Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-08

BY NED.
Mrs. Scrlggins has spent few weeks in the
counlryyery pleasantly, she says, ana with moth.
ing to disturb her, but the fear that the cholera
I might attack some Of herrelations or friends who
remained in the city, In quiet gossip the 9th
er day, between herself and Mrs. Jones, The lat.
Ter named lady stated that, in her opinion, all
kinds Of fish, but more particularly catfish, were
improper articles ofood, during the prevalence Of
the cholera.
'sPeakin ofcat>fsh, remarked Mrs. Scrur,
gins, puts me in mind Of fshin party, as was
got up for our special benefit when we was out
in tho country say zee, because Mrs. Skakle
and Mr.. Jones, and his sister Sally Jones was
oil boardin at tue same house with me. 'sposo
you don't know Sally Jones, and it amt wunder.
iul II you don't, 'canse she Is iust from Washing.
ton city, and brought out all the latest hshas:
aad sich' ashius! gracious she wore q crayat
round her neck and had little collar turniu over
H. Just like one Of the lords she saws that Down
East the ieminines are gehn 70 wear standin
collars Too; between me aud you, Mrs. Jones.
don't know where this ere ashin is goine 10 lead
US ieminines 10. seed Young feminine The
to'her day 4 gnlopin about (on horseback Of
course, with a straw hat on her head, and rugged
out in double breasted coat, with two rows Of
buttons IN front, and ornamented with little
short skirt behind. Ii she hadn't been suin side
ways, I'd never knowd bu, what she was one
of the lords. Mr., Sbinke SEES that the wimin are
geuin drcdnl masculine in their sacks and Con-
greas boots and SO forth, and he 5 aeared thcy'Il
all take to wcarln the pauaoons as well. | told
HIN as how
But you were talking abou. fishing party, !
Mrs. Scruggns, said Mrs Jones, rather i'm.
patiently.
well. ! declare, SO was; that's the way
with me- always conyirgn from the pint As
! was sayin. Miss Sally Jones had Just arrv from
Washington city, and in course she put on airs
in the country like rs If she thought country PEG.
pie didn't know nuthin. There was besides
them I've told you about, some six or eight 9th
els, among whom was tive middle aged lords and
one young man all on 'em from ST. Louis. The
young man was suddyin law and had just come
out to rusfy awhile, and restorate his health, !
which was declinin with great rapldness con
sequence, he sail, Of enense application. He /
didn't say what he'd been 'Plyin himself too, but
Mr.. Sknkle thought he'd been drinkin too many
cobb,ers. In course, Mr. S. was a jokin, for
who ever heard Of a christian eating cobblers,
much more drinking on EN-. thought this
ere limb ofthe law, as people calls 'em was re-
markedly soft. Miss Mat. Caustic who was a.
long with US, told me in secret, that in her pfi-
waite opinion, Mr., Charley Green, the said limb
Of the law, was as greenas grass, and twas de-
position Of Providence that sich blade rs hin,
wasn't carried Of last spring By The army worm,
which lpvsged the country round Saint Louis
/ Miss Mat Caustic is drcduI sharp, aud ~ spite
Of the limitedness other education, she's we'll in
formed and knows hing or two She told me,
! drter maxim me PROMISE 10 tt4I HoDodg ds 'oiS
as lv'd, that she knew lots Of secrets about the
boarders, and she was determined to keep en-
thought that like a good many other lemi.
mines, she'd keep EN- going' but in course
didn't tell her so.
! There was a narvous feminine along with u.s.
she was dredful stout and looked like she'd never
seen sick day in her lile;.-but she was so mars
vousl the least noise almost pitched her into con.
vulsve fits; she KEEP compainn all the time how
bad APPETITE she had, and how every thing up.
set her systum, To hear her talk, one would
think that tom tit would cat more than she did;
but graciousl to see her eat; arter comPlainin TO
me for two mortal long hours afore dinner, she
sal down to the table, and drank two cups OF tea,
eat three wunderful large slices Of corn bread
took rcry small piece Of ham, rery small piece
Of boiled chicken, pery small patater or two, or
three, and wound up with two very small pieces
of pie; and would you believe it, in the AFTERNOON
she complained Of her n4ryes and sed that late.
Y she never had no APPETITE, didn't say nolhn,