The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-03-09

not giving entertainment to any, or.
dinary or common parsonage. He
left him however, ia his room 10
take that rest and sleep that he,
seemed go much to require. Thork-
morton then made bis way. 60 his
wife's chamber, Informing her of
his views and opinion of the
stranger, and that under present
aud existing circumstances, having
recently had such q run of custom
and patronage to the inn from the
people of the low country; making
their way to the mountains OF up.
per Carolina; considering the low
state of the larder of the inn,
hoso he could give. the fare that
his pride and reputation az O land.
lord had won for him. asa 5=s.-,@
The scanty family dinner was
then in the lot, and for any thing
more to be added, the place and
'larder could not then produce. The
cartman had been dispatched in
the early forenoon 10 scour the
neighborhood for chickens, eggs,
butter, lambs, &C., so essential to
o ell-kept house, would not re.
turn before four o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Thorkmorton expressed
to his wife much sorrow at this
state OF things, but says he: "Wife,
we will do the best we can; and /
much minded to let him sleep on
till supper-but if he awakes, will
make, the best use of my sense
and perception &c The ease and oc.
casion may require. Ihave never
yet, wife, got into a .fr but could
somehow or someway get out"
The family took their scanty
meal at one o'clock, leaving, how.
ever, enough of such as they had,
for the guest, in the event of his
rising from he'd. After the fam
lily had dined, Thorkmorton took
his seat in the piazza near the room
of his guest, with pipe and tobacco
to watch and wait the movements of
the sleeper. At, or about four
o'clock in the afternoon, he heard
indications of waking from the
yawning and stretching in the
chamber; he gently approached
the door, and opening it, discovered
the gentleman had partially awoke.
Thorkmorton very pleasantly made
the inquiry If he could serve him
in any way. To this the stranger
and guest propounded the ques-
ton: I" How long have I slept2-
What is now the hour2 l have
indeed, landlord, had a long and
refreshing sleep - sleeping and
dreaming in this neat and pleasant
chamber greatly to the comfort
and satisfaction of my weary and
much fatigued frame" Thork.
morton replied: "Sir, you have
slept nigh on to four hours-hav-
ing risen in tho mean time and
partook of q light dinner" elm
deed, landlord, you do not pretend
to say that ! have dined, though /
confess my dreams were in part
feasting on chicken, snap beans,
bacon and SO forth" Il do really
assure you, sir, that you have
dined and precisely on such fare
as you have described, and imme-
diately, on leaving the table, re.
turned to your room, and was
again asleep in a few moments. y
Why, landlord, you astonish me
l think l am in the midst of INV
senses, and have no recollection O
the fact you state, though, as I sale
before, my dreams were in part
chicken, bacon, beans, &c. How
is this, landlord, how is this 2''--
Well, sir, the fact is as 1 have
stated to You. You rose ND and
ate in silence in a sort of drowsy
mood, bacon and beans, stewed
chicken and dumplings, with such
vegetables as the garden now furn
ish--cucumbers, squashes, Sc."-
Well, landlord, ] am really In q
state of sort Of delusion at this info,,
nation, but suppose / must take
the thing as matter of fact as YOU
represent, though, in all my life.
experience and changes, I mus,
confess that I never was, or have
been, so fuddled with the idea oi
having performed any such act OF
kindred to ID, before in my sleep
Do you say that You had bacon
beans and stewed fowl with dump
lings for dinner "Precisely go
my guest" "Well, sir, I reckon
il must be . reality, though upor
feeling under the waist Of my
pants and my buttoned vest, I car
not, after taking fully my dimen
sions, realize the fact you state.
, will, however, enter upon my jour
nal that, for once in my life, tha
I had ate my dinner In sleep q
Thorkmorton's, in the County o
=, South Carolina. How
long now, landlord, before sup
perl" "Supper, sir, will be read,
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