The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-23
Tl'e Aorfolh Cost.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1896.
aF ADVENTURE
WITH
C0U NTRY EDITOR.

telegraph dear Post: Will be dow
with the excursion on Friday, to Sc,
the shoW,o we at once called all TIL
family together to make preparations fo
the reception of our distinguished guest
A dinner at one of our principal hotels
not at Peppers, but at Jones'; and WI
prepared our big feather bed, and eau
toned the lodger in No. 2 to subdue his
cough, No. 3, to touch the strings of his
cracked fiddle more gently, No. 4, tt
sing his base a key lower, and the
"boofer' lady, who practises continually
and increasingly on that $1,000 piano.
which she hid in the garnet when the
Yankees twas tchere," and thus save
the poor old article of music from ICON
fiscation and deportation, ITO touch il
lightly--we turned Juno out of the room
and chung" our Angola cat 'Thomas'
up by the narrative. Mrs. Post we sent
out to visit the neighbors--andt to board
| with them-and the children were dis
patched to play with the other ragged
little urchins in the streets,-with the
caution that if they returned under three
days they'd get clicked like blazes,' to
use the language of our foreman, who
belongs to the fremen. We were now
ready for the distinguished guest. The
youngest member of the staff was APP
pointed to receive oar "friend from the
country" at the depot, him
through the city, show him all that was
to be seen, land then bring him safely
to Jones's hotel betimes, where din
ner would be in readiness. We call
this youngster "our reliable boy"
because we can always depend upon him
wet or dry though he has some little
eccentricities which he claims as his
exclusive privilege-it matters not what
We sat ourselves down to await the re-
port from our committee. Three o'clock
came, but still they did not make their
appearance-four struck, and then five,
six, seven, but still no sign of their
arrival. What could have happened !
Had our committee lost himself-or been
garroted, or swallowed up-or run off
with the fifty dollar bill we advanced to
pay the expenses. We were in a guam
Diary and impatient, when suddenly
there was loud ringing of the bell, and
Timon appeared atthe door,as we opened
it, with scroll of paper in his hand,
which he presented, saying, dat am
de report ob de committee, marsa John"
and vanished. What could he mean
A report of what? We were all amaze
ment. But the roll of paper no doubt
contained the secret; and so seating
ourself in the easy chair, we prepared
to unfold the mysterious package. 1t
consisted of about fifty-six pages of fools
cap written in scrawled and illegible
hand, which we proceeded to read as
well as we could make it OUTPUT in
many places the manuscript was wholly
illegible, and therefore, we will be COM
PEELED to leave many a gaping hiatus !:
. Proceeded, according to instructions,
| to receive est-distinguished indi-
yidual of editorial fraternity from Char
lottesville. On hand when railroad
arrived-the cars | mean, of course
looked at every body-but didn't distin-
guish anybody that looked distinguished
| tin the vehicles had pretty nigh
emptied themselves and the speechifying
and bodybuilding between the Mayor and
| the contents of the iron-horse were
about extinguished-when all of a sud
den, my wandering eyes lit upon tall
handsome looking sort of being, dressed
superbly in paper shirt collar and
walking stick. "That's my gentle
man. says land l approached the
feIicitous individual according-"Mr.
Barnacal, suppose" said |. "Chroni-
Gle, If you please,u says he with very
savage and chivalric-like aspect--but 1t
was serene, if it was savage-and he
had look of humanity withal, that
was highly reasuring to one of my weak
constitution. His suavity of manners
at once unnamed me and | wept.
"Brother," sobbed, "behold the repre-
sentative of the Post-I welcome you
| in the name of that immortal organ OF
sublime selfishness and magnificent re-
finement to the superb city by the sea-
side; and tender TO you from the bottom
of my heart, the freedom of the city-a
boon hitherto, and for sometime befdfe,
only extended to the down-trodden and
oppressed African. Brother permit me
to weep on your bosom, for am aWeary
with much watching and waiting
Weep said he, ""Mr. Ghost weep
hnt not on this Observation-Disclosures sor-
rows claim that lovely and superb rest
ING place. "Permit me to correct YOU
| 1 n
Post. sir: say ghost again and III
make a ghost of him who let's me,
in the language of the immortal Dane, y
"Well, we'll, meant no offence; yor
! know YOU miscalled me, and SO we are
even: don't take it to heart; / know the
Post ia not ghost, but a very substan
tial institution 'tAll right, Barnacle
h,It Won must understand that We are mo-
easily scared down here in Norfolk, ant
can do some fighting on our own hook
we've got plenty of blood left, and ain
afeard of apy of you up-country editors
uWell. do be soothed, MIR. Roast.
: didn't intend to insult you, but mus
again caution you that my name Is no
Barnocle, but Chronicle"
"All right, old fellow, we won't ngn
this time. Besides. Mr.. Manacle, i
!. would be discreditable to that spirit
Virginia hospitality-a part OF whicf
d n il o,,r nride and boast to be-to as
9 sanIt. batter. AMI abuse our guest, the
r c;tv,s quest and the guest Of all man
r Find, So as our friend David said to thu
tnrtIe-you don't know David-.grea
cook air Jones's cook. Don't know
Tones? Jones is a great man-one
onr best-keeps hotel, and oyster soup
b,,t 90 David said-David's colored indi