East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-04-26

What no what no this fellew Is dancing madl
fAR IN me Wrong
Many years ago / contracted an ipfi-
macy with a Mr.. William Legrand. He
was of an ancient Huguenot family, and
had once been wealthy; but series of
misfortunes had reduced him to want
To avoid the modification consequent
upon his disasters, he left New Orleans,
the city of his foreiathcrs, and took up
his residence at Sulivan's Island, near
Charleston, South Carolina
This Island is very singular one. 1t
consists of little else than the sea sand,
and is about three miles long. It's breadth
at no point exceeds a quarter Of mile.
1t is separated from the main land by a
scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way
through wilderness of reeds and slime,
lavorte resort OF the marsh-hen. The
vegetation, as might be supposed, is
scant, or at least dwarfsh. No trees of
any magnitude are to be seen. Near the
western extremity, where Fort Moultrie
stands, and where there are some miser-
able frame buildings, tenanted, during
summer, by the fugitves from Charleston
dust and fever, may be found indeed, the
brstly palmetto; but the whole island,
with the exception of this western point
aud line Of hard white beach on the
sca-coast, is covered with dense under
growth Of the sweet myrtle so much
priced by the horticuturists of England
The shrub here often attains the hight Of
fifteen or twenty feet, and forms an almost
'simpcnetrable coppice, burdening the air
with its fragrance.
In the inmost recesses of this ooppice,
not far from the eastern or more remote
end Of the island, Legrand had built
himself q small hut, which lie occupied
when first, by mere accident, made his
acquaintance. This soon ripened into
friendslip-ior there was much in the
rccluse TO excite interest and esteem. ]
foun him well educated, with unusual
powers of mind but affected with misan-
tbropy, and subject to perverse moods of
alternative enthusiasm and melancholy.
He had with him many books, bat rarely
employed them. His chief amusements
were cunning and fishing, or sauntering
along tic bank and through the myrtles,
in quest Of shells or chronological speci-
mcns--his collection OF the latter might
have been cnyicd by the Swammcrdamm.
Ia these excursions he was usually accom-.
panied by an old negro, called Jupiter,
who hal been maaumitted before the re-
verses Of the family, but who could be
induced, neither by threats or promises,
to abandon what lac considered his right
of attendance upon the footsteps Of his
yoang "AIassa Will" II is not improb-
able that the relatives Of Legrand, con-
cciyiug linn to be somewhat unsettled in
intellect, Lad contrivcd to instil this OBJ
s;inacy nto Jupiter, with a view to the
supervision and guardianship'o of the wan
dprrr
The winters in the latitude of Sull-
vans Island are seldom very severe, and,
in the fall of the year, it is a rare event
indeed when q fire is considered neccs-
sary. About the middle Of October, IS,
there occurred, however, a day of re-
markable chillness. Just before sunset
scrambled my way through the ever
greens, to thc hut Of my friend, whom /
g ld not visited for several weells-my
residence being, at that time, in Charles
ton, distance of nine miles from the
Island, while the facilities Of passage and
re passage were very far behind those of
tie present day. Upon reaching the hut
l raped, as was my custom, and, getting
no reply, sought for the key where
knew it was secreted, unlocked the door
and went in. a fac fire was blazing
uron the hearth. 1t was novelty and
by no means an unwelcome one. | threw
of an ovcrcoat, took an armchair by the
cracking logs, and waited patiently the
arrival of my hosts.
Soon after dark they arrived and gave
me a cordial welcome. Jupiter erinning
from ear to ear, bu,tled about to prepare
some marsh-hcns for supper. Lcgrand
was in one of his ftS-how else shall |
term them ?-of enthusias n. He had
} found an unknown bivalve, forming new
geaus, s,.and, more than this, hc had hunted
down and secured, with Juptcr's assist
ance, a scUdbaw wh,h he believed TO be
totally new, bat in respect to which he
wished to have my opinion on the morrow.
aud why not tonight l asked, rub
bng my hands over the blaze and wish
inr the whole tribe Of ScaraJai ut the
devil.
'.ih, If ] had only known that you
were herep said Lcgrand, 'but its so long
since have seen you; and how could l
foresee that you would pay me visit
this very night of all others? AS was
coming home L met Lieutenant C.,
from The fort, and, very foolishly, | lent
him the bug; so il will be impossible for
YOU to see it until the morning. Stay
here tonight, and will send Jup down
for il at sunrise. 1t is the lovelicst thing
in creationP
'What?-sunriscY
Nonsense no the bug. 1t is Of a
brilliant gold color-about the size of a
large hickory-nut-with two jet black
spots near one extremity of the back, and
another, somewhat longer, at the other
The aRtenng are
'Dey amt no tin in him, Massa VIII,
keep telIn on YOU here interrupted
Jupiter de bug isa goole bug, solid
ebery bit of him, inside and all, sep hin
wing-ncber feel half SO hebby bug II
my bfe.'