The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-02-22

M [ S G T. L L a II E @ U S
Sketch es Of the Flush Times of Ala
ssN - banla and mississippi.
SQUIRE A. AND TIE ERlTTERs.

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4, SQUIRE A. AND TIE FR1TTERs.
y Now, in the times we write of, the
hourishing village of NJ. was i'll its
infancy. She had not dreamed Of
the great things in store for her
when she should have reached her
teens, and railroad cars crowded with
visitors, should make her the belle
village Of all the surrounding coun-
try. A few log houses hastily cree.
ted and ovcrcrowdcd with inmates,
alone were TO be seen; nor did the
inn, either in the order or style Of
its architecture, nor i'll the beauty or
comfort Of it's interior arrangements
sand accommodations, differ from the
other and less public cdifices about
her. In sober truth, it must be con.
fesscd that, like the great man ai
tt'e7. t'e7. .n,Slta.orn .n,Slta.orn slu-wT, nalncd, the prom
ise Of her youth was. by no means,
equal to the rcspcctabiity of her
moro advanced age. 1t was the
season Of the year most nnpropi;ious
to the development Of the resources
of the landlord and the skill of The
cook. Fall had set in and flour
made cakes were not set out. Wheat
was not then an article Of home
growth, and supplies of -four were
only to DO got from Mobile, and
not from thence, unless when the
Tcmbigby,rivcr was ur; SO, for a
long time, the boardcrs and guests of
the tavern had it to rough it on corn
dodger, as it was called, greatly to
stheirSdiscontent. At length the Joy.
4ful ltidings we're proclaimed, that a
barrel Of -four had come from Mobile.
Much excitement prevailed. An
sanimated discussion arose as to the
,ttisE;sr1n in which theln new aliment should
y! s; Il s,ait5F y, &; 4
s4Ss, 10 eloanently secena oo1wl.
resolution, it was determined that
g;,.Esiitte,.s Should be had for supper.
that night. Supper time draggcdi.s
slow length along: it came, however,
at last.
There were COOL many boardcrs
at$the Inn some twenty or more
and but one negro waiter, except a
servant of, j. T., whom he kept about
him, and who waited at table. Now,
5iffSquire a. had any particular weak.
ness, it was iii favor Of lri,tcrs. Fri,-
ters were great favoritc even per Sc,
but in the. dearth of cdiblcs, they
were most especially so. He had a
way of eating them with nolasscs,
which gave them rare and dclccta.
bic relish. Accordingly seating him,
self the first at the table, and taking
position next the door nearest to
the kitchen, he prepared himself for
the onslaught. lie ordered a soup
plate and flied it hali'fnll Of molas
ses-tucked up his sleeves brought
the public towel from the roller in
.the porch, and fixed it before him at
the neck, so as to protect his whole
bust and stood as ready as the
Jolly Abbot over the haunch Of vcni-
son at the widow Glcndinning's. to
do full justice to the provant, when an
nounced.
Now, a. had distinguished rep
.utatipn and immense skill in the
art and mystery Of frittcr eating.
How many he could eat meal for.
get, if ever heard him say, but |
should making allowances for
,cxaggeration in such things from
the eyarious estimates | lave heard,
well on to the matter Of a bushcl--
possibly half a peck or 50, more or
less. When right brown and rcck-
ing with fresh fat, it would take as
many persons to feed Vim as a card
ng,machine. Sam, darkness used
to say, that If a wick were run down
his throat after frittcr dinner and
lit, it would burn week but
don't believe that.
uc used no implement in eating
5Dnt fork. lie passed the FORK
through the fritter in sue a way as,
to break its back and double it
upin the form of the letter W, and
Spressingit through and closing up tie
lines, would flourish it around III the
molasses two or three times, and
thenEconvey it. whole, to his mouth
drawing the fork out with a sort
of ch.u.g.
IflA. ever intended to have his
daaaesreotypc taken that was the
time-f for a more hopeful, conpla.
cent, benevolent cast Of counter.
sallcei never saw than his, when,
St the dior being left a little ajar, the
cook conllsbc seen5in tile Kitchen
making time abont3 tAp skillet and
I tue fat waas Heard cheerit,lly siit..