American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-07-23
NOT AN UNCOMMoN CASE.

ahoru, US wen Us MS own merry COM
pany to make him glad. EARLY in the
morning the stranger wasup and look
ing around, when he espied rich bed
of mint in the garden. He straight
way sought Boniface, and indignant
at what he supposed his inhospitality
in setting plain whiskey before him,
when the means Of brewing nectar
were SO easy Of access, no dragged
him forth to the spot, and pointing with
his finger to the mint, he exclaimed =
"I say, landlord, will you be good
enough to say what that is ?" 49,,
GA bed of mint said the astonish-
cd landlord. n.snu autMm E...f#
"And will you please tell me what
is the use ofitE' 7i.at .s, aH ..a
swell, don't exactly know, 'copt the
old woman dries it sometimes with the
other 'yarbs.' 300 >''".'
The Virginiaa almost turned pale at
this assertion. r....... ....... .,
Sand do you mean to tell me that
you don't know what a mint julip is?"
"Not 'cept It's something like sage
tea, stranger" .il, 0H.' -.
"Sago tea !! Go right along to the
house, get a bucket Of ice, loaf sugar,
your bost liquor" d-#a' "..H Nn'I
The landlord obeyed and the stran-
ger soon made his appearance with q
handful of fragrant dcwy mint, and
then they brcwcd and drank and brew
ed and drank again; breakfast was O.
YER, and the strangers horse brought
ont only to be ordered back. Through
the live long day they brewcd and
drank; drank one or two ncighbors dropped
in, who were partakers, and late in the
night were their orgies kept up; ere
they made 1t bedtime, he and Ills Vir-
gnia guest who had initiated him into
the mysteries of mint julip, we're sworn
brothers, and when the latter depart
Cd the next morning, Boniface cxacted
pledge that he would stop on his re-
turn and a nd stay as long as he pleased
" Inc strangers business however, de-
talnod him longer than he expected,
and it was the next summer before he
came back. Riding up lato in the
evening he gave his horse to an old
negro who was at the gate, and at the
same time inquired: ...... "
"Well, Sam, how is your master 2"
q "Iondcr him come," said the negro
pointing to ayoath who was approach.
ing. laHu Z .sa y1.u .a' - ..'"l
81 moan your old mastcr,"4 .rny
sole Massa! him done dead dis
tree months nfu,. IN ~. #FEl
"Dead 4! What was the matter with
him! He was in fine health when I
left him." gji - " I''.
eyes; but you see, Massa Stranger
enc Of dem Virginny gommans como
long here last year, and showed him
how to cat green's sin his ticker he like
it so well, he done stuck to it till it
ki!l him. said the old darkey shaking
his head. l .t.,a. .r ..s't. 1T m o
The strangor passed less iovial
night than on his previous visit, and
was off by day break next inorhing. -
He Quoted his conscience however in
the end, with the reflection, that good
things arc sometimes misused.'
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DO indians saUear ?--This is a curl.
Gus question and tho answer by Mr..
Schoolcraft should put the white mcb
to blush. The gentleman. wt.o has 20,
many years studied tie char.,ctcristics
Of that race, says; tiqI : WV" '' 'S'
Man. Things the Indian can be nc.
cused of, but the practice of swearing
they cannot. j have made many in.
quirios into the state of their vocabi.
larry, ard nothing is. more bitter or re.
proachful than match dnnemoosA which
indicates simply, bad dog.
They have terms TO INDICATE cheat,
liar, thief, murderer, coward, fool lazy
man, drunkard, babblof: but / have
never heard Of an inbrceation or oati.
The genius Of the language docs not
seem 70 favor the formation of tho
terms used in oaths, or for tho purpose
Of nrofatit1 t. ;a al ~ - xa..it r Al