Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-16
Buying a Farm.

BY THE AUTHOR OF COUSIN SALLY billiard.
Brooks, who lived in Robson county, n.
Carolina. wanted to buy tract Of land near
him, and concluded to despatch one Angus
McAlpin to Charleston, South Carolina, to
buy it from the owner. who lived there. An
guss started of, and in due time Brooks would
| take his seat and look down the road, in the
hope of seeing his agent returning. At last
he appeared, and the moment he neared the
house, Brooks accosted him
Well, Mac, have you got the land 2
| The agent, in whose face was ANYTHING but
sunshine, replied somewhat gruf1y, that he
might let body get down from his horse,
before he put at him the questions of bust
ness
Did you get it (?
Pshaw, now Brooks, don't press upon a
oody in this uncvil way. 1t is long story,
and must have time
Brooks still urged, and Mac still parried
the question till he got into the house.
Now surely thought Brooks, he will
tell me But Mac was not quite ready.
Brooks, said he, have you anything to
drink?'
TO be sure I have, said the other, and
Immediately had some of the best forthcom-
ing.
Having moistened his clay, Mac took a
seat and his employer another. Mac gave
a preliminary hem He then turned sudden
ly around to Brooks, looked him straight in
the eyes, and slapped him on the thigh.
Brooks, says he, was you ever in
| Charleston g
Why, you know I rever was,' replied
the otEer.
We'll, then Brooks says the agent, you
ought to 60 there. The greatest place upon
the face Of the earth! They've cot houses
there on both sides of the road, for five miles
at stretch, and d the horse track the
whole way through Brooks, | think I met
tive thousand people in minute, and not a
chap would look at me. They've got houses
there on wheels. Brooks, | saw one with
SIX horses hitched to it, and BIG driver,
with long whip, going it like whirlwind. l
followed it down the road for a mile and a
half, and when it stopped [ looked, and
what do you think there was? Nothing in
1t but one little woman sitting up in one cor.
ner.
Well, Brooks, I turned back up the road
and as | was riding along sees a fancy look
ing chap with long curly hair hanging down
his back, and his boots as shiny as the face
rte mp country niger I called him into
u Quesldie OF the roaG and asked him q civ.
Brooks, CUTS ror Z CIVIL answer, AT over tue
world. L says, Stranger, can you tell me
where Col. Lamar lives +? and what dc
you think was the answer Go to grass
you fool
well Brooks, I knocks along up and
down, and about, until at last l finds on
where Col. Lamar lives. gets down anc
bangs away at the door. Presently the doc
was opened by as pretty, fine spoken, we!
dressed woman as ever you seed in you
born days. Silks, silks thar, every day
Brooks.
Says I, Mrs. Lamar, presume, madam,
says l.
L am Mrs. Lamar, sir
well, madam says I, | have come a
the way from North Carolina to see Col. L:
mar-to see about buying tract of Ian
from him that's up in our parts
Then she says, COL Lamar has rode OF
in the country, but will be back shortly
Come in, sir, and wait a while. I've n
doubt the Col. will soon return, and sh
had smile upon that pretty face of her
that reminded a body of spring mornin,
well, Brooks, [ hitched myhorse to bra
thing on the door, and walked in.
'Wcll, when | got III | sees the floor
covered with the incest looking thing mic
than any patched work bedquilt you ever se
in your life, Brooks. was trying to ed
along around it, but presently | sees nigg
stepping right over it. Thinks /. if that nj
ger can go it, can go it too. So right over
goes, and takes my seat right before p
ture, which at first, | thought was little N
looking in at the window.
, Well, Brooks, there | sot waiting a
l waiting for Col Lamar, and at last-he did
come, but they began to bring in dinner
c Thinks | to myself, here's a scrape Blu
made up my mind to tell her if she asked
: to cato tell her with a gentle bow. thu
e had no OCCASION to eat. But, Brooks,
n didn't ak me to eat-she asked me if I'd be
good as to carve that turkey for her, and
did it with one of them lovely smiles t
l. makes the cold streaks run down the small
q fellows back.
l. Certainly madam,' says I, and | walked
l. to the table--there was on one side of the
le key great big knife, and fork with t
IT ger on the other side.
'Wel, falls to work, and in the first
= fort spashed the gravy about two yards {
the whitest table-cloth you ever seed in J
10 life, Brooks. Well, felt the steam begi
I'd gather about my cheeks and eyes. But,
IN not man to back out for trfes. so | m
Of another effort and the darned thing to
d. flight and lit in Mrs. Lamar's lap
nr We'll, you see, Brooks, then | was t.
with blindness, and the next thing | ren
ber, | was upon the HATH a kicking.
." by this time / began to think of navigatin
)le So goes out and mounts Roseum, and
rd for North Carolina. Now, Brooks, you
as blame me! DO you!
A WRITER in the Boston Medical Jol
y" ~, cautions the public against travelling
Ile rers who cruise the country over, 'explai
OF the principles DIVISION and peddling ce
ted exhausting cups, which promise great
or to those whose eyesight wanes. He ha
amined the subject and the cups, and
70 nounces the latter not only worthless
II. positively injurious.
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