The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-09-22

lor uidg SIN, too, as
am confident will be the casey and leh us, :,
divide the caPon between us-sbe, dear hear,
dining on mush and milk! Very little Of tina
eapon DID eat, aud little Of my cool botlle o
elarei passed my lips! 7 had Mr. Grimpkiu,
horae led, too, and he kept me up, af.er dinner
talking about what he meant 70 DO when n,
got to the Legislature, whilst / would hay,
gwen more for my after-dinner nap than
would for ell his principles ana brain nut 10
geiher. didn't promise to vote for him. buI
limited very strongly that way. The fact 4
never heard Of him before. Wen. ne wan,
AVA, and ! lay dowa Oa The gallery add wcnr
10 sleep.
bad gone Of into d deep and rlOriou,
srcoae, and was dreaming that 1 huge monStel
with forty heads [on each 81 which va / rtesl
brass girnlsl, 4 ia Thinocetos,) had announced
himself q . candidate Eor III The OaicoS with.
n the gift Of the people, when Mra TimSon
(who would no more have dared ID disturb nv
lsiesta on ordinary occasions, than she would
have cut Of her little fuger3 tickIsd my nose
viii . feather, and ] awUke, in d vsry bad
humor. .D-s it all, Mrs. TimsOn, my dear!,
said |, starting up and rubbing my burning
eyes, ! what the devil did you disturb me fol,
eh, Mrs. TimaOn?' soh, don't SPEAK 90
loud said she in q whisper, sthere's aqen-
tlelnan sitting IN the parlOr-anoiher candi.
dalej' put on q calm countenance and walk.
led in, and there sat an Intelligent, bright.loOk..
ing young man. whom Isaw, at a glance, was
a gentlemen disguised as a candidate. He
rose up and apologised very gracefully Tor
having disturbed me, and told me that he was
a candidate: that memorable custom compelled
him TO visit the people, and he wished to o..
cupy as little Of their time and give them as
litiletrouble as possible, sSir,' said !, with
feryor, you shal! have my vote--you are 4
man Of sense-you are q gentleman, see that,
notwithstanding your disguise, and III vote for
YOU, sir! What are. your politics. and for
what Office do you run?' He explained IL all,
and after | had pressed him to eat a little din.
neT, and relresh himself a. the sideboard, he
left. | advised Mrs. Timson 10 have some
capons always dressed, and some claret al.
ways cooling-and it was well / did 50. That
night three candidates slept atlmy houss-one
was running for Justice OF the Peace, one for
Constable, aud the other for Congress. They
discussed the affairs Of the nation with con.
siderable warmth, and until after mid night.
1.-The constable candidate getting rather the
best Of il, as Mrs, Timson and / both thought
and then went to bed-Ihe whole three being,
as l thought, Cand Mrs, Timson remarked the
same lhing) rather tight.
The next day ssVon candidates visited my
house, and ate with. me, and four more slept|
in my beds. Three had already retired, when
the fourth came. Mrs. Timson had only two
spare beds, therefore they slept two ii bed.
About five m%inustes after | had conducted
the new conner to the room where the one. can.
didate was a-bed, heard . tremendous racket
cloud voices-a crashing Of furnituro-a fall
ing Of bodies-and such cursing and swearing
as never heard before in my house,
| ran to the room, at the door Of which stood
the other two. candidates, in, their shirts, look
ing 10 on the scene of destruction. Why,
Mr.. TmsOn,' said one stOhy did you put those
two men to bed IOgsiherl Why, sir, the are
both running for Clerk and they are jus, as
hostile towards one another as two men can
be!' ! looked into the foom, and there stood
MI. Squirt, with one Of Mrs. Timson's beauti-
ful large piece of crockery ed.furniture held
alOft in HE hand, Qike JOye posing a thunder
boltD ready 70 descend upon the head Of Mr.. /
Spots, who held up as q shield, the cover Of
the same vessel. They had already broken
the looking glass on the bureau, had demOlish' I
two chairs, and torn the mosquito.bar into
MIR. Squirt brought the spacious
Of the vessel down accurately upon
The top Of Mr. Sports very small rhcad, The
few out, and milk-whits vessel rested
upon Mr.. Spot's shoulders, encircline his
and chin like the rufles Of a spanish
In the time of Cortdz. The bridge /,
If Mr. Spott's nose was shady skinned blythe de-
Of the vessel. succeeded in stopping /
he row, and, after two hours spent 10 wriline |
ind accepting challenges, and drinking my old !
the parties shook hands and went 10 bed
Although Mrs. Timson was soroly
lexed az this destruction Of her furniture, she .
.ould not help laughing when / Oldherabout !
what bsfel MIR, Spotts. She asked mo if ] I
the candidates had nearly all made d
tour; / told her that they : hadn'tbegani il
Or there wers eleven candidates for the Leg 4
slasure-nine for Clerk, fifteen tor COnstablss, a
i've for Congress, nineteen for lustieeseO6 the il
~'euce, seven for Recorders, six for Sheriff, d
hrss fof Coroner, two fof Governor, two for e
lieut.. Governor, two for Auditor, and-so-fOrtb, 81
and-sO-forth. Mrs. Timson HI
sksd me II we hadn't better Siove away to "
mother part Of the country until after cleo 81
She said that she should Be very happy to q