The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05

heads In her lap, was amusing herself in the
ate little beast belonging to family quite as
ancient as the days OF Homer, OF which Parson
Evans Gays (''Mer-y Wives of Windsor'):
1T is q familiar beast 10 man, and signifies
Lowell" This group argues the great increase
which has been made among us under tuition
Of the wise men Of the East, in human civiliza-
tion
white, seemed to be held at all the depots, mono
of which, however, appeared to contemplate
either work or prayer. large proportion Of
them, nevertheless, from their general aspect,
hawk, Watch and Prey Their eyes were
keen, their jaws were lean, their aspects jaunt,
their twowsers scant, and every mothers son
was armed with three dollar gum
Ah! verify, my dear News, but for the moral
OF the scene, it was sort Of Chinese joke, that
spectacle, named after the famous wit at tho
Court of Pel1in, Meen Plum!
At lBranchyille encountered three genuine
phianthropists. fresh from the East, each
mum nun ching gunger, and carrying cotton um-
bre!a and India rubber carpet bag The UNI
brea was old, the carpet-bag was empty.
Offices we're still vacant. They had letters to
the prominent members Of ''our" Legislature.
and were on their way to Columbia. Got to
Little Bugaboo l,= twelve o'clock NJ, and found
my venerable friend, Wheelbarrow, awaiting
me, with his two sons to do the rolling, taking
it turn and turn about. An hours ride in this
democratic vehicle brought US to "Bugaboo
Lodge" still in ruins as whom Sherman left it,
but with certain hooks, corners, closets and
crevices, into which a lean body might shelter
in cold winters night. But the welcome, my
dear NEWS, that was worm as soul and body
could wish it, and that was everything.
That very afternoon went out with the boys,
and thanks to Dupont's gunpowder and Ta-
thams & Brothers drop shot, bagged eighteen
partrdges. six squirrels, o single woodceek,
end pair Of acorn ducks. Had supper at
dark, and then out again on a coon and pos
SUM hunt. Caught the brother Of the very
coon that came down to Captain Scott He
made glorious fight with the degs-tearing
ing nuff" till his threat was cut by old Grim,
the tdreoucest coon dog OF all Bugaboo pre-
cinct. Bagged after this q fat possum, which
We. we had ss se1t day roast for dinner and, yea
pig" Possun, we'll dressed, is for an alder
man of proper corporate Dimensions far supe-
rior to any pig. The coon was dressed accord
ing 70 army fashion, and most delicious roast
was he. 1t is ono OF the few benefits result
ing from our late war that it taught our sold
iers to DO cooks. EveR colenels aud officers of
higher rank became emulous Of the fame Of
Brillat Savarin. They found out the virtues in
FISH, an alligator's tail never suffered escape
from the cuisinter, and it was found, after
very few trials, that the blacksnake, or even
the meccasin, minus the head, was as grateful
at Little Bugabeo had both been in the war
on tho coast, in the woods at North Carolina
and VIRGINIA, and knew how to dress q pine
burr 80 that you would suppose it an artichoke.
They dressed for US orr coon, and I beg to COM
mend it to the Aldermen Of Charleston, provid-
ed they can get the secret of it's dressing. It
strikes me that the City Council might make
an Office of Grand Cu,sinier, one who shall
prepare all grand State and city dinners,
to whom there should be allotted O salary
OF at least $4,000 year. A great cook must
necessarily be q great genius, provided he can
make crayish beat . shrimp stew, an alliga-
fO thof ~ a
chicken, or black, or moccasin snake be more
delioa4e and appetizing than an eel; squirrel
superior to q spring chicken, and q, frog wor-
thy Of Q French confrere's dinner. Well, we'll,
after three days. delight at the sports of Little
Bngabo0, have returned to the drudgertes oi
trade snu tine city. 4fnt Iaavs brought home
to GAy wife and disconsolate little ones wild
ducks, squirrels, partridgss, doves, woadcocks
morrow, nay dear NEWS, and. if yeu please, you
shall bs one of tho party.