Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-07-01

magnitude. The very whip placed in my
hand was of such preposterous length as
to assist the illusion that crept over me as
we thundered heavily along. of going on
a visit to some friendly giant, and fishing
as I went, in black and heaving sea.
Dick was waiting on the steps of his
majestic dwelling and seemed, good fel-
low heartily glad to see me.
nice little things those!' he remark
cd, nodding towards his phaeton as it
veered slowly round in the direction of the
stables. Light trap, light horses! But
tomorrow I'll introduce you to something
like bone and substance worthy of a bright
er age
There was no one but ourselves at din
ner. Longchild on succeeding to the pro-
perty two years before had, so far from
cultivating his neighbors, been at some
pains to make it well understood that, as
mere bird of passage, he did not desire
to form any local connexions whatever.
Nevertheless, the bird Of passion must
have found sufficient to interest him, for
he remained glued to his perch in man
ner that awakened considerable general
interest and special curiosity as to what
on earth he did with himself. Dick ex-
ulted in this. There was something
gloomy, minacious, gigantic ESQ to speak,
in thus standing mysteriously aloof. The
domestic habits of the Cornish giant have
never been ascertained with precision and
Mr.. Longcbild, resolving that no light
should be cast on the matter through a
degenerate descendant of that lamented
race, sternly repclled attempts to lure hin
from bis hissoi;:ade. solitude.
In furtherance of IL L. ssneral pian' nf
made it bis habit to ride after dark. w a1s
a belated rustic, though your Cornishman
is no heart-of- hare, felt thrill of aston
ished fear, as two mighty horsemen loom
ing large in the rising mist swept heavily
across his way. Small blame to them
- - aies sgstf as biggss, horse
and was followed by bis groom-a fellow
seven feet high mounted on an animal
quite up to bis weight-ard they must
have looked like Godfrey de Bouillon, Of
Westminster, attending George the Third,
of Pall-Mall.
We were waited on at the dinner by a
butler and two footmen, whose united
length must q am afraid I shall not be
believed) have exceeded twenty feet
Everything was on the like tremendous
scale and Dick carried his singular hobby
so far as to eschew the small and delicate
Gates, which in his heart he loved, in or.
der to dine of joints that might have salts.
fed bevy of aldermen.
When soup, a mighty turbot, brace
of capons the size OF Norfolk turkeys and
calf's head had been removed there was
heaved upon the board magnificent
haunch Of Tenison.
Harry. my good fellow" said my hos
in tone of regretful apology, Il am a.
eraid you see your dinner
Ireplied. with some alacrity, that [ hat
distinctly perceived it half an hour ago.
Nonsense ~
1T is true
''Fie, fe !.'' said Dick, remorselessly be
ginning to carve.
''If you were to add 'fe-fum,' in tn
manner Of your distinguished ancestors,
should still tell you l can do no more"
"Now, see here" said Dick, in rea
soning Tone ''This will never do Thos
lighter matters were merely provocative
and toys. { White burgundy, to Mr.
Halsewell in chalice Taste that, m
friend. Then resume your weapons, an
to your duty, if you be man"
IF l were twenty-five men, you shoul
not invite me twice. AS it is, my appe
tite is gone. 1t was hale. but not im
mortal. It dwindled with the capon. I
vanished with the calf s head.''
"Well, well," said Dick, "the fault
not ours. Let nature bear the blame @
her own degeneracy. How melanchol
to reflect that, at period of dinner whe
half bullock, and couple of hogs, woul
have been dealt with by my forefathers a
a woodcock and brace of larks, aoe COW
er and quail before miserable haunch
: Take away, and bring pitchers and pipes.
Two mighty claret-jugs, and some Tu,
kish pipes (of which the specimen selec
ed by Dick reached nearly to the window,
having been produced, the butler place
: large carved box on the table, betwec
| US, and withdrew.