The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-04
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Some few summers ago, Ispent several
weeks at pretty little watering place, in
one of the southern counties of Scotland.
The village, during the period of my stay,
was filled with visitors of all classes and
descriptions. Numbers of real or imapin-
AIRY invalIds from among the wealther or
dcrs OF society, were spending at the spot
their usual term ofcountry residence, while
many OF humble rank were seeking
relief from true illness by the use of the
medicinal springs in the peighborhood.-
Among all these various residents, for the
time being, pcrtec' equai y reigned, and
indeed, this was in "A measure inevitable,
seeing that there was no alternative be-
tween absolute solitude, and the adoption
OF such companions As chance was pleased
to bring in the way.
Those who lodged in the inn Of the
village, in particular, being chiefly young
men, like myself, who had come to while
away week or two in fishing aud other
amusements, were brought into daily and
houry " fellowship, having to breakfast,
dine and sup ut Il common table, and, in
short, enjoying nothing Individually and
undoubtedly but their bedrooms. For my
part, enjoyed this fortuitous associate
ship very much, for the three or four
weeks OF my residence in the village. A
great part ofthis enjoyment was owing to
one individual, the only person among
my co-lodgers who had anything remark.
able about him; the rest being idle, gen
tlemanly young fellows of an ordinary
cast. Not that mean 20 insinuate that
the individual particularised was not as
idle and gentlemanly rs any of them
only, he was not an ordinary" person
agc, and there lay the distinction. The
first extraordinary thing about him was,
that nobody knew his name, or who and
what he was. though he knew everybody
and all about everybody. He was gene.
rally termed "Mr s." or the gentleman
with the whiskers," his visage being deco
rated with an ample pair of these appen-
dages. The chamberr aid it was, be.
lieve, who gave us this initial glimpse al
his name, having observed the letters ]
s. on his portmanteau. Genteel in his
person, courteotis even to excess, i'm his
manners, and sTupulously neat, if not
elegant, in his attire, Mr.. s. was calcula.
ted, at first sight, 10 excite prepossession
in his favor; and on further intercourse
with him, this impression certainly had no
tendency to decrease. OF the everyday
small talk Of society, he a first-rate master;
he abounded il anecdote ofthemost pleas.
ing conversational kind. Its stories gener.
ally relating to living persons of note and
rank in the world; and what was Of all
about the good things he told, he almos,
uniformly gave yod them at first hand
! exactly as they had fallen from the lips
of the parties concerned, in his presence
No comm n-place cutler and fetfiIer o.
fty times told and written bon nots wa:
the gentleman with the whiskers" Ey.
erythiag that came from bis mouth bore
the stamp Of freshness and novelty, You
could not mention one mans name, but
Mr.. 8. would tell you something abou,
him you never heard befose
The reader must have touch Of SIS
| vein, 10 order TO comprehend the myste.
ricus curiosity respecting him that gradh