lovingly
stJled the old man for several days previous.
to permit him to accompany him, assuring
him that he could keep ahead Of the two Old
horses that had performed the trip annually for
perhaps IS years, all Of which the old man
knew very well was true. a-st4 x
iii due course Of time th5y arrived in town
and Sammy Immediately set about selling The
little roll Of hare skins-bags Of chesnuta,
which he had brought along as bis own indi-
yiduH stock. These he soon disposed'of at a
shanty in the suburbs, and felt quite large,
baying several small silver coins jingling nils
pockets. H then accompanied his father to
the. business part OF the town, and was i%nstruc-
ted to keep close to dad,' and keep his eyes
: skim ed but 50 soon as they arrived in the
ain streets Sammy forgot every thing and
every body he had ever known; he had filed
the bosom ofhis roundabout with ginger cakes
--tnree Of which he had taken in part pay for
his stock Of psoduce-with his old wool hat
drawn overh his ears, his check roundabout, his
%coperas breeches-with neither flap nor pos
suml bely-as they were precisely alike fore
and aft, thin legs, coming down half way be!
tween the shin and ankle, il. an Intellectual at-
tempt 10. meet the upward Advance Of . patrol
blue socks-the feet Of which was hid BY q
pail, Of home made stitch downs, @
Hegkept near the centre Of the street, his
head thrown back, cake in hand-eyes and
mouth opens eugrossing the whole Figured
all the mammoth boots, horse heads, big coffee
pots Sc, hung ont 70 to entice custom ant
show where everything wa done neat ano
with dispatch and 70 orders he was Just IN chs
set of speaking tot suit Of clothes, bootef
} and hated, hanging befsre the door Of q cloth
ing store, when 10 head an omnibus, al
around him as he imagined, and giving on'
desperate leap he lodged with biz nethe
extremity full, fiat and firm into . 6rk
8Ekin Of rancid Goshen, which an auctionee
2 hadiust uncovered TO expo SO ~fOrsale. He sooT
extrieaEed himseIf, fat and gTeasy,in spots
still munching his gingerbread. Turning