Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-27

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suppose he has been quizzing Us all thi
time"
sNo," said she, she Is Incapable of quiz
| zing. llthat you have seen of him Is un
affected, and perfectly natural to him.
"Then, really" continued the husband
che is very interesting object, and | con-
gratulate you upon getting 30 early into hil
confidence; but, Is am not quite as much
captivated with his unaffected graces as you
seem to b., shall take the liberty, In char
ity, to the rest of my boarders, of request
ing him tomorrow, to seek other lodgings
"Oh," exclaimed Mrs. B., in the goodness
of her heart, aud with a countenance evin-
Give of the deepest feeling, 81 would not
have you do su.h thing for the world. Hes
only going to stay few days"
Show do you know?"
she told me so, and do let's bear with
him that short time. He sha'n't trouble you
or the boarders any more.
"Why, Sarah" said the landlord. 81 do
believe you are out of your senses !"
"Gone easel" said one boarder. "Ter-
rible," said another. s'Bewitching little fell
low" said third. "Come, Mrs. Blank,
tell us all he said to you! We young men
wish to know how to please the ladies, so
that we may get wives easily. Pm deter
mined, the next party 60 to, to make q
soup of everything on the walters, and eat
all at once. shall then become irresistible
to the ladies'"
"Get along with your nonsense" said
Mrs. B., smiling as she left the room.
. At 8 o'clock I retired to my room, which
happened (probably from the circumstance
of our reaching the hotel within few min
utes Of each other) to be adjoining Ned's.
had no sooner entered my room than Ned
followed me, where we interchanged the
particulars which make up the foregoing
story. He now expended freely the laugh
ter which he had been collecting during the
evening. He stated that this last interview
with MIS-. Blank was the result of necessity;
that he found he had committed himself in
making up and disposing of the odd supper;
for that he should have to eat in the same
way during bis whole stay in Savannah,
unless he could manage to get bis meals in
private; and, though he was willing to do
penance for one meal in order to purchase
the amusement he enjoyed, he had no idea
of tormenting himself three or four days
for the same purpose. To tell you the
honest truth, said he, nothing but an appe-
tite whetted by fasting end travelling could
have borne me through the table scene. As
it was, my stomach several times threatened
to expose my tricks to the whole company,
by downright open rebellion. feel that l
must make it some atonement for the lib
erty have taken with it, and therefore pro-
pose that we go out and take an oyster sup
per before we retire to rest. / assented: we
set out, going separately until we reached
the street.
We were received by the oyster-vender in
small shop which fronted upon the street,
and were conducted through it to a back
door, and thence, by flight of steps, to a
convenient room on the second floor of an
adjoining building. We had been seated
about three minutes, when we heard foot
steps on the stairs, and directly caught this
sentence from the asc ending stranger:
"Aha, Monsieur Middletong! you say you
hab de bes oystar in lie cittee? Vel, me
shall soon see."
The sentence was hardly uttered before
the door opened, and in stepped gay,
low bow, and, as soon as he rose from his
obeisance, Ned rushed to him in transports
of joy, seized him by the hand, and, shaking
it with friendships warmest grasp, exclaim-
ed, "Row do you do, my old friend? l
had 10 idea of meeting you here; how do
you do, Mr.. Squeezelfanter how have
you been this long time?"
"Saire," said the Frenchman, tine tank
you yer much to lub me so hard; but you
mistake de gentleman; my name is not de
Squeezilfaunter."
"Come, come, john" continued Ned,
'quit your old tricks before strangers. Mr..
Hall, let me introduce you to my particular
friend, John Squeszelfanser, from Paris"
"Perhaps, sir" said /, not knowing well
what to say or how to act in such an emer-
gency, "perhsps you have mistaken the
gentleman"
"Begar, ssir," said monsieur, he Is mis-
take eberyting at once. My name is not
Zhaun; me play no treek; me is not de gen.
tlemoUg fren'; me did not come from
Pdree, but from Bordeaux; and me did not
suppose dare was a man in all France dat
was name de Squeezeilfaunter."
'If l am Mistaken" said Ned, 81 hum
bly, ask your pardon; but, really, you look
so much like my old friend Jack, and talk
so much like him, that would have sworn
you were he."
"Vel, sair," said monsieur, looking at
Ned as though he might be an acquaint-
ance after all; "vel sair, dis time you tell
my name right; my name is jacques
Jacques Sdncric."
"There," proceeded Ned, ~ knew 1t was
impossible could be mistaken; your whole
family settled on Sandy Greek; knew your
father and mother, your sister Patsey and
Dilsy, your brother Ichabod, your aunt
Bridget, your"
"Oh, mon Dieu, mon Dieu +" exclaimed
the Frenchman, no longer able to contain
his surprise; "dst is Won 'hfericane familee.
Dare was not one French familee hab all
dat name since dis vorl' vas make"
"Now look at me, good jack" said Ned,
sand see if you don't recollect your old
friend Obadiah Snoddleburg, who used to
play with you, when a boy, in Sandy
Creek"
"VeI, Monsieur Snotborg, me look at you
ver'll, and, begar, me neber see you In de
creek, nor out de creek. IT'S YER surprise
you know not one name from one creek"
.'Oh, very well, sir, very well; forgot
where was; understand you now, per-
fectly. You are not the first gentleman l
have met with in Savannah who knew me
well in the country and forgot me in town.
ask your pardon, sir, and hope you'll ex-
cuse me-"
"Me is YER will to know you po,c, sair;
but, begar, me will not tell you one lie, to
know you t,oenty Jfve and thirty years
1go."
at makes no difference, sir" said Ned,
looking thoughtfully and chagrined. 81
beg leave, however before we close our &C.
luaintance, to correct one mistake wbichiI
made. said you were from Paris; be-
ieve, on reflection, / was wrong; l think
your sister Dilsy told me you ,oere from
Bordeaux"
"Foutre, de sist' Dis Here, Monseu
My oystar ready?"
eyes, SIR"
'Vel, if my oystar ready. you give dem
TO my fren Monsieur Snotborg; and ask him
70 be so good to carry dem to my sist' DIS,
and my brodder Ichbod on Sand Creek"
So saying, he vanished like lightning.
The next morning, at breakfast, occupied
Ned's seat. Mrs. Blank had no sooner
taken her place, than she ordered q servant |
70 bring her waiter upon which she
placed cup of tea and another of coffee,
.hen ordering three plates, she placed them
On it; sent one servant for one kind of
bread, and another for another, and 80 on
through all the varieties that were on the
able, from which she made selections for
plate No. 1. In the same way did she col
ect meats for plate No. 2; No. 8 she left |
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