New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-17

Notw irhsiabdpg the many crooks and crosses 10
his lot Tiff was, on the whole, cheery fellow.
He had um oily, rolIickns 'dl ess Of nature, aae
nherance of physical satisfaction in existence that
The greatest weight Of adversty could only tone
down TO becoming sobriety. lie vas on the hap
pj.st terms of fellowship with himself; ne tVscd
himself he believed in himself; and, when nobody
else would do i, he would pat himself on HE own
shoulder, ard say "Tia, you re Jolly dog, hne
fellow, and like YOU" tie was seldom "'tncu'
running strnn OF sOlioquy with himself intermin.
walls of laughter. On peasant days lin laughed
great deal. He laughed when his beans came
up, he laugh. when the came out sf'er storm,
be laughed Tor fifty things that YOU never thlnh
of laug ghipg at: and it agreed with him-he thr0ve
upon it. In times of trouble and perplexity, Iih
talked to himself, and found counselor who
always kept secrets. On the present occasion II
was hot without some inward discomfort that ne
took surys! ot the remains tt one OF his best
fatted chickens, which he bad been intending to
serve ny, P'ecemeal, for his mistress. So he re-
heved bis mind by little confidential colloquy
with himself.
Dis yer, he said tO himself, with contemp-
tuous inclination toward the newly will
be for eatil & like judgment, pose. WISH now,
had killed de old gObbler Good enough for him
-rasl tough he is. Dis yer, now, was my prim.
est chicken and dar she II st sit and see him eat
it! Laws desc yer women. Why, dey does get
so cot on husbands Pity they could MT have
something like TO be sot On! 1t jist rites me to
zee him gvbbling down everything, aud she a-lOOk-
ing on Well, here goes" said he, depositing the
frying-pan over the Goals, in which the chicken
was soon hzzng. Drawing out the table, Til
prepared it for supper. Soon coffee was steaming
over the FIRE, and cOrn-dodgers baking in the ashes.
Meanwhile, John Cripps was busy explaining to
his wife the celebrated wares that had SD much
raised his spirits.
WELL now, you see, Sue. this yer time We
been up to Raleigh; and l met 4 fellow there
coming from New-YOrk, or New-Oreans, or some
of them Northern States"
"New-O Orleans is ut Northern State, humbly
interpOsed his wife, "is iti"
"Well, New something! Who the devil cares 7
DO mt you be interrupGDg me, you Suse"
Could Cripps have seen the vengeful look which
Tiff gave bin over the spectacles at this moment,
he might have trembled for his supper But, inno-
cent of this he proceeded with his story.
"You STE, this yer fellow had case of bonnets
Just the hight of the fashion They come from
Psris, the capital of Europe; and he sold them to
ME for a mere song. All, you ought 70 see 'em
I'm gong to get 'em out. Tif hold the candle
air of grim skeptcism and disgust, while Crpps
hammered and wrenched the top boards of, and
displayed to view portentOus array of b0nncts,
apparently Of every obsolete style and fashion OF
the lust fifty years.
"Dem's fust rate for scare-crows, anyhow "
muttered Tiff.
Now, what" said Cnpps, Sue, what do
you think gave tor thesei "
II don't know" said she family.
"Wel, gave fifteen dollars for the whole box
and there ant Que of these" said he, displaying
A. as baDd hat
s mt worth from two to five dollars. shall clear,
at least, fifty dollars on that box"
Tiff, at this moment, turned to his frying-pan,
and bent over it sOlilOquizng as he did 80.
"Any way, Is found out enc ting-where de
women gets dem rOOsts OF bOnDets dey wars at
camp. meetings. Laws dey's enough to spile q
work of grace, dem ar III was to meet one OF
dem ar of dark night in graveyard, should
tink / was sent for not the pleasautest way OF
sending neither. Poor missus looking mighty
faint - Don't wonder NOugh to scarr weak
ly woman into fits"
"Here, Tiff, help me to open this box. Hold the
light, here. burned if it don't come off hard
Here lot Of shoes and boots got OF the same
man. Some on 'em q mates, and some amt; but
then, l took the lot cheap. Folks don't always
war; both shoes alike Might like to war; an odd
one, sometimes, ef it's cheap. Now, this yer parI
Of boots is ladys CATERS, all complete, 'cep'
there "a hole in the lining down by the toe; body
ought to be careful about putting it on, else the
foot will slip between the outside and the lining
Anybody that bears that in mind-just as nice q
pair of gaiters as they d want! Bargain there
for sOmebody-complete one, too. Then I've gOl
two or tbres old bureau-drawers that got cheap
ut auction; and reckon some 'em will 6t the
Old frame that / got last year. Got 'em for mere
song"
do -; TnrEa hIaka ham in
lively"
10, web, scrub it up-'t will answer just as
well. Fit the drawers in. And now, old woman,
We will sit down to supper" said he, planting
bimsef at the table, and beginning q vigorous
onslaught on the fried chicken, without invitation
to any other person present to assist him.
'Mssis can't sit up at the table" said Tiff
"Shcs done been sick ever since dc baby was
born" And Tiff approached the bed with nice
morsel of chicken which he had prOvidcntly pre-
served on plate and which he now reverently
presented on board, as waiter. covered with
newspaper.
Now, do eat, Missis; you can't live on look
ing, 10 ways you can fix it, Do eat, while Tid
gets on de baby's night-gOwn."
To please her old friend, the woman made a
feint of eating but, while Tifi's back was turned
to the fire, busted herself with distributing it to
the children, who had stood huneriy regarding her,
as children will regard what is put on to sick
mothers plate.
" It does me good TO see them eat" she said,
apo'ogetically once, when TiH, turning round, de-
tected her in the act
"Ah, Missis, may be but you're got to eat for
taco, row. What dey eat ant going to dis yer lit
tie paD, here Mind dat ar"
Cripps apparently bestowed very small atten.
ton on anything except the important business be.
fore him, which he prosecu ed with such devotion
that very soon coffee, chicken, and dodgers, had
all disappeared. Even the bones were sucked dry,
and fha orx auu xined from fha diah