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

scant of skirt, who, with two little .woolly.
heads in her lap, was amusing herself in the
sunshine by looking busily after that affection
ate little beast belonging to family quite as
ancient as the days OF Homer, OF which Parsor
Evans says {"Mer-y Wives OF Windsor")
"It is familiar beast to man, and signifies
'lovel'" This group argues the great increase
of the wise men OF the East, in human civiliza.
tien.
Public meetings of the citizens, black and
white, seemed to be held at all the depots, none
of which, however, appeared to contemplate
either work or prayer. A large proportion OF
them, nevertheless, from. their general aspect,
appeared to have adopted the motto OF the
hawk, "Watch and Prey" Their eyes were
keen, their jaws were lean, their aspects jaunt.
their twowsers scant, and every moshers son
was armed with a three dollar gun
Ahl verify my dear NEWS, but for the moral
of the scene, it was u sort OF Chinese joke, that
spectacle named after the famous wit at the
Court of Pekin, Aeen Plum!
at Branchville encountered three genuine
phianthropists, fresh from the East, each
nlunching gunse er, and carrying cotton UNI
brela was old, the carpot-bag was empty.
They bad just arrived, and were asking what
offices were still vacant. They had letters to
the prominent members Of "our" Legislature,
and we're on their way to Columbia. Got to
Little Bugaboo by twelve o'clock NJ, and found
my venerable friend, Wheelbarrow, awaiting
me, with his tive 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 when Sherman left it,
but with certain hooks, corners, closets and
crevices, into which lean body might shelter
in Geld winters night. But the welcome, my
dear NEWS, that was warm as soul and body
could wish it, and that was everything.
That very afternoon went out With the boys
and thanks to Duponts gunpowder and Ta-
thams & Brothers drop shot, bagged eighteen
partridges, six squirrels, a single woodcoek,
and pair OF acorn ducks. Had supper at
SUM hunt. Caught the brother Of the very
coon that came down to Captain Scott. Hs
made glorious fight with the doss-tearing
md biting and scratching, and never "holler-
ing nuff" till his threat was cut by old Grin,
the tanloucest econ dog OF ell Bugabso pro-
clnct. Bagssd after thls a fat possun, which
ne had next day roast for for dinner, and, ysu
pig" Postum, well dressed, is for an alder
man Of proper corporate dimensions far supe-
rior to any pig. The coon was dressed accord
ing to army fashion, and o most delicious roast
was he. It is one of the few benefits result
ing from our late war that it taught our sold
iers to be cooks. Even cslenels and officers Of
higher rank became emulous OF the fame Of
Brillat Savarin. They found out the virtHes in
frogs. they discovered the beauties in cray
fish, an alligator's tail never suffered escape
from the cuisi1ier, and it was found, after
very few trials, that the blacksnake, or even
the meccasin, minus the head, was as grateful
to the palate as eel or oyster. N>w the boys
ut Little Bugaboo had both been in the war,
on the csast, in tic woods at, North Carolina
and Virginia, and knew how to dress pine
burr SO that ysu would suppose it an artichoke.
They dressed for us our coen, and I beg to COM
mend it to ths Aldermen of ofCharleston, provid-
ed they can get the secret Of it's dressing. It
strikes me that the City Council might make
an Office Of Grand Cussinier, one who shall
prepare all grand State and city dinners,
to whom there should be allotted salary
of at least $4,000 year. A great c;ok must
necessarily be a great genius, provided he can
make a cray6sh beat shrimp stew, an alliga-
tors tail prove superior to that OF mutton; q
chicken, or black, or moccasin snake be more
delicate and appetizng than an eel; a squirrel
superior to spring chicken, and frog wor-
thy OF French confrere's dinner. Well, we'll,
after three days. delight at the sports Of Little
Bugaboe. have returned to the drudgeries OF
trade and tho city. But I have brought homo
to my wife and disconselate little ones wild
ducks, squirrels, partridgss, doves, wooacocks
and riue-fsd frogE. L shall give b dinner to-
morrow, my dear NEWS, and, If yea please, ysu
shall be one OF the party.