. bewilderment, he scrambled into and over, siring to be called at eight o'clock the nex some half score of seats and pews with morning: that, at the hour appointed, to the agility of a chimpanzee, bolted like a the repeated vociferations of the waiter, blazing meteor through the nearest door-"Tis eight, zur,' accompanied by a furious way, and finally effected a lodgment in his cannonading on the door panel, no sort of bed-room at the Pig and Blunderbuss, in a notice was vouchsafed by the inmate; that state little short insanity. a forcible entry was therefore deemed ex

On my return to the inn some two hours pedient, when, to the consternation of the after this extraordinary exhibition, I de-assembled beseigers, our little hero was manded of the waiter what had become of discovered seated at the foot of the bed, the gentleman who had played so conspi- bolt upright, dead asleep, and in full snore, cuous a part in it, and learned that he had his left arm embracing one of the pillars not yet left his apartment. Considering with most amatory zeal. In this situation the state of excitement in which he must he must evidently have remained throughhave entered it, this seemed to me some-out the night, his candle being quite burned what odd; and I could not help entertain- out, and the operation of undressing having ing vague conjectures that a sense of proceeded no further than the doffing of shame, consequent on his recent expose, coat and waistcoat, one boot and stocking had driven him to commit some act of-the boot-jack still attached to the heel desperation on his own person. However, of the other foot. The single Hollands as I had no right to meddle with the af- bottom' recorded against him in the barfairs of a perfect stranger, I suppressed book, quashed the rising suspicions of inmy suspicions, and paid my respects to a toxication as the cause of this outrageous rump steak and magnum of port, with the nap; although this might reasonably have orthodox zeal of a true Blue Friar. At been entertained from the cool manner of length, as the evening closed in, and I sat his informing the waiter, who awoke him ruminating on the past occurrences of the after no gentle fashion, that he thought he day, my former anxieties returned; and, would have his tea now, and go to bed, as learning from the waiter that the gentle- he felt somewhat tired from his journey.' man was still in his bed-room, and not At length, however, conviction of the real yet ordered dinner, I ventured to suggest state of affairs stared him in the face, and to that functionary the propriety of as- he stammered out some incoherent apolocertaining the real state of the case, by gies for his apparent extraordinary conduct a personal application at the door of the that it had been an infirmity with him said dormitory. In this expedition I of- since his birth-and he was constantly fered to bear him company, and be alone being betrayed by it into the most awk responsible for thus violating the privacy ward situations. This was all the landlord of the recluse. I might have spared my-knew of him; but connected as it was with self this latter work of supererogation; for his luckless contretemps in the church, it no sooner had we reached the chamber, begat an interest about him, which deterand the ear of my companion approached mined me on taking the earliest opportu the key-hole, than the listening contraction nity of making his acquaintance, and ascer of his face dilated to a most expansive taining a little more of his history. On self-laudatory grin, as he exclaimed, I'm descending to my breakfast the next mornblowed if I didn't so-he's at it again, ing, I discovered, to my mortification, that snoring away like a bass-viol. I never'd he had contrived to get the start of me, see no sich a varmint for sleeping as that and was off again by the London coach'ere chap in all my born days. Blest if I a ticket which had escaped from his cardon't think he'd sleep in a belfry all through pet bag being the only clue to the myste the king's birth day! But here come's ries of the local habitation and the name' master-he'll tell ye all about the gentle- of this scion of the Seven Sound Sleepers;' and which afforded the satisfactory evidence of the said bag belonging to 'S. B. passenger.'

man.'

From the landlord I gathered, that the party in question had arrived by the Lon don coach some days before; and, after taking a hasty dinner, retired to bed, de

From the Boston Pearl.

TURKEY CREEK.

A TALE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

could make Daniel understand how much seven and five made, and when he attempted to explain it by giving the youth seven claps on the right hand and five on the eft, outrageous rebellion was the consequence.

SOME time within the present century, there lived in the upper part of North Carolina, a certain Widow Johnstone. Her Daniel's accomplishments were of an husband had been a small planter, but had altogether different character. He was died poor, so that at this time the widow the best wrestler and runner in the counfound herself the mistress of sundry acres try, and since his battle with Big Smith of barren land, heavily mortgaged; a log the gambler, long the bully of those parts, house, two old negroes, and an only son. it was thought by the most knowing ones He being the hero of our tale, we must, as that Dan Johnstone was about the best is usual in these cases, give some account man in the settlement.' For shooting, he of his qualities, mental and personal. could hit a deer on the jump at 100 yards, Daniel Johnstone, then, was a strapping and 'drive the nail' at 30-and what more lad of two and twenty, tall and straight would you have of lead, iron, eye and as a pitch pine, and as tough as one of its hand? He was great at breaking colts knots. He had hair of that color which and running races, first rate at cockfightthe wearer calls auburn, and every body ing, and a perfect Vestris at the double else, red-bright blue eyes, an open good-shuffle. His dress was usually a homehumored expression when he was pleased, spun hunting shirt, with a fox skin cap and to use the language of that region, a hung on one side of his head. He seldom mighty wolfy' one when he was vexed. stirred from home without his long rifle, In addition to these personal graces he and a grim looking dog, half foxhound was considered as accomplished a youth and half cur, following his heel, and anas was to be found between the Saluda swering to the name of Driver.

Gap and the Tar River. Such was our hero, and with all these Mistake me not, gentle reader; I do not gifts of nature, what wonder that he was mean as that term is understood in the somewhat vain? and rather given to the commercial or the literary emporium, for good humoured arrogance so common he understood no language but his own; among the backwoodsmen. He was, how. played on no instrument but the Jews-harp, ever, a good fellow in the main, and his knew nothing of waltzing or billiards, and disposition may be best described in his his literary acquirements were confined own words, 'That he was easy to lead to reading and writing, and even these had but the very d-1 to drive.' become somewhat rusty; for the school- Daniel,' said his mother one morning, master had not been abroad in that section, as, having finished his hominy and milk, and the good folks had little relish for the he was preparing for a hunt, Daniel, put "dainties that are bred in a book," so that down your rifle, I want to talk to you.' with the exception of a newspaper, or the The young man complied, wondering advertisement of a stud horse, sticking up what was in the wind now. in the store,'.or on the Post office door, our hero had seldom either the opportunity or the inclination to trouble himself with the thoughts of others.' True it is, that he had formed a sort of distant and respectful acquaintance with figures dur'Faith, mother, I hai'nt thought much ing the three months spent at the school about it yet.' of Solomon David Doolittle, who had I think then, Daniel, it's high time you come all the way from Connecticut to in- did. Here is this little place mortgaged struct the ingenious youth of Rutherford to 'Squire Jones, and by the way, to-mor in the liberal arts, for the love he bore to row the interest comes due, and if we learning and ten dollars a month, besides don't pay it he will trouble us-I've got it board and washing. But that worthy though, safe for him-but it comes hard pedagogue used to complain that he never

VOL. III, 3.-No. 6.

I think, Daniel, that you are now twenty-two years old?' 'Yes, mother.'

And what do you mean to do for a

living?"

raising a hundred dollars, and I don't see the other, for the Colonel was a rich flouhow we can do it again.' rishing planter, with fields full of negroes, "Well then; mother, I expect we'd bet-barns fult of corn, pastures full of cattle, ter move off to. Kentuck; they say land is gin houses full of cotton-besides all these, good and cheap there, and game plenty.' he had another treasure, and that was, 'But we can't go to Kentuck without money. No, Daniel, I've got a better plan than that for you. You know Ann Palmer?' and how shall we describe her? by nega"What, the old maid down at the cross tives? She was not a soft, sighing, sentiroads?' mental somebody, given to looking at the

One fair daughter, and no more,
Whom he loved passing well-

Not so old neither; but old or young, moon and wringing her hands. She was Dan, she has taken a fancy to you, and not one of those Die Vernons, who ride will be Mrs. Johnstone any day you like, races and foxhunts, drive carryalls, wear with her hundred niggars.' round hats, and horsewhip their grooms.

'No, I'll see her and her niggars par- She was not one of that class who lounge ticularly-' on sofas, with a little negro to fan them,

Hush, Daniel, don't talk so, I'll tell you lisp the sweetest possible bad grammar, it's the best thing you can do.' from their rosy lips, and die, in contented And I tell you no, for I've got another ignorance, wether Paris is in Spain, or sweetheart, worth fifty of her.' Flanders in Italy. Neither was she given

'I 'spose you mean Margaret Wilson, to the more northern abominatians of Bluedon't you? Well, go and ask the Colonel ism, was happily ignorant of all Ologys, for his daughter, and see what he'll say.' kept neither Album nor Common Place 'I don't justly know what he would say, Book, and never wrote a line of poetry in but I'll find out, before I think of your old her life. But she was a gay, laughing las maid.' sie, with white teeth and a sweet smile, 'Well, Daniel, I want you to ride over had feet and hands like other folks, and to 'Squire Jones' and pay him the money, by no means miraculous for their smalland mind you get a receipt now.' ness, spent her time in taking care of the So he saddled his sorrel mare Kate, put family and mending her father's stockings on his best coat, and departed, leaving the but was as fond of a dance or a frolic as old lady rather pleased at the reception any other girl of seventeen. As a belle of her hint. At any rate, the ice was and an heiress, she had many beaux, but broken, and she had no doubt but she could our friend Daniel was the favourite, at last persuade her, son to marry Miss though not, alas! with her father; for Palmer, having so often in the course of youths of his stamp, especially if poor, selher married life seen the effect of the con- dom find favour in the eyes of papa. tinual droppings of female importunity on About five miles from the Widow Johnthe marble of masculine firmness. stone's, lived this young lady, and some The fact was, that our bold hunter of the four or five further, lived 'Squire Jones,' hills was in love. What saith the Dandy where Daniel had been desired by his among Poets, and the Poet among Dan-mother to go and pay the money which dies?

Love knoweth every shape of air
And every form of earth,
And comes unbidden everywhere
Like thought's mysterious birth-
He hears the sound of the hunter's gun
And rides on the echo's back,
And sighs in his ear like a stirring leaf,
And flits in his woodland track.

would fall due on the morrow. About a inile this side of the Colonel's, was the country court-house, around which the village is gathered in this region, that is the tavern, the store, the blacksmith's shop, and half a dozen other buildings. As Daniel passed the tavern, a loud shout greeted him.

"Halloo Dan! you're the very man we Colonel Wilson was a distant connexion want-light man, 'light, we want you to of the Johnstones, and they lived on pretty shoot agin this man that's beat us all good terms together, in spite of a little And he was almost pulled off his horse in envy on one side and a little contempt on their eagerness.

'Well, I don't know how I can stop,' 'Here goes!' cried Daniel, and as the said he in the coy spirit of one who wants sharp crack of the rifle was heard, the a little pressing to sing or sport or do any paper whirled through the air, the nail thing in which he excels. which confined it having been struck right "Oh! nonsense!" cried they, "what, on the head and driven home. you're goin' sparking, I reckon? Miss Two more of Daniel's struck the centre Peggy will keep very well, and shoot you and the other two were in the paper; must, so come along.', while his antagonist did not actually strike Thus urged, he entered the field be- the nail, though all his balls were in the hind the tavern, where the shooting was paper. Daniel was proclaimed victor going on, and there stood a group of a amid shouts of Rutherford forever! The dozen of men, old and young, who had other then challenged him to shoot ten assembled to see the trial of skill at their shots more at five dollars each, but he defavourite exercise, and more were coming clined, saying that he never shot for monthe tailor leaving his board and the smith ey. After some time spent in whiskey his anvil, at the first crack of his rifle ; and talking, the subject of racing was while all the negroes on the premises stood introduced, and the stranger boasted much around, their eyes shining, and their white of the horse he rode, and bantered the teeth glistening, in their excitement. The company for a quarters race. best shot was a tall sallow looking fellow I've got a little mare here that I'd like from the low country, who being on a to try with you,' said Daniel, confident in journey, had brought his rifle along, and the powers of Kate, who had, as he said, had beaten all his opponents thus far. Araby blood in her. He wore immense black whiskers, and had altogether the air of a gambler. 'So stranger,' said Daniel, 'you've beat them all, I hear.'

'And that's not much, neither,' said the other with a sneer. But come youngster let's see what you can do.'

'Well,' said the other, 'I'll run my nag a quarter, for a ten dollar note.'

The journey to a piece of road hard by where the races were commonly run, the nags were brought up and a little negro put on top of each, where they clung like monkeys, grinning with delight.

'Oh! I reckon you can beat me easy The stranger's horse was a grey, with enough, for I hav'nt got my rifle along an ugly, heavy head, but of great bone Pete Mckay, hand me yours; she carries and a promising shoulder. Kate. on the the same ball as mine.' contrary, was a light, speedy looking aniA circular piece of white paper, three mal, of more foot than bottom, and eviinches in diameter, was stuck on a pine dently the favourite for a quarter of a stump, with a nail through the centre, at mile.

which they were to fire seven shots each They started and Kate won it easily. at arms length, at forty yards. The stran Come,' said the stranger, 'try it over ger fired first and struck the edge of the again, double or quits.'

paper. Daniel's first ball missed it by an It was done and again Kate was the inch-the stranger grinned. 'Better next winner; and Daniel found himself richer time,' said Daniel, I don't know the piece by twenty dollars. yet.' The low country champion struck the edge of the paper again.

'Hurra for tallow-face,' was the cry. Daniel fired again, and put his load an inch within the margin. The man of whiskers looked grave.

iel.

1

I hav'nt got her guage yet" said Dan

. The stranger fired again, having taken a most careful aim, and his ball was found within an inch of the nail.

A very pert little nag that,' said the stranger, but in a longer race my grey would use her up.'

'I'm not sure of that,' said Daniel.
'Dare you back up your opinion, then?
said the other sneering.

I'm just the chap,' said Daniel stoutly.
'Come then, a mile race for a cool hun-

dred.'

Carried away by the spirit of gambling the imprudent young man staked the hun'See if you can beat that,' said he, ex-dred dollars, against the advice of his ultingly. friends, and agreed to the race.

Kate took the track for the first half That he would like for me to marry mile, closely followed by the horse, but him, but I won't-the old, ugly creature," the race was too much for her, and the said she pouting. race was won by the grey, by nearly a hundred yards. It was a hollow thing from the beginning.

Daniel had to borrow a horse from the landord and leave poor Kate to recover from her fatigue; while the man of whiskers consoled himself for being outshot, with Daniel's eighty dollars.

'Margaret,' said he putting his mouth close to her ear, 'don't you know how often I've told you that I loved you? And don't you believe it?'

'Yes, Daniel,' said she softly."
'And will you marry him?"
No, Daniel,' more softly.
'And wont you marry me?
'Yes, Daniel,' in a whisper.

'What a great fool I was,' thought our hero, as he paced along, 'to let that fellow Then 'Squire Jones, may go to the snack me in so. How can I get the mon-devil!' cried Daniel, rather louder than ey to make up that I have lost? Well it's was prudent, for just then that worthy inno use for me to go to Squire Jones now, dividual, entered along with the Colonel. and so I'll ride over to the Colonel's and May be so, upon my word he is much see if Margaret gan give me any comfort. obliged to you, but I think you are likely As he entered the Colonel's plantation, to get their first,' said the 'Squire. and rode slowly along towards the house, What do you mean by that, sir? and saw the fertile fields bending with corn, and the fat cattle in the pastures, and the groups of negroes at work, he said to himself, 'what a glorious life could I lead here with little Peggy!'

Just then he met an old woman who had been Margaret's nurse.

'How d'ye, Aunt Hannah?'

'Berry well, Massa Daniel, hope you is de same? but there is a fine gemman up yonder, come to see Miss Marget, I reckon,' said the old woman laughing.

'Oh, nothing, nothing, only you will hear from me to-morrow.'

'I'm always on hand,' said Daniel. who thought a challenge was intended.

What,' said the Colonel, you don't take offence at any thing this foolish boy says, I hope?'

Me, Colonel' how could such a thing come into your head? I was talking of a matter of business.'

He soon took his leave, and then Daniel finding himself alone with Colonel Wilson, The family was at supper, and the fine began as follows: I reckon, Colonel, that young gentleman was 'Squire Jones, a fat you know Margaret and me have a liking widower of thirty, who was dressed in for each other."

his best blue coat, and looking altogether No Mr. Johnstone, I don't know any awkward and suitor like. Margaret blush- such thing, and I tell you at once, for I ed a little as she bade him good evening, am a plain man, that I'd be sorry for it.' and Colonel Wilson asked him to draw up Why so, Colonel? you don't know any and take supper, though he did not look thing agin my character, I hope? for I am very glad to see him, and great justice a plain man too, and I tell you I mean to our hero did to the eatables, however un- marry your daughter if you please.' precedented a thing it may be in a lover. 'But I don't please, Mr. Johnstone, you After supper Margaret slipped out Dan- are a wild young man, and not fit match iel had no difficulty in finding her on the for my daughter--how do you mean to piazza, apparently busy in smelling at a support a wife? with your rifle or by runhoneysuckle, ning horses? No, no, Margaret is prom

"Tel Ime Margaret, what does this mean? ised to another man, and there is an end of What is that 'Squire Jones here for?". the matter, and the less I see of you here

it?'

'Well, Colonel, I wish you a good even

Her lip tremble as she replied, 'Father the better." says he came to see me.' And how does your father approve of ing, but I mean to be your son-in-law for all that's passed.' So saying he departed Yes he does, he told me'-she stop- more out of spirits than he ever was beped. fore in all his life, and in truth he had some 'What Margaret?' said he taking her cause; he had lost his money, and his

hand.