The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-01-13

this date, Mormont and Julie were
happily married, and lifetime o
peaceful joys repaid the lovely wife fol-
The foresight, courage and intelligence
that had enabled her to frustfate the
Vaccinations of the pink domino, and
saved the life of her betrothed. q f.,
| 4 Good Story-We have heard a
good story told Of a young fellow, re.
siding in one of the tobacco growing
counties in Virginia, who recently
made his first visit to the capital of the
sold Dominion for the purpose OF
selling his crop, seeing the sights, and
rubbing off the rust which his back
woods "fetching up" had thrown upon
his manners. He reached Richmond
about the middle of the afternoon, and
wai fortunate in selling his crop at an
advantageous rate, and almost imnie-
diass}y. Meeting1witn an old school
mate-one who had lived in that city
long enough to know its ways, he was
advised TO take up his lodgings at Boy
denis, the crack house of the place,
and thither he went, with bag and
baggage. Just before dinner his city
friend called upon him, and found him
comfort,bly located in room just al
the head of the first stairs. 1t was near
dinner time. rl.. st ..e5 .stss 4.
"Supose we take something to start
an APPETITE" said the chap who had
just cone down. tsr-s- as. i, s1a.t.s.
Agreed" rejoined the city friend,
"a glass of wine and bitters for me.n
"La'S 60 down TO the bar and get il !;
dinner is almost ready" continued the
tobacco grower. laa .' -Eza -.
d" We mightas well have it up here"
was tie reJoinder. t... mi ..s-.-...
"Tdk enough, but how are we TO
call fr il 2"
"Rng that bell there" o1i '.ifa
a /" What bella" ,u'7g 4r. @egr t.s41
"Ptll that hope hanging there" t
The young fellow laid hold of the
rope snd gave it jerk, and just at that
moment the gong sounded for dinner.
Neve had he heard such a sound be-
fore, and the rumbling crash came
upon lis ear with a report that stunned
him. He staggered back from the
rope, 'aised both hands with horror, and
exclaimed :or,e .a' -.ss -saa Il -
+ IL Great Jerusalem, what a smasht
Pye broken every piece of crockery in
the house! There amt a whole dish
left You must stick by me, old fell
low," addressing his friend" don't
leave me in this scrape, for my whole
crop won't half pay the breakage.-
What did you tell me to touch that
cursed rope forw .aa 5s.a~
But before our friend, who was burst
ing with laughter, could answer, ser
want entered the room, with asS 81
"Did you ring the bell, sirg' q ta2
- assal q 5llo,- 4-s-,s.hl~af yonr belI-I
never touched a bell in my life. VS..
bell? / never saw your belln -RI
Somebody, rang the bell of this
room, that's certain" continued the
servant. 80
jaNo they didn't. There's nobody
here ever saw a bell" And then tnrn-
ing TO his friend, he exclaimed aside:
" Let's lie him out Of it; shan't have
a cent to go home, if | pay the entire
damage What do they set such ras-
cally traps for, to take in folks from the
country" +'
After violent fit of laughter, the
friend exclaimed that it was only the
gong sounding for dinner-only a sum-
mons to |" walk down to soup" got up
on the Chinese plan. They made their
way to the dining room, but it was
some time before the young tobacco
grower could get over the stunning
and awful effects of that gong. 1sI II
was god-send," said he, :" that the
crash did not turn my hair gray on the |
spot" shiHe u. 77y't s..i5@te III