The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-13

projecting under lip, rebounded in echoes from
the tense nose of Miss Diaper.
ga Mr.. Crash, and a girl from the back
streetH' =&
1t was enough. A hot spot on his cheek
warm rim round his eyes-a pimply pricking
in his skin, and it was all over! His VOW was
made. He coldly bid Meena good night, at
her fathers door, and went home and counted
his money. And from that hour, without re-
gard to sex, he secretly accepted sh,lings from
gratifed travellers, and "stood treas" no more!
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Saratoga was crowded with the dispersed
nuclei Of the metropolises. Fashion wealth
and beauty were there. Brown Crash was
there, on his return from tour to Niagara and
the lakes. ....
Brown Crash, esq.," was one of the nota-
bilities of Congress hall. Here and there a
dandy 'could not quite make him OUT but
there was evidently something uncommon about
him. The ladies thought him "of the old
school of politeness,'' and the politicians
thought he had the air of one used to influence
in his county. His language was certainly very
choice and peculiar, and his gait was conscious
educated, yet his manners were popular, and
he was particular y courteous on a first intro
duction. The elegance and ease with which he
helped the ladies out of their carriages were
particularly remarked, and a shrewd observer
of manners said of him that ''that point of
high breeding was only acquired by daily habit.
He must have been brought up where there
were carriages and lades.' A member of con-
gress, who expected to run for governor, in
quired his county, and took wine with him. His
name was mentioned by the letter writers from
the springs. Brown Crash was in his perihe-
lion!
The season leaned to it's close, and the follow
ing paragraph appeared in the New York Anne
rlcan: Er
Fashionable inteligence-the company at
the springs is breaking up. We understand
that the vice president and Brown Crash, esq,
have already left for their respective residences.
The latter gentleman, it is understood, has
formed matrimonial engagement with a family
of wealth and distinction from the south. We
trust that these interesting bonds binding
together the leading families of the divided
extremities of our country, may tend to strength
en- the tenac'ty of the great American UnionF'
1t was not surprising that the class in Slim
ford who knew every thing-to wit the millin-
ers,-moralized somewhat bitterly on Mr..
Crashs devotion to the Diapers, after his return,
and his consequent slightto Meena Dimity eff
that was the effect of fashion and distinction on
the heart, Mr.. Crash was welsome to his honors!
Let him marry Miss Diaper, and they wished
him much joy of her nose, utthey would never
believe that he had not ruthlessly broken the
heart of Meena Dimity, and he ought to be
ashamed Of himself, if there was any shame in
such dandy!'
But the millners, though powerful people in
their way, could little affect the momentum of
Brown Crash's glories. The paragraph from
the "American'' had been copied into the Slim
ford Advertiser, land the eyes of Sassafras street
and Pepperidge street were aikeapened. They
had undervalued their indigenous ''prophet. -
They had misinterpreted and mis-read the stamp
of his superiority. He had been obliged to 60
from them to be recognized. But he was re-
turned He was there, to have reparation
made-justice DONE And now what office
weuld he like, from assessor to path master, and
would he be good enough to name it before the
next town-meeting. Brown Crash was king of
Slimford!
And Harriet Diaper! The scorn from her lip
had gone, like the blue from radish. Notes for
Brown Cash esq.," showered from Sassafras
street-bouquets, from old Diapers front yard,
glided to him, per black boy-no end to the en-
dearing attentions, undisguised and unequivo-
cal. Brown Crash and Harriet Diaper were
engaged-if having the front par'or entirely
given up to them of an evening meant any thing
If his being expected every night to tea meant
anythng-if his devoted (thoug gh she thought
rather cold attentions meant anything.
They did not mean anything! They all did
not mean any thing! What does the orthodox
minister do, the third Sunday after Brown
Crash return, but read the banns of matrimonv
between that faithless man and Meena Dimity!
But this was not not to be endured. Harriet
Diaper had cousin who was 'strapper!' He
was boss of a saw-mill, in the next country,
and he must be sent for. He was sent for
The fight was over. Boss Diaper had un-
dertaken to fog Brown Crash, but it was a
drawn battle, for the combatants had been
pulled apart by their coat-tails. They stepped
into the bar-room and stood, recovering their
breath. The people of Slimford crowded in,
and wanted to have the matter talked over. Boss
Diaper bolted out his grievance.
*'Gentlemen!" said Brown Crash, with one
of his irresistible come-to dinner smiles, II am
culp lpable, perhaps, in the minutie of this bus-
ness-justfable I trust you will say, in the
general scope and tendency. You, all of you,
probably, had mothers, and some of you have
wives and sisters, and your ''silyer cord' natu-
rally sympathizes with worsted woman. But
gentlemen, you are republicans! You, all of
you are the rulers of country very large in
deed, and you are not limited in your views to
one woman, nor to thousand women-to one
mile, nor thousand miles. You generalize!
You 60 for magnificent principles, gentlemen!
You scon highland ightiness, and aristoc-
racyH
sHurra for Mr.. Crash!'' cried stage driver
from the outs ide.
"Wel, gentlemen! In what 1 have done
have deserved well of a republican country!
True, it has been my misfortune to roll my
juggernaut of principle over the sensibilities Of
that gentleman's respectable female relative.
But, gentleman, she offended, remedilessly and