The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-06
sATURD A:Y MORNING, APRIL g., 1872

literary line vas. Ii going about the
hotels with six old-vcfy old-Brad
shaw's Railway Guides, and Offering
them for sale, as belonging to the pre-
sent month, 'is' anything ID the 'literary
linc,' then he was id that Business 80
'''I must go now,' said lI;;iiOsiiug that
the eyes of the passets:by were On me !;
Il have most importantfsnse TO attend >
very well,' he answered. dwThen tax
ing off his bat, and holdiagsit toward
me, said, 'WiIl you 'toss me-, to sec if
shall give you penny, OF you give me
one, for 1 want glass of-ss7-'aAT
.tOh, here's penny for ssoapE I .oriod;
goodbye, sa;m5tl b.tre.97 &
will you take me hoae.to tea with
you p he rersisted.bu ldt ,qa7, tr,a
NO. 1 cried. Perhaps TIL see you
Tomorrow For I wished to leave him,
as quite crowd of sisglisgi persons had
collected ,,,....
-" ''i' Ai u GU - 1ti = ~
manner, as if he had ,b.ssa deceived in
that way before; mo, notipTfporrow; do
not say Tomorrow but Iishan cone to
tea some evcuiug-to tea some evening
And now, this Christmas evening, he
came to fulfill his promise, which had
never been exactcd from lin by me. s
'Richey'-for this was the name he
went by-was below the middle height,
but evidently very strooig aud aud active aia !;
indeed, it struck me t6s should not
like to have a tussle with Tim. he had
the most extraordinary talent for for imita-
tion; indeed he appeared btbs constant.
ly initiating somebodS His general
accent was that Oft tllewy SWELL to be
seen on concert-room stage. But it
would change, as the ideas passed
through his mind, to Ia, g.! !Sns of fToole,
Blackstone, aud local si AS he
spoke he threw himseIfi ..i5gtr strange
and ludicrous attitudes!g 1Sa'o
taA AS he stood befer5 sSis 81 a$siSed a
parcel under lhisd aSahig I a4eoaa nnot
audsfhs ID To- e rs. sls He lapt
taking sc ffom upders his m sf.a and puifaii puifatiiaa
II issiosEEis hat, thsn tiEfSg 6 III it from TINT
and returning 1t to its original positi55fn,a
After capering about the room, look
'ingat the pictures, he suddenly stopped
short to ask me in whisper, with mock
alarm, if'thc gentlemen over the chin
hey- aboard was my father '"-
Then taking off his hat, in an assumed
attitude of humility. he held out his
clasped hapls, muttcrlng his awe and
respect for such a noble pGson-such a
Observation-Disclosures eyes, &c.'
Well thought I, this fellow begins
to amuse mel I felt r.ther glad he
came. .----.----.---
So | pulled the bell ROPE for another
cup, and when it came asked him.
rather pleasantly, TO draw over his chair
[ may here remark THAT while the
servant was in the room he sat down
very quietly, his large, staring eyes
ii.ied on her face with look of intense
admiration for her beauty, always keep
ing the mysterious package, however,
vacillating between his arnpit and hat
AS soon as she left the room, he began
initiating the 'Artiul Dodser,' when he
gives his dislocatiug twis: of the head
and glanced at the door
DO you know, like girls. No matter
what their station be. I fell in love
with a nice young lady once. We met 1,
twas in bar; but the managers eye
was upon me. He discovered that
was trying TO toss her for class of ale
so-he lie !! kicked me out He did :,
He changed his subject so quickly,
that soon was obliged to become dumb,
with the exception of monosyllable
now and then ~ -
Thus some hours passed mcrrily. At
length he jumped up and skipped round
the room. Suddenly stopping at the
sideboard, he opened it quickly to see if
anything was inside. Immediately he
dived his hand in and skipped round
the roo, with bottle Of Dcbbs' whisky
in his hand. This had been a Christ
mas present to Dobbs. What would
Dobbs say ? OF course be would say
that | had broken the pledge with it .
Oh, it must be rescued But. no. /
could not persuade my volatile visitor to
put it down-lorce would be dangerous.
So leaned back helplessly 10 the chair.
Now, sir cried he; knocking of the
head OF the bottle, and pouring out a
quantity into tumblor taking from the