The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-02
SLAMMERVILLE.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.

DA hAhi bhisbASs
spent portion of last year at Slam
merville, village situated in the western
portion of these United, or rather dis
| United States. | have no intention of in
dicating the exact locality of the town,
and when | call it Slammerville, beg to
state that the maine is not the proper one.
SlammeTville is not put down on any map;
it does not even figure on those charts
where cities yet unborn and railroads not
begun, nor even thought Of, are marked
with careful accuracy for the temptation
of unwary purchasers Of real estate
Slammerville is the 0tids so to speak, of a
very respectable, thriving village, some
where in the west, duly baptized; long
since, by the name of one OF our first Pres.
idents-no matter which. Respectable as
J tits. however, beMeVe that should Ws=>.v
have heard of the place had it NOT been
that the Brown family, consisting of Brown
pere, and Brown mere, and the nine Misses
Brown, took up their residence within its
bosom, and sent from thence letter in
forming Inc Of their location, and calling
upOn me to fulfil my promise or suffer un-
der their displeasure. Now, the said pro-
mise was neither more nor less than that
| would visit them as soon as they were
settled, and this process, the meaning Of
which every houSekccper understands,
having been duly performed, they were,
unless Miss Miranda Brown INDUCED in
the fabrication of white lies, expecting
me with the utmost impatience.
1T would he such an excellent time for
you to come, my dear Olivia, wrote the
young lady, for Mr.. Silas Sikskin is in
Mex YoS6-~ MaSiug Q&yetlaSeS Goc BIZ. mr..
cles store and will be delighted to be
your escort back. lie will call upon you
with a irtter of iNtrOIuction, and if you
don't come with HIM, III never speak to
you again in all my life
| OF course such 4 threat decided me, and
| awaited Mr.. Silkskn's arrival with i'm
patience, and had my trunks already pack
cd; when, one evening, some one was
heard to rap violently upon the panels Of
the front dOor-an unnecessary exertion,
considering the close proximity of the bell
and an excessively grutf voice inquired
Of Biddy-
Say, miss, do you know Of anybody 10y
the name Of Oil v.i.a-Olivy l. double {
/ Lee; Miss Oivy Lee? DO y"u know OF
anybody of that name around here
| 1t vas Mr.. Silk>kin, and he was reading
the direction from the back OF my frHnd'
letter Of introduction. was certain OF it.
And as Biddy ushercd him in, Che had
accidentally walked into the hall pantry in
the first place. lAoked up expecting to
see a form which matched the voicc-a
heavily built man of about furty.iive or
fifty. rcd faced and double chnrcd: an in
dividual naturally associated with the title
of urle John or Dick, with broad should
cr>, ial haud>, an! a spacious chest. How
Wa a>toui>hcd? Mr.. Slik>kIn was per
hap> eighteen. In hight he could have no
rival save Jack the Giant Killers bean
rp.r. His shoulders were narrow. his
limbs thin, and h!, gruli voice issued from
IA mouth which might have belonged to a
baby. lie looked at mr, made what he
con>lirr,l a bow, said, 'Ml>- l."r, s'pose,
aud posed the letter towards me.
Ii was H. | supposed; this was Mr.. silk.
, skin. When turned towards him once
more, this gentleman was sitting on the
| ia with his hat on, and with hand on
each knee; his coat sleeves had climbed his
arms, aud his pautaioonS had climbed his
lower limbs in as>unu" this position; aud
( there was more treckltd rcd wrists and
grey wor>icd stockings than thought WAS
ornamental. lie was overwhelmed with
confusion when addressed him, and near
" chokel himself with IA straw which he
had been chewing. Recovering from this
accident, he entered into conversation; in.
forming me that lac bad left the Browns
/ right well;' that the weather was warm
and that Slammcrvllc would be right
smart place If they had little more fe.
male society and iiuaiIy- plunged into his
pocket and drew forth little note. Il al.
most forgot il, he said, Mrs Brown told
me to give You this, just as was starting
, It's about a young woman to help
! ! opened the miSs:ye and read as fol
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