Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-09
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The Industrious FOREIGNER"

to rejoice Boston by his presence. Every
body talked of Count WhiSkeyNitch, and
ever>hnty asked everybndy else what Count
Whi>keywitch would think of America, aud
what Count Viii kcywitrh would probably
tell the Gar when he went back to ST Pe-
terSb.rg, aud whether Count Whiskeywitch
would probably write book about US !! etc.,
etc. The name OF Count Whiskeywitch
was heard on change, in the bar rooms, and
in the bouduurs. Everybody was Oh the
qui rire To see Count Whiskeywitch.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Scniiramis Fleet gave
party to Tue upper ten. All sorts OF distin.
gaished people crowded her saloons-Judg
es, ileral, officers Of the army and navy,
hairy artists and heireSsess, bellies and blue
stockings.
About twelve o'clock there was great
hustle aud cnmmoion in The drawing room.
A little bandy Legged, luiry-taced mau
dressed in blue fock braided and frogged
with a star on his breast. and scarlet panta-
looms scanned with g"ld lace, made his ap-
pearanc.., aud ran up to the hostess, with AL
eager juvenl air.
Nobndv knew him, but the words Count
Whi<keywilrh burst from the lips of all.
He chartered something in an unknown
tongue, aud Mrs. Fleet replied in French,
hut the illu>,.i"ns foreigner only shrugged
his shoulder. A professor Of all the mndeln
languages Ir"n, IambiIge WAS summoned
to inlrrpre,--hut the Count turned his back
on him--oi course the professors Russian
was wholly unintrligihlc 10 :, native ! The
ilu>tri"us for ignrr ln"Aed all round him, j"
vain rmdeavur to discover the friend who had
brought him there!
HE laGieS crowded around him. and We'd
with each other in showing him attentions.
But the Count bounded away from them
and lrapiny up III tbr air, knocke! Il couple
of drops from the chandelier with his walk
ing stick. The ladies We're ready to die of
delight ut Witnessing the playful exhibition
on the part "f the foreign nobleman. Mrs.
Semi,amiS Fleet c"nia>led his happy free
dom of manner with the puritanic stiffness
of the Boston heaux
Mr.. D'Or>ay Raymond almost died with
envy at beholdiug the graceful ease of the
stranger.
"Ah" said he 20 his friend, Augustus
Dawdle, "it's the blood that does it, Gus,
republican institutions can't make gentle.
man."
Aud now the music of the Redowa struck
up. The dangers took the floor. Count
Whiskcyw'ch seized the divine and blushing
Fanny Rrainlrss hv the waist aud dartcd
forward with her. How her companions en.
.;,,b 4 t,,l i
" he dauced from all the rest. Fools to
think that in thee quarters tuition they
could learn that R"Lowan! To the Coun,
the measure WAS as familiar as his apt Fan.
ny with her graceful .paitner. How he
whcd aud hnundr'i--u"t disdaning even
to throw in Il few fip.ilaps and summerseIs
to eu!ivrn The entertainment.
Al last the Count tired of the dance and
stopped g'iuiilis al his partner.
tiow d,lighitu! his mo,Ie OF salutalon.
M buw: no offer to lead her to her seat
a waiter t'appr",d /" he passing. Fanny
seized u goblet "f rI'ampayne--the Count
took another aud pa,plicd ii at I, 'iraught.
He then i''rw the glass on the -four, and
seized full bottle, a,!;oIy nicked the neck
of on the I'd 90 of the waiter, and swallow.
ed the c"mte,tts. The whole company ap.
plaudti the act.
" low free. how original! how delight,
fn |! cried the ladies. How different Rus
sim gentlemen are from any other gentle.
men!'
The fair Fanny retired to the conservato.
ry, for she MAS brpailless aud latigued by
the viulrnt exercises to which her partner
had subjected her. The Count darted in
after her. The anxious mother was about
to follow her inor>teps.
STAY said the hns,ess, laying her fan
upon her friends arm, do not iutrude up
OIL the privacy of II Russian nohlrman; who
knows how you may jeopardize the pros
poets of Fa"ny! Ah wish had Il daugh
ter to marry p
The lovely Fanny plucked an orange
and raised it 10 her lips. The Count snatch
ed it away and proceeded to eat it. Fanny
hIushrd up to the ,enpes--it was probably
the Russian method nt declaring love- She
Elurkrd another oranye- the CoIut snatch
ed it away and devoured it as before. So
she kept feeding iim ~ilh oranges, and he
kept devnurng sweetness 1T her hands and
love from her eyes. They were mutually
fascinated. Al last, when she had no more
oranges to give him. he seized her hand and
bit il. She WAS panied but delighted There
was no mis.aKing li.S declaration, and away
she rau to ask her nlaunmas s consent.
She whispered that Count Whiskeywitch
had proposed in so audible Il tone, that the
whole hall room heard and were ready to
die OF envy.
At this crisis crash was heard in the
conservatory. All rushed to The glass door.
My dear" cried the hostess to her hus.
band, do look here. See how wildly the
Count is amusing himself? He has pulled
up all my jApomicas by the roots and now
he's tiinging the pots through the glass roof"
g 'Coniouud the fellow; he's drunk - cri.
ed Mr.. Fleet, Vulgar, matterot.tact fellow,
quite unworthy of MS militant partner.
80, fur shame" cried the ladies. "It's
his way."
I'll show him the wayw cried the ex-
asperaied Fleet Just look at him now
he's climbing up the trellices and pull g
down my Muscats!"
"Where is he!" cried hoarse voice, as
a vulgar red.faced man, !. stranger to all
present, pushed through the crowd
count Wuiskeywitch, sir g cried the
hostess.
mo marmr replied the red.faced man.
s< rnuut Nhi.kevwjrh is at the Fremont