The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
Selected Expressly .for TIE N''es
The Red Man Cf the Red Sea.
a PLEASING AND INTERESTING roLE
fBv a Modern ry,hagorcan.

By Modern rythagorcan.
1t was at the hour of ninc, in an
August evening that n solitary horse
man arrived at the Black Swan, a
country inn about nine miles from the
town Of Leicester He was mounted
"n larg. fiery charger, as black as
Jet, and had behind him poriman-
t.au attached to the Group OF his sad
die. \ black travelling cloak, which
not only covered his own person. hut
the greater part OF his st."d. wa~
thrown around him. Ga his head hr
wore broad brimned hat, with an
uncommonlv low crown. Hi leg
were casrd in top boots, to which
Were attached spurs OF an cNtraordi-
nary length and in his hand he car
ricd a whip, with Il thong three yards
long, and a handle which might have
leveled Goliah himself. On arriving
at the inn, he calmly lismountcd, and
called upon the ostier by naIne.--
Frank - he said. ",akc my hnr="
to the stable; rub him down thor
oughly: and when he Is well cooled,
step III and lct me know" And ia
king hold Of his portmau'eau. h" On
tcrcd the kitchen, followed by the
nh,ruuious landlord, who had come
uut a ,uinute before, on hearing Of his
arrival Ther. were several per
sons present, engaged in nearly the
salur occupation. -lt one side of the
fire sa, the village schoolmaster-a
thin, pale, peak-nosed little man.
with powdered periwis, terlnina-
ring behind in n long queue, and an
expression of selt-couccit strongly
depicted upon his coun,enance. He
was amusing himself with a pipe,
from which he threw forth volumes
of smoke with an air of great salts
faction. Opposite iohim sat the par
son of the parish-a fat, hala-headed
parsonage, dressed in rusty suit OF
black, and having his shoes adorned
with immense silver buckles. Be
tween these two characters sat the
exciseman, with pipe in one hand
and tankard in the other. To com
plete the group, nothing Is wanted
but to mention the landlady. Il plump
rosy dame of thirty-iive, who was
seated by the schoolmaster's side, ap,
parently listening to some sage IL.
marks which that little gentleman
was throwing out for her cdiiication
But to return 10 the stranger. No
sooner had he entered the kitchen
followed by the landlord, than th'
eyes of the company We're directedup
on him. His hat was so broad in the
brim, his spurs Were so long. his stat
ale SO great, and his face SO totally
hid by the collar of his immense blaci
cloak. that he instantly attracted th'
attention of every person present
His voice, when he desired the mas
ter of the house to help him off will
pis mantle, was likewise so harsh
that they all heard it with suddel
curiosity. Nor did this abate whel
III. cloak was removed, and his ha
laid aside. A tall, athletic, red-hai,
ed man, of middle age, was then mad
manifest. He had on q red FROG
coat, a red vest. and neckcloth ; nay
his gloves were red What wa
more extraordinary, when the owe,
alls which covered his thighs wer
unbuttoned. j. was discovered tha
his small-elothes were red likewis
"All red!" calculated the parson a
most involuntarily. ..As you sa,
the gentleman is all red:" added III
schoolmaster, with his characteristi
tlippancy. He was checked by loo
from the landlady. His remarl