The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

in heavens name, Were you born r.
demanded the astonished parson, ''T
was born on the borders Of the Red
Sea- Doctor Poundtext had not
another word to say. The school
master was equally astounded and
withdrew the pipe from his mouth;
that of the exciseman dropped to
the ground; the landlord groaned
aloud, and his spouse held up her
hands in mingled astonishment and
awe. After giving them this last
piece of information, the strange man
arose from his seat, broke his pipe
in pieces, and pitched the fragments
into the fire; then, throwing his long
cloak carclessly over his shoulders,
putting his hat upon his head. and
loading himself with his boots, his
whip, and his portmanteau, he desir-
ed the landlord to show him to his
bed, and left the kitchen, after smiling
sarcasticauy to its inmates, and Civ
ing them familiar and unceremoni
Gus nod. His appearance was the
signal for fresh alarm in the minds
Oh iiioSc irit p'hih'' -N't "'iu
was said till the return OF the Inn
keeper, who in a short time descen-
dcd from the bedroom overhead, TO
which he conducted his guest. On
re-eutering the kitchen, he was en-
couutered by a volley of interroga-
tions. The parsnn. the schoolmaster.
the cxciseman. and his own WIFE
questioned hIm over and over again.
Who was the man IN hed he
must have seen INN hc'"Fe-le must
have heard OF iun-.n a WORT ne
must know somc'!"1}- about hitn'
The host pr"t"atr1 "'n,'' ne never
hel.,id the stranger al! mat n"ur :;
it VAS alc tirst tim. il" "'1d made his
appearance at III" ii!1ck swan ana
50 help him God 1t should be the
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