Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31
band, "he is a very interesting object

am not quite as much captivated with
his unaffected graces as you seem to
!. be, shall take the liberty, in charity
to the rest of my boarders, Of request
ing him tomorrow to seek other lodg-
Iings"
"Oh," exclaimed Mrs. B., in the good
ness Of her heart, and with a counte-
nance evincive Of the deepest feelings,
'T would not have you do such thing
for the world. He's only going to stay
a few days"
How do you know"
"He told me so, and do let's bear with
him that short time. He sha'n't trou-
BILE you or the boarders any more"
"Why, Sarah" said the landlord, II
do believe you are out of your senses!"
"Gone case," said one boarder
Terrible affair!" said another BE
witching little fellow" said third.
l"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. I'm determined,
the next party go to. to make soup
of everything on the walters and eat
all at once I shall then become ire
sistible to the ladies'"
"Get along with your nonsense" said
Mrs. B., smiling, as she left the room.
At o'clock retired to my room,
which happened (probably from the
circumstance Of reaching the hotel
within few minutes of each other) to
be adjoining Neds. had no sooner
entered my room than Ned followed
me, where we interchanged the par
ticulars which make up the foregoing
story. He now expended freely the
laughter which he had been collecting
during the evening He stated that his
last interview with Mrs. Blank was
the result of necessity; that he found
he had committed himself In making UP
and disposing Of his odd supper, for
that he should have to eat In the same
way during his whole stay in Savar-
nah unless he could manage to get his
meals in private; and, though he wss
willing to do penance for one meal In
order to purchase the amusement he
had enjoyed, he had no idea Of tor
menting himself three or four days for
the same purpose. To tell you the
honest truth, said he, nothing but an
appetite whetted by fasting and trav-
cling could have borne me through the
table scene. AS II was. my stomach
several times threatened to expose my
trick to the whole company, by down.
right open rebellion. feel that must
make 1t some atonement for the liberty
I have taken with 1t, and therefore
propose that we go out and take an
oyster supper before we retire to rest
assented. We set out, going separ-
ately until we reached the street
| We were received by the oyster-ven-
der in small shop which fronted upon
the street, and were conducted through
II to a back door, and thence, by flight
Of steps, to a convenient room on the
second floor Of an adjoining building.
1--WE had been seated about three min
utes when we heard footsteps on the
stairs, and directly caught this sem
tence from the ascending stranger:
AHA, Monsieur Middletong! you say
you hab de bes oystar In la cittee!
Vel, me shall soon see."
| The sentence was hardly uttered be-
fore the door opened and In stepped
gay, smirky little Frenchman. He
made us a 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 1t with
friendships warmest grasp exclaimed,
How do you do, my old friend? 1
had no idea Of meeting you here; how
do you do, Mr.. Squeezelfanter? how
have you been this long time?"
"Sair," said the Frenchman, "me
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.. Hail. let me introduced you to my
particular friend, John Squeezelfanter,
from Paris"
Perhaps, sir" said 1, not knowing
well what to say OF how to act in such
an emergency-"perhaps you have mis-
taken the gentleman"
"Begar, sair," said monsieur, "he Is
mistake eberyting at once. My name
Is not de gentlemong fren; me did not
come from Paree; but from Bordeaux;
and me did not suppose dare was a
man in all France dat was name de
Squeezilfaunter.'
IF / am mistaken" said Ned, II
humbly ask your pardon; but really,
you look so much like my old friend
Jack, and talk so much like him, that
I would have sworn you were he."
"Vel, sair," said monsieur, looking
at Ned as though he might be an ac-
quaintance after all, "vel, sair. dis time
you tell my name right, my name is
!, Jacques'-Jacques Sancric.'
There" proceeded Ned, II knew 1t
was impossible could be mistaken; /;
, your whole family settled on Sandy
: Creek; l knew your father and mother,
your sisters Patsy and Dilsy, your
brother Ichabod your aunt Bridget,
; lyour-"
"Oh, mon Dieu mon Dieu!" exclaim-
ed the Frenchman, no longer able to
, contain his surprise; dat is Won
!, Mericane familee. Dare vas not one
French familee hab all dat name since
, dis vorr vas make"
Nov look at me, good Jack" said
Ned, "and see II you don't recollect your
! old friend Obadiah Snoddleburg, who
used to play with you, when a boy, in
! Sandy Creek"
, Vel, Monsieur Snotborg. me look at
; you YER veil, and, begar, me neber see
you in de creek, nor out de creek. 'Tis
: ver' surprise you not know one name
from one creek"
"Oh, very we'll, sir, very well; l for
= got where l was; l understand you
now, perfectly. You are not the first
gentleman I have met with in Savan-
r nah who knew me we'll in the country
; and forgot me in town. 1 ask your
| pa rdOn sir and hone you'll excuse