Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-03
The Sturp Telttr,


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The Sturp Telttr, ~,
MY FIRST FILTRATION.
The morning sun shone brightly one July day,
1851, as turned into shady street, dressed in a
summery garb, and smoking cigarette through
my nose The heat that morning was tropical
The crossingsweeper had abandoned his post and
betook himself to shsdy doorway. The cabmen
on the curb read penny papers inside their respec
tive vehicles, while the sun b6stered the root a.
bore. The enjoyment of the bibulOus beggsrs at
the pump, who took it in turns to be pumped for,
smote one with, envy on that thirsty morning.
Vague yearaings: after an iced Soda and b, apipe
Of aild tobacco, or other slight dissipation suited
tsthe state of the thermometer and the lassitude
Of nv sYstsu, caused me to stop hnguidy At . set
Of chambers for gentleman. ,,,5., -y,a hGsy.s2 -
The FIRST floor vas occupied bys man named o.
borne, with whom, was then very intimate.
found my friend and another man at. breakfast,
and after refreshing myself with some strawberries
and cool draught of seltser and brandy, threw
myself into . comfortable chair by the open win:
dow, and began studying, with sapient air, what
would have given worlds atthe time to understand,
the ':sSportsmans Own > ;,1.s s:t...
Twas, at the time am speaking of shy, aRk-
ward, bomebred youngstsr of nineteen, with .
round, youthful face. whiskerIess cheeks and ner.
yous temperament Osborne was cool, polished
man Of the world, eight years my senior, pale,
With regular features, thin sarcastic hps, cold,
may eyes, and Fair, colorless hair. How enyied
him his taste in dress, his composed, quiet man nan
ner, his skill at billiards, and bis success with wo-
men But with al my admiratioa and intimacy,
rather aisliked the man than otherwise. Ifsl.a
dim, disagreeabe consciousness that served prinz
cipally as butt and sport to my dear friend, and
knew that he considered and generally spoke Of me
& "manneiless young cub, who wanted deuced
deal of licking into shape" ~. -,
The man Who was breakfassing with hun was
also my senior. He had a plain, meaningless face,
long red whiskers, falsetto laugh. and possessed
the rare faculty Of being good listener. His
name was Anderson, and he played the ooncerttna.
never knew what he was, Of where he lived, but
remember, the first time we met his requesting Of
me, with a pleasant laugh, the temporary loan OF
. small sum. Ny future experiences Of the gentle
man proved him to Be capable of repeating the re
quest any number Of times, without being struck
with the monotony Of a proceeding he never at
tempted to vary BY an aIluaon to repayment He
was devoted to his rich friend Osborne, who found
in him willing and useful toady
eLike a,cigar, Master Charlie :" said Osborne,
offering me large, highly scented cigar from bis
case. received and smelt the priceless weed with
the rapturous air of eonnoisseur. lord! how
faint and sick these strong cigars, used to make
NELL Having lighted it, began the perusal of q
ssmiir' in the Sportsm,an's Oso,, and soon was as
intensely miserable as my worst enemy could have
desired. NH and smoke becoming last too
much for me, closed my eyes and listened va.
cantly to my friends conversation. 3,
.But we had better settle now," Osborne was
saying; 'what time are we to 60 to that place to-
night" "
Here there was pause, during which each beat
tattoo on the carpet and stared at each other.
Osborne at length rose, and bending over his friend
whispered some suggestions, which appeared to
Be frsught with much interest Whatever they
Were, they were cordially sgreed to- and carried B.
mid much laughter from Anderson, who put on
the falsetto stop, and beat Osborne hollow on the
high notes. Their enjoyment Of the subject before
them made them talk louder and With more ani-
nation, and thus, without wishing to divine the
subject Of their mirth, the following broken sem
tenees fen upon my ear, as I half dosed in my
ehair: -
"But viii she appear on the scene at all?" said
Anderson.
"Good heavens, mani" replied Osborne, "no
chance of it But don't mention her, for l can't
stand it. only promised to 60 there once year,
and choose this affair for my annual visit, because
I have towards shrinking in speaking to or even
seeing"
Here his voice trembled and dropped to whis-
per too low for me to hear.
s.AIl right, my boy" said Anderson, I'VE can
then have our little joke without fear Of any little
fnischance; it'll be capital fun. Hes an awful
fool, and in spite of his young airs is frightened
at his own shadow"
sDenced funny" thought to myself, "partie'
uiarly If I'm their awful FOOL which Irather think
am,"' and then I fell to wondering, gloomily, il
Amandine paste and constant care would ever make
my hands as white and as shapey as were these
Of my dear, appreciative friend and model Break.
fasts, pipes, drinks and pleasant condolences being
al ended, we rose, stretched and yawned. Then,
somewhat to my relief, Osborne told me he had an
engagement which would occupy him all the after
noon, but hoped 1 would dine with him at his club
the same evening, and afterwards 60 on with him
to very charming dance little way out Of town,
where to use his own words, II shall meet lot
Of deuced pretty girls, and perhaps pick up an
heiress, old feller" Having received my assent
to what appeared to me very agreeable arrange,
ment, the two burst ntoa fit Of irrestrainabe mer.
riment at the cut of my trowsers and the youthful
bloom of my complexion; then, after poking q
small volume of Chesterfield advice to his Son
into my pocket, and paying me few sarcasticai
compliments on the glossiness ofmy hat and growth
of my whiskers, Osborne slapped me violently on
the back, and allowed me to depart, bruised in
mind and body.
OF course, however, I dined with him at his
club, and the night being warm, drank more
champagne than my young head could well stand.
A strong cigar, and still stronger cheese finished
me MP, when jumped into my friends car,
rage most hissfuly unconscious and utterly idiot.
ic. Half an hours quick driving brought us to
our destination, large detached house, brilliantly
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