Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-03-04
tancc, whose arm had dropped. l con.

paced her up and down the room, l ask.
ed her if she knew the daughter of Gen,
eral S., who was near us. She
replied in the affirmative; and requested
an introduction, which was immediatel y
complied with and | offered Miss s.
my other arm, and paraded them both up
and down through the room, making
them laugh not a little. Now Pm going
ahead, thinks I, and my old brown coat
looks remarkably well. "Here is the
President coming up" said Miss E;
"do you know him?' al did once, a
little, but he must have forgotten me,
since have been in South America so
long" The President came right up to
us, and addressed the young ladies. /
made sort of half bow. You don't
recollect Mr.. -." said Miss s..
al recollect the name WE'LL" replied the
President. "You are well supported,
Mr.. you have the army and the
navy on each side of you" And the
highest officer Of the State before me"
replied |, with low bow; II ought, in-
deed, to feel proud. 1t makes amends
for al, the privations | underwent in my
last campaign with General Bolivar, for
the general and his aid.de.camps Jared
no better than the mcancst soldier" This
last was Init. I did not say that was
aid-de-camp to Bolivar, but they thought
proper to fancy so. The President made
me bow, and, rs it appeared, he want
cd to have some information from that
quarter; and he asked me many qucs.
tions, all of which was able to answer
with precision. After quarter of an
hours conversation, during which the
whole room was wondering who it was
that was so intimate with the President,
and many were trying to catch what was
said, the President presuming, as Boil.
vars aid-de.camp, that could give him
information upon certain point, and not
wishing to have the answer public, said
to the young lidies, 4 am going to do Il
rude thing; wish to ask a question,
which Mr. would not like to reply
to except in strict confidence; | must
take him away from you for a minute or
two. beg your pardon Mr.. but
| feel and shall be truly grateful Tor the
sacrifice You will make in giving up for
one moment such charming society"
"I fear the loss will only be on my part" :"
said | to the young ladies, as ! dropped
their arms, and followed the President to
vacant spot near the orchestra. The
question which the President put to me,
was one which could not we'll answer !;
but he helped me out of the difficulty by
Answering it himself according to his
own views, and then appealing to me if
he was not correct. | replied that |
certainly was not at liberty, although |
left the service Of Gen. Bolivar, to re-
peat all that knew; fortunately" con.
tinued bowling, "whcre such clear
sightedness is apparent, there is no occa-
sion for the question being answered" !"
You are right, Mr.. .--;l wish all
those abou@ne had your discretion and
high sense Of honor" replied the Presi-
dent, who had one of my new brass but
tons between his thumb and finger" and
| perceive by your reply that was also
right in my conjecture. | am much OBJ
liged TO you, and trust to see YOU at Gov.
ernment House." bowed and retired.
| am going ahead now, at all events,
thought /, as every one was looking at
me as retrcated. had been walking
arm-n-arm with the daughters Of the two
first officers of the State, had been in
confidential communication with the
President, and that before all the elite of
Washington. can now venture to or.
der another suit of clothes; but never
will forget you, my old brown coat. The
next day the tailor came to me he heard
what had taken place at the ball; and |
amended my wardrobe. Everybody came
to me for orders, and ordered every.
thing. Cards were left in showers; | was
received everywhere; the President was
my friend, and from that moment went
ahead faster and faster every day, till |
am as you now SEE, well of, we'll mar.
ricd, and up in the world. Now, do
pertinaciously declare, that it was all
owing to the old brown coat; and have
kept this cuff, to show to my wife, to
prove l am grateful; for, had it not been
for the old brown coat, | should never
have been blessed with her for COM
panion."
"But," said his wife, round whose
waist he had gently encircled his arm,
"thc old brown coat would have done
nothing without the velvet collar and
new bass buttons"
Certainly not, my dear"
"And they would not have effected
much, without being babked by"
"What z"
"Impudence," replied the lady, giving
him slight slap on the check.
One thousand tons of tobacco are an.
nually squirted over the face of creation
and twenty tons of ivory are worn out
chewing the weed every seven years.
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