Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-28
From the Weekly Message.
The Road to Penny Shenaw's.

The Road to Penny Shenaw's.
The evening cloudy, the moon was on the
wane, thunder murmured in the dark, rolling Clouds
and the gloom of nature hung the whole immense
field of mountains that stretched to the northeast and
southwest when very uncX pectedly, we met a ranger
his descent from the mountain RIDGE and embraced
an early opportunity OF asking the way TO Penny's-
" Veil, stranger spose you're not much 'quained
bout here" No sr'' :" Well, stranger was born
ded in these mountains, and feel to dem gs like it
was my home. You're kin TO Penny 'spose, stranger,
is you % {" No sir' Bless me, sir, know him
just like knows another" Vivid lightnings
and heavy thunders "PIease tell me the way to
Penny's. Well, you know, stranger, this is difficult
place to travel in-'mong these mountains bad old
chance of a dark night; I'm the moons quit shinn'
now, any | reckon you're 'quainted with Pen
W mo sir, but want TO go 10 his house if you
will be good as TO tell me the way well, stran-
ger, Penny lives close 10 the big poplar at the Old
camp ground, just this side of mountain" Yes
sir, and what path will take me there?' "Well, YOU
see stranger-what might please TO call your name?'
! Heavy thundersl ''Thnk we are going to have
rain sir" Please tell me the road" " Well, sran-
ger, do have OF the snorten'st rains up here
that ever falls out of the clouds. 1t fairly jars the
mountains" lightning, thunder. windl " You say,
stranger, you want TO go to Penny's? - eyes, sr.'
why you see, stranger, you hant got to take no
road but the right and that will take you straight
there, the black jack 20 sAnd which is
the road, this that p? Stranger do you use tobac
cur ," " No, sir" " I thought as how you was quaint
ed with Penny, as you was goin' TO see him-have
| some business with him have you % Yes, SIR
{" Penny's mighty fine man. He's captn of our noun
tain boys now-hes some pnnkins, any how" How
far is it from here TO PenDy's house. STRIP Well,
stranger, it is bad way, but you want to go to
ennys, it won't make it any better after the night sets
dark. Eve gone ii lots of tmes-stranger where do
YOU live ?? Just at this instant the rain came down
in heavy shower, which so discounted US that we
were glad find shelter under large ledge of rocks
that extended of the side of the mountain and
all enquiries for the road to Penny Shenaw's,
FAsrIDIoUs TAsrE.-An amusing little incident oc-
Cured at the Wright House last evening. verdant-
locking clap sat down to take sssome film" as Joe
Lawson would say and in due time waiter presented
himself at the back OF our heros chair, and inquired
ssT Tea or coffee, sir -
"Tea," he answered.
"What kind of tea ~
Greeny looked up in the walters face, and, with
considerable emphasis, said, Why store tea ofcourse
don't want your blamed sassafras stuff -
indianapolis Journal.
"OUR HAT."-Mr. Slang had just married his sec
ond wife, On the day after the wedding Mr.. Slang
casually remarked-''I intend, Mrs. Slang, TO enlarge
+ my dairy"
You mean our dairy, my DEAR" replied Mrs
+ Slang.
No." quoth Mr. Slang. az intend to enlarge my
f dairy
''Say our dairy, Mr.. Slang"
"No, my dairy
! &c Say our dairy, say our" screamed Mrs Slang
seizing the poker.
"My DAIRY, my dairy - vociferated the husband
sour dairy! our dairy! dary!' re-echoed the
wife emphasizing each our with blow on the back
f of her cringing spouse.
f Nj Slang retreated under the bed. In passing un
der the bed clothes, Mr. Sangs hat was brushed off
Mr. Slang remained under several minutes wait
ing for calm. At length his wife saw him thrustine
his head out at the foot of the bed much like turtle
\ from his shell.
"What are you looking for, Mr.. Slang" say:
s she.
Il am looking, my DEAR" says he, 10 see if car
see anything of our hat"
The struggle was over And ever since the abov,
f mentioned occurrence, Mr. Slang has studousy avoid
$ ed the oaous singular possessive pronoun.
il Mud.
How children ever learn anything at our " high sem
a inares' is of the puzzles that we can't fathom
o The moment gets 10 be professor" his Ian
i guage becomes high sounding, that nobody blu
: Webster's Dictionary can keep up with him. PROBES
sor Ferguson of the State Norman School, thus speak
of the reduction of Stars the Hypothetical repre-
senation, applied 10 infnitesimal results ="
: {" 1t we'll known, that if a series of ordinate
taken TO denote the approximate formula of diver
gng axes, the corresponding abscissaa will denote th
respective values of the variable upon which the ne
= gative equation depends; but it, under these crcum
stances, infnesma media be substituted for the poIa
rZaton of reflected vibrations the physical hypolhs
e sis merges the elasticity of the osciating medium
al the angle of incidence, and the solution resolves
he self by analytical tranformation into molecular eaui,
he alent, whose arthmetical mean. with subordina
maxim supeposed the rectnear intersection of whic
must be equal to the of dynamic fuctuation
es be the calculus of the atomic difference required"
* If that isn't as clear mud should like to kno
" af 10 HIM HYff%h rars