Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-11

tronizing air Of q person that thinks they
know the world 'sand what you call bits
of carpet in frames, was rug-work." 4"
/ q don't know who the plague she
was" said Stephen, .nor do I care. L
never saw her before, and never want TO
see her again. Well, as l was a-saying,
that gave me time to cast my eye round
and think bit upon things in general
and when [ seed these nice-dressed wo-
men, and well furnished room. and flow
ers, and what not, thinks I. if this is
your kitchen room, what must your par
ler be? And then I looked at my clothes
all covered with dust, q little more nor,
half-worn. and looking none the better
for the tar Of the vessel. [ won't say I
wished for broadcloth, for I didn't, but I
did long for my new suit of homespun,
for feel sort of proud of it, seeing I raised
the stuff, and my old woman wove it and
made it as said before. Well, just then
in come a servant with a pair of red
breeches on, and gold garters, and white
stocking pulled up tight over a pair of
legs about as big as - as big as -
what shall I say ? why, about as big as
your drnmsticks, Broadcloth. The fllow
looked as much like a gentleman, and was
as well dressed as an eddygong, or chap
lain, or whatever they call them, and as
impudent too: for, says he, Follow me-"
quite short, like chap that has received
so many orders that he begins to think
at last he has right to give them him.
self Thinks |, Natur is natuF, whether
it S on farm Or in governors kitchen
room, for every thing gets sarcy that's
well fed and has nothing to do. Well,
be takes me through long stone passage,
as cold as the material ice-house on Gran
| Vile Mountain, and as dark, too, then ND
pair of stairs, and then turn TO the
right, and then to the left, and then to
the right again, as folks tell you when
YOU don't know the road. Ii sort of
crossed my mind as followed the critter
who seemed most too lazy TO carry his
shoes, suppose the governor is going to
offer me glass of grog for fetching that
letter, and that III take, for that's soca-
bic and civil-lille, though Iwouldn't take
all the money in his house, for that's
mean and don t become komespun.
| At last Breeches showed me into large
unfurnished room, without a carpet or
curtain, as bare as my threshng floor,
with nothing in it but two unstuffed wood
en- sofas, and table with large writing
| book and an inkstand on it. On one side;
sat a sergeant with his sword on, and ON
the other a thirteen penny. soldier with
| his baggonut On, and there he left me
standing in the middle of the room, with
out saying as much as, by your leave, or
anything else. In less than half min
ute out come the governor, great, tall.
thin, bony man like myself, with bald
head, nose as big as a brass knocker,
and a pair of eyes as sharp, bright, and
wicked, as a Lucifer's with his great big
sword by his side. and his spurs on, jist
as | saw him i'm in the street, only he had
his hat with its white feathers in his hand.
AS soon as he came in, up jumps the ser
geant and the soldier, and stood as straight
as two ranrods.
E" How dare you hand me such letter
as that, Mr.. Balcom? % said he ..
| "Governor !" SAYS I.
! g. Silence" says he. "It admits ct'no
/ excuse"
| | never heard no more after that, (
was so taken a-back, and me with my
old working clothes on, looking like Old
Scratch himself: but on he went, foaming
and roaring like frishet, and klomping,
klomping round on the board floor, and
waving his arms like a windmill. Thinks
to myself, that is what call an indict-
ment, and they are a-going to send me
to the guard-house as sure as the world :
and then [ looked first at the sergeant,
and then at Thirteen pence, and | seed |
could pitch-fork them fellows out of the
window as easy as sheaf of wheat: but
then there was the governor. fl was
to lay hands on him, even in self defence,
! | knew it would be rebellion, besides
going agin the grain, for [ am loyal
man, so was my father before me: and
besides that, [ warn sure | could handle
him either if | was to try. Then I
thought I'd make run for it. and if
had known the way, tkink I should ::
but what in the world can you do in
house that has as many doors in it.
a'most, as there are days in the year
So I made up Try mind to face it like a
man. <
Governor says I, "will you Just an