The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
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1t was impossible for the incest observer to detect anything in his looks man. ner short of the most solemn devotion. The effect which his conduct had upon the congregation, and their subsequent remarks, must be left to the imagination of the reader. l give but one remark: Bless that good man who came in the church so quick said venerable matron as she left the church door, "how he was affected by the sarment. Ned went to church no more on that day. About i o'clock in the afternoon while he was standing at the tavern door, funeral procession passed by. at the foot of which, and singly, walked one of the smallest men l ever saw. As soon as he came opposite the door, Ned stepped out and joined him with great solemnity. The contrast between the two was ludicrously striking, and the lit tie mans looks and uneasiness plainly showed that he felt it. However. he soon became reconciled to it. They proceeded but a little way before Ned inquired of his companion who was dead
 MT Noah Bills said the little man.
 "Nang' said Ned. raising his hand to his ear, in token of deafness, and bend ing his head to the speaker.
 MT Noah Bills" repeated the little man, loud enough to disturb the two couple immediately before him.
 Mrs. Noel's Bill" said Ned with mor-
 
 white persons pay such respect to nig- gers in Savannah? l sha'n't do it." So saying he left the procession. Il The little man was at first considerably nettled; but upon being left to his own reflections, he got into an uncomfortable fit of laughter, as did the couple imme- I dately in advance of him. who over heard Ned's remark. The procession now exhibited a most mortifying spectacle; the head of it in mourning and In tears, and the foot of it convulsed with laughter On Monday Ned employed himself in disposing of the business which brought him to Savannah, and I saw but little of him; but l could not step into the street without hearing of him. All talked about him, and hardly. any two agreed about | his character.
 On Tuesday he visited the market, and | set it all in astonishment or laughter. He wanted to buy something of everybody, and some of everything; but could not II agree upon the terms of a trade because he always wanted his articles in such DOT tions and numbers as no one would sell, or upon conditions to which no one would submit To give a single example: He beset an old negro woman to sell him the half of living chicken
 "Do my good mauma, sell it to me, said he my wife is very sick, and is longing for chicken pie, and this is all the money have" (hoding out 121a cents in silver), and it's just what half-chicken comes to at your own price
 xxi, massai how gwine cut live chicken in two?'
 q don't want you to cut it in two alive; kill it. clean 1t, and then divide it.' "Name O God what sort O chance got to clean chicken in de market house? Whay de water for scall um and wash um?'
 Don't scald it at all; just pick it. SO"
 "Ech-echl Fedder fly all ober de buck eraman meat, he come bang me fo' true. Mo- massa, I mighty sorry for your wife, but I no cutty chicken open"
 In the afternoon Ned entered the din- ing room of the tavern, and who should he find there but Monsieur Sancric of oyster house memory. He and the tavern keeper were alone. With the first glimpse of Ned, "Le dabler' exclaimed the Frenchman, .here my brodder Ichbod 'gainl" and away he went
 | MT. Sancricl" said the landlord, calling to him as if to tell him something just thought of, and following him out, what did you say that mans name is?'
 "He name Monsieur Snotborg''
 "Why, that can't be his name, for it be- gins with or an R. Where is he from?'
 From Sand Creek"
 Where did you know him?"
 "Begar. me neber did know him." Here Ned sauntered in sight of the French | man, and he vanished.
 Well" said the landlord, as he re- turned, "it does seem to me that every body who has anything to do with that man runs crazy forthwith"
 When he entered the dining room he found Ned deeply engaged reading child's primer, with which he seemed wonderfully delighted The landlord sat for a moment, smiled, and then hastily l laft ba Ac a Ned laid down his book. and took his station behind some cloaks in the bar, which at the moment was deserted. He had just reached his place when the land lord returned with his lady. | "Oh," said the first, Ines gonei l brought you in to show you what kind of books your man of refined feelings and highly cultivated mind delights in. | But he has left his book and here it is, opened at the place where he left off; and do let's see whats in it
 They examined. and found that he had | been reading the interesting poem Of Lit tie Jack Horner.'
 Now" continued the landlord, If you'll believe me, he was just as much delighted with that story as you or l would be with the best written number of the Spectator"
 Well, it's very strange" said Mrs. Blank; q reckon he must be fiighty, for
 
 manly apology than he did to me for his pecuiarties. and no one could have urged it more feelingy."
 "One thing is very certain" said the husband If he be not flghty himself, he has wonderful knack of making ev- erybody else so Sancric ran away from him lust now as if he had seen the devil; called him by one name when he left the room by another at the door. told me where he came from, and finally swore he did not know him at all.
 Ned having slipped softly from the bar into the entry during this interview, en- tered the dining room as If from the street.
 "I am happy" said he, smiling. ito meet you together and alone, upon the eve of my departure from Savannah, that may explain to you my singular con- duct and ask your forgiveness of 1t. will do so if you will not expose my true character until shall have left the city
 This they promised My name, then continued he, is Edward Brace of Rich mond county. Humor has been my be- setting sin from my youth up. It has sunk me far below the station to which my native gifts entitled me. It has robbed me of the respect of all my &C., quaintances. and what is much more to be regretted, the esteem of some of my best and most indugent friends. All this have long known; and l have thou sand times deplored, and as often re- solved to conquer my sef-destroying propensity But so deeply is it wrought into my very nature. so completely and indissolublv interwoven is 1t with every fiber and fiament of my being. that have found it impossible for me to sub- due it. Being on my first visit to Sa-