The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-03-04

had no ldea OF mecting you here;
how do you do, Mr.. iSqueezelfan.
ter? how have you boon this long
timo ?"
E"Sair," said the Fronchman,, emo
tank you vcr' much to lub me 80
hard but you mistake do gontle.
man; my name is not do Squoezil-
fnunter."
"Como, como, john" continued
Ned, "quit your old tricks before
strangers. Mr.. Hall, let mo intro
duco you to my friend, John
SqueezeIfantor, from Paris"
/ ! Perhaps, sir,'' said I, not know
inG we'll what to say or how to
act in such an emergency, "por-
haps You havo mistaken tho gon-
tleman."
"Begar, sair," said monsieur, "ho
is mistake everything Mt once. My
name is not zham mo play no
treck; mo is not do gentlemong
fren' mo did not como from Puree,
but from Bordeaux; and mo did
not suppose darc was IL man in all
! France dat was name do Souoezil-
| fainter"
NIL am Mistaken" said Ned,
81 humbly ask your pardon; but,
really, you look 80 much like my
old friend Jack, and talk so much
like him, TINT / would have sworn
that you were he."
"Vcl, sair," said monsieur, look
ing at Nod as though he might he
an acquaintance: after all "voll,
! snir, dis time You tell my namo
right; my namo is Jacques*-
Jac1"eS Sancrie."
"Thore, proceeded Ned, IL knew
it Was impossible l could be mis-.
t"ken your whole family settled
on Sondy Greek; know your ta.
thcr and mother, your sisters Pat.
sy and Dilsy, your brother Icha-
bod, your aunt Bridget, your"
"Oh, mon Dicu, mon Diou !" ex-
claimed tho Frcnchman, no longer
able to contain his surprise; "dat
is Won 'Mericano fnmilce. Dare vas
not one French ,fi.miIeo had all
dat namo since dis vorl' vas mako"
"Now look at me, good jack"
said Ned, "and see if you don't
recollect your old friend Obadiah
Snoddleburg, who used to play
with you, when boy, in Sandy
Creek"
"Vol, Monsieur Snotborg, mo
look at you ver' voil and, begar,
me nobcr SEQ you in dc creek, nor
out dc creek. "Tis ver' surprise
you not know ono name from one
creek."
|>o -"Oh, very well, sir, very we'll +;
forgot where | was; l under.
stand you now, perfectly. You
arc not tho first gentleman | have
met with in Savannah who knew
me well in The country and for
got me in towE. / ask your par
don, sir, and hope youth excuse
me-.
"Mo il ver' will' to know you
no'0 sair; but, bogar, me will not
tell You one lie, to know you t'oen.
ty:fce and tirty gears ago."
"lt makes no difference, sir"
&. said Ned, looking thoughtful and
. chagrincd. 81 beg leave, howev-
er, before wo close our acquaint.
anco, to correct one mistake which
| made. said you were from
Paris; l believe, on reflection, Il
was wrong | think your sister
DIlsy told mo you ,oerc from Bor-
doaux." /
"Foutre, do sist' DiIsl Here,
Monsieur Middletongi My oys.
tar rcady?"
IL ,FYes, 4 ,3,4t4I
ever if my oystar ready, you
give dem to my from Monsieur
Snotborg and ask him to be so
good to- carry dom to my sist'
dis, and my Brodder Ichbod on
Sand Crock" So saying, ho van,
ishod like lightning. ...'"
NED IN CHURCH.
This being tho Sabbath, at the
usual hour Ned went to church.
and selected for his morning sor.
} vice one Of those churches in
which tho pows are free, and in
f which tho hymn is given out, and
} sung by the congregation, q hall
rccitativc. u
Ned entorcd the church in as
last q walk as ho could possibly
assume; proceeded about hal
, down tho aisle, and popped him
self down in his seat as quick as il
E he had been shot. Tho moro
, thoughtloss Of tho congregation
. began to, tittcr, and tho grave,
+ peopod up slyly, but solemnly al
, him. ...,... Il ..