Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-27

Edoings the stupidities impudences manners greet
Ings, eondescensions Of lords and ladies, usurp the
conversation in all places and to the interruption or
exclusion of grave or personal topics.
Understand u.s. We grudge respect to dignities I
or authorities. Even to wealth. power we are I
willing to yield the wall. But say again, that
republican spirit must rebel against homage TO aay-
thing human qrith arich 1t neuer can compete and in
this lies the only distinction Eve fervently hope)
which will ever hedge in an American aristocracy.
Let who will get to windward of us by superior sail
lng-the richer the handsomer. the cleverer, the |
stronger, and the more believed and gifed-there
fair play at the start and will pay Difference and
duty with the promptest. But no lords and ladies'
MI President if you love US
A visit to the ugly Man.
SIMON sUGGs."
as we7stepped over the low fence, heard the hum
of spinnng-wbeel, and in another moment one of
the sweetest, rosiest faces ever hehed looked out
at the. door 1t Lucy Wallis, the pretty daugh-
ter of the Ugly Man! Salutng us modestlv, she !
asked in and to be seated, and resumed her work
There were few more lovely girls than Lucy In her
moist. blue eye. blended expression of mrth-
tulness and something tender, that went into
your heart without asking leave Clad in a
homespun frock but tasteful in its coors and
adjustment, and oh how brilliantly spotless-he
fingers tipped with the blue of the indigo tub-her
little feet in buckskin moccasns piled her task
ndustriously now, with an arch toss shaking into
place her rich auburn hair, and now with bound
forward, gracefully catching the thread that had
| slipped from her fingers. Sweet-voiced too was
Lucy Wallis she stood at her Wheel spinning two
threads of cotton her spindle, and the other
gossip with my excellent and loquacious friend
| Dick Mccoy.
Plague take the girl She has made me forget
her ugly father! Mr.. Wallis and his old woman
were from home when we got there having been on
visit to sick neighhor; but in half an hour they
returned.
Thar they come" said Dick. as he heard voices
outside the cabin. Set yourself and don't be
red ~
Thnn 7 looked of nov
you've never seen daddy, squire. have you !' she
asked, slightly coorng and pouting.
:. Never have; always had curiosity D.
But the wounded expression of the girl stopped
me- and IN another moment the Ugly Man was be-
fore me. s.
! Truly had Mccoy said Nothin' on the breath
in yearth match him !" His face generally had
the appearance of recently healed blister spot. His
prominent eyes seemed ready to drop off from his
face, and almost guiltless of lids. Red. red,
red, was the all-prevang color of his countenance
even his eyes partook of it. His mouth-ruby red
looked as if it had been very lately kicked by a
roughlyshod mule, after having been originally
made, by gouging hole in his face with nail grab
The tout ensemble was horribly unspeakably ugly!
And yet in the expression of the whole, legible
proof of the paternity of his lovely daughter!
SO you've come to see the old Ugly Man, have
you, squire I've hearn of you before. You're the
man took the of this county. last time.
VA il GeGy then Well you're f mighty Tec Ice
squire and Dick to eat Lucy, amt you got fresh
aiggs?'
Lucy went out at this suggestion, and her father
went on
They call me ugly. squire, and am My faith
er was before me the ugliest that ever lived in
Hancock county But I'll give you my ixperance af-
ter supper. Besikes you've hearn that I've been
through the rufs. No! Well, when we git some
thin down bellies I'll tell you all about it. Old
'oman for Gods sake, do fly around thar"
) The old lady did lily around and Lucy got the
aiggs." and between them they got most excel
lent supper The purity of the tablecloth, the
ceence of the coffee and the freshness of the eggs
set-of against the ugliness of old Billy; that Dick
and continued to eat quite heartily. to the evident
Qualification of hospitabe, though ugly, enter
tainer.-
Supper over, old Bill drew out his large soapstone
pipe and filing and Lighting it, placed it in his mouth,
g After Whit or two he began
Its no argyfyin the matter-I am the ugliest
e man now on the top of dirt. Thars marry nuther
7 like me I'm crowd by myself. alters was. The
fust know'd of it, tho, when was bout ten
years old | went down to the spring branch one
mornin, to wash my face and as looked in the wa
ter seen the shadder of my face. Great God how
0 run back, hollerin for nanny every jump! That's
the last time my face--I darsent but shet my
eyes when go bout water.'
e Don't you glass when you shave g. l inqui-
red.
e :. Glass! Thunder! What glass could stand it !
Twould burst it, if it inch thick. Glass !
t psh ~
: Lucy told her father he was I" too bad" and that
: he knew it was no SIGH thing" and the old man
told her she sassy wench," and to " hold her
: tongue
Yes. he continued, tits so; have MT seen my
e face in forty years, but know how it looks. Well
when growed up.I thort it would be hard to find
r a woman thatd be wilin' to take me, ugly as
was
: Oh, you was not so uncommon hard favoree
: when you young man." said old Mrs Wallis
y "0NCoMMoN Itell you, when | ten years
= old, fly wouldn't light my face and it can't b.
s much worse now! Shet up. and let me tell the
d squire my xperance."
e Lifts no use" put in Lucy 'sto be runnin' one'
2 ownself down. that way daddy 1t amt right"
= 6 Runnin down! Thunder and ightnin', Lucy
t you'll have good-lookin directly John Bose
q man, your sweetheart"
IS he said this old Bill looked at and succeed
ed in kalfcovering the ball of his left eye by way
: a wink. Lucy said no more.l
a The old man continued
i "Well hard as thort it 'ud be to get wife, fus
It thing knowed, had Sally, here; and she is Oh
t was pretty any of them"
e Old Mrs. Wallis knitted convulsively, and cough
ed slightly
e 81 However she never kissed me afore we was mar
u RED and it long time arter afore she did
d The way of it was this we had DID, one-hornet
: cow, mighty onnery Ordinary lookin', old as the
v North Star, and poor black Snake. One day
e went out to the lot"-
, Daddy wouldn't tell that; exclaimed Lucy. il
i the most persuasive tones.
J. Blamed eff don't thoughts the truth, and e
you don't keep STILL I'll send for Bzeman to hold yot
: quiet i'll the corner
e Lucy pouted a little and silent.
e " Yes went out to the lot and thar. sure as life
to cow and the old thInt