The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-31
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People are oftensubiettcdSa.. ,',,s q 49, ,
fcatiion by indulging I'M = mi
OF strangers, and learutiifbSD ls,f8 Is
the persons themselves ~ sone Y dssau!' ttakI
mate friends were within, hearins y ~ ta-
marks. Such unpleasant occns;seM yin
have pleasant a Termination n NJ INV
singular rencontre betwees II w @leshksg
Mr.. Dcnnie.. lutte EIHiffr'y 1s!HlssAtss IN
AS d.. dwight vas itttirsayeliby
Jersey, he CHANGED to STOP ii i VIII s.u9SAENH
Il OF its popnleps towns, for n m ssAss ~,
q late hour OF N same, arrived slis ssss Al
Mr.. Demie, who had tile miisiSsSs ,ssal No.
from The landlord, that his beds NJ y, sol sfii
with lodgers except one. oecnn;s 1f'c AatslSsN
bratcd DIR. Dwight lshow M !Aet ~
ment, exclaimed DennieY sitSssssSsI = apRt
stranger to the Rev. Doffnr ii \ \ %
bargain with him for my lodeipafS fifIs itsa
lord accordingly awaited on MI. - lsaa+
Doctors room, and there left I'm S n NV
himself. The Doctor, alth6opS Y a s.s.FSds3
gown, cap and slippers, AMI ~ " ndB9
resign himself to the refreshing ~ y iSayss
politely requested the strange s.eu Gonna
seated. The Doctor wis strueks III 'e \
literary p~hysiognomy Of, his conpsn;oss aM a.. .le
his austcrc brow. and comueoced I Eost
conversation. The names a. 9azsg
Franklin, Rittenhouse, d host " Munger, sssnapsaA
distinguished characters, for an. "s.a3 NJ
zcst and interest to their cow, aIs gsEe
Dwight. Glanced to mention N se, !q9l
Dennie. i4Hpe u
" Dennie, the editor Of the po,.sa;;. ~
the Doctor in a rhapsody il nv wv. wv
the United States-the father II s a :
Bellies Letters. But sir" continues s I'm
not astonishing, that a man n AN ~, Eslt
fancy and feeling should abandon Mex !; I se,,aa'
the inebriatiug bowl, and 10 bseshs ss1s
rcvels?" a5 eoI ~ ,5r ~ 'sTNs ss~Aas
"Sir." said Dennie, "you ore m;.,L..
have been intimately acquainted NH nsr,,.
for several years, and 1 neyerknsv il n T ~
intoxicated" e, ~ X 19
"Sir," says the Doctor, YOU AZ, ~.
my Information from a particular fr;ena /. law law
confident that am right, and that soa !,
wrong" ii suA
. Dennie now ingeniously changed II. !.
versation to the clergy, ren,arkipe int no wv
A%bercrombie and, Mason yere amoDo ss W..
most distinguished diyines ; pcyefIesses " !.
considered DR.. Dwight, President Of ~
College, the most learned theologiap-tbes a.,
logician-Mnd the greatest 1poet thst / rs .s
has ever produced. "But, SIR coht;urs,
Donnie, " there are traits in his character nnas'
serving so great and wise a man ii Inc , mm,
detes,ab'c dcs%cription-he is The r1ea,estb,r1
and dogmatist of the agc!!" =
"sir," sad the Doctor, ", yyoou are grrosl,
mistake. l am intimately acquainted Wiz
Or. Dwight, and know to the contary,n
Sir says Dennie, You are mistaken.
have it from an intimate acquaintance d III
who, ! am confident, would not tell no d
untrath."
"No no Islander" says the Doctor, aI.n
H.. Dwight. of whom you speak ~
"And |, too" exclaimed Dennie, aam n.
Dennic OF whom you spoke"
The nstt nishmcnt Of DR.. Dwight puar
better conceived than told. Suffice II JIM,
they mutually shook hands, and were %extruey
happy in each others acquaintance.