Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-06-03
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BY I.OSTnW.

BY LOSTNW.
Just rs they had been comfortable
seated and exchanged mods and smile
Ith those Of the assembled parties
whom they were acquainted. ii tall
portlv, handsome man of middle agt
approached, salutrd the ladies with 1
graceful Tow, aud shaking the Colo.
nel's hand warmly, said: II am glad
to see Colonel, that you have honored
us with Your presence to-day, and
have brought the ladies with YOU to
enjoy the sport liy the WAY. dear
fellow, YOU can do us ali a great favor
We arr neel Of referee, aud you are
just the gentleman we have been look
ing for to till the delicate position.
and Captain Humphrey. flrntrg to
the ladies requested them - use their
lutluence in persuading the to,uael
10 torego his usual modesty on he
present occasion, aud come to the as
SlstInce of the managers of the day s
races, of which body the handsome
Captain was chairman.
After much talking. laughing and
joking. the Colonel consented. saving:
We'll, Captain. It's hard to deny YOUR
request. backed: as it is. BIZ the ur gent
eutreatl,s Of the ladies'. | suppose |
must yield: but bv jore, Captain, TO
tell YOU the truth, | don't banker az.
ter the honor II Is hard 70 pleas.
every body. sud there are always some
soreheads. Who would grlEL .fer 4
decision, even If 1t were gwen Il ST
Peter himself.
That's very true. Colonel. and all
| ask YOU 10 DO Is 10 act to-Jay. az ~.
Peter does every day. When he givrs
a decision As head of the Church. the
members thereof have 10 abide bv Il.
no matter what the GROWERS haze 10
say. your decisions shall be iinal in
our ease, | assure you
80 be i, Captain, resign myself
10 NV fate, ~ soon rs some cavalier
presents Himself. 10 whom | can en-
trust the care of these children"
pointing t. hi. wlfe and daEg ls;era II
shall bt ready 10 en,sr upon lny du-
ties, though If YOU can get another
man for the position. shall le happy
to remain here in o5ScuTlty as~l silent
spectator.
I'VE can get plenty Of M. fer the
position. but none better than you,
Colou.l, aud few. II any, as good SO
we wilI consider the matter -sgsiIed. :"
replied the Captain. who cd leousls
lifting aa hat To ine ladies, aas soon
lost IN the dense mass of spectators
At that moment. the ihrone Of pco.
pie at the Southwest gate beeaa cheer.
tng. and the cheers. caught ~ BY the
crowd, were soou echoed tls ron ghout
iIe Hhole rxsent Of hus - as
two horseu,cu cantertd rspilNl y the
track towards the Judges stand.
Look Mamma, look slsiet, there i
cousin Charlie on the black horse. "
cried little Grace excgtedly.
Il DO declare. Il Is Charlie. sure
enough. said Miss Lou, ''anl who j.
,ha, splendid Ioak,ng young gentle
man accompanying him. See Ma,
Charlie Is bowluE IN us. aud the Young
gentleman has DOTTED bis nat.
Yes" said Mrs. Spalding. quietly.
1t Is cousin Charlie, bu, | dc not re
coguize the young man with him
lie must be a stranger"
At this moment the Young men
having spoken few words 20 the
Judges, spraug lightly from their
prauclng steed., threw the brides 10
their darkie servants. and FASTENED TO
ward the Colonsis party.
The Colonel spranE TO his feet with
a bramlng face of welcome, seizlug
Charles hand and cried out: "HoN
are YOU. Charlie: Where in the
world, did You spring from" and
with courily boa to Charles com
panion, extended him his hand.
AZ nclc, aunt, fair cousin, ladies
and gentleman all, permit NE to in-
troduce TO YOU my college chum and
bosom friend. Mr.. Edward Loudoun,
of Virginia, exclaimed Charlie, pant
ing after the orltorlcal effort he had
made, then added, "and now. how do
you DO, each and every one ,"
Mr.. Loudoun bowed politely TO the
ladies, aud returned the cordial grasp
of the Colonel's hand, saying; my
friend Lester here has spoken so often
and so feelingly of Col. Spalding and
the accomplished members of his fam
lily, that | hardly feel rs a stranger
should on my first Introduction"
"Here Pete, you ancient sinner and
venerable African, bring two more
chairs just as soon as your old
legs will carry you, exclaimed Char
lie, flaming himself energetically with
his broad brimmed, palm leaf hat
"l's not no sinner, Massa Charlie.
is a servant of the Lord, and ! isn't
no Afgrican I'se AMERICAN, is, and
no lie about il neither, young Massa,"
and with this rejoinder, old Pete has
tened to bring the ordered chairs.
Turning to Loudoun who stood a
silent obs, rver of the episode and
smiled at the quaint familiarity Of cid
Pete, Mrs. Spalding thus addressed
him: ''Charie sa you are from
Virginia, Mr.. Loudoun might | in
quire, without appearing impertinent,
what part of that historic State you
claim as your residence. have some
warm friends in different parts Of the
old Diminion, and perhaps some of
them might be known to you
With slight bow to Mrs. Spald-
ing and side glance at the lovely
Miss Lou. who had been taking many