Middletown transcript., 1872-04-27

apologissd for her haste in seating her
first guests. assuming that she had con-
cludcd VIC were not coming, and then pro-
cccdcd to formally INTRODUCE old Grow,
and the Grow family generally to the Gen.
cral and wife. as Brother Grow. Sister
Grow. Master Grow and Miss Grow.
Ifelt a good deal like growing myself.
Nv legs commonccd TO show unmistaka-
bic signs Of elasticity. 1 felt as II I could
hesye out any six negroes in the noig't!.ivor.
hood. But fully comprehend ID tho na-
ture Of the situation. TIE Generals wife
was about to cxplode.
The General, although an earnest Rad
ical, coul". not suppress his olfac,ory from
becoming slightly elevated. My Amy
was ctrcmcly polite. and chnttcrcl away
apparently in one Of her happicst moods
Ola Grow set back with bis thumbs ia the
arm holes Of his dilapidatcd old vest,
whilst his wife, with folded arms. was as
suming an mir Of maiden innocence.
Amy handed the General n seat. by tho
wcnch, which filed up that side Of the ta-
bio, and hu,ricdly seated the Generals
wife by cid gumsand ivory then gathering
up the children seated them beside their
school fellows, after which she took her
seat at tho head Of the table, and request
ed inc to be seated Mt the further end to
wait urou the guests. Up to this time ]
had managed we'll Hut Inc Generals
wife arose aud remarked that she did not
intend TO bear the insult further At this
the General flew into passion, and nc-
cused me Of purrosely arranging an insult.
| protested and accused Amy. aud as did
50 old Scraggs stepped in. The General
remarked. "you old bg,ternut, you are a,
.hc bottom Of this" My Amy reminded
him that that was her home, and no one
should insult her father there, and ordered
him to leave.
The General called her dirty hnzzy
for insulting his wife. and a, this old
Scraggs hit him with the knot end of n
buttcrnut limb, sprang between them
to rro,ec, my guest when old Crow placed
the Genera, and upon al equality. In
the melee the wench assailed the GENERALS
wife, and the fight became general, Amy
in the mean time cSpos,ulating and coun-
selling peace.
Finally. VIC all succeeded in rcsuming
our perpendicular positions but old Crow,
who was then the special object of charge
from the General.
Amy was playing Pocahontas, by lean
ing over the old carcass, and succeeded in
causing the General To retreat.
She then placed her arms around him
and attempted to raise him. | blow up
Making charge upon old manhood
ruined a calf skin.
Mrs Crog pat,cj me or the back will
n chair. whilst the young Crows set up :
regular down South Jubilee.
But cleaned them out did indeed
The las. words I heard from old Grow
were you're no gcmman " Scraggs Gu
joycd it. Amy was exceedingly sorry, nn'
could not comprehend what had caused tn
row. The General aud his vito were Of
in furry. And IL was the maddcs
and mutcst Radical in the State. pur
sued after the General to apologize an'
explain. and run into old Crog lie CAV
me an exhibition Of his manhood" and
seeing | was Aanked. wheeled to retreat
In my haste | encountered the wcpch nn,
over We went
partially recovered and started on nj
fours, when old Crow come TO my assist
ance, aud by an attack upon tho rear Gu
nbled mo to make the fastest time on rec
ord.
As came down the pavement dis
covered a waving handkerchief, j, Wa
Amys.
Scragg. had assumed bclligercnt po
sition and as passed him, SC, Crow I
, tottling in the opposite direction. IL
made good time. but nothing. in compari
son to what had doue.
Since which time have been duboc
Dexter" by Amy and her father, and a
the least in,imation that intended to yot
the Radical ticket. Amy insists on rchcars
ing her story Of the race between ''man
: hood" and Radical have partially sue
cccd in rcconcilils The General and hi
:, wife, but my suggestion to play the san,
!. joke on Scraggs and Amy a, home brougl
to the Generals mind such vivid reco
lection Of old Crows muscular power tina
! he concluded that negro equality woul
. answer for electioncering purposes, but
ir decidedly dangerous experiment b
4 way Of practical joking. thought SO toe