The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1854-03-04
! VOLUME XV-NO. 7S3.
Seeking Letters under plnicultles.

Seeking Letters u1dcr Difficulties.
| n capital anecdotc has been told us of Mr.
CornlN, who acted week two deputy for
a Postmaster at one of our West Virginia Min
cra Springs. last Summer. Mr. Cornix, never
having conceived the notion cf going to France,
had
i j" Never learned the lingo,''
and 50 the following laughable discontinue be-
fell hini in consequence of meeting live French
man in the course of his official duties.
Monsieur La Doux, the aforesaid Frenchn,an.
having come from Paris to sec la grand
rcpu1iique de Amcr;qme, like true Frenchman
Il began his search for knowledge at the resorts of
ana 80 snsavee to the IirSinjf
Mineral Springs. Leaving some very dear
creO lie friends behind him in louisiana his ardent
soul demanded and expected Il tri-weekly state
ment OF their health ct cctora, i'll return for
stant jottngs of his opinions American man
ners, Gust oms and society. Whenever the stage
came in therefore, Monsieur La Doux was the
first at the Office.
! ANY lcttaire for Monsieur La Doux?" lie
would enquire; and then the impcrturbahc Cor
nix would thumIIe the contents of the l.. box
and return for answer-"Wall, no-reckon not'
| For two weeks did the interchangeable La DouN
visit the post Office in pursuit of letters, only to
meet the invari:ble "WalI, no-reckou not"
Sometimes he would turn away with an l-snl,-
pressed ''sacrc r'-damning the mails and the
deputy and doubling his friends. The deputy's
"Nall, no-rcckon not was become hateful to
his cars, yet he could not refrain from ennuiring
for his letters. The deputy, for his part set the
Frenchman down bore, and cursed him in
/ his heart every time he turned away.-CIscry-
ing the pile of letters in the l.. box to be on the
increase daily, luminous idea at last popped
into the Frcnchmens head
| ''Mon friend" said he one day after hearing
the deputy's 'Wall, no. for the fourteenth
time, "sall ave de plasir to look at dc let
| tare?'
NO objection" said Mr. Cornix, giving him
the "pile'
| "Ban!" exclaimed La Doux, throwing off Il
! 'letter from the top of the pile with eNulant
look '1Ielas! no lettairc for Monsieur La
| DouX en- rcrne!!" he again exclaimed throwing
| down three OF four more; "Cest bien! no let
| tare!' and SO he went on cXclaimng and throw
ing out until he had found ten. Picking up his
| own letters he turned round upon the deputy
with a savage air-''No lettaire for Monsieur
La Doux! what you call dat? Ees dat no let
taire!"
Chem letters b'longs to Nonsurc Lay Ducks"
exclaimed Cornx, who had an idea that he
about to be imposed upon robbed.
/ ''Lay Ducks!" exclaimed the Frenchnan,
with look Of mingled ind gnation and contempt
lf-"Lay Ducks! by gar, see, you un fou-
, IN ~saas-vot youscall de ignoraIhe.-Y on no
conlprehendcz notting-you no onderstandcz dc
language ct de pronunciation Franchise Look
at de lettaire," said he holding up one of hem,
La, dat ces Lar; D-o-u-X, dat ccs Doo--I.a
Donx"
'That's a fact!" exclaimed Cornix. with a
sudden enlightenment; "Dev take the French"
he continued smarting under his chastist mcnt
Frenchman picked up his letters and moved
to the door with a grumbling curse on all fools
who don't understand French-the greatest
language i'll the world without a douLt-ccr-
tanly Indispensable to every FrcncIman.--
Green1r'er (Io) Era.
! Couldn't Cure Linn.
A good story is told in an eastern paper of
the treatment of drunken husband by his ami
able spouse. After trying various experiments
all to drunkenness, she thought of another
plan of making a reformed ,lrunkard of her lord:
| She engaged watchman for a stipulated re-
ward to carry Philandcr to the watchhousc,
while yet in a state OF imsensbty, and to fright
en- him little when he recovered In conSc-
quence of this arrangement, Phandcr walked
up about eleven O'Clock at night, and found
himself lying on pine bench in strange and
dim apartment. Raising himself upon his cl
bow, he looked aroud until his eyes rested on
man ly the stove smoking cigar.
Where am ]? said Illilander.
In a medical college, said the cigar smoker.
!, What doing there"
Going to be cut up"
| Glow comes that"
why YOU died yesterday, willie YOU were
drunk and we bought your lody to make a'nat-
omy'
Its a lic-I'm not dead
NO mattcr-we Lought your carcass from
your wife, who had right to sell it, for it's all
the good she could make of You. If you're not
dead that's no fault of the doctors and they'll
cut you up dead or alive
You will do it eh?' asked the old sot.
'Ay TO be sure We will now drcctlv,' was the
resolute answer.
We'll, can't you let have something TO
drink before you begin:'
This last speech satisfied the watcEman dat
Philandcr hopeless case; and, his
ward was contingent on his successful trcatntIt
of the patient, he not little cEaerincd II
the result SO, with gentle handling, lie
tumbed the irrctormable ineGriate out OF the
watch-house
LARGE SALE OF NEGRoEs.-A number of ne
crocs. cighty-fvc in all, the property of Geo
Z, d. Baskerville were sold in Warren county, on
the , lSt and 22d inst, at very high prices. Oic
man a brick-mason, brought 81, 45O, the others
ranged from 1925 to $3.50; women generally
: brought over 81 900 each; one young womall
| sold for SllOO The whole lot averaged SG31;
the sales amounting to S54 900.
There were but few prime hands among them
and the sale is considered remarkable for the
:
1t is stated that 22O vessels cleared at Mo
bile for foreign ports during the year ending ist
October last, carrying 345, $50 bales cotton
OF this amount, only lO,47O bales were put On
, board at the wharves, while 1886, 400 bales were
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