Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-08-25

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little pouzet fricassee' "No thank you |
never eat chicken" ~ aurais exclaim-
ed the garcon-"J "Jamals!" replied l. "Will
Monsieur have sweetlittle fish just caught
from the lake 7" "No garcon, am great
ly obliged to you, but fish doesn't agree
with me" %sPossibly Monsieur will take
an omelet all fin herbs 9' NO '.Au suere =
"No." "Au rumg' ".No Stree r' exclaim-
ed, out-done with his attentions, and he
diew back muttering something about the
English being bears.
Having disposed of all supplementary
dishes, (Which means one costing three
times as much as ordinary we order
ed stout supper of beef steaks, mutton
chops, hard boiled eggs, coffee, and quie-
tus of the water of life and determined, as
we could neither sleep nor dance, we would
eat all night. We were soon interrupted,
however,in the smooth current of our even
ing amusements by the appearance OF the
Restaurateur, who insisted on sending to
neighbors house to enquire if we, could
procure rooms in his establishment for the
night. Having become quite reconclled by
this time to remain where we were, we did
every thing in our power to dissuade him
from his benevolent purpose, but Just as we
bent in one way he inclined to another and
after a contest of five minutes we surrend-
cred at discretion and saw the garcon de-
part upon his hosptable mission. On his
return he crowned our chagrin by announc-
ing successful termination Of his inquiries:
When we presented ourselves at the door
of the house where our apartments were
engaged, our nostrls we're saluted by a
frightful confusion of odors and stenches, the
most decided of which proceeded from ran
cid cheese, spoiled tobacco, rum and cam
phine the rest-God only knows from
what. Perfectly unterrifed, however, we
advanced to the breach and penetrated In.
to the centre Of the magazine, where we
saw greasy looking wretch, ,intrenched be-
hind the counter, distributing rum and to-
bacco to a crowd of blOuses. We enquireG
the name of his establishment and out OF
compliment to us he replied IN English,
which language he informed us he spoke,
that it was "ar tarbackerie." The room
was pretty well filled with persons discus
sing small bear and fInky tobacco, and
fearing we should be stiAed we fled to the
street, and learning that there was another
approach to our chambers by way OF the
stables, concluded to adopt it for the fu-
ture.
1t so happened that this stable was used
by friend of the tobacconis!, jockey,
who here fattened, prepared, trained and
, for aught | know painted bis horses for the
Partisan market. The stalls were at this
, time full, and when we returned from
short walk we commenced the journey to
our rooms through them, behind the hors-
es, and doubtless would have accomplish
ed it without accident but for long cotton
, umbrella of the American stamp, which
carried in my hand, and which "stickine
out a feet'' pierced one of the animals in
the vitas. 1t seemed to put legion oi
Devils into him-He dashed his fore-feet
at the trough and his hind ones at .oul
heads-kicked off the planks ofthe stall on
one slde and broke down the partition on
the other-fred the passions of all the rest
of the horses, and raised perfect storm
generally. By dint of a good deal of 100,
aco-ing and oor.tellOw-ing we succeeded
f in getting back to the yard again, sound IN
f limb but wretchedly done up in spirits
Here we met all the grooms of The estab.
lishment in their night caps, pressing for
ward to ascertain the cause Of the row.
The whole establishment was aroused-la'
, dies in their night gowns were enquirine
from their windows quelle est ceHe Gfairey-
old gentlemen mutcred loud Sacres from
theirs-chamber maids rushed out to see
, the fun-muzzled dogs barked as vigorous
ly as the circumstances under which they
appeared on the scene Of action would al
low-the grooms swore like Turks, beat
the horses over their heads, and the horses
, shivered the stalls to atoms, sending forth
at each round of kicks report like that OF
musketry. The innocent cause OF the up
roar, we retired to our beds as quietly and
as quickly as due regard for our dignity
would Justify, and did our best to 60 to
: sleep. But we made very little progress III
this line, for If requires wearied man in
, deed to sleep in the midst OF regiment OF
bugs as frig ghtful as an army with banners,
, and the Stygian fumes of rotten tobacco
, but in addition to these, we were still fur
ther ANNOYED by the horses, which contn-
ued at short intervals during the whole
night to make more or less noise and con-
fusion, as if they were thoroughly instigat-
5 ed by the devil and his angels.
AT day light on the following morning,
we leaped out Of bed TO ascertain the State
, of the weather. The sky being clear and
the air cool and fragrant, we returned to
, our nests to take a second nap, and to di-
; gest our dreams. This operation was soon
, interrupted by the rumbling of carriages
and the cries of market women-the form
! er announcing the arrival Of fresh visitors
from Paris, and the latter fresh fish from
the lake. To the music of these noises we
made our toilets and descended from our
evre in search Of breakfast. Our fat host,
whom we found smoking short pipe and
paving grocer's court TO low thick SET
ego woman (who seemed, unlike her eggs,
to have been recently lald) told us that the
best Hotel in the place was that Of the
!, Three Spnters, next door. We took him at
his word s. in, twinkling were making up
to the Youngest of the three with all the
eloquencc of broken French and good ap-
petlies. She was quite pretty little wo-
man on the of-side of thirty, and had her
hair all combed back from her forehead
with the exception Of two stray locks which
had been screwed INTO pair Of the sauci-
est curls which ever decorated the temples
of woman or enIrapped the heart of a
man. Perched coquettishly on the top ol
her head to conceal her back hair, was a
naughty little muslin cap tastefully set of
| with no end of ribbons, and giving her the
seductive air of Partisan grisette. The
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