Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-17
l((Ortester Daily Spp.
From the Knickerbocker Magazine for January.
Story of ''The Little BLACK Slipner.,-

Story of ''Ehe Little Black Slipper
The spirited sketch of "The Little Black
Sipper," which ensues-tle beautiful manu-
script OF which is a treasure to our composit.
ors-"as accompanied by characteristic
nOtolet from our esteemed friend and CORES
pondent, al. F. l., of Philadelphia, to the
following purport ''The accompanying Ms,
the production Of my anabie friend, Mr..
James O'tistlan, Of Castle Blngel Gary, de-
tails little incident in his 'Careerngs and
LOlterngs in Other Lands, aud-among
OTHER ladies'. have copied it and corrected it
from mis- original Ms. but cln lay no claim TO
its vitality It's publication would prove a ju-
= bllatinn 10 its author :"
SAID l, Harry, where did You get that slip
per SAID he, James, this is the tale:
Ii amy thing wild alleviate the little miseries
Of a two days diligence journey, it is having
as pretty, goodnaturcd, aud cosmopolitan
Little widow Tor your opposite travelling COM
panion, as | had from Cordova ou the Quad
atquivir, to Madrid on the Mauzanares. Tum.
b.ug into the interior of a diligence at two
O'Clock of a June morning, after Il few hours
spent in a vain attempt to sleep, rendered vain
and proiane by Il legion OF those tiruiHetuS du
didJte, long-hoIncd mosquitoes, one is by no
means as serene IN temper as one should be.
The writer was savage that morning and not
until the mdyora (conductOr) had brought a
light 10 see If the passengers We're all prupt riy
paCktd IN, revealing the cheerful little lace of
pretty woman opposite 10 him. did his good
nature shine out rs ii patient reflector and dis
sipate the log of discomfort.
"a long journey before us ; let lis make
ourselves comfortable, said the lady, the de-
parting mayoral with light jasl enabling me to
see that there was a siniie on her face. Then
there was shaking ut black silk skirts, Ora.
Clas Dos there were no steel or whatebone
DpttjcDatS on her blessed form Two iilttt, t,.,t
sought refuge on my side TWO good sized
ones searched for an sylum on her side the
diligence and behold, we were disposed to
be friends tor life. [ don't know whether
Upper, in his 'Ploverbal Philosophy, men.
tions under the head OF Friendship That is a
travelling shawl but in his next edition he'd
better do II, you know, because ii is AT least
that morning, when | spread mine over my
legs, and extended the courtesy TO the limbs
tLngua Americana) Of the fair widow, she
accepted the wooden with kind acknowl, DE.
ment that made me feel bessedly pleased with
myself and with her. The bells OF the eight
mules pulling the diligence were jingliug the
position on the right leader Ii settled himself
in his saddle the arrierO had hold of the
rcns the nayOral jumped into his seat in the
Imperial ana the zuga holding his caanes
hat tight on his head, sprang out Of fine door
OF the diligence office, utterlng fearful yells
and cracking his whip with the terocity OF a
mad monkey; when--creak, bang, slide, slip!
and We were launched ON our journey to Mad
rid
4 went to sleep, and had pleasant dream
of being a cherubim, the kind thar flew round
Noah when he was building the ark, and had
no legs and having a dear little pair OF gaiter
boots for wings while | had for companion,
another apronaut with large black eyes, apro.
pos of which