The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1853-12-31

Brooks would take his seat ard look down the
road, IN the hope of seeing his agent returning.
At last he appeared, and tkc-momerlt he near
Cd Msl ,as ho,.s Ms Beks aseozs .z', 2 eh ai1m M.
The agent, in whose face was any thing but
sunshine Eenlied s'..ewhat grufy, that he
might Fer ofictrs:r sr<down from his horse. before
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Brooks still urged, and Mac still parried the
question TIL lie got into the house
Now surely thought Brooks, lie wall tell
me- But Mac was not quite ready.
Books said he, have you anything t. drink? p
TO lie | have said the other, and inn
mediately had some OF the best forthcoming.
Having mo;stened his clay, Mac took seat
and his employer another Mac gave a prelim-
mary hem. He then turned suddenly around
to Brooks, looked him straight in the eyes, and
slapped him on the thigh.
Brooks says he, was you ever in Charles
ton
Why, You know 1 never was replied the
other.
We'll then Brooks, says the agent, You ought
to go there. The greatest place upon the face
of the earth. They've got houses there on both
sides OF the road for five miles at stretch,
and d the horse track the whole way through!
L
minute, and not chap would look at me.
They've got houses on wheels. Brooks, |
one with six horses htched to it, and big dri-
yer, with long whip going it like whirlwind.
! followed it down the road for a mile and
half when it stopped looked, and what do you
think there wasy Nothing i'll it but one little
woman sitting up in one corner.
We'll, Brooks, l turned back up the road,
and as was riding along. ! sees fancy look
ing chap with long curly hair hanging down his
back, and his boots as shiny as the face of an up
country nigger! l called him into the middle
of the road and asked him civil question, and
a civil question, you know, Brooks, calls for
civil answer, all over the world. / say 'Stran-
ger, can you tell me where Col. Lamar lives 2
and what do you think was the answer Go
to grass you fool
- Well Brooks, i knocks along up and down.
aud about, nn.il ct lasssI finds out where esol
the door. Presently the door was opened by a
pretty, fine spoken, well dressed woman as
ever you seed in your born days. Silks, silks
thar every day, Brooks
Says + Mrs Lamar, ! presume, madam,
says l.
L am Mrs. Lamar, SIR
We'll, maeiam,' says /, I have come all the
way from n. c. to see Col. Lamar-to see
about buying tract of land from him that is
up in our parts
Then she says, Col. Lamar has rode out in
the country, Dut Will Uc Ulch OOI1c
in, sir and wait awhile. Ivc doubt the
colonel will soon return, and she had smile
on that pretty face of hers that reminded a
body of spring morning
well, Brooks, hitched my horse to brass
thing to the door, and walked in.'
well, when l got in I sees the floor all Gov
cred with the incest looking thing nicer than
any patched work bed-quilt you ever seed in
your life, Brooks. / was trying to edge along
around it, presently / sees nigger stepping
right over it.-Thinks I, if that niggcr can go
it. can go it too So right over it / goes
and takes my seat right before picture, which
at first, l thot was Il little man looking in at
the window.
We'll, Brooks, there set waiting and wait
ing for Col Lamar, and at last-he didn't come
but they began to bring in dinner. Thinks l to
myself, here's scrape. But made up my
mind to tell her if she asked me to cato tell
her with a gentle bow, that l had no occasion
to eat But Brooks, she didn't AK me to eat
she asked me if I'd be good as to carve that
turkey for her, and she did it with of them
lovely smiles that makes the cold streaks run
down the small of fellows back
Certainly, madam, says |, and walked uT
to the tablc-there was on one side of the tur
kew a great big knife, and fork with 1. trigger
o:tahlne other side.
-. falls TO wa:i apd in the first effort
| S. II the gravy about two yards over the
whItest table-cloth you ever seed IN your LIE
Brooks Well, felt the steam begin to gath
er about my cheeks aud eyes But, Pm no
a man to back out for tribes, so makes anotf
er effort, and the darned thing took fight ant
| lit in Mrs. Lamar's lap.
We'll, you see, Brooks, then l was take
with blindness and the next thing l remen
Der, was upon the hath a kicking Well, b
this time | began to think of. navigating.
| goes out and mounts Rosum, and puts ft
North Carolina.-Now, Brooks you don't tla0
me do you'
I Brooks turned red, white, and then --
R.r ;ffnrant nations every day In the week