The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-03-16


CARoLISIAN,-Apropos to the recent grant
Of the application for renewal of pa,
tent Of an easy.chair, invented by citi-
zen of South Carolina, the New Orleans
Dslta gives the following story as quite
correct winter before last
Judge Evans, the late Senator from /,
South Carolina, was very earnest, sin,
oere and venerable old gentleman, who,
under an exceedingly gentle, mild and
clerical exterior, concealed some very de.
cided points Of character. among which ;
was an intense State pride and a strongi
bias IN favor Of the institutions, and even,
the weaknesses and defects his old State. :
To him, South Carolina was the beau ideal
of everything admirable, great and good.
Her errors and defects were TO him virtues
and endowments. And, though it was
not in the nature of the good old man to/
hate anybody or anything, ho cherished a
decided andvery South CarOlinaish repug>
nance to the institutions, ideas and cus.N
toms of New England, For any South
Carolinian to possess any of the qualities,
and accomplishments or tastes Of the peo-
pie of that section, was, in the view of the
old Senator, serious breach Of faith and
duty to his honored and beloved old Pal
metto State
Now, it happened that Judge Evans
was applied to by young South Carroll
nian, who had invented some ingenious
mechanical contrivance which he desired
to have patented. The young applicant
introduced himself as the son of an old.
friend and fellow-p arishioner OF the judge
and begged his favor and aid in obtaining
his letters patent.
The venerable Senator, raising his spec
tacles, and fixing his eyes in wonder and
amazement at the ingenious young Caro-
linian in his mild but emphatic tone, in.
terrogatod him as follows
You are the son of Colonel H---,of
St. - Parish, South Carolina, who was
born in the said parish ~
Al" l am, sir" promptly and proudly ro.
sponded the young gentleman.
" The grandson of General H-,who
served under General Sumpter,in the Rev.
olutionary war;"
Yes, sir" was the prompt reply.
Your mother was the daughter Of
Mrs. Nancy, who set FIRE to her man.
sion in the Revolution to prevent the
British occupying it,"
Yes sir" enthusiastically exclaimed
the representative Of one Of Carolina's
proudest families.
"And you," continued the patriotic old
Senator, "have been educated at the
academy, in -, and instructed in
the principles, duties and knowledge OF
your position. your birth and family ?"
Yes, sir" modestly remarked the now
impatient youth.
Then sir" exclaimed the Judge, in O
tone of naughty 6rmness and indignation
how dare you to turn your back upor
all the traditional principles, and ideas
and customs of your State, upon the senti
ments and principles of your family, you
ancestors and your countrymen, aud de
grade yourself to the level of a common
wooden nutmeg Yankee, by inventing
machine2"
The ingenious, but alas !! high-bor
young Carolinian, was so affected by th
I forcible manner in which the Senator pre-
d sented the enormity of his conduct, tha
he abandoned his application, and returne
a to South Carolina with view Of standin
e for Congress in his District at the uez
u election.
N 1t is said that fur dealer in TauI
ID ton has purchased this winter no less tha
t 6i3 skunk skins, on which he intends