The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-02-21
The Dandy and the Yankee.

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While the "Simpson" lay at our
wharf last trip, a queer looking biped
might have been seen vending his way
towards the boat toteing" large
hair-trunk under his arm. Let US de-
scribe him. His upper story was topped
with coon skin cap, long uncombed
sandy hair streaking out from beneath
it and falling around like fax over a
brake. His coat was built as If for a
single breasted vest, with narrow rim
running around the neck, stiff as
shingle; then altered by inserting
sleeves shirt fashion into the shoulders
the garment being buttoned "chock"
up in front with small brass buttons
Between the lower part of the afore-
mentioned and the trowsers was a gap
of about three inches. through which
a dingy shirt pulled out ike a llfe-pfe-
server. His pants were of linseywoi-
sey. the larger part of the cloth IN the
geiah ct bls reissaffftt
growing smaller and smaller till II
reached some six inches from the red
untanned shoes that covered the pedal
extremities. as tight as India rubber
garteFs. A tallow compleciloned coun-
tenance, grey eyes, aud you have the
man.
He walked up the plank on the boat,
deposited his trunk on a cotton bale.
crossed his hands behind, took gen
eFal view of things, and noticing the
engineer getting mp steam, walked up
q, nnmmuuiaat TO with him
"Guess this ere's 'nazin fast critter
ov yourn."
aHam grnnted the engineer, net dis
posed to enlarge the circle of his &C
auaintance by the Chesterfield mode.
"Never kicks cont ov the breechin !"
"Ham
"Nor rars nor pitches, nor uothin ov
that sort 2"
-"Bahw
"Well, old boss, guess yeou'll never
die from wastin yer breth, fer We keep
yer rusty old mouth as close as an lister.
Yer don't pertend to say this ERE ugly
| lookin' consarn kin run fast. Je-ml-ma
eff yeou'd seen my brorher's wife 5 uncle
skeet. yer wouldn't think it. Yer see
he run agin time, and tew beat, he run
| so gol.alfired fast that his hair whipped
and cracked, SO that when he cum eout
at the eend of the race, he was clean
bald-headed-fac But that warnt a
primin tew what he did one mite racin'
with a ghost"
Here the engineer opened the safety
valve. in close proximity to the coon
skin cap. which suddenly disappeared,
thus breaking the thread of the ghost
story. its proprietor soon making ms
entrance into the ladies' cabin, which
was only occupied by black chamber
maid. p
: "Gemmen's cabin nexts door; M
| gemman Flowed in 'ere widout ladies,
, said the darky, angry at the intrusion
, of such looking man into the cabin.
, "Ain't gwine tew tefch nothln'
Jest wanted TO examine the crltter.-
What's them ara" pointing to the stat
) rooms.
Il "For the ladies berfs, sar."
Fl "How many hev yer got W
"Bout thirty, sah.n
aWhar's the wimen folks 90
9 Con the deck, sah.o
"Thirty birth year, ] 'spose-wha
y a fine place fer doctor tew settle in
o lots ov sickness 'moug so menny," sc
d Ililoquized he, while he stuck his hea
into stateroom TO see the accommc
y dation. "a real narrer, contracted
d tucked up consarn: the folks up in on
. kentry wouldn't live in sieh lite, ma
rer, contracted naberhood.n
n During this soliloquy the chambe
|. maid opened the door into the. gentle
II mems cabin.
j. Sab, gemmans de likes OBJ you ali
@ flowed in here tall, you must 60 frol
here quicker dan 'mediately."
8. He sauntered ont of the door, askini
as it was slammed in his face, if the
. was q regular doctor settled in TIL
{ neighborhood, which interrogatory n
r. receiving response, he perambulatt
a the cabin with his hands crossed b
e hind, making observations and askir
70 questions, much to the amusement of
: crowd Of passengers. and none more
NJ than that of double-Feined, pate
elastic, made % ordsr by . talk