The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-31
TALES OF THE BORDERS,
DONALD CORN. A..
BY ALExANDER CAMPBELL.
ICoNTINUKD.

lCONTlNUkD.l
1t was now go far advanced in the morn
ing that Donald abandoned all idea of seek
ing for bed, and resolved on prosecuting
an assiduous search for his brother. This
he accordingly commenced, and numerous
were the calls at shops, and frequent the
inquiries he made for Tuncan Corn but
unavailing were they all No one understood
a word of what he addressed to them and
thus, of course, no one could give him the
information he desired. Il was in vain, too,
that Donald carefully scanned every sign
that he passed, to see that it did not bear
\ the EssxieA-!y -iUUkrd-for name. On nape a
them did il appear. They were Gil, rs Dom
aid himself said Eon4es, and Beuroe, and
Lebranos, and Dranos, and other outlandish
and uncnrlst.P, uncnr.ep.Atsssf Asss s@ooest them. NJ
sSiascA a decent and civilized name to be met
with as CORN, or Brolachan, or MFAdyen.
or Macharuarich, or M'Cuallisky.
Tired and disappointed, Donald, after
wandering up and down the streets for sew
eral hours, bethought him Of adjourning to
tavern to have something to eat, and pro-
badly something to drink also, Seeing such
h,use as he wanted, he entered, aud de-
sired the landlord to furnish him with some
dluner. In few seconds two dishes were
placed before him but what these dishes
were Donall, could not at all make out.
Tney resembled nothing in the edible way
ne had ever seen before, and the favor vas
most alarming. Nevertheless, being pretty
sharp-set, he resolved to try them, and for
this purpose drew one Of the dishes towards
lin, when, having peered as curiously and
cautiously into it for few seconds as if he
feared it would leap up into his face and bite
him, and curling his nose the while into
strong di,approbation Of its 'odour, he lifted
several spoonfuls Of the black greasy mess
on his plate. At this point Donald found
| his courage failing him out, as his host
stood behind his chair AMI was witness 70
all his proceedings, be did not like either to
express the excessive disgust he was begin
uIng 10 f el, nor to refuse tasting of W hat
was set before him. Mastering all his re-
naming courage, therefore, he plunged his
spoon with desperate violence into the nau-
seous mess, which seemed to Donald to be
some vIllainous compound OF garlic, rancid
oil ard dough and raising it to bis lips,
shut his eyes, and boldly thrust it into his
mouth. Dorald's resolution, however, could
carry him 10 further To swallow IL he
found utterly impossible, now that the
horrors Of both taste and smell were full
upon him. In this predicament, Donald had
no other way for it but to give back what be
had taken and this course be instantly fol-
lowed, adding large interest, and excaim-
ng-
MY Cot what sort Of country is this
Your drinks is poison, and your meats is
! poison, and everything is apominatiOns about
you. Och, oich | wish TO Cot was back
TO EideTnahulish again for Ill pc either
poi, oned or murdered amongst you if re-
main much longer here. That's beyond oil
doubt"
And having thus expressed himself, Don.
aid started to bis feet, and was about to
leave the house without any farther cere-
mony, when the landlord adroltly planted
himself between him and the door, and de-
manded toe reckoning. Donald did not
know precisely what was asked Of him, but
lac guessed that it was . demand for pay
ment, aud this demand he was determined
to resist, on the ground that what be could
not eat he ought not to be called on to pay
for. Full Of this resolution, and having no
doubt that be was right in his conjecture as
TO the landlords purpose in preventing his
/ exit
dJ lOE Va 1pOmiuatlOnS y sa1O OOOeiO
wrathfully, " Pay for Ia poison lis my
self will sec you at Jericho Hrst. Not q
farthing, not one tam farthing, will pay
you for ta trash. So stand out Of the way,
my friend, fore worse comes of it."
Saying this, Donald advanced to the door
and seizing its guardian by the breast, laid
him gently on his back on the floor, and
stepping over his PROSTATE body, walked
deliberately out of the house, without fur
ther interruption, mine host not thinking II
advisable to excite the choler Of 30 danger.
ous a customer, and one who had Just giver
him so satisfactory q specimen Of his per
sonal prowess.
Another day had nearly passed away, snt
Donald was still as far, to all appearance
from finding the object OF bis search rs evel
he had been. He was, moreover, now both
hungry aud thirsty; but these were evil
which he soon after succeeded in obviatinl
for the time, by q more successful fOraY thai
the last. Going into another house Of en-
teTtainment, he contrived to make deman'
I for bread and cheese intelligible-article
q which be had especially condescended on
that there might be "no mistake" an
with these and pretty capacious msasur
Of brandy, he managed to effect very tolsr