Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-07-31
AN UNPLEASANT SITUATION.

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and allowed him pIenty Of money. Blu
John. with all other attachments. coulC
never accustom himsef to the society o
females, not because he did not like IT,
girls, but because his shy nature wonl'
not permit him to associate with the fail
sex. 1t once happened, not very long
either, that Johns father had some very
important business to transact in the city
He also had some very particular affairs
to attend to at home, which demanded
his personal attention, and not possess
ing the power of ubiquity, he delegated
John to transact the business 10 the city
John, being thus commissioned, imm--
diate'y proceeded to the city, and to the
residence of his fathers cid friend, whom
be found to be a very DICE old gentleman,
W th a beautiful daughter and gold spec
tacle|. John was ushered into the par
Tor new thing to him and motioned to
y seAt-Do a sofa (another new tbing).
But we must use his own language =
Il took my seat and made observations
Everything was fine /! Fine carpets. fine
sofas, fine tables, fine curtains, fine pl
amos, iue everything ard especially a
fine young lady, who was dressed in fine
silk, 6ne satin, and who bad Cue curls
and fine appearance generally.
Afie: chatting with the old gentleman
a few minutes, be took down his hat, told
me to make myself at home for an hour
or two and left me alone with bis daugh
ter and a small. mischevions boy. the
young lady's brother. l did not relish
the situation at all. The idea of keeping
a city belle engaged in conversation for
two hours : ~perdition !, Silence reigned
supreme in the parlor for a short time,
you bet. l amused myself as much as
possible with the boy-that is l loaned
him my knife, watch and key and watcI .
ed him cut holes in the carpet with one
and spoil tie other. l don't know wha,
l would have done if it had not been for
that boy-he Was 80 good to attract one'-
attention. you know. 1t is true he asked
some startling questions, occasionally
such as this, for instance /: Are you 60
ing to court sister Emily ?" but such
things must be expected under The cir.
cumsta noes.
Miss Emily. thinking no doubt, that to
be q good hostess she must engage her
guests 10 conversation, asked me how |
liked country life, etc. She said it mus,
be q beautiful sight to see the laborers.
male and female, romping on the hay on
New Years Day /; that she would like t"
spend a Christmas in the country a nut
gathering with the village lads aud lasses ;
that it hac always been a mystery to her
bow they got eggs off the trees withou,
breaking them.
10 return. | thought to keep up my
part Of the conversation, it was necessa-
ry for me to quote poetry and the like,
which l did. Among other quotations, !
unfortunately repeated the %well-knowD
lines of Shakespeare
There's divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them as we may.
At this juncture, the boy, who had
perched himself on my knees, looked v:ry
earnestly into my face, and said
divinity shaped the end of your nose
cursous." I'm certain that
somebody wo I'D spank the young
rascal. W. talked of bills, mountains,
7ales, cataracts- = believe l said water
all. when the boy spoke up and said =
. Why, sisters got y trunkful of 'em up
stairs pap says they VI made out OF
loss hair"
This revelation struck terror into me
Ind bushes into the cheek of nv fair
1t began to very apparent that I mus,I!.
'e very guarded in what l said, lest said
10Y might slip 10 his remarks at uncallsd
or places ia fact I turoed my conversat-
on to him. l told blu be ought to go
'ome with me, and see the rice chickens
70 had in the country. Unluckily
mentioned a pair of calves my brother
'wued The word calves ruined all. The -.
title fellow looked up and said sis {
ers got a dozen Of EN-, but she don't +,
rear 'em only when she GEES up town o. ,
'indy days" 4
"Leave the room. you unmauuerly lit
10 wretch !" exclaimed Emily, leave s
Immediately T. |.
- know what you want me to leave r
or," replied be /; "you can't fool mel
on want to set in that mans lap and
lss bin like you did Bill Simmons the ,
ther day-you can't fool me, I'll les tell q
Gimme some candy like you did. :
hen III 60. You think because you've >
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